October 3–5, 2008
New York, NY

BAST 2008: Alyssa Faria [#34]

On this page, you will find information about Alyssa Faria, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Scrabble Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 6-9, -195, and is ranked #33 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: 529 Average for: 384 Average against: 397
Round 1		Faria played #9 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 423 to 505 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -82.
Round 2		Faria played #19 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 438 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -183.
Round 3		Faria played #28 Joseph Gaspard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 384 to 451 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-3, -250.
Round 4		Faria played #31 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 358 to 424 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-4, -316.
Round 5		Faria played #42 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 434 to 277 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-4, -159.
Round 6		Faria played #25 Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) and won 342 to 323 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-4, -140.
Round 7		Faria played #5 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 529 to 322 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-4, +67.
Round 8		Faria played #40 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and lost 367 to 427 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-5, +7. Faria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Faria played #29 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 390 to 366 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-5, +31.
Round 10		Faria played #16 John Viloria (New York, NY) and lost 376 to 434 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, -27. Faria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Faria played #7 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 362 to 484 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-7, -149.
Round 12		Faria played #37 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 357 to 353 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, -145.
Round 13		Faria played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 367 to 434 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-8, -212.
Round 14		Faria played #3 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 284 to 422 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-9, -350.
Round 15		Faria played #27 Brian Bailey (Rockville, MD) and won 456 to 301 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-9, -195.

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