Miriam Saldanha [#93] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Miriam Saldanha, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Saldanha currently has a record of 11-17, -557, and is ranked #101 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): Miriam Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Hobbies: gardening, music Occupation: Engineering assistant 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

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	28-36 (0.438)
Past 1-12 months	8-10 (0.444)	L W LL W LL W L WW LL W L WW L
Past 13-24 months	10-14 (0.417)	WWW L W LL W LLL W L WWW L W LLLLLL
Past 25-36 months	3-4 (0.429)	L W L WW LL
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 49-60 months	4-3 (0.571)	WW L WW LL
Past 61-72 months	3-3 (0.500)	L W L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 494 Average for: 355 Average against: 375
Round 1		Saldanha played #3 Mary Atwood (Roseville, MN) and lost 312 to 335 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -23.
Round 2		Saldanha played #5 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 379 to 356 (a spread of 23). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Becker in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-1, +0.
Round 3		Saldanha played #99 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX) and lost 306 to 376 (a spread of -70). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: RENO, NV Saldanha’s record vs. Scott in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -70.
Round 4		Saldanha played #38 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and won 412 to 372 (a spread of 40). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gray in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 2-2, -30.
Round 5		Saldanha played #30 Jim Fonti (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 327 to 427 (a spread of -100). The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Saldanha’s record vs. Fonti in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 2-3, -130.
Round 6		Saldanha played #111 Pamela Stubblefield (Los Angeles, CA) and won 362 to 307 (a spread of 55). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Stubblefield in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-3, -75.
Round 7		Saldanha played #95 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 353 to 271 (a spread of 82). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Santee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-3, +7.
Round 8		Saldanha played #77 Robert Nellis (Glennview, FL) and won 412 to 339 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Saldanha’s record vs. Nellis in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-3, +80.
Round 9		Saldanha played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 374 to 393 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +61.
Round 10		Saldanha played #78 Samantha Orleans (Bryn Mawr, PA) and lost 357 to 391 (a spread of -34). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Orleans in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, +27.
Round 11		Saldanha played #23 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 385 to 405 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Drinkwine in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, +7.
Round 12		Saldanha played #51 Nadine Jacobson (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 295 to 416 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Jacobson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -114.
Round 13		Saldanha played #84 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Winnipeg MB) and lost 362 to 407 (a spread of -45). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Polak Scowcroft in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-8, -159.
Round 14		Saldanha played #61 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 494 to 277 (a spread of 217). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Krissoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-8, +58.
Round 15		Saldanha played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 358 to 394 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-9, +22.
Round 16		Saldanha played #64 Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) and lost 293 to 389 (a spread of -96). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Lashley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-10, -74.
Round 17		Saldanha played #45 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) again and won 409 to 325 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Hooper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 7-10, +10.
Round 18		Saldanha played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 339 to 358 (a spread of -19). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kisich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 7-11, -9.
Round 19		Saldanha played #121 Thomas E Wood (Valrico, FL) and lost 298 to 425 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Wood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 7-12, -136.
Round 20		Saldanha played #117 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 347 to 451 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Wade in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-13, -240.
Round 21		Saldanha played #10 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 347 to 383 (a spread of -36). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Brooks in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 7-14, -276.
Round 22		Saldanha played #19 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 383 to 368 (a spread of 15). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Contractor in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 8-14, -261.
Round 23		Saldanha played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) again and won 355 to 349 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #95. Current record: 9-14, -255.
Round 24		Saldanha played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 293 to 450 (a spread of -157). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Brown in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-15, -412.
Round 25		Saldanha played #43 Anita Herczeg (Toronto ON) and lost 352 to 379 (a spread of -27). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Herczeg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 9-16, -439.
Round 26		Saldanha played #60 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) again and won 392 to 348 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Kisich in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-16, -395.
Round 27		Saldanha played #34 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) for the third time and won 381 to 373 (a spread of 8). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Gee in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11-16, -387.
Round 28		Saldanha played #94 T A Sanders (San Antonio, TX) and lost 272 to 442 (a spread of -170). Before this event, Saldanha had not played Sanders in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #101. Current record: 11-17, -557.

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