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June 21–24, 2013

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CNSC 2013: Dean Saldanha [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Dean Saldanha, who is competing at the 2013 Canadian 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 10-8, +740, and is ranked #14.

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 Dean Saldanha]

Given name(s): Dean
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Awards: (1st) 2005 Vancouver; (2nd) 2003 CNSC
Hobbies: Hockey, soccer, tennis, basketball, music, chess, reading
Round by Round

High score: 544
Average for: 422
Average against: 381

Round 1

[photo of Andy Saunders]

Saldanha played #43 Andy Saunders (Guelph ON) and lost 375 to 399 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 0-1, -24.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

[photo of Shan Abbasi]

Saldanha played #33 Shan Abbasi (Mississauga ON) and won 481 to 369 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 1-1, +88.

Round 3

[photo of Geoffrey Newman]

Saldanha played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 401 to 406 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 1-2, +83.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Barbara Bultz]

Saldanha played #52 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 431 to 389 (a spread of 42).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-2, +125.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

[photo of Craig Rowland]

Saldanha played #30 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 385 to 420 (a spread of -35).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 2-3, +90.

Round 6

[photo of Lilla Sinanan]

Saldanha played #51 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 473 to 316 (a spread of 157).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 3-3, +247.

Round 7

[photo of Sue Tremblay]

Saldanha played #39 Sue Tremblay (Carlsbad Springs ON) and lost 399 to 417 (a spread of -18).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 3-4, +229.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Randall Thomas]

Saldanha played #29 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 301 to 440 (a spread of -139).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 3-5, +90.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 9

[photo of Glenn Dunlop]

Saldanha played #47 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 359 to 418 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 3-6, +31.

Round 10

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Saldanha played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 505 to 402 (a spread of 103).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 4-6, +134.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Chuck Abbate]

Saldanha played #40 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 369 to 351 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 5-6, +152.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Yvonne Lobo]

Saldanha played #48 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 531 to 332 (a spread of 199).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 6-6, +351.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Joshua Castellano]

Saldanha played #44 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 351 to 352 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 6-7, +350.

Round 14

[photo of Allen Pengelly]

Saldanha played #28 Allen Pengelly (Waterloo ON) and won 371 to 353 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 7-7, +368.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Chris Williams]

Saldanha played #7 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 544 to 308 (a spread of 236).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-7, +604.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Jeremy Hildebrand]

Saldanha played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 423 to 536 (a spread of -113).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 8-8, +491.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 17

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Saldanha played #32 Dean Porporo (Nepean ON) and won 370 to 313 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 9-8, +548.

Round 18

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Saldanha played #20 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 531 to 339 (a spread of 192).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-8, +740.

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Final Round 1  

Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).


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