Dion Saldanha [#100] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dion Saldanha, who is a contestant in Division 4 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, -373, and is ranked #68 in Division 4.

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): Dion Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 18 Hobbies: field hockey, singing Occupation: Student

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	9-8 (0.529)
Past 1-12 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 13-24 months	5-7 (0.417)	W L W L W L WW LLLL
Past 25-36 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 369 Average against: 382
Anagrams Championship		Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Saldanha played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 386 to 367 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Page in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +19.
Round 2		Saldanha played #22 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 310 to 374 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Dinning in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #82. Current record: 1-1, -45.
Round 3		Saldanha played #90 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and lost 352 to 483 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Palazzo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 1-2, -176.
Round 4		Saldanha played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and lost 283 to 478 (a spread of -195) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha’s record vs. Gruhn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #113. Current record: 1-3, -371.
Round 5		Saldanha played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and won 362 to 321 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-3, -330.
Round 6		Saldanha played #18 Evelyn R Davis (Anaheim Hills, CA) and won 427 to 280 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Davis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-3, -183.
Round 7		Saldanha played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 392 to 400 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hembrook in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-4, -191.
Round 8		Saldanha played #44 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 259 to 489 (a spread of -230) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-5, -421.
Round 9		Saldanha played #53 Linda Hoggatt (Blanchester, OH) and lost 350 to 380 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hoggatt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3-6, -451.
Round 10		Saldanha played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 494 to 361 (a spread of 133) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 4-6, -318.
Round 11		Saldanha played #36 Mady Garner (Sevierville, TN) and won 355 to 339 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Garner in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-6, -302.
Round 12		Saldanha played #9 Martha Bedford (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 325 to 460 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Bedford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 5-7, -437.
Round 13		Saldanha played #68 Broderick Larkins (Houston, TX) and won 390 to 352 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Larkins in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-7, -399.
Round 14		Saldanha played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and won 378 to 304 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-7, -325. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Saldanha played #93 Jim Piazza (New York, NY) and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Piazza in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-7, -261.
Round 16		Saldanha played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and won 393 to 384 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Bachman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 9-7, -252.
Round 17		Saldanha played #104 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 351 to 390 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Savadge in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-8, -291.
Round 18		Saldanha played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 366 to 405 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-9, -330.
Round 19		Saldanha played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 407 to 325 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-9, -248.
Round 20		Saldanha played #38 Phyllis Gelb (Surprise, AZ) and lost 351 to 364 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gelb in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-10, -261.
Round 21		Saldanha played #27 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 447 to 290 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, -104.
Round 22		Saldanha played #76 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 370 to 497 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-11, -231.
Round 23		Saldanha played #96 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 306 to 467 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Pitzer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, -392.
Round 24		Saldanha played #108 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 343 to 440 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Scott in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-13, -489.
Round 25		Saldanha played #65 Pat Kovalcheck (Costa Mesa, CA) and lost 354 to 373 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kovalcheck in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 11-14, -508.
Round 26		Saldanha played #74 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 380 to 294 (a spread of 86) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Melvin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-14, -422.
Round 27		Saldanha played #25 Joev Dubach (Somerville, MA) and won 389 to 367 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Dubach in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #75. Current record: 13-14, -400.
Round 28		Saldanha played #130 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 384 to 357 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Haworth in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-14, -373.
Final Round 5		Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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