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WESPAC 2023: Dean Saldanha [#139]

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On this page, you will find information about Dean Saldanha, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-12, +579, and is ranked #13.

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): 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 WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 709 Average for: 442 Average against: 424
Round 1	Singapore	Saldanha played #65 Andy Kurnia (SGP) and won 501 to 395 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +106.
Round 2	Philippines	Saldanha played #105 Hilario Serrano (PHL) and won 457 to 379 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-0, +184.
Round 3	England	Saldanha played #66 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 325 to 374 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-1, +135.
Round 4	Malaysia	Saldanha played #127 Yeo Kien Hung (MYS) and lost 485 to 510 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +110.
Round 5	Canada	Saldanha played #56 Abdul Majid Khan (CAN) and won 709 to 301 (a spread of 408). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +518.
Round 6	Scotland	Saldanha played #40 Stu Harkness (Sco) and lost 371 to 454 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +435.
Round 7	Nigeria	Saldanha played #130 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and won 437 to 328 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-3, +544.
Round 8	Nigeria	Saldanha played #76 Tuoyo Mayuku (NGA) and lost 448 to 570 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +422.
Round 9	South Africa	Saldanha played #38 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and lost 458 to 495 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-5, +385.
Round 10	Malaysia	Saldanha played #12 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 349 to 568 (a spread of -219). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 4-6, +166.
Round 11	Canada	Saldanha played #117 Jason Ubeika (CAN) and won 463 to 307 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-6, +322.
Round 12	Trinidad and Tobago	Saldanha played #22 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 465 to 413 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-6, +374.
Round 13	England	Saldanha played #44 Stewart Houten (Eng) and lost 304 to 471 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, +207.
Round 14	Philippines	Saldanha played #99 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 464 to 468 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-8, +203.
Round 15	England	Saldanha played #10 Femi Awowade (Eng) and won 457 to 453 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, +207.
Round 16	England	Saldanha played #128 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and won 429 to 427 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, +209.
Round 17	Australia	Saldanha played #42 John Holgate (AUS) and won 501 to 376 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-8, +334.
Round 18	Nigeria	Saldanha played #46 Bright Idahosa (NGA) and won 479 to 417 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, +396.
Round 19	United States	Saldanha played #103 Ben Schoenbrun (USA) and won 463 to 393 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-8, +466.
Round 20	United States	Saldanha played #133 Nick Ball (USA) and won 413 to 400 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +479.
Round 21	United States	Saldanha played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and won 480 to 389 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +570.
Round 22	Northern Ireland	Saldanha played #55 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 402 to 364 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-8, +608.
Round 23	United States	Saldanha played #53 Jason Keller (USA) and won 484 to 366 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-8, +726.
Round 24	United States	Saldanha played #108 Austin Shin (USA) and lost 335 to 540 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +521.
Round 25	Canada	Saldanha played #20 Joshua Castellano (CAN) and won 434 to 410 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-9, +545.
Round 26	Nigeria	Saldanha played #84 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 479 to 361 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-9, +663.
Round 27	Ghana	Saldanha played #112 Charles Haizel Tachie-Menson (GHA) and lost 405 to 487 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-10, +581.
Round 28	Australia	Saldanha played #30 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 444 to 459 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-11, +566.
Round 29	United States	Saldanha played #13 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (USA) and won 430 to 429 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 18-11, +567.
Round 30	United States	Saldanha played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) and won 396 to 385 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-11, +578.
Round 31	Australia	Saldanha played #43 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and lost 436 to 487 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 19-12, +527.
Round 32	Canada	Saldanha played #41 Jeremy Hildebrand (CAN) and won 437 to 385 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 20-12, +579.

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