Gina Fassio [#41] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Gina Fassio, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Fassio currently has a record of 19-11, +1278, and is ranked #12 in Division 3.

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): Gina Surname(s): Fassio Home: Methuen, MA, United States Age: 39 Hobbies: Scrabble, Karaoke Occupation: Software Engineer

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	25-13 (0.658)
Past 1-12 months	3-0 (1.000)	WWW
Past 13-24 months	6-4 (0.600)	W LL W L W L WWW
Past 25-36 months	5-4 (0.556)	L W LL WWWW L
Past 37-48 months	4-1 (0.800)	W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	7-4 (0.636)	LLL W L WWWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 507 Average for: 403 Average against: 361
Before the Tournament		Fassio is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Fassio played #168 Carol Spencer Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 363 to 339 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Yamashita in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-0, +24.
Round 2		Fassio played #56 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 418 to 387 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Gray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-0, +55.
Round 3		Fassio played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 504 to 227 (a spread of 277) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +332.
Round 4		Fassio played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 380 to 405 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: CAPE COD, MA Fassio's record vs. Martin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +307.
Round 5		Fassio played #154 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 507 to 284 (a spread of 223) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Ubeika in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +530.
Round 6		Fassio played #104 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 495 to 383 (a spread of 112) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: RENO, NV Fassio's record vs. Nelson in the 5 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. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +642.
Round 7		Fassio played #44 Janice Fisher (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 421 to 291 (a spread of 130) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Fisher in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +772.
Round 8		Fassio played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and won 399 to 254 (a spread of 145) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +917.
Round 9		Fassio played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and won 477 to 346 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +1048.
Round 10		Fassio played #141 Sally Starr (Port Richey, FL) and won 379 to 280 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Starr in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-1, +1147.
Round 11		Fassio played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 387 to 339 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-1, +1195. Fassio is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Fassio played #65 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX) and lost 332 to 387 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Hughes in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-2, +1140.
Round 13		Fassio played #66 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 400 to 376 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Jacobson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-2, +1164.
Round 14		Fassio played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 416 to 357 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-2, +1223. Fassio is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Fassio played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 380 to 385 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 12-3, +1218.
Round 16		Fassio played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 484 to 316 (a spread of 168) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-3, +1386.
Round 17		Fassio played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 349 to 306 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-3, +1429.
Round 18		Fassio played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 461 to 341 (a spread of 120) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-3, +1549.
Round 19		Fassio played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 359 to 474 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-4, +1434.
Round 20		Fassio played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 412 to 327 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-4, +1519.
Round 21		Fassio played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 378 to 429 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 16-5, +1468. Fassio is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Fassio played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 343 to 386 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +1425.
Round 23		Fassio played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 321 to 415 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-7, +1331. Fassio is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Fassio played #99 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 310 to 364 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Moniz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-8, +1277.
Round 25		Fassio played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 415 to 340 (a spread of 75) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-8, +1352.
Round 26		Fassio played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 426 (a spread of -35) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +1317.
Round 27		Fassio played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and won 500 to 340 (a spread of 160) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Brown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +1477.
Round 28		Fassio played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 500 to 369 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-9, +1608.
Round 29		Fassio played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 280 to 397 (a spread of -117) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fassio's record vs. Kraus in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (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: W. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-10, +1491. Fassio is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Fassio played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 334 to 547 (a spread of -213) . Before this event, Fassio had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-11, +1278.

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