Dion Saldanha [#079] at NSC 2002

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Dion Saldanha [#079] 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): Dion Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 16 Hobbies: MUSIC, TENNIS, SOCCER Occupation: STUDENT

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 542 Average for: 390 Average against: 344
Round 1		Saldanha played #007 Jim Barker (San Jose, CA) and won 536 to 232 (a spread of 304) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +304.
Round 2		Saldanha played #009 Ruth Barr (Sacramento, CA) and won 375 to 314 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +365.
Round 3		Saldanha played #072 Nora Poulos (Albuquerque, NM) and won 398 to 379 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +384.
Round 4		Saldanha played #003 Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) and won 446 to 341 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +489.
Round 5		Saldanha played #005 Bruce Babcock (Encinitas, CA) and won 454 to 296 (a spread of 158) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +647. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Saldanha played #001 Noreen Anderson (Venice, FL) and won 542 to 255 (a spread of 287) . Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +934. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Saldanha played #073 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and lost 349 to 357 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +926. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Saldanha played #063 Ruth McCandless (Jeffersonville, PA) and won 425 to 296 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +1055.
Round 9		Saldanha played #025 Evelyn Evans (Queens Village, NY) and lost 390 to 415 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-2, +1030.
Round 10		Saldanha played #087 Edgar Thomas (Cambridge, MA) and lost 344 to 352 (a spread of -8) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +1022.
Round 11		Saldanha played #020 Jesse Cromer (Waxhaw, NC) and lost 319 to 433 (a spread of -114) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-4, +908.
Round 12		Saldanha played #039 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 285 to 484 (a spread of -199) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-5, +709. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Saldanha played #034 Miriam Gregory (Vancouver BC) and lost 351 to 443 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +617.
Round 14		Saldanha played #006 Suzannah Badgett (Mesa, AZ) and won 427 to 292 (a spread of 135) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-6, +752.
Round 15		Saldanha played #074 Mary E Quigley (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 370 to 250 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-6, +872.
Round 16		Saldanha played #088 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 396 to 342 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +926.
Round 17		Saldanha played #052 Trix Kout (Watertown, MA) and lost 322 to 358 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +890.
Round 18		Saldanha played #056 Arlene Lane (Rancho Murieta, CA) and lost 358 to 364 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-8, +884.
Round 19		Saldanha played #069 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 490 to 264 (a spread of 226) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-8, +1110.
Round 20		Saldanha played #019 Anna marie Cook (Calgary AB) and won 456 to 347 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +1219.
Round 21		Saldanha played #040 Jan Hein (Boulder, CO) and lost 348 to 441 (a spread of -93) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-9, +1126.
Round 22		Saldanha played #008 Ron Barker (Boise, ID) and lost 346 to 385 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +1087.
Round 23		Saldanha played #082 Neva Slater (Manchester, CT) and won 358 to 316 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-10, +1129.
Round 24		Saldanha played #069 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 379 to 351 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-10, +1157.
Round 25		Saldanha played #094 Claire Pleczynski (Berlin, NJ) and won 370 to 354 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-10, +1173.
Round 26		Saldanha played #088 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and won 364 to 298 (a spread of 66) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +1239.
Round 27		Saldanha played #026 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and lost 286 to 328 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-11, +1197.
Round 28		Saldanha played #038 Trish Harrop (Knoxville, TN) and won 431 to 283 (a spread of 148) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-11, +1345.
Round 29		Saldanha played #026 L Cheryl Francis (Old Town, ME) and won 433 to 341 (a spread of 92) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +1437.
Round 30		Saldanha played #088 Geoff Tongue (Tacoma, WA) and lost 330 to 419 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-12, +1348. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 31		Saldanha played #073 Barbara Puky (St. Lazare QC) and won 416 to 330 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-12, +1434.
After the Tournament		Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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