NSC 2008: Dean Saldanha [#88]

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On this page, you will find information about Dean Saldanha, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-14, +52, and is ranked #52 in Division 1.

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

[photo of Dean Saldanha]

Given name(s): Dean
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Awards: (1st) 2005 Vancouver; (2nd) 2003 CNSC
Hobbies: Hockey, soccer, tennis, basketball, music, chess, reading
Occupation: Castings administrator
CNSC 2003 Rank: 2
CNSC 2005 Rank: 7
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 3/122, 21-10 +1162
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 20/132, 18.5-12.5 +224
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 68/172, 16-14 +187
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 49/87, 13.5-14.5 -448
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 36/76, 14-14 +218
WSC 2003 Rank: 73
WSC 2005 Rank: 13

Round by Round
High score: 527 Average for: 398 Average against: 396
Round 1		Saldanha played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and lost 334 to 502 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -168.
Round 2		Saldanha played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 385 to 343 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-1, -126.
Round 3		Saldanha played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 377 to 476 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -225.
Round 4		Saldanha played #12 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 527 to 239 (a spread of 288). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-2, +63.
Round 5		Saldanha played #37 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 335 to 483 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-3, -85.
Round 6		Saldanha played #78 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 460 to 385 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-3, -10.
Round 7		Saldanha played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 447 to 345 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +92.
Round 8		Saldanha played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 459 to 405 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, +146.
Round 9		Saldanha played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 351 to 392 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +105.
Round 10		Saldanha played #21 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 363 to 442 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 5-5, +26.
Round 11		Saldanha played #101 Ron Tiekert (Melbourne, FL) and lost 408 to 484 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, -50.
Round 12		Saldanha played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 434 to 362 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +22.
Round 13		Saldanha played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 410 to 297 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +135.
Round 14		Saldanha played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 378 to 414 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, +99.
Round 15		Saldanha played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 352 to 404 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-8, +47.
Round 16		Saldanha played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 468 to 360 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, +155.
Round 17		Saldanha played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 371 to 464 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-9, +62. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Saldanha played #104 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 452 to 403 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +111.
Round 19		Saldanha played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 377 to 459 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-10, +29.
Round 20		Saldanha played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 469 to 324 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, +174.
Round 21		Saldanha played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 308 to 400 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-11, +82.
Round 22		Saldanha played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 373 to 320 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, +135.
Round 23		Saldanha played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 383 to 421 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-12, +97.
Round 24		Saldanha played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and won 439 to 403 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, +133.
Round 25		Saldanha played #4 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 460 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 12-13, +23.
Round 26		Saldanha played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 351 to 419 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-14, -45. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Saldanha played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 410 to 328 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-14, +37.
Round 28		Saldanha played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 381 to 366 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-14, +52.

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