NSC 2013: Mark Milan [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Milan, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-14, +225, and is ranked #38 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Mark Surname(s): Milan Home: Laguna Niguel, CA, United States Hobbies: Video games, cooking, Scrabble Occupation: Video game development

Round by Round
High score: 541 Average for: 398 Average against: 391
Round 1		Milan played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 521 to 478 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-0, +43.
Round 2		Milan played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 291 to 434 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -100.
Round 3		Milan played #17 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 333 to 472 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-2, -239.
Round 4		Milan played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 374 to 544 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 1-3, -409. Milan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Milan played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 276 to 428 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #120. Current record: 1-4, -561.
Round 6		Milan played #111 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 475 to 342 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 2-4, -428.
Round 7		Milan played #49 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 442 to 324 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-4, -310.
Round 8		Milan played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 336 to 402 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 3-5, -376. Milan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Milan played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and won 464 to 278 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-5, -190.
Round 10		Milan played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 349 to 422 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-6, -263.
Round 11		Milan played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 421 to 356 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 5-6, -198.
Round 12		Milan played #93 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and lost 356 to 443 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-7, -285.
Round 13		Milan played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 413 to 432 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-8, -304.
Round 14		Milan played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 456 to 370 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-8, -218.
Round 15		Milan played #77 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 366 to 353 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-8, -205.
Round 16		Milan played #119 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 371 to 433 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 7-9, -267.
Round 17		Milan played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 313 to 398 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-10, -352.
Round 18		Milan played #70 Matthew Ridout (Ankeny, IA) and won 416 to 402 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-10, -338.
Round 19		Milan played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 319 to 385 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 8-11, -404.
Round 20		Milan played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 400 to 344 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-11, -348.
Round 21		Milan played #52 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and won 405 to 306 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-11, -249.
Round 22		Milan played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 425 to 453 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 10-12, -277.
Round 23		Milan played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 399 to 345 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-12, -223.
Round 24		Milan played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 418 to 272 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-12, -77.
Round 25		Milan played #56 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and won 406 to 392 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 13-12, -63.
Round 26		Milan played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 409 to 378 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-12, -32.
Round 27		Milan played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 541 to 353 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-12, +156.
Round 28		Milan played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 398 to 414 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, +140.
Round 29		Milan played #76 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 342 to 402 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-14, +80.
Round 30		Milan played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and won 439 to 402 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-14, +117.
Round 31		Milan played #85 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 459 to 351 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 17-14, +225.
After the Tournament		Milan is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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