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NSC 2008: Dielle Saldanha [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle 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 13-15, +235, and is ranked #62 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 Dielle Saldanha]

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
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 35/102, 15-13 +523
Round by Round

High score: 531
Average for: 398
Average against: 390

Round 1

[photo of Robert Linn]

Saldanha played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 351 to 444 (a spread of -93).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 0-1, -93.

Round 2

[photo of Marlon Hill]

Saldanha played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 437 to 438 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 0-2, -94.

Round 3

[photo of Mike Frentz]

Saldanha played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 406 to 430 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 0-3, -118.

Round 4

[photo of Frank Tangredi]

Saldanha played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 531 to 377 (a spread of 154).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-3, +36.

Round 5

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Saldanha played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 441 to 361 (a spread of 80).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 2-3, +116.

Round 6

[photo of Mark Milan]

Saldanha played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 376 to 407 (a spread of -31).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-4, +85.

Round 7

[photo of Edward De Guzman]

Saldanha played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 359 to 360 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 2-5, +84.

Round 8

[photo of Rob Robinsky]

Saldanha played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 400 to 348 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 3-5, +136.

Round 9

[photo of Rose Kreiswirth]

Saldanha played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 347 to 403 (a spread of -56).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 3-6, +80.

Round 10

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Saldanha played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 378 to 328 (a spread of 50).

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 4-6, +130.

Round 11

[photo of Steve Oliger]

Saldanha played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 364 to 361 (a spread of 3).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 5-6, +133.

Round 12

[photo of Howard Pistol]

Saldanha played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 393 to 426 (a spread of -33).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 5-7, +100.

Round 13

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Saldanha played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 5-8, +82.

Round 14

[photo of Lester Schonbrun]

Saldanha played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 374 to 367 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 6-8, +89.

Round 15

[photo of Vernon Jones]

Saldanha played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 424 to 380 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7-8, +133.

Round 16

[photo of Steve Glass]

Saldanha played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 382 to 442 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 7-9, +73.

Round 17

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Saldanha played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 8-9, +175.

Round 18

[photo of Steve Pellinen]

Saldanha played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 280 to 414 (a spread of -134).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 8-10, +41.

Round 19

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Saldanha played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 331 to 384 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 8-11, -12.

Round 20

[photo of Louie Muller]

Saldanha played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 396 to 413 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 8-12, -29.

Round 21

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Saldanha played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 403 to 368 (a spread of 35).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 9-12, +6.

Round 22

[photo of Keith Smith]

Saldanha played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 512 to 298 (a spread of 214).

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 10-12, +220.

Round 23

[photo of Ted Rosen]

Saldanha played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 400 to 392 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 11-12, +228.

Round 24

[photo of Chuck Armstrong]

Saldanha played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 12-12, +261.

Round 25

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Saldanha played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 402 to 460 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 12-13, +203.

Round 26

[photo of Dean Saldanha]

Saldanha played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 419 to 351 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 13-13, +271.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 27

[photo of Robert Quigley]

Saldanha played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 388 to 423 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 13-14, +236.

Round 28

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Saldanha played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 411 to 412 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 13-15, +235.


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