NSC 2014: Mark Schmidt [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Schmidt, 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 20-11, +607, and is ranked #8 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): Schmidt Home: Asheville, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 390 Average against: 371
Round 1		Schmidt played #108 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 408 to 291 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +117.
Round 2		Schmidt played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and lost 370 to 406 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +81.
Round 3		Schmidt played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 416 to 380 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +117.
Round 4		Schmidt played #16 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 273 to 380 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, +10.
Round 5		Schmidt played #85 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 270 to 404 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, -124.
Round 6		Schmidt played #122 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 419 to 399 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-3, -104.
Round 7		Schmidt played #37 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 396 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 3-4, -131.
Round 8		Schmidt played #118 Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 374 to 371 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-4, -128.
Round 9		Schmidt played #65 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 429 to 371 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-4, -70.
Round 10		Schmidt played #8 Siddharth Murali (Collierville, TN) and lost 330 to 416 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-5, -156.
Round 11		Schmidt played #71 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 529 to 336 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-5, +37.
Round 12		Schmidt played #6 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 412 to 411 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, +38.
Round 13		Schmidt played #109 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 421 to 248 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-5, +211.
Round 14		Schmidt played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 261 to 407 (a spread of -146). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-6, +65.
Round 15		Schmidt played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 283 to 427 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-7, -79.
Round 16		Schmidt played #17 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 461 to 328 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-7, +54.
Round 17		Schmidt played #56 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 336 to 387 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-8, +3.
Round 18		Schmidt played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 297 to 558 (a spread of -261). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-9, -258.
Round 19		Schmidt played #130 Yolanda Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 406 to 346 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-9, -198.
Round 20		Schmidt played #113 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 446 to 273 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-9, -25.
Round 21		Schmidt played #57 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 376 to 323 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 12-9, +28.
Round 22		Schmidt played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 373 to 249 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-9, +152.
Round 23		Schmidt played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 289 to 397 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-10, +44.
Round 24		Schmidt played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 383 to 317 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-10, +110.
Round 25		Schmidt played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 444 to 430 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-10, +124.
Round 26		Schmidt played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 460 to 368 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +216.
Round 27		Schmidt played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 441 to 332 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +325. Schmidt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Schmidt played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and won 484 to 389 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +420.
Round 29		Schmidt played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 385 to 463 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 18-11, +342.
Round 30		Schmidt played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 430 to 359 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-11, +413.
Round 31		Schmidt played #2 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 521 to 327 (a spread of 194). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 20-11, +607.

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