Dion Saldanha [#92] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Dion 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 16-12, -27, and is ranked #30 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 Hobbies: field hockey, singing Occupation: STUDENT/RECEPTION NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 10/88, 19-12 +1434 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 116/150, 13-17 -337 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 68/122, 14-14 -373

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	33-24 (0.579)
Past 1-12 months	7-6 (0.538)	W L WW LLL WWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	11-8 (0.579)	W L WWW L W LLL WWW LLL WWW
Past 25-36 months	10-5 (0.667)	L WWWW L W L WWWW LL W
Past 37-48 months	3-3 (0.500)	W LLL WW
Past 49-60 months	2-2 (0.500)	L WW L
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 469 Average for: 384 Average against: 385
Round 1		Saldanha played #29 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 414 to 381 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Fernando in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Saldanha played #21 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 345 to 397 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Cur in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -19.
Round 3		Saldanha played #103 David Slavin (Glendale, CA) and won 469 to 344 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Slavin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +106.
Round 4		Saldanha played #57 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 444 to 343 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kilpatrick in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +207.
Round 5		Saldanha played #31 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and lost 282 to 434 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-2, +55.
Round 6		Saldanha played #105 Jason J Smith (Mason, MI) and lost 374 to 418 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +11.
Round 7		Saldanha played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lashley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 3-4, -4.
Round 8		Saldanha played #25 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 414 to 365 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Enszer in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-4, +45.
Round 9		Saldanha played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) and lost 411 to 422 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Arrington in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-5, +34.
Round 10		Saldanha played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and lost 379 to 433 (a spread of -54). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Miller 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: #76. Current record: 4-6, -20.
Round 11		Saldanha played #87 Fred Rible (Poway, CA) and won 345 to 337 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-6, -12.
Round 12		Saldanha played #80 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 442 to 300 (a spread of 142). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Page in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, +130.
Round 13		Saldanha played #6 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and won 466 to 370 (a spread of 96). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Saldanha’s record vs. Bergeron in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, +226.
Round 14		Saldanha played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) and lost 232 to 375 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Rawlins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-7, +83.
Round 15		Saldanha played #52 Nancy Johnson (Corona, CA) and lost 244 to 513 (a spread of -269). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, -186.
Round 16		Saldanha played #74 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) again and won 411 to 349 (a spread of 62). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Miller 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: #64. Current record: 8-8, -124.
Round 17		Saldanha played #100 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 351 to 344 (a spread of 7). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Senii in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-8, -117.
Round 18		Saldanha played #113 Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) and won 447 to 420 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Tam in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WLL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 10-8, -90.
Round 19		Saldanha played #49 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and lost 298 to 464 (a spread of -166). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ittner in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-9, -256. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Saldanha played #72 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 428 to 303 (a spread of 125). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Melvin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. 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: #47. Current record: 11-9, -131.
Round 21		Saldanha played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 371 to 391 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-10, -151.
Round 22		Saldanha played #83 Todd Pfalzgraf (Charlotte, NC) and won 456 to 345 (a spread of 111). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Pfalzgraf in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 12-10, -40.
Round 23		Saldanha played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 357 to 466 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Drinkwine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-11, -149.
Round 24		Saldanha played #1 Delores Arrington (Sicklerville, NJ) again and won 361 to 341 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Arrington in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 13-11, -129.
Round 25		Saldanha played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 410 to 370 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-11, -89.
Round 26		Saldanha played #86 Gene Rawlins (Toronto ON) again and lost 408 to 425 (a spread of -17). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Rawlins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-12, -106.
Round 27		Saldanha played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) again and won 379 to 370 (a spread of 9). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-12, -97.
Round 28		Saldanha played #101 Lynda Shayne (Edmonds, WA) and won 455 to 385 (a spread of 70). The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha’s record vs. Shayne in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. 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: #30. Current record: 16-12, -27.

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