NASC 2016: Mark Fidler [2-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2016 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 23-8, +1327, and is ranked #2 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: 557 Average for: 409 Average against: 366
Round 1		Fidler played #84 Sarah Rosenblum (West Orange, NJ) and won 457 to 316 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +141.
Round 2		Fidler played #97 Mary E Goulet (Mclean, VA) and won 411 to 372 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +180.
Round 3		Fidler played #16 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 487 to 394 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +273.
Round 4		Fidler played #68 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 431 to 302 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-0, +402.
Round 5		Fidler played #41 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 388 to 359 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-0, +431. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fidler played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 557 to 242 (a spread of 315). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +746. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Fidler played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 324 to 347 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +723.
Round 8		Fidler played #103 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 442 to 312 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +853.
Round 9		Fidler played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 379 to 500 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +732.
Round 10		Fidler played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 362 to 368 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-3, +726.
Round 11		Fidler played #19 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 404 to 363 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +767.
Round 12		Fidler played #2 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 393 to 356 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +804. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Fidler played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 475 to 307 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +972.
Round 14		Fidler played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and won 411 to 390 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +993.
Round 15		Fidler played #72 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and won 393 to 373 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +1013.
Round 16		Fidler played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 418 to 335 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +1096. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Fidler played #33 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 437 to 354 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1179.
Round 18		Fidler played #78 Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) and won 442 to 294 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1327.
Round 19		Fidler played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 395 to 422 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-4, +1300.
Round 20		Fidler played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 456 to 402 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1354. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Fidler played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 390 to 305 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-4, +1439.
Round 22		Fidler played #8 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 415 to 339 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-4, +1515. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Fidler played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 513 to 453 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-4, +1575. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Fidler played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) again and lost 329 to 411 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-5, +1493. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Fidler played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) again and lost 328 to 420 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1401.
Round 26		Fidler played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 392 to 373 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-6, +1420.
Round 27		Fidler played #10 Matthew Ridout (Lexington, KY) and won 405 to 371 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-6, +1454.
Round 28		Fidler played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) again and won 346 to 322 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-6, +1478. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Fidler played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) again and lost 363 to 386 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +1455. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Fidler played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) for the third time and won 396 to 303 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 23-7, +1548. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Fidler played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) for the third time and lost 325 to 546 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 23-8, +1327. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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