Mark Fidler [#24] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Fidler currently has a record of 16-12, +577, and is ranked #20 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

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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
Occupation: teacher
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 206/302, 10-12 -312
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 80/149, 13-14 -6
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 65/176, 14-13 +810
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 60/176, 15-12 +65
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 37/134, 15-12 +307
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 37/108, 15-12 -201
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 112/126, 12-19 -287
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 45/105, 16-15 +311
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 91/132, 14-17 -230
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 51/172, 17-13 -356
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 44/108, 15-13 -28

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	36-30 (0.545)
Past 1-12 months	5-6 (0.455)	LLL WW L WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	15-8 (0.652)	L W LL WWWWW LL WW L WW LL WWWWW
Past 25-36 months	4-4 (0.500)	W L W LLL WW
Past 37-48 months	5-6 (0.455)	LLLL WWWW L W L
Past 49-60 months	5-5 (0.500)	W L W L W LL WW L
Past 61-72 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 552 Average for: 394 Average against: 374
Round 1		Fidler played #62 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 552 to 295 (a spread of 257). Before this event, Fidler had not played Madden in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +257.
Round 2		Fidler played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 382 to 273 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Fidler had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +366.
Round 3		Fidler played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 329 to 383 (a spread of -54). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. D'Ambrosio in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-1, +312.
Round 4		Fidler played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 413 to 438 (a spread of -25). Before this event, Fidler had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +287.
Round 5		Fidler played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and lost 322 to 402 (a spread of -80). Before this event, Fidler had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, +207.
Round 6		Fidler played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 262 (a spread of 121). Before this event, Fidler had not played Panitch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-3, +328.
Round 7		Fidler played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 405 to 404 (a spread of 1). Before this event, Fidler had not played Karris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +329.
Round 8		Fidler played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 320 to 458 (a spread of -138). Before this event, Fidler had not played Levitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 4-4, +191.
Round 9		Fidler played #63 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 365 to 316 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Mallick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +240.
Round 10		Fidler played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 462 to 372 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Fidler had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +330.
Round 11		Fidler played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 412 to 343 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Fidler had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-4, +399.
Round 12		Fidler played #30 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 370 to 322 (a spread of 48). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Glass in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +447.
Round 13		Fidler played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 373 to 503 (a spread of -130). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Golob in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +317.
Round 14		Fidler played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 339 to 373 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Stegman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +283.
Round 15		Fidler played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 398 to 405 (a spread of -7). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Horn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-4 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-7, +276.
Round 16		Fidler played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 364 to 431 (a spread of -67). The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Kreiswirth in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-8, +209.
Round 17		Fidler played #42 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 445 to 300 (a spread of 145). Before this event, Fidler had not played Hermanson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +354.
Round 18		Fidler played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 358 to 433 (a spread of -75). Before this event, Fidler had not played Faria in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-9, +279.
Round 19		Fidler played #104 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 403 to 335 (a spread of 68). Before this event, Fidler had not played Williams in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +347.
Round 20		Fidler played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 402 to 431 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Fidler had not played Leifer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-10, +318.
Round 21		Fidler played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) again and lost 385 to 493 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Fidler had not played Levitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, +210.
Round 22		Fidler played #53 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 399 to 332 (a spread of 67). Before this event, Fidler had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-11, +277.
Round 23		Fidler played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 439 to 408 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Goldman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, +308.
Round 24		Fidler played #100 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 366 to 363 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Fidler had not played Ubeika in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +311.
Round 25		Fidler played #16 Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 416 to 288 (a spread of 128). Before this event, Fidler had not played Drumm in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +439.
Round 26		Fidler played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) again and won 374 to 334 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Fidler had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +479.
Round 27		Fidler played #76 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 512 to 326 (a spread of 186). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Przybyszewski in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +665.
Round 28		Fidler played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) again and lost 352 to 440 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Fidler had not played Panitch in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-12, +577.

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