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

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On this page, you will find information about Norbert Saldanha, who is a contestant in Division 3 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 15-15, +446, and is ranked #76 in Division 3.

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): Norbert Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 52 Awards: 1991 Gulf Champion; 2002 Division 4, NSC. Hobbies: 10-pin bowling, volleyball Occupation: freight forwarder

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	32.5-18.5 (0.637)
Past 1-12 months	6-4 (0.600)	WWW LL W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	5.5-7.5 (0.423)	W LLLL W L WTL W L W
Past 25-36 months	10-3 (0.769)	L WW LL WWWWWWWW
Past 37-48 months	7-2 (0.778)	W L WW L WWWW
Past 49-60 months	4-2 (0.667)	WWW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 526 Average for: 382 Average against: 368
Round 1		Saldanha played #145 Margaret Swanson (Atlanta, GA) and won 423 to 272 (a spread of 151) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Swanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +151.
Round 2		Saldanha played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 518 to 273 (a spread of 245) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +396.
Round 3		Saldanha played #158 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and lost 346 to 399 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Warner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +343.
Round 4		Saldanha played #23 Matthew Collins (Cincinnati, OH) and won 422 to 311 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Collins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +454.
Round 5		Saldanha played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and lost 252 to 497 (a spread of -245) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-2, +209.
Round 6		Saldanha recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-2, +259. Saldanha is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Saldanha played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 276 to 423 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-3, +112.
Round 8		Saldanha played #108 Chris Ofstad (Antioch, CA) and won 389 to 302 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Ofstad in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-3, +199.
Round 9		Saldanha played #36 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 526 to 376 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-3, +349.
Round 10		Saldanha played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and lost 372 to 436 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-4, +285.
Round 11		Saldanha played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 475 to 287 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, +473.
Round 12		Saldanha played #90 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and won 459 to 287 (a spread of 172) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played McCarley in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-4, +645.
Round 13		Saldanha played #14 Sandy Carman (Lady Lake, FL) and lost 353 to 411 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Carman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-5, +587.
Round 14		Saldanha played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and lost 361 to 425 (a spread of -64) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-6, +523.
Round 15		Saldanha played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 360 to 403 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 8-7, +480.
Round 16		Saldanha played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 342 to 385 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-8, +437.
Round 17		Saldanha played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and lost 370 to 394 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 8-9, +413.
Round 18		Saldanha played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 361 to 455 (a spread of -94) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-10, +319.
Round 19		Saldanha played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 371 to 324 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-10, +366.
Round 20		Saldanha played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 361 to 259 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 10-10, +468.
Round 21		Saldanha played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 428 to 316 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-10, +580.
Round 22		Saldanha played #130 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 289 to 360 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Sealy in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 11-11, +509.
Round 23		Saldanha played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and lost 297 to 389 (a spread of -92) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-12, +417.
Round 24		Saldanha played #54 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 289 to 458 (a spread of -169) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha's record vs. Goodwin in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 11-13, +248.
Round 25		Saldanha played #49 Helena Gauthier (Merrimack, NH) and lost 423 to 452 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gauthier in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 11-14, +219.
Round 26		Saldanha played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and won 431 to 362 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha's record vs. Lopez in the 5 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LWWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 12-14, +288.
Round 27		Saldanha played #113 Anita Rackham (Mansonville QC) and won 416 to 402 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Rackham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 13-14, +302.
Round 28		Saldanha played #112 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 450 to 314 (a spread of 136) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Popper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 14-14, +438.
Round 29		Saldanha played #86 Julie Ellen Maria (Oxnard, CA) and won 389 to 293 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Maria in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 15-14, +534.
Round 30		Saldanha played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and lost 320 to 408 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Saldanha had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 15-15, +446.

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