Alyssa Faria [#22] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Alyssa Faria, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Faria currently has a record of 15-13, -119, and is ranked #41 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): Alyssa Surname(s): Faria Home: Washington, DC, United States

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	15-16 (0.484)
Past 1-12 months	15-15 (0.500)	WW LLL WW LLL W LLL W L WWW L W LL WW L W L WW
Past 13-24 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 378 Average against: 382
Round 1		Faria played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 375 to 370 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Faria had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-0, +5.
Round 2		Faria played #65 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 384 to 279 (a spread of 105). Before this event, Faria had not played Methaset in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-0, +110.
Round 3		Faria played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 421 to 346 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Faria had not played Pianowski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-0, +185.
Round 4		Faria played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 271 to 380 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Faria had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +76.
Round 5		Faria played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 409 to 415 (a spread of -6). Before this event, Faria had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +70.
Round 6		Faria played #10 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 420 to 360 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Faria had not played Cornelison in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +130.
Round 7		Faria played #103 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 416 to 355 (a spread of 61). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Faria’s record vs. Weissman in the 7 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. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +191.
Round 8		Faria played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 376 to 378 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Faria had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +189.
Round 9		Faria played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and lost 357 to 359 (a spread of -2). Before this event, Faria had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-4, +187.
Round 10		Faria played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 380 to 317 (a spread of 63). Before this event, Faria had not played Ravichandran in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +250. Faria is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Faria played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and won 437 to 320 (a spread of 117). Before this event, Faria had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +367.
Round 12		Faria played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 396 to 513 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Faria had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +250.
Round 13		Faria played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 394 to 351 (a spread of 43). Before this event, Faria had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-5, +293.
Round 14		Faria played #64 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 304 to 326 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Faria had not played Martin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +271.
Round 15		Faria played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 505 to 309 (a spread of 196). Before this event, Faria had not played Firstman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-6, +467.
Round 16		Faria played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 459 to 417 (a spread of 42). Before this event, Faria had not played Karris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +509.
Round 17		Faria played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 319 to 454 (a spread of -135). Before this event, Faria had not played Leifer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-7, +374.
Round 18		Faria played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 433 to 358 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Faria had not played Fidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +449.
Round 19		Faria played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) again and lost 322 to 415 (a spread of -93). Before this event, Faria had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-8, +356.
Round 20		Faria played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) again and lost 313 to 505 (a spread of -192). Before this event, Faria had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +164.
Round 21		Faria played #69 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 249 to 583 (a spread of -334). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Faria’s record vs. Panitch in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-10, -170.
Round 22		Faria played #67 Jan Mills (Georgetown ON) and won 363 to 352 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Faria had not played Mills in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, -159.
Round 23		Faria played #66 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 337 to 429 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Faria had not played Milan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-11, -251.
Round 24		Faria played #32 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 364 to 384 (a spread of -20). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: FARMINGDALE, LI. NY Faria’s record vs. Goldstein in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, -271.
Round 25		Faria played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and won 383 to 367 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Faria’s record vs. Kang in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: WWLW. 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. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-12, -255.
Round 26		Faria played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) again and lost 346 to 357 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Faria had not played Firstman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-13, -266.
Round 27		Faria played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 407 to 306 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Faria had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, -165.
Round 28		Faria played #83 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 431 to 385 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Faria had not played Scheimberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, -119.

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