Miriam Saldanha [#086] at NSC 2002

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Miriam Saldanha [#086] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Miriam Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Hobbies: SINGING, DANCING, COOKING Occupation: BUSINESS

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 371 Average against: 357
Round 1		Saldanha played #115 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and lost 303 to 363 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -60.
Round 2		Saldanha played #107 Jerry White (Shirley, NY) and won 418 to 317 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, +41.
Round 3		Saldanha played #109 Jay Wright (Jasper, GA) and won 414 to 368 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +87.
Round 4		Saldanha played #113 Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN) and won 457 to 284 (a spread of 173) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +260.
Round 5		Saldanha played #081 Helen Pipi (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 321 to 418 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-2, +163.
Round 6		Saldanha played #002 Marc Anderson (Carlsbad, CA) and won 376 to 284 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +255.
Round 7		Saldanha played #025 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 380 to 386 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, +249. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Saldanha played #088 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 345 to 339 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +255.
Round 9		Saldanha played #048 Gail Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 361 to 377 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +239.
Round 10		Saldanha played #001 Drew Allen (Philadelphia, PA) and won 394 to 351 (a spread of 43) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +282.
Round 11		Saldanha played #011 Louis Block (Culver City, CA) and won 470 to 343 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-4, +409.
Round 12		Saldanha played #020 Matthew Carter (Richmond, VA) and won 416 to 324 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +501.
Round 13		Saldanha played #028 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 368 to 382 (a spread of -14) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +487.
Round 14		Saldanha played #032 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 279 to 398 (a spread of -119) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +368.
Round 15		Saldanha played #012 Doug Bobkovich (Tempe, AZ) and won 404 to 248 (a spread of 156) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +524.
Round 16		Saldanha played #017 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 408 to 345 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +587.
Round 17		Saldanha played #055 Alan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 303 to 431 (a spread of -128) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-7, +459.
Round 18		Saldanha played #046 Brian Knudson (Culver City, CA) and lost 343 to 375 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +427.
Round 19		Saldanha played #069 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 360 to 359 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, +428.
Round 20		Saldanha played #013 Ed Bowe (Portage, MI) and won 364 to 329 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +463.
Round 21		Saldanha played #110 Carol Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 392 to 336 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-8, +519.
Round 22		Saldanha played #032 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 298 to 379 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +438.
Round 23		Saldanha played #066 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and lost 341 to 491 (a spread of -150) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-10, +288.
Round 24		Saldanha played #089 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 343 to 382 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-11, +249.
Round 25		Saldanha played #072 Bob Nellis (Glenview, IL) and lost 332 to 386 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-12, +195.
Round 26		Saldanha played #084 Barbara C Ring (Portland, OR) and won 422 to 316 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +301.
Round 27		Saldanha played #115 Billie Garver (Leachville, AR) and won 410 to 346 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-12, +365.
Round 28		Saldanha played #010 Linda Block (Brooklyn, NY) and won 397 to 352 (a spread of 45) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-12, +410.
Round 29		Saldanha played #015 Faye Brook (Huntingdon Valley, PA) and won 386 to 293 (a spread of 93) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-12, +503.
Round 30		Saldanha played #097 Stephanie Steele (St Paul, MN) and won 420 to 353 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-12, +570.
Round 31		Saldanha played #005 Andrea Bauman (Glendale, CA) and lost 263 to 411 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-13, +422.
After the Tournament		Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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