SPC 2022: Michael Fagen [1-28]

[ ]

On this page, you will find information about Michael Fagen, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 22-9, +1364, and is ranked #00 in Division 1.

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): Michael Surname(s): Fagen Home: Montreal, QC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 445 Average against: 409
Round 1		Fagen played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 388 to 425 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-1, -37. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Fagen played #6 Kenji Matsumoto (Reno, NV) and won 388 to 370 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, -19.
Round 3		Fagen played #43 Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) and won 527 to 339 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-1, +169. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Fagen played #16 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 507 to 340 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +336. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Fagen played #24 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and won 494 to 416 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +414. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fagen played #3 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and won 397 to 374 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +437. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Fagen played #2 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and won 462 to 451 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +448. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Fagen played #9 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 463 to 424 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +487. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Fagen played #34 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 517 to 403 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +601. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Fagen played #32 Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) and won 452 to 356 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +697. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Fagen played #22 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 403 to 424 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +676. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Fagen played #31 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and lost 415 to 481 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +610. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Fagen played #29 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and won 471 to 392 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +689. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Fagen played #11 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and lost 414 to 468 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +635. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Fagen played #23 Barry Keith (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 431 to 458 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-5, +608. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Fagen played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 338 to 431 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-6, +515. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Fagen played #37 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 462 to 338 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-6, +639. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Fagen played #1 Will Anderson (Lititz, PA) and won 444 to 421 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-6, +662. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Fagen played #2 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and won 522 to 336 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-6, +848. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Fagen played #3 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) again and won 521 to 346 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-6, +1023. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Fagen played #29 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 445 to 409 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-6, +1059. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Fagen played #7 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and won 430 to 410 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-6, +1079. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Fagen played #34 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) again and lost 413 to 455 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-7, +1037. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Fagen played #23 Barry Keith (Charlottesville, VA) again and won 522 to 499 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-7, +1060. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 25		Fagen played #5 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) again and lost 404 to 514 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-8, +950. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Fagen played #22 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and won 402 to 371 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-8, +981. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Fagen played #11 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) again and won 471 to 380 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-8, +1072. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Fagen played #3 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) for the third time and lost 358 to 416 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +1014. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Fagen recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 20-9, +1114. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Fagen recorded a bye with a spread of 150 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 21-9, +1264. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Fagen recorded a bye with a spread of 100 points. Current ranking: #00. Current record: 22-9, +1364. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Final Round 1		Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 2		Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 3		Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 4		Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

HASBRO is the owner of the registered SCRABBLE^® trademark in the United States and Canada. © 2022 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.