Dielle Saldanha [#121] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle Saldanha, 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. Saldanha currently has a record of 20-10, +625, and is ranked #9 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): Dielle Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 15 Awards: 2002 Division 6, NSC Hobbies: field hockey, reading Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	13.5-11.5 (0.540)
Past 1-12 months	7-5 (0.583)	LLL WWWW L WW L W
Past 13-24 months	4.5-5.5 (0.450)	LLL WWWTLL W
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 401 Average against: 380
Round 1		Saldanha played #12 Chip Brown (Bothell, WA) and lost 328 to 383 (a spread of -55) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Saldanha's record vs. Brown in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #124. Current record: 0-1, -55.
Round 2		Saldanha played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 424 to 410 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 1-1, -41.
Round 3		Saldanha played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and won 532 to 252 (a spread of 280) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-1, +239.
Round 4		Saldanha played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 484 to 295 (a spread of 189) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +428.
Round 5		Saldanha played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 366 to 423 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +371.
Round 6		Saldanha played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 462 to 286 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-2, +547. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Saldanha played #87 Daiva Markelis (Charleston, IL) and lost 311 to 373 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Markelis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +485.
Round 8		Saldanha played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and won 413 to 407 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +491.
Round 9		Saldanha played #76 Patricia Krohn (Milwaukee, WI) and won 396 to 368 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Krohn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +519.
Round 10		Saldanha played #83 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 372 to 323 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lyda in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-3, +568.
Round 11		Saldanha played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 364 to 353 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-3, +579.
Round 12		Saldanha played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 361 to 384 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +556.
Round 13		Saldanha played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 423 to 346 (a spread of 77) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-4, +633.
Round 14		Saldanha played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and won 425 to 381 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +677.
Round 15		Saldanha played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 443 to 419 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-4, +701. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Saldanha played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and won 411 to 296 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +816.
Round 17		Saldanha played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 361 to 509 (a spread of -148) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha's record vs. Haverly in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-5, +668.
Round 18		Saldanha played #48 Ira Freehof (Manhasset, NY) and won 493 to 289 (a spread of 204) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Freehof in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +872.
Round 19		Saldanha played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 430 to 360 (a spread of 70) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Saldanha's record vs. Turney in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-5, +942.
Round 20		Saldanha played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 355 to 477 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-6, +820.
Round 21		Saldanha played #15 Daniel Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 414 to 335 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-6, +899.
Round 22		Saldanha played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 399 to 336 (a spread of 63) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha's record vs. Haverly in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-6, +962.
Round 23		Saldanha played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and won 415 to 321 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-6, +1056. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Saldanha played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 440 to 332 (a spread of 108) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +1164.
Round 25		Saldanha played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 416 to 479 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-7, +1101. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Saldanha played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 356 to 544 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +913. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Saldanha played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and won 427 to 287 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +1053.
Round 28		Saldanha played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and lost 369 to 500 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Fassio in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-9, +922.
Round 29		Saldanha played #163 Mike Wier (Phoenix, AZ) and won 419 to 364 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Wier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-9, +977. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Saldanha played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 225 to 577 (a spread of -352) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 20-10, +625.

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