NASC 2015: Mark Fidler [2-24]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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, +604, and is ranked #26 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: 496 Average for: 393 Average against: 374
Round 1		Fidler played #64 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 392 to 448 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -56.
Round 2		Fidler played #68 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 391 to 287 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +48.
Round 3		Fidler played #1 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, -3.
Round 4		Fidler played #70 Caesar Jaramillo (Seagraves, TX) and lost 274 to 372 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-3, -101.
Round 5		Fidler played #87 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 403 to 353 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -51.
Round 6		Fidler played #88 Marichelle Roque-Lutz (New Holland, PA) and won 392 to 323 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-3, +18.
Round 7		Fidler played #48 Stephanie Sugano (Roseville, CA) and won 473 to 256 (a spread of 217). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +235. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Fidler played #58 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 484 to 417 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-3, +302.
Round 9		Fidler played #40 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 496 to 343 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +455. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Fidler played #17 Kay Patterson (Fair Oaks, CA) and lost 380 to 466 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +369.
Round 11		Fidler played #28 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and lost 387 to 448 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-5, +308.
Round 12		Fidler played #66 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 464 to 302 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +470.
Round 13		Fidler played #59 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 299 to 360 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +409. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Fidler played #71 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 399 to 335 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-6, +473.
Round 15		Fidler played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 369 to 459 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +383.
Round 16		Fidler played #19 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 404 to 373 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +414.
Round 17		Fidler played #15 Gerry Greenside (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 322 to 422 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +314.
Round 18		Fidler played #76 Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) and won 386 to 362 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, +338.
Round 19		Fidler played #72 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and lost 368 to 376 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-9, +330.
Round 20		Fidler played #45 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 390 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-10, +322.
Round 21		Fidler played #79 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 419 to 364 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-10, +377.
Round 22		Fidler played #8 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and lost 438 to 478 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-11, +337.
Round 23		Fidler played #36 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 378 to 422 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-12, +293.
Round 24		Fidler played #21 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 496 to 340 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, +449.
Round 25		Fidler played #54 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 400 to 383 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-12, +466.
Round 26		Fidler played #41 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 403 to 377 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-12, +492.
Round 27		Fidler played #50 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 375 to 387 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 14-13, +480.
Round 28		Fidler played #30 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 339 to 449 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-14, +370.
Round 29		Fidler played #75 Gwen Stewart (Ellicott City, MD) and lost 357 to 382 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, +345.
Round 30		Fidler played #29 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 346 to 234 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-15, +457.
Round 31		Fidler played #35 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) again and won 455 to 308 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-15, +604.

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