2016 CNSC

May 13–16, 2016

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CNSC 2016: Dean Saldanha [#6]

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On this page, you will find information about Dean Saldanha, who is competing at the 2016 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 11-7, +435, and is ranked #9.

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
Occupation: Project Scheduler
Round by Round

High score: 510
Average for: 425
Average against: 401

Round 1

[photo of Andre Popadynec]

Saldanha played #50 Andre Popadynec (Toronto ON) and won 479 to 368 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 1-0, +111.

Round 2

[photo of Yvonne Lobo]

Saldanha played #33 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 452 to 432 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-0, +131.

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

Round 3

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Saldanha played #21 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 491 to 395 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-0, +227.

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

Round 4

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Saldanha played #13 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 461 to 347 (a spread of 114).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 4-0, +341.

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

Round 5

[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]

Saldanha played #2 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 431 to 516 (a spread of -85).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +256.

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

Round 6

[photo of Mike Ebanks]

Saldanha played #37 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 401 to 373 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 5-1, +284.

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

Round 7

[photo of James Leong]

Saldanha played #4 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 386 to 407 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-2, +263.

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

Round 8

[photo of Jesse Matthews]

Saldanha played #7 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 276 to 493 (a spread of -217).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 5-3, +46.

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

Round 9

[photo of Joshua Sokol]

Saldanha played #9 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 436 to 451 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-4, +31.

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

Round 10

[photo of Tony Leah]

Saldanha played #8 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 385 to 383 (a spread of 2).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-4, +33.

Round 11

[photo of Vera Bigall]

Saldanha played #36 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 510 to 220 (a spread of 290).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-4, +323.

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

Round 12

[photo of Fern Lindzon]

Saldanha played #28 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 491 to 363 (a spread of 128).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-4, +451.

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

Round 13

[photo of Sary Karanofsky]

Saldanha played #38 Sary Karanofsky (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 412 to 315 (a spread of 97).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 9-4, +548.

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

Round 14

[photo of Adam Logan]

Saldanha played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 397 to 421 (a spread of -24).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 9-5, +524.

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

Round 15

[photo of Eric Tran]

Saldanha played #3 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 310 to 546 (a spread of -236).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 9-6, +288.

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

Round 16

[photo of Jason Li]

Saldanha played #5 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 498 to 375 (a spread of 123).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 10-6, +411.

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

Round 17

[photo of Max Panitch]

Saldanha played #11 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 354 to 442 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 10-7, +323.

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

Round 18

[photo of Ross Brown]

Saldanha played #16 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 477 to 365 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 11-7, +435.

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


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