NSC 2008: Dion Saldanha [#85]

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On this page, you will find information about Dion 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 16-12, +506, and is ranked #26 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 Hobbies: field hockey, singing Occupation: Office Manager NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 10/88, 19-12 +1434 NSC 2004 Division: 4 NSC 2004 Rank: 116/150, 13-17 -337 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 68/122, 14-14 -373 USSO 2006 Division: 4 USSO 2006 Rank: 30/116, 16-12 -27

Round by Round
High score: 514 Average for: 395 Average against: 377
Round 1		Saldanha played #5 Jason Bell (St. Louis, MO) and won 479 to 289 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +190.
Round 2		Saldanha played #39 Cornelia Guest (Ridgefield, CT) and lost 327 to 459 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +58.
Round 3		Saldanha played #83 Robin Ross (Saint Petersburg, FL) and won 478 to 312 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +224.
Round 4		Saldanha played #9 Chris Bonin (Toronto ON) and lost 372 to 398 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-2, +198.
Round 5		Saldanha played #36 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 380 to 355 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +223.
Round 6		Saldanha played #61 Marty Levine (Bozeman, MT) and won 479 to 252 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +450.
Round 7		Saldanha played #52 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and won 372 to 302 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +520.
Round 8		Saldanha played #65 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 377 to 334 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +563.
Round 9		Saldanha played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and lost 241 to 433 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +371.
Round 10		Saldanha played #80 George Rhyne (Carlisle, PA) and lost 364 to 423 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +312.
Round 11		Saldanha played #23 Matt Eason (Tampa, FL) and lost 384 to 403 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-5, +293.
Round 12		Saldanha played #3 Mary Becker (Madison, WI) and won 419 to 406 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +306.
Round 13		Saldanha played #50 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and lost 304 to 448 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7-6, +162.
Round 14		Saldanha played #41 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and lost 423 to 473 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, +112.
Round 15		Saldanha played #13 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 484 to 275 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-7, +321.
Round 16		Saldanha played #37 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 379 to 336 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +364.
Round 17		Saldanha played #63 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 315 to 381 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +298.
Round 18		Saldanha played #58 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and lost 335 to 381 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-9, +252.
Round 19		Saldanha played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) and won 400 to 319 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-9, +333.
Round 20		Saldanha played #53 Diana Ittner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and won 392 to 343 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 11-9, +382.
Round 21		Saldanha played #109 Diane Weinerman (Minneapolis, MN) and won 514 to 412 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-9, +484.
Round 22		Saldanha played #56 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and lost 355 to 447 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-10, +392.
Round 23		Saldanha played #19 Jennifer Devaney (Northwood, NH) and won 431 to 405 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-10, +418.
Round 24		Saldanha played #74 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 477 to 420 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +475.
Round 25		Saldanha played #51 Amanda Hubble (Oxford, MI) and lost 240 to 456 (a spread of -216). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-11, +259.
Round 26		Saldanha played #12 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 330 to 430 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-12, +159.
Round 27		Saldanha played #95 Fran Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) and won 510 to 290 (a spread of 220). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +379.
Round 28		Saldanha played #27 Marlys Feder (Duluth, MN) again and won 501 to 374 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-12, +506.

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