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NSC 2012: Daiva Markelis [#22]
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On this page, you will find information about
Daiva Markelis, 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 18-13, +504, and is ranked
#17 in Division 3.
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 Daiva Markelis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/markelis_daiva.jpg)
| Given name(s): Daiva Surname(s): Markelis Home: Charleston, IL, United States Awards: teacher of the year Hobbies: reading, classical music, White Sox baseball |
Round by Round | High score: 492 Average for: 379 Average against: 363 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Barbara Bordwell McGrew]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/mcgrew_barbara.jpg)
| Markelis played #45 Barbara Bordwell McGrew (Burlington, VT) and won 436 to 351 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +85. | Round 2 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #74 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and lost 368 to 430 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +23. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Supriya Devnani]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/devnani_supriya.jpg)
| Markelis played #7 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 355 to 357 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, +21. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Jacque Lease]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lease_jacque_2.jpg)
| Markelis played #17 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 426 to 294 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-2, +153. | Round 5 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #81 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and won 411 to 374 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +190. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Doreen Fiorelli]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fiorelli_doreen.jpg)
| Markelis played #53 Doreen Fiorelli (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 376 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +129. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Arthur Moore]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/moore_arthur.jpg)
| Markelis played #15 Arthur Moore (Ocoee, FL) and won 469 to 310 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-3, +288. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Nola Hembrook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hembrook_nola.jpg)
| Markelis played #13 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 315 to 383 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-4, +220. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Mark Gooley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gooley_mark.jpg)
| Markelis played #11 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 385 to 297 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-4, +308. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Edward Gowash]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gowash_edward_2.jpg)
| Markelis played #66 Edward Gowash (APO, AE) and won 363 to 265 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +406. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Bob Blyler]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/blyler_bob_2.jpg)
| Markelis played #59 Bob Blyler (Clearwater, FL) and won 405 to 301 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-4, +510. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Flora Taylor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/taylor_flora.jpg)
| Markelis played #36 Flora Taylor (Hillsborough, NC) and won 417 to 385 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-4, +542. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Diane Joseph]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/joseph_diane.jpg)
| Markelis played #35 Diane Joseph (Fremont, OH) and won 359 to 343 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +558. | Round 14 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #5 Cliff Smith (Ballwin, MO) and lost 290 to 478 (a spread of -188). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +370. | Round 15 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #23 Daniel Hellmann (Fort Myers, FL) and won 395 to 375 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-5, +390. | Round 16 | | Markelis recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +440. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Cheryl Allen-Munley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/a/allen_munley_cheryl.jpg)
| Markelis played #41 Cheryl Allen-Munley (Tewksbury, NJ) and won 353 to 336 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +457. | Round 18 | ![[photo of Mary Rhoades]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rhoades_mary_v.jpg)
| Markelis played #28 Mary Rhoades (Bedford, TX) and lost 348 to 349 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-6, +456. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Brett Jackson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/jackson_brett.jpg)
| Markelis played #54 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and lost 363 to 383 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +436. | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #10 Adam Fine (Gaithersburg, MD) and won 414 to 340 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +510. | Round 21 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #67 Stephen Henney (Canton, MI) and lost 357 to 450 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +417. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Michael Bassett]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bassett_michael.jpg)
| Markelis played #1 Michael Bassett (Port Clinton, GA) and lost 324 to 367 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-9, +374. | Round 23 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #24 Marshall Resnick (West Orange, NJ) and won 407 to 322 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-9, +459. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Colleen Shea]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shea_colleen.jpg)
| Markelis played #44 Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY) and won 351 to 325 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +485. | Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Markelis played #57 James Cooney (Oviedo, FL) and lost 391 to 449 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +427. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Katya Lezin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lezin_katya.jpg)
| Markelis played #14 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 416 to 378 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +465. Markelis is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 27 | ![[photo of Marwan Saadi]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/saadi_marwan.jpg)
| Markelis played #32 Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) and won 492 to 276 (a spread of 216). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-10, +681. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Marla Riff]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/riff_marla_3.jpg)
| Markelis played #26 Marla Riff (Boynton Beach, FL) and lost 359 to 360 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +680. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Guy Ingram]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/i/ingram_guy.jpg)
| Markelis played #21 Guy Ingram (Ellenwood, GA) and lost 323 to 413 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-12, +590. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Cathy Poole]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/poole_cathy_2.jpg)
| Markelis played #75 Cathy Poole (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 328 to 415 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +503. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Roy Dixon]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dixon_roy.jpg)
| Markelis played #4 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 421 to 420 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +504. |
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