NSC 2008: Alyssa Faria [#24]

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On this page, you will find information about Alyssa Faria, who is competing at the 2008 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 12-16, -674, and is ranked #87 in Division 1.

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: Cambridge, MA, United States USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 41/102, 15-13 -119

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 380 Average against: 407
Round 1		Faria played #103 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 291 to 429 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-1, -138.
Round 2		Faria played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 343 to 393 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -188. Faria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Faria played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-2, -170.
Round 4		Faria played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 380 to 463 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-3, -253.
Round 5		Faria played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 419 to 498 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-4, -332.
Round 6		Faria played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 412 to 321 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -241.
Round 7		Faria played #69 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 488 to 377 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, -130.
Round 8		Faria played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 356 to 349 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, -123.
Round 9		Faria played #56 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 277 to 430 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 4-5, -276.
Round 10		Faria played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 410 to 425 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-6, -291.
Round 11		Faria played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 326 to 480 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4-7, -445.
Round 12		Faria played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 326 to 388 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-8, -507.
Round 13		Faria played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 399 to 342 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-8, -450.
Round 14		Faria played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 372 to 373 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-9, -451.
Round 15		Faria played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 509 to 299 (a spread of 210). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-9, -241.
Round 16		Faria played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 349 to 378 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-10, -270.
Round 17		Faria played #71 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 467 to 406 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 7-10, -209.
Round 18		Faria played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 335 to 424 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-11, -298.
Round 19		Faria played #22 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 356 to 383 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-12, -325.
Round 20		Faria played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 379 to 438 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 7-13, -384.
Round 21		Faria played #9 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and lost 332 to 528 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-14, -580.
Round 22		Faria played #51 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 430 to 286 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-14, -436.
Round 23		Faria recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 9-14, -386.
Round 24		Faria played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 446 to 409 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 10-14, -349.
Round 25		Faria played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 363 to 490 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-15, -476.
Round 26		Faria played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 262 to 613 (a spread of -351). Current ranking: #95. Current record: 10-16, -827.
Round 27		Faria played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 474 to 417 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 11-16, -770. Faria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Faria played #87 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) again and won 398 to 302 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, -674.

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