NSC 2011: Mark Fidler [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is competing at the 2011 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 19-12, -177, and is ranked #13 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: 510 Average for: 381 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Fidler played #55 Hope Kennedy (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 417 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +7.
Round 2		Fidler played #82 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 428 to 364 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +71.
Round 3		Fidler played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 316 to 439 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-1, -52.
Round 4		Fidler played #81 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 391 to 283 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +56. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		Fidler played #64 Olinga Flisock (Mansfield, PA) and won 412 to 358 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +110.
Round 6		Fidler played #57 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 351 to 335 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-1, +126.
Round 7		Fidler played #10 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 350 to 394 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +82.
Round 8		Fidler played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 419 to 382 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-2, +119.
Round 9		Fidler played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 510 to 334 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-2, +295.
Round 10		Fidler played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 390 to 330 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +355.
Round 11		Fidler played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 401 to 378 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-2, +378.
Round 12		Fidler played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 356 to 456 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +278.
Round 13		Fidler played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 323 to 497 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +104.
Round 14		Fidler played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 391 to 370 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +125.
Round 15		Fidler played #17 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and won 419 to 394 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +150.
Round 16		Fidler played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 368 to 419 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-5, +99. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Fidler played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 446 to 425 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +120.
Round 18		Fidler played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and won 464 to 358 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-5, +226.
Round 19		Fidler played #3 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) again and lost 282 to 489 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-6, +19.
Round 20		Fidler played #23 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) again and lost 356 to 436 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, -61.
Round 21		Fidler played #8 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and won 388 to 318 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-7, +9.
Round 22		Fidler played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 322 to 461 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-8, -130.
Round 23		Fidler played #51 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and won 368 to 355 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-8, -117.
Round 24		Fidler played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 384 to 392 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, -125.
Round 25		Fidler played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 308 to 385 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, -202.
Round 26		Fidler played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 396 to 301 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-10, -107.
Round 27		Fidler played #15 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and won 378 to 358 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, -87.
Round 28		Fidler played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 378 to 391 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-11, -100.
Round 29		Fidler played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 347 to 336 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-11, -89.
Round 30		Fidler played #35 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) again and won 396 to 355 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, -48.
Round 31		Fidler played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 337 to 466 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-12, -177.

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