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NSC 2008: Alex Fiszbein [#44]
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On this page, you will find information about
Alex Fiszbein, who is competing
at the 2008 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 16-12, +393, and is ranked
#28 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 | ![[photo of Alex Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fiszbein_alex_3.jpg)
| Given name(s): Alex Surname(s): Fiszbein Home: South Lyon, MI, United States Awards: won first tournament at age 11 Hobbies: baseball, video games, trombone Occupation: Student NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 4/150, 21-9 +773 NSC 2005 Division: 3 NSC 2005 Rank: 23/134, 17-11 +308 USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 34/129, 16-12 +62 |
Round by Round | High score: 503 Average for: 409 Average against: 395 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Judy Horn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horn_judy.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #63 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 416 to 323 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +93. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Joe Petree]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/petree_joe.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #100 Joe Petree (Secane, PA) and won 484 to 402 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +175. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Keith Hagel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hagel_keith_2.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and won 466 to 351 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +290. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Marc Levesque]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/levesque_marc.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #79 Marc Levesque (Victoria BC) and won 455 to 375 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-0, +370. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Tony Claitor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/claitor_tony_2.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #18 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 409 to 371 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-0, +408. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Daniel Goodwin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goodwin_dan.jpeg)
| Fiszbein played #50 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 348 to 403 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +353. | Round 7 | ![[photo of John Stardom]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stardom_john.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #119 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and won 476 to 415 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-1, +414. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Paul Avrin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/a/avrin_paul_3.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #7 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 451 to 374 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +491. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Eric Kinderman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kinderman_eric.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #72 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 435 to 269 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +657. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_3.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #8 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 325 to 419 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +563. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Shannon Burns]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/burns_shannon_2.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #15 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and lost 345 to 419 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +489. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Andy Bohnsack]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bohnsack_andy.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #13 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 475 to 363 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +601. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Lawren Freebody]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/freebody_lawren.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #46 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 434 to 427 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-3, +608. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Win Inthara]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/inthara_win.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and lost 402 to 467 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +543. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Joe Bihlmeyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bihlmeyer_joe_4.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #11 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 421 to 333 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +631. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Kevin Rickhoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rickhoff_kevin.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #105 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 443 to 371 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-4, +703. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Judith A. Levitt]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/levitt_judith_a.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #80 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 456 to 352 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-4, +807. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Andrew Friedrich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/friedman_andrew_2.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #47 Andrew Friedrich (Aurora, CO) and won 356 to 326 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-4, +837. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Paul Izikoff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/izikoff_paul.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #67 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 313 to 470 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-5, +680. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Rick Wong]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/wong_rick.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #138 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 343 to 524 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +499. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Win Inthara]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/i/inthara_win.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #66 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) again and won 503 to 360 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +642. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[photo of Paul Haverly]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/paulhaverly.jpeg)
| Fiszbein played #56 Paul Haverly (Sorrento, FL) and lost 396 to 410 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +628. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Jeff Fiszbein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fiszbein_jeff_2.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 340 to 391 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, +577. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Brett Haughney]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/haughney_brett.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #55 Brett Haughney (Chicago, IL) and won 460 to 389 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-8, +648. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Roy Kamen]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kamen_roy.jpeg)
| Fiszbein played #69 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 368 to 410 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +606. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Ben Harrison]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/harrison_ben_3.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #54 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 323 to 398 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-10, +531. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_jason.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #130 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 412 to 475 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +468. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Daniel Stock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stock_dan.jpg)
| Fiszbein played #122 Daniel Stock (Rocky River, OH) and lost 390 to 465 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, +393. |
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