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CNSC 2018: Dean Saldanha [#16]
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On this page, you will find information about
Dean Saldanha, who is competing
at the 2018 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 12-6, +628, and is ranked
#5.
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]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| 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: 587 Average for: 436 Average against: 402 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Marcela Kadanka]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kadanka_marcela_AA004762_1.jpg)
| Saldanha played #43 Marcela Kadanka (Toronto ON) and won 460 to 383 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +77. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Andrew Golding]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/golding_andrew_3.jpg)
| Saldanha played #25 Andrew Golding (Montréal QC) and won 399 to 386 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +90. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pivovarov_juraj.jpg)
| Saldanha played #5 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and lost 363 to 423 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +30. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 4 | ![[photo of Michael Fagen]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/fagen_michael_AA003703.jpg)
| Saldanha played #19 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and won 481 to 401 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +110. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Glenn Dunlop]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/dunlop_glenn_3.jpg)
| Saldanha played #46 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 417 to 400 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-1, +127. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 6 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smylie_jackson_AA002226.jpg)
| Saldanha played #11 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 516 to 411 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-1, +232. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Mark Edelson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edelson_mark_2.jpg)
| Saldanha played #22 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 469 to 335 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +366. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Fern Lindzon]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindzon_fern.jpg)
| Saldanha played #29 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 477 to 413 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +430. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
| Saldanha played #10 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 453 to 425 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-1, +458. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Jason Li]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/li_jason.jpg)
| Saldanha played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 376 to 398 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +436. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 11 | ![[photo of John Stardom]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stardom_john.jpg)
| Saldanha played #24 John Stardom (Ottawa ON) and lost 406 to 455 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-3, +387. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Craig Rowland]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/rowland_craig_AA514415.jpg)
| Saldanha played #28 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 350 to 409 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-4, +328. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Adam Logan]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
| Saldanha played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and won 429 to 381 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +376. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
| Saldanha played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 359 to 517 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +218. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Saldanha played #4 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and won 429 to 333 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-5, +314. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Fern Lindzon]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lindzon_fern.jpg)
| Saldanha played #29 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) again and won 587 to 349 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +552. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 17 | ![[photo of Chris Williams]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/williams_chris_2.jpg)
| Saldanha played #8 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 387 to 454 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +485. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Jackson Smylie]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/smylie_jackson_AA002226.jpg)
| Saldanha played #11 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) again and won 498 to 355 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +628. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
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