Dielle Saldanha [#82] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle Saldanha, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Saldanha currently has a record of 15-13, +523, and is ranked #35 in Division 2.

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

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Given name(s): Dielle
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Awards: 1st place- div 6, 2002 NSC; div 2, Portland 2005
Hobbies: field hockey, shopping, running, reading
Occupation: student
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 1/88, 25-6 +1828
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/169, 20-10 +625
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 84/108, 12-16 -203

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	34-23 (0.596)
Past 1-12 months	10-8 (0.556)	L WW L WW LLL WWW L WW L W L
Past 13-24 months	17-9 (0.654)	L WWWW L WWWW L WWW L WW L WW LLL W L W
Past 25-36 months	4-5 (0.444)	LL W LL WWW L
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 49-60 months	2-0 (1.000)	WW
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 591 Average for: 410 Average against: 391
Round 1		Saldanha played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 396 to 417 (a spread of -21). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hay in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-1, -21.
Round 2		Saldanha played #71 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 369 to 423 (a spread of -54). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Patterson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-2, -75.
Round 3		Saldanha played #3 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 417 to 465 (a spread of -48). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Avrin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 0-3, -123.
Round 4		Saldanha played #56 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 287 to 528 (a spread of -241). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lamerand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-4, -364.
Round 5		Saldanha played #31 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and won 476 to 334 (a spread of 142). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Goldman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-4, -222.
Round 6		Saldanha played #72 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 400 to 432 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Pearl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 1-5, -254.
Round 7		Saldanha played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 327 to 363 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Frank in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-6, -290.
Round 8		Saldanha played #87 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 447 to 382 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Shambach in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-6, -225.
Round 9		Saldanha played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 438 to 404 (a spread of 34). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha’s record vs. Hamilton in the 7 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: WWWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-6, -191.
Round 10		Saldanha played #37 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and won 448 to 272 (a spread of 176). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Greenwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-6, -15.
Round 11		Saldanha played #7 Travis Chaney (Fort Smith, AR) and won 471 to 298 (a spread of 173). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Chaney in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-6, +158.
Round 12		Saldanha played #43 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 298 to 425 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Horn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-7, +31.
Round 13		Saldanha played #79 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 491 to 328 (a spread of 163). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ravichandran in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-7, +194.
Round 14		Saldanha played #38 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 506 to 292 (a spread of 214). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Grosman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +408.
Round 15		Saldanha played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 431 to 470 (a spread of -39). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, +369.
Round 16		Saldanha played #15 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 591 to 333 (a spread of 258). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Del Solar in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, +627.
Round 17		Saldanha played #55 Felix Kwok (Palo Alto, CA) and won 470 to 423 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kwok in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-8, +674.
Round 18		Saldanha played #72 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) again and won 375 to 304 (a spread of 71). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Pearl in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-8, +745.
Round 19		Saldanha played #76 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 417 to 394 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Przybyszewski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-8, +768. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Saldanha played #26 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 422 to 425 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Fiszbein in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +765.
Round 21		Saldanha played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 465 to 368 (a spread of 97). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-9, +862.
Round 22		Saldanha played #81 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 424 to 393 (a spread of 31). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Rosen in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +893.
Round 23		Saldanha played #36 Gerry Greenside (Myrtle Beach, SC) and lost 250 to 436 (a spread of -186). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Greenside in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-10, +707.
Round 24		Saldanha played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 404 to 394 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Popper in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-10, +717.
Round 25		Saldanha played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 353 to 453 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +617.
Round 26		Saldanha played #54 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 252 to 474 (a spread of -222). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kreiswirth in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-12, +395.
Round 27		Saldanha played #13 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) again and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Day in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, +363.
Round 28		Saldanha played #14 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 472 to 312 (a spread of 160). Before this event, Saldanha had not played De Waelsche in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, +523.
Final Round 3		Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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