Dion Saldanha [#122] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dion Saldanha, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Saldanha currently has a record of 13-17, -337, and is ranked #116 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 Age: 17 Hobbies: field hockey, singing Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	1-2 (0.333)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 473 Average for: 367 Average against: 378
Round 1		Saldanha played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 385 to 374 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 1-0, +11.
Round 2		Saldanha played #84 David Mahnken (Long Beach, NY) and won 412 to 273 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Mahnken in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-0, +150.
Round 3		Saldanha played #125 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and won 361 to 333 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Savitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +178.
Round 4		Saldanha played #92 Gigi Miller (Sparks, NV) and won 362 to 299 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +241.
Round 5		Saldanha played #96 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 372 to 433 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Murray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-1, +180.
Round 6		Saldanha played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 372 to 293 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-1, +259. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Saldanha played #107 Sheryl Peterman (Oquawka, IL) and lost 375 to 459 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Peterman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-2, +175.
Round 8		Saldanha played #144 Wanda Tumlin (Warrior, AL) and lost 316 to 386 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Tumlin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-3, +105.
Round 9		Saldanha played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 367 to 423 (a spread of -56) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-4, +49.
Round 10		Saldanha played #62 Bob Johnson (Louisville, KY) and won 406 to 397 (a spread of 9) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 6-4, +58.
Round 11		Saldanha played #81 Geeke Lossing (Melrose, FL) and won 423 to 311 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lossing in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-4, +170.
Round 12		Saldanha played #82 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and lost 325 to 384 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Louie in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-5, +111.
Round 13		Saldanha played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 422 to 367 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-5, +166.
Round 14		Saldanha played #71 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 396 to 348 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Koch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-5, +214.
Round 15		Saldanha played #119 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 268 to 503 (a spread of -235) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Routzahn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-6, -21. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Saldanha played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and won 473 to 257 (a spread of 216) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-6, +195.
Round 17		Saldanha played #46 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 360 to 404 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gooley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10-7, +151.
Round 18		Saldanha played #36 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 311 to 376 (a spread of -65) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ewida in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-8, +86.
Round 19		Saldanha played #51 Rita Guffy (Elizabethtown, KY) and lost 360 to 426 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Guffy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-9, +20.
Round 20		Saldanha played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 402 to 413 (a spread of -11) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Williams in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-10, +9.
Round 21		Saldanha played #114 Irving Reed (Miami, FL) and lost 308 to 349 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Reed in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 10-11, -32.
Round 22		Saldanha played #12 Roberta Borenstein (Wilton, CT) and lost 295 to 556 (a spread of -261) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Borenstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 10-12, -293.
Round 23		Saldanha played #66 Stan Khury (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 323 to 433 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Khury in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 10-13, -403.
Round 24		Saldanha played #108 Shirley Petrey (Houston, TX) and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Petrey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10-14, -451.
Round 25		Saldanha played #29 W. David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 337 to 408 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Dinning in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 10-15, -522.
Round 26		Saldanha played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and won 393 to 389 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Bowen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 11-15, -518.
Round 27		Saldanha played #113 Lorraine Ray (Manchester, NH) and lost 411 to 414 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ray in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 11-16, -521.
Round 28		Saldanha played #17 Rosetta Brooks (Detroit, MI) and lost 334 to 366 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Brooks in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 11-17, -553.
Round 29		Saldanha played #64 Eve Jones (Troy, MI) and won 392 to 323 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Jones in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #125. Current record: 12-17, -484.
Round 30		Saldanha played #35 Barbara Epstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 409 to 262 (a spread of 147) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Epstein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 13-17, -337.

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