NSC 2010: Mark Fidler [#26]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2010 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 15.5-15.5, -57, and is ranked #45 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, United States Awards: 1st Place, Arizona Books Awards (children's lit), 2005 for The Call of Sagarmatha; 1st place, Scr. Div 1, Orange CT 2002 Hobbies: writing, golf, cycling, reading

Round by Round
High score: 497 Average for: 384 Average against: 386
Round 1		Fidler played #44 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and tied at 318. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Fidler played #79 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 366 to 346 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +20.
Round 3		Fidler played #13 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 421 to 430 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +11.
Round 4		Fidler played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 448 to 269 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2.5-1.5, +190. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Fidler played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 329 to 366 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +153.
Round 6		Fidler played #23 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 326 to 309 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +170.
Round 7		Fidler played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 447 to 440 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +177.
Round 8		Fidler played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 340 to 290 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +227.
Round 9		Fidler played #19 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and won 437 to 347 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6.5-2.5, +317.
Round 10		Fidler played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 497 to 342 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +472.
Round 11		Fidler played #7 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 375 to 425 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +422.
Round 12		Fidler played #45 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 445 to 346 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +521.
Round 13		Fidler played #40 James Frankki (Houston, TX) and won 406 to 405 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +522.
Round 14		Fidler played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 349 to 397 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +474.
Round 15		Fidler played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 477 to 296 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10.5-4.5, +655.
Round 16		Fidler played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 331 to 450 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +536.
Round 17		Fidler played #15 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 345 to 409 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +472. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Fidler played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 388 to 429 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +431.
Round 19		Fidler played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 405 to 579 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +257.
Round 20		Fidler played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 386 to 306 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +337.
Round 21		Fidler played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 337 to 354 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +320.
Round 22		Fidler played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 375 to 351 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +344.
Round 23		Fidler played #11 Nathan James (Mount Pleasant, SC) and lost 427 to 530 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +241. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 24		Fidler played #9 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 447 to 337 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +351.
Round 25		Fidler played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 372 to 337 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +386.
Round 26		Fidler played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 441 to 296 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +531.
Round 27		Fidler played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 329 to 506 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +354.
Round 28		Fidler played #21 Eliza Gallagher (Pendleton, SC) and lost 316 to 469 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +201.
Round 29		Fidler played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 338 to 411 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +128.
Round 30		Fidler played #61 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 357 to 388 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15.5-14.5, +97.
Round 31		Fidler played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and lost 329 to 483 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -57.

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