NSC 2008: Miriam Saldanha [#86]

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On this page, you will find information about Miriam 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 12-16, +46, and is ranked #87 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 Miriam Saldanha]

Given name(s): Miriam
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Hobbies: gardening, music
Occupation: Engineering Administrator
NSC 2000 Division: 6
NSC 2000 Rank: 13/77, 19-12 +475
NSC 2002 Division: 5
NSC 2002 Rank: 22/111, 18-13 +422
NSC 2004 Division: 5
NSC 2004 Rank: 23/90, 17-13 +208
NSC 2005 Division: 4
NSC 2005 Rank: 92/122, 12-16 -283
USSO 2006 Division: 4
USSO 2006 Rank: 102/116, 11-17 -557

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 371 Average against: 369
Round 1		Saldanha played #110 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 358 to 390 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 0-1, -32.
Round 2		Saldanha played #105 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 363 to 387 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 0-2, -56.
Round 3		Saldanha played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 368 to 447 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #105. Current record: 0-3, -135.
Round 4		Saldanha played #106 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 450 to 342 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -27.
Round 5		Saldanha played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 330 to 361 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-4, -58.
Round 6		Saldanha played #46 Joan Haworth (Palm Coast, FL) and won 433 to 309 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 2-4, +66.
Round 7		Saldanha played #26 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 316 to 380 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 2-5, +2.
Round 8		Saldanha played #103 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 358 to 375 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-6, -15.
Round 9		Saldanha played #62 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 390 to 323 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 3-6, +52.
Round 10		Saldanha played #14 Betzy Collins (Thornhill ON) and won 412 to 379 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 4-6, +85.
Round 11		Saldanha played #20 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and won 379 to 351 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +113.
Round 12		Saldanha played #75 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 461 to 321 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-6, +253.
Round 13		Saldanha played #7 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Northampton, MA) and lost 293 to 302 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-7, +244.
Round 14		Saldanha played #98 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and lost 371 to 431 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 6-8, +184.
Round 15		Saldanha played #43 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 323 to 401 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-9, +106.
Round 16		Saldanha played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and lost 330 to 360 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 6-10, +76.
Round 17		Saldanha played #89 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 326 to 354 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 6-11, +48.
Round 18		Saldanha played #21 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 309 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 7-11, +128.
Round 19		Saldanha played #78 Peg Pywar (Houston, TX) and won 434 to 341 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-11, +221.
Round 20		Saldanha played #6 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 376 to 358 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, +239.
Round 21		Saldanha played #107 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 310 to 398 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-12, +151.
Round 22		Saldanha played #108 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 428 to 302 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, +277.
Round 23		Saldanha played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and lost 313 to 428 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-13, +162.
Round 24		Saldanha played #4 Margaret Bee (Houston, TX) and lost 409 to 431 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10-14, +140.
Round 25		Saldanha played #101 Lisa Thomas (Sarasota, FL) and lost 268 to 526 (a spread of -258). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-15, -118.
Round 26		Saldanha played #25 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 498 to 211 (a spread of 287). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11-15, +169.
Round 27		Saldanha played #91 Jerry Schwartz (Alpharetta, GA) and won 357 to 355 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-15, +171.
Round 28		Saldanha played #59 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) again and lost 348 to 473 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-16, +46.

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