NASC 2017: Mark Fidler [2-04]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2017 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 17-14, -127, and is ranked #31 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: 503 Average for: 384 Average against: 388
Round 1		Fidler played #72 Laura Wolfson (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 330 to 446 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 0-1, -116.
Round 2		Fidler played #63 Brian Miller (Orlando, FL) and lost 385 to 545 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 0-2, -276. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Fidler played #27 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 367 to 364 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -273.
Round 4		Fidler played #78 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 347 to 389 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 1-3, -315.
Round 5		Fidler played #71 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 417 to 294 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -192.
Round 6		Fidler played #73 Barbara Hildenbrand (Irving, TX) and won 373 to 334 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-3, -153.
Round 7		Fidler played #21 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 337 to 441 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, -257.
Round 8		Fidler played #30 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and lost 374 to 386 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, -269.
Round 9		Fidler played #7 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 316 to 348 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-6, -301. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Fidler played #49 Heather Steffy (Atlanta, GA) and won 503 to 371 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-6, -169.
Round 11		Fidler played #88 Mary Kay Heckerman (Sarasota, FL) and lost 367 to 428 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-7, -230.
Round 12		Fidler played #26 Pete Skaggs (Los Angeles, CA) and won 394 to 386 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, -222.
Round 13		Fidler played #29 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 371 to 352 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, -203.
Round 14		Fidler played #64 Betty Schulman (San Diego, CA) and won 367 to 269 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-7, -105.
Round 15		Fidler played #31 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 403 to 396 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, -98.
Round 16		Fidler played #47 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and lost 283 to 451 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, -266.
Round 17		Fidler played #51 Mariah Smith (Liberty Hill, TX) and lost 373 to 594 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, -487. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Fidler played #36 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 403 to 346 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-9, -430.
Round 19		Fidler played #8 Jeff Reeves (Woodworth, LA) and lost 377 to 413 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-10, -466.
Round 20		Fidler played #38 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 352 to 483 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, -597.
Round 21		Fidler played #45 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 478 to 321 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, -440.
Round 22		Fidler played #66 Steven DiNapoli (Bay St. Louis, MS) and lost 339 to 398 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-12, -499.
Round 23		Fidler played #50 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 428 to 329 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-12, -400.
Round 24		Fidler played #33 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 403 to 381 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 12-12, -378.
Round 25		Fidler played #82 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 411 to 361 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-12, -328.
Round 26		Fidler played #13 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 389 to 346 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-12, -285.
Round 27		Fidler played #12 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 339 to 475 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-13, -421.
Round 28		Fidler played #37 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and won 373 to 285 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, -333.
Round 29		Fidler played #76 Martin Gold (Arlington, VA) and lost 409 to 417 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-14, -341.
Round 30		Fidler played #69 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 414 to 408 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 16-14, -335.
Round 31		Fidler played #58 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 490 to 282 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, -127.

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