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NSC 2008: Dion Saldanha [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Dion 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 16-12, +506, and is ranked #26 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

[photo of Dion Saldanha]

Given name(s): Dion
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Hobbies: field hockey, singing
Occupation: Office Manager
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
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 30/116, 16-12 -27
Round by Round

High score: 514
Average for: 395
Average against: 377

Round 1

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Saldanha played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 479 to 289 (a spread of 190).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 1-0, +190.

Round 2

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Saldanha played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 327 to 459 (a spread of -132).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-1, +58.

Round 3

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Saldanha played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 478 to 312 (a spread of 166).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 2-1, +224.

Round 4

[photo of Chris Bonin]

Saldanha played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 372 to 398 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 2-2, +198.

Round 5

[photo of Alice Goodwin]

Saldanha played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 380 to 355 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 3-2, +223.

Round 6

[photo of Marty Levine]

Saldanha played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 479 to 252 (a spread of 227).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 4-2, +450.

Round 7

[photo of Cynthia Hughes]

Saldanha played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 372 to 302 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 5-2, +520.

Round 8

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Saldanha played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 377 to 334 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 6-2, +563.

Round 9

[photo of Scott Garner]

Saldanha played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 241 to 433 (a spread of -192).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-3, +371.

Round 10

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Saldanha played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 364 to 423 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 6-4, +312.

Round 11

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Saldanha played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 384 to 403 (a spread of -19).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 6-5, +293.

Round 12

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Saldanha played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 419 to 406 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 7-5, +306.

Round 13

[photo of Kathy Hooper]

Saldanha played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 304 to 448 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 7-6, +162.

Round 14

[photo of Lynn Gunn]

Saldanha played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 423 to 473 (a spread of -50).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 7-7, +112.

Round 15

[photo of Jo Anne Cohen]

Saldanha played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 484 to 275 (a spread of 209).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 8-7, +321.

Round 16

[photo of Liz Gottlin]

Saldanha played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 379 to 336 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 9-7, +364.

Round 17

[photo of Katya Lezin]

Saldanha played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 315 to 381 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 9-8, +298.

Round 18

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Saldanha played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 335 to 381 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 9-9, +252.

Round 19

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Saldanha played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 400 to 319 (a spread of 81).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 10-9, +333.

Round 20

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Saldanha played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 392 to 343 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 11-9, +382.

Round 21

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Saldanha played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 514 to 412 (a spread of 102).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 12-9, +484.

Round 22

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Saldanha played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 355 to 447 (a spread of -92).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 12-10, +392.

Round 23

[photo of Jennifer Devaney]

Saldanha played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and won 431 to 405 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 13-10, +418.

Round 24

[photo of Susie Page]

Saldanha played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 477 to 420 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 14-10, +475.

Round 25

[photo of Amanda Hubble]

Saldanha played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 240 to 456 (a spread of -216).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 14-11, +259.

Round 26

[photo of Chris Canik]

Saldanha played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 430 (a spread of -100).

Current ranking: #40.

Current record: 14-12, +159.

Round 27

[photo of Fran Shaw]

Saldanha played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 510 to 290 (a spread of 220).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 15-12, +379.

Round 28

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Saldanha played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) again and won 501 to 374 (a spread of 127).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 16-12, +506.


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