NSC 2014: Mark Edelson [#56]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Edelson, who is competing at the 2014 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, +120, and is ranked #31 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): Edelson Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Occupation: Software Developer

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 398 Average against: 394
Round 1		Edelson played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 416 to 332 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +84.
Round 2		Edelson played #12 Mack Meller (Bedford, NY) and lost 414 to 491 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Edelson played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 447 to 335 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +119.
Round 4		Edelson played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 440 to 432 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-1, +127.
Round 5		Edelson played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 460 to 431 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +156.
Round 6		Edelson played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 413 to 417 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +152.
Round 7		Edelson played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 393 to 411 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +134.
Round 8		Edelson played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 350 to 459 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, +25.
Round 9		Edelson played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 362 to 500 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, -113.
Round 10		Edelson played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 493 to 389 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, -9.
Round 11		Edelson played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 342 to 376 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, -43.
Round 12		Edelson played #80 Dorcas Alexander (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 312 to 445 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, -176.
Round 13		Edelson played #58 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-8, -234.
Round 14		Edelson played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 411 to 427 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-9, -250.
Round 15		Edelson played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 308 to 444 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-10, -386.
Round 16		Edelson played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 506 to 325 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-10, -205.
Round 17		Edelson played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 352 to 324 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-10, -177.
Round 18		Edelson played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 367 to 385 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-11, -195.
Round 19		Edelson played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and lost 321 to 432 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-12, -306.
Round 20		Edelson played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 395 to 414 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 7-13, -325.
Round 21		Edelson played #90 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 447 to 291 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-13, -169.
Round 22		Edelson played #93 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 393 to 352 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-13, -128.
Round 23		Edelson played #89 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 309 to 372 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 9-14, -191.
Round 24		Edelson played #61 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 422 to 314 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-14, -83.
Round 25		Edelson played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 400 to 385 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-14, -68.
Round 26		Edelson played #68 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 417 to 403 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 12-14, -54.
Round 27		Edelson played #64 Deen Hergott (Ottawa ON) and won 345 to 322 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-14, -31.
Round 28		Edelson played #73 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 413 to 400 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-14, -18.
Round 29		Edelson played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 459 to 373 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-14, +68.
Round 30		Edelson played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 433 to 399 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-14, +102.
Round 31		Edelson played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) again and won 439 to 421 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +120.

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