Mark Fidler [#43] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is a contestant in Division 1 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. Fidler currently has a record of 17-13, -356, and is ranked #51 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): Mark Surname(s): Fidler Home: Waltham, MA, United States Age: 49 Awards: coach of champion school Scrabble teams (3 yrs for the NEs, 1 yr for the Ntls); author of 6 children's novels Hobbies: hockey, cycling, tennis, writing Occupation: math teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	41-36 (0.532)
Past 1-12 months	3-5 (0.375)	LLL WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	4-6 (0.400)	LLLL W L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	21-15 (0.583)	L WWW LL WWWWW L W L W L WW LL W L W LL WWW LL W L WWW L
Past 37-48 months	4-2 (0.667)	L W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	9-8 (0.529)	LL WW LLLL WWW LL WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 447 Average for: 370 Average against: 384
Before the Tournament		Fidler is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Fidler played #133 Stefan Rau (Pittsburgh, PA) and won 423 to 389 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Rau in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2		Fidler played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 371 to 348 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler's record vs. Schonbrun in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (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: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-0, +57.
Round 3		Fidler played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 420 to 359 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-0, +118.
Round 4		Fidler played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-0, +151.
Round 5		Fidler played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-0, +161.
Round 6		Fidler played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 350 to 363 (a spread of -13) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MILFORD, CT Fidler's record vs. Mallick in the 5 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. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-1, +148.
Round 7		Fidler recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-1, +198.
Round 8		Fidler played #104 Brian Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 306 to 411 (a spread of -105) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-2, +93.
Round 9		Fidler played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 412 to 284 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Golding in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-2, +221.
Round 10		Fidler played #89 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 322 to 438 (a spread of -116) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Logan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-3, +105.
Round 11		Fidler played #53 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 407 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Goldman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-4, +25.
Round 12		Fidler played #77 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 360 to 265 (a spread of 95) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler's record vs. Kaplan in the 5 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. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-4, +120.
Round 13		Fidler played #73 Richard Julian (Mountainside, NJ) and won 413 to 267 (a spread of 146) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Julian in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-4, +266.
Round 14		Fidler played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 349 to 336 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-4, +279.
Round 15		Fidler played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 295 to 412 (a spread of -117) . The last time these two played was 2002-06 at: MILFORD, CT Fidler's record vs. Dixon in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-5, +162.
Round 16		Fidler played #81 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 348 to 472 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Kramer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-6, +38.
Round 17		Fidler played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 447 to 491 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-7, -6. Fidler is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Fidler is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Fidler played #114 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 321 to 423 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Okosagah in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-8, -108.
Round 19		Fidler played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 357 to 367 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2002-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler's record vs. Appel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (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: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-9, -118.
Round 20		Fidler played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 339 to 427 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 10-10, -206.
Round 21		Fidler played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 379 to 421 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10-11, -248.
Round 22		Fidler played #46 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 413 to 314 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Francis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 11-11, -149.
Round 23		Fidler played #76 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 327 to 459 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Kantimathi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11-12, -281.
Round 24		Fidler played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 428 to 415 (a spread of 13) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler's record vs. Chakrabarti in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: 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. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 12-12, -268.
Round 25		Fidler played #50 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 243 to 446 (a spread of -203) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Geary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 12-13, -471.
Round 26		Fidler played #18 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 353 to 325 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Carol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 13-13, -443.
Round 27		Fidler played #164 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 447 to 413 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Tillekeratne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-13, -409.
Round 28		Fidler played #8 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 399 to 392 (a spread of 7) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Baker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 15-13, -402.
Round 29		Fidler played #41 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 380 to 362 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 16-13, -384.
Round 30		Fidler played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 407 to 379 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 17-13, -356.

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