Norbert Saldanha [#104] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Norbert Saldanha, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Saldanha currently has a record of 14-14, -33, and is ranked #68 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): Norbert Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 53 Awards: 1991 Gulf Champion; 2002 Division 4, NSC. Hobbies: 10-pin bowling, volleyball Occupation: Logistics Manager

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	31-29 (0.517)
Past 1-12 months	11-10 (0.524)	L WWW LL WW LL WWW LLL WW LL W
Past 13-24 months	7-10 (0.412)	LL W L WW LLL WWW LL W LL
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	LL W LL WW L W
Past 37-48 months	3-1 (0.750)	W L WW
Past 49-60 months	6-3 (0.667)	W L W L WW L WW
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 508 Average for: 369 Average against: 371
Round 1		Saldanha played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 384 to 303 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Michaels in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +81.
Round 2		Saldanha played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 358 to 310 (a spread of 48) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Saldanha’s record vs. Ortman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +129.
Round 3		Saldanha played #125 Barbara Van Alen (Chandler, AZ) and won 450 to 358 (a spread of 92) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Van Alen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-0, +221.
Round 4		Saldanha played #90 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and lost 317 to 471 (a spread of -154) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Moniz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-1, +67.
Round 5		Saldanha played #84 J Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and won 476 to 268 (a spread of 208) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Mercatante in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +275.
Round 6		Saldanha played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 323 to 380 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Starr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-2, +218.
Round 7		Saldanha played #118 Lam Tang (Vancouver BC) and lost 299 to 426 (a spread of -127) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Saldanha’s record vs. Tang in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-3, +91.
Round 8		Saldanha played #18 Carla Chase (New York, NY) and lost 422 to 440 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Chase in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, +73.
Round 9		Saldanha played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and lost 319 to 330 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, +62.
Round 10		Saldanha played #92 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and won 470 to 356 (a spread of 114) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Saldanha’s record vs. Nelson in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WLWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 5-5, +176.
Round 11		Saldanha played #1 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 332 to 280 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ali in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-5, +228.
Round 12		Saldanha played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 366 to 357 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 7-5, +237.
Round 13		Saldanha played #36 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 323 to 369 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Easter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-6, +191.
Round 14		Saldanha played #70 Evan Koch (Petaluma, CA) and lost 368 to 443 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Koch in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-7, +116. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Saldanha played #127 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and won 508 to 496 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Wayne in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-7, +128. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Saldanha played #32 Rosetta Donelick (Las Vegas, NV) and won 381 to 308 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Donelick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 9-7, +201.
Round 17		Saldanha played #114 Kitty Steinwand (Madison, WI) and won 381 to 311 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Steinwand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-7, +271.
Round 18		Saldanha played #41 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 365 to 438 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Fishman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-8, +198.
Round 19		Saldanha played #3 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and won 397 to 328 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Anum in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-8, +267.
Round 20		Saldanha played #97 John Ortman (Roseville, CA) and won 373 to 282 (a spread of 91) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PORTLAND, OR Saldanha’s record vs. Ortman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +358.
Round 21		Saldanha played #86 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 277 to 441 (a spread of -164) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Michaels in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-9, +194.
Round 22		Saldanha played #28 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 407 to 263 (a spread of 144) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-9, +338.
Round 23		Saldanha played #27 Kurt Davies (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 331 to 385 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha’s record vs. Davies in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-10, +284.
Round 24		Saldanha played #73 Kevin Leeds (Atlanta, GA) and lost 312 to 432 (a spread of -120) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Leeds in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-11, +164.
Round 25		Saldanha played #134 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 307 to 379 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Wyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-12, +92.
Round 26		Saldanha played #112 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 406 to 416 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Starr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-13, +82.
Round 27		Saldanha played #107 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 275 to 398 (a spread of -123) . The last time these two played was 2005-03 at: VANCOUER, BC, CAN Saldanha’s record vs. Sealy in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 13-14, -41.
Round 28		Saldanha played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 418 to 410 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played McLean in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-14, -33.

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