NSC 2009: Alyssa Faria [#62]

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On this page, you will find information about Alyssa Faria, who is competing at the 2009 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 16-15, +413, and is ranked #47 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, USA Hobbies: Travel, Boggle Occupation: Tech

Round by Round
High score: 551 Average for: 400 Average against: 387
Round 1		Faria played #69 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 451 to 333 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +118. Faria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Faria played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 438 to 317 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +239.
Round 3		Faria played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and lost 351 to 530 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +60.
Round 4		Faria played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 466 to 278 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +248.
Round 5		Faria played #67 Peter Schwartzman (Galesburg, IL) and won 382 to 368 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +262.
Round 6		Faria played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 413 to 550 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4-2, +125.
Round 7		Faria played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 422 to 439 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-3, +108.
Round 8		Faria played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and lost 324 to 441 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -9.
Round 9		Faria played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 398 to 329 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, +60.
Round 10		Faria played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 387 to 401 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-5, +46.
Round 11		Faria played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 381 to 449 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 5-6, -22.
Round 12		Faria played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 395 to 470 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 5-7, -97.
Round 13		Faria played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 430 to 493 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 5-8, -160.
Round 14		Faria played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 330 to 399 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-9, -229.
Round 15		Faria played #106 Marty Marcus (Chicago, IL) and lost 321 to 454 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 5-10, -362.
Round 16		Faria played #57 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 442 to 272 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-10, -192.
Round 17		Faria played #112 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 379 to 318 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-10, -131.
Round 18		Faria played #32 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 292 to 361 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 7-11, -200.
Round 19		Faria played #91 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and lost 377 to 419 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-12, -242.
Round 20		Faria played #118 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 551 to 290 (a spread of 261). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 8-12, +19.
Round 21		Faria played #63 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 404 to 326 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-12, +97.
Round 22		Faria played #113 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 499 to 348 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-12, +248.
Round 23		Faria played #46 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 451 to 420 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, +279.
Round 24		Faria played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 338 to 449 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11-13, +168.
Round 25		Faria played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 359 to 374 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-14, +153.
Round 26		Faria played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 511 to 333 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 12-14, +331.
Round 27		Faria played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 379 to 348 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-14, +362.
Round 28		Faria played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 377 to 322 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-14, +417.
Round 29		Faria played #98 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 324 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-14, +482.
Round 30		Faria played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 422 to 404 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 16-14, +500.
Round 31		Faria played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 356 to 443 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 16-15, +413.

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