SPC 2024: Michael Fagen [1-08]

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Fagen, who is competing at the 2024 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 16-15, +322, and is ranked #20 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: 556 Average for: 412 Average against: 402
Round 1		Fagen played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 362 to 431 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -69.
Round 2		Fagen played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) and won 461 to 445 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, -53.
Round 3		Fagen played #23 James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) and won 439 to 295 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +91.
Round 4		Fagen played #42 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 377 to 393 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +75.
Round 5		Fagen played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 447 to 386 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +136.
Round 6		Fagen played #41 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 458 to 400 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-2, +194.
Round 7		Fagen played #19 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 407 to 435 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +166.
Round 8		Fagen played #25 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 372 to 416 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-4, +122.
Round 9		Fagen played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and won 485 to 406 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-4, +201.
Round 10		Fagen played #16 Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) and lost 384 to 424 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, +161.
Round 11		Fagen played #3 Orry Swift (Beaumont, TX) and lost 438 to 443 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +156.
Round 12		Fagen played #39 Dan Wachtell (Brooklyn, NY) and won 355 to 325 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-6, +186.
Round 13		Fagen played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 345 to 451 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-7, +80.
Round 14		Fagen played #10 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 366 to 415 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, +31.
Round 15		Fagen played #4 Jackson Smylie (Montreal QC) and won 556 to 435 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, +152.
Round 16		Fagen played #40 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and won 469 to 339 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, +282.
Round 17		Fagen played #45 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 396 to 414 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, +264.
Round 18		Fagen played #20 John Luebkemann (Aubrey, TX) and won 430 to 416 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-9, +278.
Round 19		Fagen played #15 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 444 to 334 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +388.
Round 20		Fagen played #28 Mark Edward Owens (Red Fox, KY) and won 451 to 366 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-9, +473.
Round 21		Fagen played #18 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 408 to 385 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-9, +496.
Round 22		Fagen played #2 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 387 to 461 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-10, +422.
Round 23		Fagen played #7 Joey Krafchick (Ocean Springs, MS) and lost 423 to 426 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-11, +419.
Round 24		Fagen played #27 Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 462 to 480 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-12, +401. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Fagen played #38 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 372 to 319 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-12, +454. Fagen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Fagen played #32 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 347 to 411 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-13, +390.
Round 27		Fagen played #35 Noah Berger (Berkeley, CA) again and won 339 to 265 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-13, +464.
Round 28		Fagen played #31 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 384 to 373 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-13, +475.
Round 29		Fagen played #11 Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 392 to 484 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-14, +383.
Round 30		Fagen played #22 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 396 to 466 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-15, +313.
Round 31		Fagen played #44 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 419 to 410 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-15, +322.

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