Dean Saldanha [#108] at NSC 2002

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Dean Saldanha [#108] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Dean Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 21 Awards: 1998 Gulf Champion; 2001-10 Victoria BC; 2003-03 Calgary AB Hobbies: HOCKEY, BASKETBALL Occupation: Student

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 566 Average for: 397 Average against: 390
Round 1		Saldanha played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 436 to 406 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-0, +30.
Round 2		Saldanha played #085 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 433 to 415 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-0, +48.
Round 3		Saldanha played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 342 to 468 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-1, -78.
Round 4		Saldanha played #130 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 382 to 359 (a spread of 23) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-1, -55.
Round 5		Saldanha played #100 Jeff Potts (Woodland Hills, CA) and lost 296 to 376 (a spread of -80) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-2, -135.
Round 6		Saldanha played #043 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 517 to 325 (a spread of 192) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, +57.
Round 7		Saldanha played #003 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 319 to 424 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-3, -48. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Saldanha played #082 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 390 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-3, -21.
Round 9		Saldanha played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 417 to 463 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-4, -67.
Round 10		Saldanha played #039 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 402 to 388 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-4, -53.
Round 11		Saldanha played #036 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 341 to 330 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-4, -42.
Round 12		Saldanha played #069 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 414 to 340 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-4, +32.
Round 13		Saldanha played #110 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and tied at 394 . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +32.
Round 14		Saldanha played #092 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and won 566 to 304 (a spread of 262) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +294.
Round 15		Saldanha played #113 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 336 to 398 (a spread of -62) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +232. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Saldanha played #002 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 449 to 398 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10.5-5.5, +283.
Round 17		Saldanha played #101 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 443 to 369 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11.5-5.5, +357.
Round 18		Saldanha played #065 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 320 to 338 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +339.
Round 19		Saldanha played #010 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 377 to 436 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +280.
Round 20		Saldanha played #052 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 436 to 346 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +370.
Round 21		Saldanha played #101 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 532 to 353 (a spread of 179) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +549.
Round 22		Saldanha played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and won 418 to 338 (a spread of 80) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14.5-7.5, +629.
Round 23		Saldanha played #122 Ron Tiekert (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 334 to 420 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14.5-8.5, +543.
Round 24		Saldanha played #130 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 291 to 468 (a spread of -177) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +366.
Round 25		Saldanha played #034 Robert Felt (Atlanta, GA) and lost 292 to 391 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +267.
Round 26		Saldanha played #065 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 468 to 342 (a spread of 126) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +393.
Round 27		Saldanha played #014 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 354 to 488 (a spread of -134) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +259.
Round 28		Saldanha played #086 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 307 to 448 (a spread of -141) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +118.
Round 29		Saldanha played #098 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 410 to 378 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +150.
Round 30		Saldanha played #038 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and won 406 to 402 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +154.
Round 31		Saldanha played #027 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 457 to 387 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +224.
After the Tournament		Saldanha is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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