NASC 2016: Mark Schmidt [2-33]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Mark Schmidt, 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 18-13, +382, and is ranked #24 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: 496 Average for: 394 Average against: 382
Round 1		Schmidt played #73 Jason Steuber (Columbus, OH) and won 446 to 314 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +132.
Round 2		Schmidt played #88 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 393 to 392 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-0, +133.
Round 3		Schmidt played #15 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 339 to 415 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-1, +57.
Round 4		Schmidt played #91 Ken Dutch (Lexington, KY) and lost 376 to 407 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, +26.
Round 5		Schmidt played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 331 to 429 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-3, -72.
Round 6		Schmidt played #62 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 347 to 344 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-3, -69.
Round 7		Schmidt played #59 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and lost 331 to 343 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -81.
Round 8		Schmidt played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 379 to 257 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-4, +41.
Round 9		Schmidt played #100 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 371 to 367 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +45.
Round 10		Schmidt played #3 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 435 to 402 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +78.
Round 11		Schmidt played #24 Fran Silver (Frisco, TX) and won 427 to 346 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, +159.
Round 12		Schmidt played #104 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 432 to 329 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, +262.
Round 13		Schmidt played #56 Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +371.
Round 14		Schmidt played #93 Flora Taylor (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 444 to 223 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +592.
Round 15		Schmidt played #38 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +565.
Round 16		Schmidt played #13 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 417 to 462 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-6, +520.
Round 17		Schmidt played #28 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 354 to 437 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +437.
Round 18		Schmidt played #23 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 419 to 392 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +464.
Round 19		Schmidt played #16 Nedd Kareiva (Evanston, IL) and won 446 to 324 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +586.
Round 20		Schmidt played #18 David A Brown (Lexington, KY) and won 369 to 312 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +643.
Round 21		Schmidt played #37 Heather McCall (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 319 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +776.
Round 22		Schmidt played #14 David Turissini (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 424 to 386 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-7, +814.
Round 23		Schmidt played #7 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 425 to 323 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +916.
Round 24		Schmidt played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 496 to 515 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +897. Schmidt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Schmidt played #4 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) again and lost 345 to 471 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +771.
Round 26		Schmidt played #60 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 415 to 411 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +775.
Round 27		Schmidt played #35 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and lost 375 to 403 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +747. Schmidt is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Schmidt played #17 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 379 to 461 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +665.
Round 29		Schmidt played #5 Menachem Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and won 413 to 410 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +668.
Round 30		Schmidt played #36 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 310 to 499 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +479.
Round 31		Schmidt played #79 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 321 to 418 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 18-13, +382.

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2016 NASPA. All rights reserved. "SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game" is the proper way to refer to this unique group of word games and related properties marketed by HASBRO. "SCRABBLE^®" is not a generic term. To use it as such is not only misleading but also does injustice to the company responsible for the trademark’s longtime popularity. All we ask is that when you mean SCRABBLE^® Brand Crossword Game, you say so.

The SCRABBLE^® trademark is owned by J.W. Spear and Sons, PLC, a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. outside of the United States and Canada.

For more information about competitive club and tournament SCRABBLE^® or NASPA, or to comment on or correct the contents of this page, please e-mail: info@scrabbleplayers.org.