NSC 2013: Mark Fidler [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, 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 16-15, +469, and is ranked #49 in Division 2.

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): Fidler Home: Waltham, MA, United States Awards: 1st Place, Arizona Books Awards (children's lit), 2005 for The Call of Sagarmatha; 1st place, Scr. Div 1, Orange CT 2002 Hobbies: writing, golf, cycling, reading

Round by Round
High score: 465 Average for: 392 Average against: 377
Round 1		Fidler played #111 Carole Miller (Walnut Creek, CA) and won 448 to 264 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +184.
Round 2		Fidler played #67 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 367 to 427 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-1, +124.
Round 3		Fidler played #32 Murray Weber (Surrey BC) and won 449 to 322 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +251.
Round 4		Fidler played #21 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 420 to 444 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +227.
Round 5		Fidler played #18 Piengkamol Intarasuwan (Oakland Park, FL) and won 451 to 408 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +270.
Round 6		Fidler played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and won 364 to 344 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-2, +290.
Round 7		Fidler played #25 Michael Kapernaros (Saint Paul, MN) and won 465 to 355 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-2, +400.
Round 8		Fidler played #48 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 459 to 390 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-2, +469.
Round 9		Fidler played #55 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and lost 368 to 417 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-3, +420.
Round 10		Fidler played #69 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 454 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +303.
Round 11		Fidler played #66 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 413 to 284 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +432.
Round 12		Fidler played #77 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 411 to 361 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +482.
Round 13		Fidler played #123 Brian Leavitt (Fresno, CA) and lost 320 to 442 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +360.
Round 14		Fidler played #40 Sam Towne (Kempton, PA) and lost 345 to 375 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +330.
Round 15		Fidler played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 374 to 404 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +300.
Round 16		Fidler played #68 Brenda Casey (Guilford, CT) and won 375 to 332 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, +343.
Round 17		Fidler played #49 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 305 to 392 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, +256.
Round 18		Fidler played #33 Gary Smart (Glendale, AZ) and won 403 to 253 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +406.
Round 19		Fidler played #26 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 388 to 484 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-9, +310.
Round 20		Fidler played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 381 to 399 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-10, +292.
Round 21		Fidler played #102 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 418 to 295 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-10, +415.
Round 22		Fidler played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and won 369 to 356 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, +428.
Round 23		Fidler played #106 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 414 to 434 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-11, +408.
Round 24		Fidler played #3 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and lost 333 to 397 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-12, +344.
Round 25		Fidler played #87 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 430 to 347 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, +427.
Round 26		Fidler played #80 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 414 to 337 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, +504.
Round 27		Fidler played #17 Judy Romann (Diamond Lake, WA) and lost 320 to 401 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-13, +423.
Round 28		Fidler played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 458 to 315 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +566.
Round 29		Fidler played #52 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 406 to 368 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16-13, +604.
Round 30		Fidler played #4 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and lost 427 to 444 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 16-14, +587.
Round 31		Fidler played #42 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 331 to 449 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-15, +469.

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