NSC 2012: Daiva Markelis [#22]

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On this page, you will find information about Daiva Markelis, 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 18-13, +504, and is ranked #17 in Division 3.

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): Daiva Surname(s): Markelis Home: Charleston, IL, United States Awards: teacher of the year Hobbies: reading, classical music, White Sox baseball

Round by Round
High score: 492 Average for: 379 Average against: 363
Round 1		Markelis played #45 Barbara Bordwell McGrew (Burlington, VT) and won 436 to 351 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +85.
Round 2		Markelis played #74 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 368 to 430 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +23.
Round 3		Markelis played #7 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 355 to 357 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, +21.
Round 4		Markelis played #17 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 426 to 294 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +153.
Round 5		Markelis played #81 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and won 411 to 374 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +190.
Round 6		Markelis played #53 Doreen Fiorelli (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 376 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +129.
Round 7		Markelis played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and won 469 to 310 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +288.
Round 8		Markelis played #13 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 315 to 383 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +220.
Round 9		Markelis played #11 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 385 to 297 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +308.
Round 10		Markelis played #66 Edward Gowash (APO, AE) and won 363 to 265 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +406.
Round 11		Markelis played #59 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 405 to 301 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +510.
Round 12		Markelis played #36 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 417 to 385 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +542.
Round 13		Markelis played #35 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and won 359 to 343 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +558.
Round 14		Markelis played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) and lost 290 to 478 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +370.
Round 15		Markelis played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 395 to 375 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +390.
Round 16		Markelis recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +440.
Round 17		Markelis played #41 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 353 to 336 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +457.
Round 18		Markelis played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and lost 348 to 349 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +456.
Round 19		Markelis played #54 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 363 to 383 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +436.
Round 20		Markelis played #10 Adam Fine (Gaithersburg, MD) and won 414 to 340 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +510.
Round 21		Markelis played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and lost 357 to 450 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +417.
Round 22		Markelis played #1 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and lost 324 to 367 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +374.
Round 23		Markelis played #24 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and won 407 to 322 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +459.
Round 24		Markelis played #44 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 351 to 325 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +485.
Round 25		Markelis played #57 James Cooney (Oviedo, FL) and lost 391 to 449 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +427.
Round 26		Markelis played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 416 to 378 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +465. Markelis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Markelis played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 492 to 276 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +681.
Round 28		Markelis played #26 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 359 to 360 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +680.
Round 29		Markelis played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 323 to 413 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +590.
Round 30		Markelis played #75 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 328 to 415 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +503.
Round 31		Markelis played #4 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 421 to 420 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +504.

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