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NSC 2012: Stefan Fatsis [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Fatsis, who is competing at the 2012 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 18.5-12.5, +662, 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

[photo of Stefan Fatsis]

Given name(s): Stefan
Surname(s): Fatsis
Home: Washington, DC, United States
Awards: Author, ``Word Freak''; color commentator, ESPN Scrabble
Hobbies: Fatherhood
Round by Round

High score: 540
Average for: 397
Average against: 376

Before the Tournament  

Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 1

[photo of Joan Kelly]

Fatsis played #57 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 454 to 286 (a spread of 168).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 1-0, +168.

Round 2

[photo of Helena Gauthier]

Fatsis played #76 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 333 to 404 (a spread of -71).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 1-1, +97.

Round 3

[photo of Tony Claitor]

Fatsis played #22 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and lost 290 to 492 (a spread of -202).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 1-2, -105.

Round 4

[photo of Yolanda Ushry]

Fatsis played #74 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and won 424 to 373 (a spread of 51).

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 2-2, -54.

Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Paula Catanese]

Fatsis played #54 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 433 to 339 (a spread of 94).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 3-2, +40.

Round 6

[photo of Emely Weissman]

Fatsis played #43 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 479 to 335 (a spread of 144).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 4-2, +184.

Round 7

[photo of Will Scott]

Fatsis played #63 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 326 to 412 (a spread of -86).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 4-3, +98.

Round 8

[photo of David Whitley]

Fatsis played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 358 to 495 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 4-4, -39.

Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Liz Gottlin]

Fatsis played #23 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 506 to 349 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 5-4, +118.

Round 10

[photo of Diana Spiller]

Fatsis played #83 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 354 to 389 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 5-5, +83.

Round 11

[photo of Carolyn Easter]

Fatsis played #35 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 363 to 422 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 5-6, +24.

Round 12

[photo of Shelley Ubeika]

Fatsis played #68 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 315 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-6, +126.

Round 13

[photo of Francis Anum]

Fatsis played #32 Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA) and lost 293 to 402 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-7, +17.

Round 14

[photo of George Asaka]

Fatsis played #33 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and won 420 to 328 (a spread of 92).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 7-7, +109.

Round 15

[photo of Linda Oliva]

Fatsis played #70 Linda Oliva (Lisbon, MD) and won 377 to 313 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 8-7, +173.

Round 16

[photo of Larry Gradus]

Fatsis played #41 Larry Gradus (Pompano Beach, FL) and won 371 to 356 (a spread of 15).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 9-7, +188.

Round 17

[photo of Verna Richards Berg]

Fatsis played #42 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 359 to 395 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 9-8, +152.

Round 18

[photo of Cheryl Melvin]

Fatsis played #86 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 392 to 340 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 10-8, +204.

Round 19

[no photo available]

Fatsis played #62 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and lost 365 to 433 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 10-9, +136.

Round 20

[photo of Connie Creed]

Fatsis played #37 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 486 to 316 (a spread of 170).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 11-9, +306.

Round 21

[photo of David Engelhardt]

Fatsis played #56 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 318 to 336 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 11-10, +288.

Round 22

[photo of Mark Fidler]

Fatsis played #9 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 540 to 354 (a spread of 186).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 12-10, +474.

Round 23

[photo of Geoff Gibson]

Fatsis played #72 Geoff Gibson (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 338 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 13-10, +557.

Round 24

[no photo available]

Fatsis played #38 John Wiley (Palo Alto, CA) and won 395 to 352 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 14-10, +600.

Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 25

[photo of Visan Vongthanasunthorn]

Fatsis played #2 Visan Vongthanasunthorn (Thailand) and won 398 to 387 (a spread of 11).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 15-10, +611.

Round 26

[photo of Timothy Bottorff]

Fatsis played #12 Timothy Bottorff (Orlando, FL) and won 433 to 429 (a spread of 4).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 16-10, +615.

Round 27

[photo of Brian Galebach]

Fatsis played #18 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 424 to 363 (a spread of 61).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 17-10, +676.

Fatsis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

[photo of Glenn Dunlop]

Fatsis played #14 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 462 to 334 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-10, +804.

Round 29

[photo of Jackson Smylie]

Fatsis played #25 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and tied at 396.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 18.5-10.5, +804.

Round 30

[photo of David Whitley]

Fatsis played #1 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) again and lost 363 to 445 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 18.5-11.5, +722.

Round 31

[photo of Carl Stocker]

Fatsis played #46 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 371 to 431 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 18.5-12.5, +662.


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