NSC 2008: Dielle Saldanha [#89]

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle 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 13-15, +235, and is ranked #62 in Division 1.

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 Dielle Saldanha]

Given name(s): Dielle
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Awards: 1st place- div 6, 2002 NSC; div 2, Portland 2005
Hobbies: field hockey, shopping, running, reading
Occupation: Student
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 1/88, 25-6 +1828
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/169, 20-10 +625
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 84/108, 12-16 -203
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 35/102, 15-13 +523

Round by Round
High score: 531 Average for: 398 Average against: 390
Round 1		Saldanha played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 351 to 444 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 0-1, -93.
Round 2		Saldanha played #38 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 437 to 438 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-2, -94.
Round 3		Saldanha played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 406 to 430 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 0-3, -118.
Round 4		Saldanha played #99 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 531 to 377 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-3, +36.
Round 5		Saldanha played #59 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 441 to 361 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-3, +116.
Round 6		Saldanha played #62 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 376 to 407 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-4, +85.
Round 7		Saldanha played #17 Edward De Guzman (Urbana, IL) and lost 359 to 360 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 2-5, +84.
Round 8		Saldanha played #84 Rob Robinsky (Minneapolis, MN) and won 400 to 348 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-5, +136.
Round 9		Saldanha played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 347 to 403 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-6, +80.
Round 10		Saldanha played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 378 to 328 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-6, +130.
Round 11		Saldanha played #68 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 364 to 361 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 5-6, +133.
Round 12		Saldanha played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 393 to 426 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-7, +100.
Round 13		Saldanha played #100 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 5-8, +82.
Round 14		Saldanha played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 374 to 367 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-8, +89.
Round 15		Saldanha played #41 Vernon Jones (Winter Haven, FL) and won 424 to 380 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-8, +133.
Round 16		Saldanha played #31 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and lost 382 to 442 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 7-9, +73.
Round 17		Saldanha played #81 Stefan Rau (New Britain, CT) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-9, +175.
Round 18		Saldanha played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 280 to 414 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-10, +41.
Round 19		Saldanha played #3 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 331 to 384 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, -12.
Round 20		Saldanha played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and lost 396 to 413 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8-12, -29.
Round 21		Saldanha played #92 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 403 to 368 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, +6.
Round 22		Saldanha played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 512 to 298 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10-12, +220.
Round 23		Saldanha played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 400 to 392 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-12, +228.
Round 24		Saldanha played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, +261.
Round 25		Saldanha played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 402 to 460 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-13, +203.
Round 26		Saldanha played #88 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 419 to 351 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-13, +271. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Saldanha played #80 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 388 to 423 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-14, +236.
Round 28		Saldanha played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 411 to 412 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 13-15, +235.

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