Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Friedel akatamba muU.S. Closed Championships nhanhatu. Pamutambo wa2008 muTulsa, akaenzana pachinzvimbo chechina uye akahwina mwero wake wekupedzisira weGM. Friedel akakwikwidza mumitambo yakawanda yenyika dzakawanda. Akamirira US pa2008 World Mind Sports Games
, pamwe chete nemakwikwi maviri eContinental Championships (2009 na2011).