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Dean Saldanha [#6] at 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

Congratulations to the first-ever two-time Canadian Champion, Adam Logan!

On this page, you will find information about Dean Saldanha, who is a contestant in at the 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship, held June 9–11 at the Great Hall in Toronto. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Saldanha currently has a record of 12-6, +244, and is ranked #7.

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): Dean Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 21 Awards: represented Canada at 2003 Worlds; 2005-03 Vancouver, BC Hobbies: hockey, soccer Occupation: student/service

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 548 Average for: 391 Average against: 378
Registration		Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Saldanha played #46 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 494 to 251 (a spread of 243) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Abbate in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +243. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Saldanha played #29 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 397 to 384 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Stokoe in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +256.
Round 3		Saldanha played #19 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 548 to 306 (a spread of 242) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hahn in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +498. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Saldanha played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 344 to 399 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +443. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Saldanha played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and won 417 to 389 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +471.
Round 6		Saldanha played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and won 378 to 277 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Desiato in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +572. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Saldanha played #12 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 385 to 359 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lindzon in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +598. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 8		Saldanha played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 397 to 385 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-1, +610. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 9		Saldanha played #1 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 229 to 602 (a spread of -373) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Logan in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +237. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Saldanha played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 348 to 378 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-3, +207. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 11		Saldanha played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 430 to 311 (a spread of 119) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Madden in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +326.
Round 12		Saldanha played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 403 to 360 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +369. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Saldanha played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 375 to 462 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +282. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 14		Saldanha played #34 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 362 to 459 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Anglin in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 9-5, +185. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Saldanha played #34 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 393 to 301 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Anglin in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +277. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Saldanha played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 392 to 440 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Leah in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +229. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Saldanha played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 363 to 354 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-6, +238. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Saldanha played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 385 to 379 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Panitch in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +244. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
After the Finals		Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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