NSC 2009: Mark Fidler [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2009 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 17-14, +442, and is ranked #24 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, USA Awards: First place, Arizona book awards, children's lit; Teacher Excellence Award, BB&N Hobbies: hockey, cycling, writing Occupation: teacher

Round by Round
High score: 579 Average for: 382 Average against: 368
Round 1		Fidler played #83 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 579 to 297 (a spread of 282). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +282.
Round 2		Fidler played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 303 to 421 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +164.
Round 3		Fidler played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 305 to 448 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-2, +21.
Round 4		Fidler played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 383 to 428 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-3, -24.
Round 5		Fidler played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 440 to 345 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 2-3, +71.
Round 6		Fidler played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and won 459 to 369 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-3, +161.
Round 7		Fidler played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 432 to 355 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +238.
Round 8		Fidler played #19 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 358 to 365 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-4, +231.
Round 9		Fidler played #39 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 491 to 228 (a spread of 263). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-4, +494.
Round 10		Fidler played #41 Jason J Smith (Lansing, MI) and lost 304 to 407 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-5, +391.
Round 11		Fidler played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 368 to 431 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-6, +328.
Round 12		Fidler played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 407 to 302 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-6, +433.
Round 13		Fidler played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 459 to 332 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-6, +560.
Round 14		Fidler played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 324 to 462 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, +422.
Round 15		Fidler played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 330 to 440 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-8, +312.
Round 16		Fidler played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 446 to 340 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-8, +418.
Round 17		Fidler played #68 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 382 to 435 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, +365.
Round 18		Fidler played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 397 to 395 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, +367.
Round 19		Fidler played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 369 to 347 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-9, +389. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20		Fidler played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 335 to 320 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-9, +404.
Round 21		Fidler played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 478 to 320 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-9, +562.
Round 22		Fidler played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and won 385 to 315 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +632.
Round 23		Fidler played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 390 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-10, +582.
Round 24		Fidler played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and won 405 to 300 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-10, +687.
Round 25		Fidler played #64 Judy Horn (Boston, MA) and won 393 to 355 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-10, +725.
Round 26		Fidler played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 328 to 365 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-11, +688.
Round 27		Fidler played #18 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 312 to 392 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-12, +608.
Round 28		Fidler played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and won 370 to 321 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-12, +657.
Round 29		Fidler played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and lost 331 to 444 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-13, +544.
Round 30		Fidler played #33 Carl Stocker (Hallandale, FL) and won 354 to 302 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +596.
Round 31		Fidler played #58 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 286 to 440 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-14, +442.

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