Mark Fidler [#16] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Fidler currently has a record of 16.5-14.5, +90, and is ranked #39 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 Mark Fidler]

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
Occupation: teacher
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 206/302, 10-12 -312
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 80/149, 13-14 -6
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 65/176, 14-13 +810
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 60/176, 15-12 +65
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 37/134, 15-12 +307
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 37/108, 15-12 -201
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 112/126, 12-19 -287
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 45/105, 16-15 +311
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 91/132, 14-17 -230
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 51/172, 17-13 -356
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 44/108, 15-13 -28
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 20/102, 16-12 +577

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	36-22 (0.621)
Past 1-12 months	2-3 (0.400)	W LLL W
Past 13-24 months	8-3 (0.727)	W L WW L W L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	12-6 (0.667)	L W LL WWWW L WWWWWW LL W
Past 37-48 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 49-60 months	6-7 (0.462)	LL WW L W LLL WW L W
Past 61-72 months	6-3 (0.667)	WWW L W L WW L
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 486 Average for: 391 Average against: 388
Round 1		Fidler played #106 Bennett Jacobstein (Milpitas, CA) and won 422 to 397 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Fidler had not played Jacobstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		Fidler played #59 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and won 422 to 403 (a spread of 19). The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: SHELTON, CT Fidler’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +44.
Round 3		Fidler played #37 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 366 to 355 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Fidler had not played Krieger in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +55.
Round 4		Fidler played #53 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 436 to 303 (a spread of 133). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Polsky in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +188.
Round 5		Fidler played #57 Daniel Schey (Detroit, MI) and won 421 to 284 (a spread of 137). Before this event, Fidler had not played Schey in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +325. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6		Fidler played #65 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 411 to 449 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Fidler had not played Loritz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +287.
Round 7		Fidler played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 400 to 327 (a spread of 73). Before this event, Fidler had not played Stern in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +360. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Fidler played #25 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 381 to 317 (a spread of 64). Before this event, Fidler had not played Fiszbein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +424.
Round 9		Fidler played #42 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 408 to 394 (a spread of 14). Before this event, Fidler had not played McArthur in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-1, +438.
Round 10		Fidler played #52 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 409 to 447 (a spread of -38). Before this event, Fidler had not played Hamilton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-2, +400.
Round 11		Fidler played #96 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 376 to 404 (a spread of -28). Before this event, Fidler had not played Edelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +372. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 12		Fidler played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 317 to 489 (a spread of -172). Before this event, Fidler had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-4, +200.
Round 13		Fidler played #4 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 486 to 308 (a spread of 178). Before this event, Fidler had not played Hodge in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +378.
Round 14		Fidler played #74 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and won 444 to 386 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Fidler had not played Leeds in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +436.
Round 15		Fidler played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 304 to 349 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Fidler had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +391.
Round 16		Fidler played #18 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 339 to 491 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Fidler had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +239.
Round 17		Fidler played #66 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 317 to 357 (a spread of -40). Before this event, Fidler had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +199.
Round 18		Fidler played #105 Keith Hagel (Auburn, ME) and won 430 to 332 (a spread of 98). Before this event, Fidler had not played Hagel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +297.
Round 19		Fidler played #7 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 387 to 512 (a spread of -125). Before this event, Fidler had not played Lipkin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +172. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 20		Fidler played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 378 to 372 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Kamen in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +178.
Round 21		Fidler played #90 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 408 to 339 (a spread of 69). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Clark in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +247.
Round 22		Fidler played #75 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 397 to 399 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Fidler had not played Weisskopf in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +245.
Round 23		Fidler played #32 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Waltham, MA) and lost 336 to 438 (a spread of -102). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Fukawa-Connelly in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +143. Fidler is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 24		Fidler played #8 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and tied at 429. The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Avrin in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: WL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +143.
Round 25		Fidler played #86 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 359 to 375 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Fidler had not played Easter in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +127.
Round 26		Fidler played #51 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 418 to 295 (a spread of 123). Before this event, Fidler had not played Bohnsack in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +250.
Round 27		Fidler played #21 Dan Sereduick (Baltimore, MD) and won 415 to 319 (a spread of 96). Before this event, Fidler had not played Sereduick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +346.
Round 28		Fidler played #12 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 393 to 467 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Fidler’s record vs. Golob in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +272.
Round 29		Fidler played #24 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 414 to 358 (a spread of 56). Before this event, Fidler had not played Martin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +328.
Round 30		Fidler played #2 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and lost 389 to 509 (a spread of -120). Before this event, Fidler had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +208.
Round 31		Fidler played #77 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 306 to 424 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Fidler had not played Patterson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +90.

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