SPC 2023: Michael Fagen [1-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Fagen, who is competing at the 2023 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 17-14, +139, and is ranked #15 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: 630 Average for: 414 Average against: 409
Round 1		Fagen played #29 Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) and won 435 to 370 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +65. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Fagen played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and lost 364 to 485 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-1, -56.
Round 3		Fagen played #10 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and lost 413 to 516 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-2, -159.
Round 4		Fagen played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 427 to 495 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-3, -227.
Round 5		Fagen played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 435 to 460 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-4, -252. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Fagen played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 339 to 465 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-5, -378.
Round 7		Fagen played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 369 to 459 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-6, -468.
Round 8		Fagen played #25 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 376 to 392 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-7, -484.
Round 9		Fagen played #23 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 468 to 358 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-7, -374.
Round 10		Fagen played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 363 to 383 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-8, -394.
Round 11		Fagen played #12 Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) and won 527 to 357 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-8, -224.
Round 12		Fagen played #35 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 630 to 268 (a spread of 362). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-8, +138. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Fagen played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 403 to 366 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-8, +175.
Round 14		Fagen played #43 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and lost 362 to 386 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-9, +151.
Round 15		Fagen played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 379 to 356 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-9, +174.
Round 16		Fagen played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 460 to 346 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-9, +288.
Round 17		Fagen played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 463 to 355 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-9, +396. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Fagen played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 373 to 372 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-9, +397.
Round 19		Fagen played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 444 to 405 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +436. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Fagen played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 420 to 378 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-9, +478.
Round 21		Fagen played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 364 to 351 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +491. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 22		Fagen played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 397 to 371 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-9, +517. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Fagen played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 430 to 457 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +490. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Fagen played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 402 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-11, +479. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Fagen played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 364 to 573 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-12, +270. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Fagen played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 440 to 402 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-12, +308.
Round 27		Fagen played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) again and won 460 to 444 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +324. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Fagen played #4 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 315 to 451 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-13, +188. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Fagen played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) again and lost 342 to 458 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-14, +72. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Fagen played #22 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) again and won 413 to 408 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-14, +77.
Round 31		Fagen played #38 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 453 to 391 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-14, +139.

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