Marty Fialkow [#42] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Fialkow, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Fialkow currently has a record of 13-17, -629, and is ranked #136 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): Marty Surname(s): Fialkow Home: Moorestown, NJ, United States Age: 59 Awards: chosen teacher of the year-1989 representing my school district Hobbies: scrabble, reading, writing poetry Occupation: retired teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	102-97 (0.513)
Past 1-12 months	23-32 (0.418)	LLL W L WW L WW LLL W LLLL W L WWW L W L W LLLLL W LL W LLL W L WWWWWW L W LLLL W L
Past 13-24 months	25-20 (0.556)	WWWW LLLL W LL WWWW L WWW LL W LL WWW LLLL WWWWWW LLL WW L W L
Past 25-36 months	17-16 (0.515)	LL W L W LLLLLLL WWW LL WWW L WWWWW L WWWW LL
Past 37-48 months	11-10 (0.524)	WWW L WW L WWWW LLLLL W L W LL
Past 49-60 months	26-19 (0.578)	WW L WW L WWW LL W LLL W L WW L W L W L W L W L WWW L W LL W LL WWWWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 365 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Fialkow is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Fialkow played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 324 to 404 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #139. Current record: 0-1, -80.
Round 2		Fialkow played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 418 to 438 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Goodwin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 0-2, -100.
Round 3		Fialkow played #85 Tim Margolis (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 389 to 405 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Fialkow's record vs. Margolis in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 0-3, -116.
Round 4		Fialkow played #72 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 349 to 406 (a spread of -57) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Fialkow's record vs. Kitchen in the 5 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. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 0-4, -173.
Round 5		Fialkow played #30 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 454 to 438 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Davis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #149. Current record: 1-4, -157.
Round 6		Fialkow played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 303 to 412 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 1-5, -266.
Round 7		Fialkow played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 404 to 360 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #138. Current record: 2-5, -222.
Round 8		Fialkow played #39 Linda Espallardo (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and lost 283 to 423 (a spread of -140) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: ALBANY, NY Fialkow's record vs. Espallardo 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #151. Current record: 2-6, -362.
Round 9		Fialkow played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 369 to 340 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 3-6, -333.
Round 10		Fialkow played #166 Thomas Wood (Valrico, FL) and won 403 to 381 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Fialkow's record vs. Wood 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 4-6, -311.
Round 11		Fialkow played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and won 372 to 364 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-6, -303.
Round 12		Fialkow played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and lost 296 to 311 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 5-7, -318.
Round 13		Fialkow played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 472 to 343 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 6-7, -189.
Round 14		Fialkow played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 482 to 344 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Green in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-7, -51.
Round 15		Fialkow played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and lost 338 to 474 (a spread of -136) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Fialkow's record vs. Douglas in the 5 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. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 7-8, -187.
Round 16		Fialkow played #139 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 377 to 321 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Spiller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 8-8, -131.
Round 17		Fialkow played #64 Susan Hoehn (Saint Paul, MN) and won 377 to 317 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Hoehn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-8, -71.
Round 18		Fialkow played #82 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 332 to 463 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Loritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-9, -202.
Round 19		Fialkow played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 316 to 352 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 9-10, -238.
Round 20		Fialkow played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 302 to 404 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 9-11, -340.
Round 21		Fialkow played #43 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 314 to 405 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Finkle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #132. Current record: 9-12, -431.
Round 22		Fialkow played #160 David Weiss (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 295 to 432 (a spread of -137) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Weiss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #141. Current record: 9-13, -568.
Round 23		Fialkow played #151 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and won 377 to 324 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Torrance in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 10-13, -515.
Round 24		Fialkow played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 373 to 465 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 10-14, -607.
Round 25		Fialkow played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 397 to 365 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 11-14, -575.
Round 26		Fialkow played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 367 to 291 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 12-14, -499.
Round 27		Fialkow played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 334 to 475 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 12-15, -640.
Round 28		Fialkow played #95 Jessica Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and won 385 to 367 (a spread of 18) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Fialkow's record vs. Mercatante in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #118. Current record: 13-15, -622.
Round 29		Fialkow played #134 Stephen Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 395 to 401 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: STAMFORD, CT Fialkow's record vs. Sikorski in the 5 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WWW. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 13-16, -628.
Round 30		Fialkow played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and lost 366 to 367 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Fialkow had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #136. Current record: 13-17, -629.

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