NSC 2010: Dielle Saldanha [#64]

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle Saldanha, who is competing at the 2010 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 16-15, +487, and is ranked #46 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
	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

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 409 Average against: 394
Round 1		Saldanha played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and lost 346 to 469 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 0-1, -123.
Round 2		Saldanha played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 471 to 339 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 1-1, +9.
Round 3		Saldanha played #94 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 428 to 309 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 2-1, +128.
Round 4		Saldanha played #66 Robert Ellickson (New Haven, CT) and lost 456 to 457 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +127.
Round 5		Saldanha played #59 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 422 to 348 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +201.
Round 6		Saldanha played #21 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 423 to 435 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +189.
Round 7		Saldanha played #37 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 399 to 373 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-3, +215.
Round 8		Saldanha played #55 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 477 to 346 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +346.
Round 9		Saldanha played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and won 521 to 379 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +488.
Round 10		Saldanha played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 377 to 340 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-3, +525.
Round 11		Saldanha played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 418 to 390 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +553.
Round 12		Saldanha played #74 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 461 to 356 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +658.
Round 13		Saldanha played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 384 to 408 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +634. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Saldanha played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 321 to 420 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +535.
Round 15		Saldanha played #99 Thavachai Thivavarnvongs (Thailand) and won 450 to 373 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +612.
Round 16		Saldanha played #46 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 418 to 257 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-5, +773.
Round 17		Saldanha played #44 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 330 to 456 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-6, +647. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Saldanha played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 432 to 448 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +631. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Saldanha played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 326 to 481 (a spread of -155). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 11-8, +476.
Round 20		Saldanha played #51 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 400 to 435 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-9, +441.
Round 21		Saldanha played #65 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 392 to 500 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-10, +333.
Round 22		Saldanha played #90 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 379 to 438 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 11-11, +274.
Round 23		Saldanha played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 449 to 321 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-11, +402.
Round 24		Saldanha played #68 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and lost 375 to 388 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 12-12, +389.
Round 25		Saldanha played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 398 to 317 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-12, +470.
Round 26		Saldanha played #100 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 459 to 344 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 14-12, +585.
Round 27		Saldanha played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 275 to 428 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 14-13, +432.
Round 28		Saldanha played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 425 to 445 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-14, +412.
Round 29		Saldanha played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 445 to 415 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 15-14, +442.
Round 30		Saldanha played #16 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 467 to 383 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-14, +526.
Round 31		Saldanha played #48 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 369 to 408 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-15, +487.

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