Robert Fenske [#20] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Fenske, who is a contestant in Division 6 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Fenske currently has a record of 16-14, -166, and is ranked #32 in Division 6.

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): Robert Surname(s): Fenske Home: San Antonio, TX, United States Age: 43 Hobbies: astronomy, bicycling Occupation: Principal Analyst

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	0-1 (0.000)
Past 1-12 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 454 Average for: 342 Average against: 348
Round 1		Fenske played #31 Iva Hunt (Buckeye Lake, OH) and lost 308 to 397 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Hunt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -89.
Round 2		Fenske played #68 Marilena Souza (Pembrook Pines, FL) and won 296 to 274 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Souza in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 1-1, -67.
Round 3		Fenske played #29 Ann Herget (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 330 to 370 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Herget in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-2, -107.
Round 4		Fenske played #19 Chora B. Eilertsen (Coal Harbour BC) and lost 347 to 423 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Eilertsen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-3, -183. Fenske is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Fenske played #35 John Lauck (Hermiston, OR) and won 380 to 373 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Lauck in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, -176.
Round 6		Fenske played #52 Thomas O'Rourke (Alpharetta, GA) and won 331 to 258 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Fenske had not played O'Rourke in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-3, -103.
Round 7		Fenske played #70 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 441 to 354 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Stubblefield in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, -16.
Round 8		Fenske played #33 Yvonne Klaskow (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 454 to 283 (a spread of 171) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Klaskow in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +155.
Round 9		Fenske played #40 Lane Lynn (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 383 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Lynn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-4, +127.
Round 10		Fenske played #51 Tom O'Laughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 241 to 408 (a spread of -167) . Before this event, Fenske had not played O'Laughlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, -40.
Round 11		Fenske played #48 Valerie Miller (Lafayette, LA) and lost 290 to 488 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-6, -238.
Round 12		Fenske played #5 Ellen Blottman (Keystone Heights, FL) and lost 257 to 423 (a spread of -166) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Blottman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-7, -404.
Round 13		Fenske played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and won 356 to 256 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-7, -304.
Round 14		Fenske played #74 Margaret West (Calgary AB) and won 358 to 335 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Fenske had not played West in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-7, -281.
Round 15		Fenske played #61 Dorothy Siegel (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 342 to 254 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Siegel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, -193.
Round 16		Fenske played #45 Marty McCarthy (Wautoma, WI) and won 423 to 299 (a spread of 124) . Before this event, Fenske had not played McCarthy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-7, -69.
Round 17		Fenske played #58 Sarah Rumzis (Chandler, AZ) and lost 328 to 418 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Rumzis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9-8, -159.
Round 18		Fenske played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and won 336 to 329 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-8, -152.
Round 19		Fenske played #57 Julie Robinson (Denham Springs, LA) and won 353 to 312 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Robinson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-8, -111.
Round 20		Fenske played #72 Poppy Thompson (Decatur, GA) and lost 333 to 367 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Thompson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, -145.
Round 21		Fenske played #65 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and lost 347 to 352 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Slater in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-10, -150.
Round 22		Fenske played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 416 to 377 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Bigall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-10, -111.
Round 23		Fenske played #47 Ronald F. Millard (Lancaster, PA) and lost 347 to 372 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Millard in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, -136.
Round 24		Fenske played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 339 to 332 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13-11, -129.
Round 25		Fenske played #50 Andy Novocin (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 298 to 377 (a spread of -79) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Novocin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-12, -208.
Round 26		Fenske played #39 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 283 to 432 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Love in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-13, -357.
Round 27		Fenske played #43 Jason Maxwell (Tallahassee, FL) and lost 298 to 333 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Maxwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-14, -392.
Round 28		Fenske played #43 Jason Maxwell (Tallahassee, FL) and won 408 to 264 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Maxwell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-14, -248.
Round 29		Fenske played #17 Merran Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 320 to 289 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-14, -217.
Round 30		Fenske played #77 Darryl Wilson (Jackson, MS) and won 352 to 301 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Fenske had not played Wilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-14, -166.

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