NSC 2014: Mark Fidler [#31]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, 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 19-12, +844, and is ranked #13 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: 487 Average for: 400 Average against: 373
Round 1		Fidler played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and won 487 to 363 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +124.
Round 2		Fidler played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 382 to 455 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-1, +51.
Round 3		Fidler played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 372 to 401 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, +22.
Round 4		Fidler played #101 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 385 to 334 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-2, +73.
Round 5		Fidler played #115 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 480 to 212 (a spread of 268). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +341.
Round 6		Fidler played #27 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and won 388 to 326 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +403.
Round 7		Fidler played #134 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and won 479 to 327 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-2, +555.
Round 8		Fidler played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 432 to 469 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-3, +518.
Round 9		Fidler played #69 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 354 to 319 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +553.
Round 10		Fidler played #3 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 389 to 409 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +533.
Round 11		Fidler played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and lost 374 to 453 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-5, +454. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Fidler played #66 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 380 to 357 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-5, +477.
Round 13		Fidler played #59 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 409 to 372 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +514.
Round 14		Fidler played #54 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 380 to 396 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +498.
Round 15		Fidler played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 465 to 384 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-6, +579.
Round 16		Fidler played #65 James Porter (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 363 to 330 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +612.
Round 17		Fidler played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and won 439 to 390 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +661.
Round 18		Fidler played #11 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and lost 371 to 431 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-7, +601.
Round 19		Fidler played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 325 to 526 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +400.
Round 20		Fidler played #96 Doug Szymkowiak (North Ridgeville, OH) and won 446 to 301 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-8, +545.
Round 21		Fidler played #56 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 377 to 359 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +563.
Round 22		Fidler played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 408 to 332 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +639.
Round 23		Fidler played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 321 to 396 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +564.
Round 24		Fidler played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 368 to 511 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-10, +421. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Fidler played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 353 to 396 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-11, +378.
Round 26		Fidler played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 373 to 306 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15-11, +445.
Round 27		Fidler played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 460 to 260 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16-11, +645.
Round 28		Fidler played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and won 426 to 342 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-11, +729.
Round 29		Fidler played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 394 to 356 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +767.
Round 30		Fidler played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and won 435 to 355 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +847.
Round 31		Fidler played #6 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 377 to 380 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, +844.

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