	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 7–9, 2008
	Organized by Chris Cree

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DO 2008: Alyssa Faria [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Alyssa Faria, who is competing at the 2008 Dallas Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-8, +618, and is ranked #18.

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

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	43-39 (0.524)
Past 1-12 months	11-14 (0.440)	LLLL W LL WWW L W LLL W LLL W L WWWW
Past 13-24 months	26-21 (0.553)	L WWWWWWWWW LLL W LL W L W LL W LL W LLLL WW LL W L WW LLL WWWWWWW
Past 25-36 months	6-3 (0.667)	W LLL WWWWW
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 504 Average for: 410 Average against: 381
Round 1		Faria played #112 Angela Dancho (Thornton, CO) and lost 330 to 352 (a spread of -22). Before this event, Faria had not played Dancho in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-1, -22.
Round 2		Faria played #87 Gretchen Cowan (San Clemente, CA) and won 458 to 393 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Faria had not played Cowan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +43.
Round 3		Faria played #52 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 446 to 467 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Faria had not played Kasney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 1-2, +22.
Round 4		Faria played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 415 to 384 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Faria had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +53. Faria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Faria played #91 James Bahra (Metairie, LA) and lost 378 to 389 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Faria had not played Bahra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-3, +42.
Round 6		Faria played #41 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 412 to 395 (a spread of 17). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Faria’s record vs. Shafritz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-3, +59.
Round 7		Faria played #98 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 392 to 390 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Faria had not played Aitken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, +61.
Round 8		Faria played #105 Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 405 to 366 (a spread of 39). Before this event, Faria had not played Mahnken in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-3, +100.
Round 9		Faria played #9 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 320 to 383 (a spread of -63). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX Faria’s record vs. Thevenot in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: 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. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-4, +37.
Round 10		Faria played #94 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 481 to 245 (a spread of 236). Before this event, Faria had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +273.
Round 11		Faria played #113 Keith Pries (Denver, CO) and won 504 to 326 (a spread of 178). Before this event, Faria had not played Pries in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +451.
Round 12		Faria played #84 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and won 385 to 296 (a spread of 89). Before this event, Faria had not played Krizan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +540.
Round 13		Faria played #44 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 403 to 394 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Faria had not played Harshbarger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-4, +549.
Round 14		Faria played #24 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 419 to 433 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Faria had not played Shreve in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-5, +535.
Round 15		Faria played #56 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 475 to 368 (a spread of 107). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Faria’s record vs. Scheimberg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-5, +642. Faria is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 16		Faria played #17 Paul Holser (Wylie, TX) and won 433 to 373 (a spread of 60). Before this event, Faria had not played Holser in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-5, +702.
Round 17		Faria played #18 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 455 to 350 (a spread of 105). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Faria’s record vs. Baron in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-5, +807.
Round 18		Faria played #13 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 317 to 424 (a spread of -107). The last time these two played was 2006-08 at: UNITED STATES SCRABBLE OPEN Faria’s record vs. Brockmeier in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +700.
Round 19		Faria played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 411 to 485 (a spread of -74). Before this event, Faria had not played Benedict in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +626.
Round 20		Faria played #6 John Luebkemann (Bear, DE) and won 424 to 402 (a spread of 22). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Faria’s record vs. Luebkemann in the 6 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. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +648.
Round 21		Faria played #20 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 355 to 385 (a spread of -30). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Faria’s record vs. Withers in the 6 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. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +618.

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