NASC 2018: Mark Fidler [2-15]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2018 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 19-12, +32, and is ranked #14 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: 544 Average for: 390 Average against: 389
Round 1		Fidler played #86 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 391 to 354 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +37.
Round 2		Fidler played #54 Elizabeth Davis (Dayton, OH) and won 443 to 416 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-0, +64.
Round 3		Fidler played #24 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and lost 324 to 508 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, -120.
Round 4		Fidler played #97 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 386 to 239 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +27. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Fidler played #39 Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) and won 422 to 318 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +131.
Round 6		Fidler played #98 Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) and won 439 to 371 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +199.
Round 7		Fidler played #31 Carl Davis (Riverdale, GA) and won 391 to 378 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +212. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Fidler played #69 Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) and won 430 to 382 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +260. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Fidler played #2 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 378 to 292 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +346. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Fidler played #93 Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 306 to 476 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +176. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Fidler played #103 Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) and won 409 to 373 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +212. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Fidler played #6 Joe South (Piqua, OH) and won 544 to 290 (a spread of 254). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +466. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Fidler played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and lost 294 to 402 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-3, +358. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Fidler played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 343 to 419 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +282. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Fidler played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 488 to 340 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +430. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Fidler played #38 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 347 to 422 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +355.
Round 17		Fidler played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 423 to 359 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-5, +419. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Fidler played #32 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 285 to 475 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +229.
Round 19		Fidler played #19 Mike Johnson (Decorah, IA) and won 403 to 381 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +251. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Fidler played #70 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 315 to 433 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +133.
Round 21		Fidler played #3 Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) and lost 370 to 423 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-8, +80.
Round 22		Fidler played #16 Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) and won 378 to 375 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-8, +83.
Round 23		Fidler played #30 Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) and won 477 to 385 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +175. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Fidler played #22 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 393 to 305 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +263. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Fidler played #26 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 415 to 437 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +241.
Round 26		Fidler played #13 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) again and lost 387 to 522 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-10, +106.
Round 27		Fidler played #33 David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) and won 416 to 377 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +145.
Round 28		Fidler played #23 Sam Masling (Washington, DC) and won 473 to 357 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +261. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Fidler played #34 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) again and lost 322 to 466 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-11, +117.
Round 30		Fidler played #25 Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) and lost 338 to 446 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, +9.
Round 31		Fidler played #97 Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) again and won 370 to 347 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-12, +32.

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