NSC 2012: Mark Fidler [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2012 National SCRABBLE 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, +377, and is ranked #34 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
	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

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 395 Average against: 383
Round 1		Fidler played #77 James Clark (Clayton, DE) and won 442 to 341 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Fidler played #47 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 523 to 302 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +322.
Round 3		Fidler played #15 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 385 to 423 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-1, +284.
Round 4		Fidler played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and lost 313 to 520 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +77.
Round 5		Fidler played #85 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and lost 341 to 422 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-3, -4.
Round 6		Fidler played #57 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 421 to 294 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-3, +123.
Round 7		Fidler played #35 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 463 to 327 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +259.
Round 8		Fidler played #16 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 394 to 310 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +343.
Round 9		Fidler played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 288 to 387 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-4, +244.
Round 10		Fidler played #73 John Fultz (Springfield, IL) and won 497 to 341 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +400.
Round 11		Fidler played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and lost 356 to 421 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-5, +335.
Round 12		Fidler played #33 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 423 to 285 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-5, +473.
Round 13		Fidler played #48 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 372 to 379 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +466.
Round 14		Fidler played #24 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 430 to 392 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +504.
Round 15		Fidler played #19 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 362 to 497 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-7, +369.
Round 16		Fidler played #7 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 468 to 310 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-7, +527.
Round 17		Fidler played #11 Purinth Thitiyagoon (Thailand) and won 386 to 371 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-7, +542.
Round 18		Fidler played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 402 to 414 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +530.
Round 19		Fidler played #55 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 376 to 349 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +557.
Round 20		Fidler played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 367 to 404 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +520.
Round 21		Fidler played #59 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 389 to 416 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-10, +493. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Fidler played #28 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and lost 354 to 540 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-11, +307.
Round 23		Fidler played #5 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 371 to 352 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +326.
Round 24		Fidler played #51 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and lost 381 to 435 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-12, +272.
Round 25		Fidler played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 389 to 413 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-13, +248.
Round 26		Fidler played #65 Jill Heffner (Longwood, FL) and won 427 to 345 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-13, +330.
Round 27		Fidler played #60 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 324 to 442 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-14, +212.
Round 28		Fidler played #13 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 488 to 368 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-14, +332.
Round 29		Fidler played #66 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and lost 393 to 401 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-15, +324.
Round 30		Fidler played #79 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 330 to 328 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-15, +326.
Round 31		Fidler played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) again and won 382 to 331 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-15, +377.

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