WSC 2007: Dean Saldanha [#87]

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WSC 2007: Dean Saldanha [#87]

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On this page, you will find information about Dean Saldanha, who is competing at the 2007 World 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 12-12, +248, and is ranked #47.

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: Castings administrator
NSC 2000 Division: 3
NSC 2000 Rank: 3/122, 21-10 +1162
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 20/132, 18.5-12.5 +224
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 68/172, 16-14 +187
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 49/87, 13.5-14.5 -448
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 36/76, 14-14 +218
WSC 2003 Rank: 73
WSC 2005 Rank: 13
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 604 Average for: 439 Average against: 429
Before the Tournament		Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	England	Saldanha played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 385 to 500 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-1, -115.
Round 2	India	Saldanha played #21 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (IND) and won 400 to 393 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -108.
Round 3	Kenya	Saldanha played #60 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and won 501 to 416 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, -23.
Round 4	England	Saldanha played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 509 to 323 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +163.
Round 5	Thailand	Saldanha played #92 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 380 to 470 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 3-2, +73.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	Saldanha played #99 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 469 to 343 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +199.
Round 7	World Youth Champion	Saldanha played #32 David Eldar (Wysc) and won 461 to 421 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-2, +239.
Round 8	Australia	Saldanha played #74 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and lost 430 to 474 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +195.
Round 9	Singapore	Saldanha played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 328 to 482 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, +41.
Round 10	Australia	Saldanha played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 301 to 573 (a spread of -272). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, -231.
Round 11	Oman	Saldanha played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 479 to 539 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-6, -291.
Round 12	India	Saldanha played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 419 to 435 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-7, -307.
Round 13	Trinidad and Tobago	Saldanha played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 604 to 281 (a spread of 323). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-7, +16.
Round 14	United States	Saldanha played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and won 556 to 320 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-7, +252.
Round 15	Wales	Saldanha played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 416 to 345 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +323.
Round 16	England	Saldanha played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 381 to 424 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-8, +280.
Round 17	New Zealand	Saldanha played #17 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 459 to 372 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-8, +367.
Round 18	United States	Saldanha played #63 Rod MacNeil (USA) and lost 406 to 427 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-9, +346.
Round 19	Canada	Saldanha played #88 Mark Schellenberg (CAN) and won 523 to 495 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-9, +374. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Nigeria	Saldanha played #45 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and won 435 to 422 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +387.
Round 21	Scotland	Saldanha played #4 Paul Allan (Sco) and lost 435 to 466 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-10, +356.
Round 22	United States	Saldanha played #20 Amit Chakrabarti (USA) and lost 419 to 464 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-11, +311.
Round 23	Canada	Saldanha played #43 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 388 to 479 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-12, +220.
Round 24	United States	Saldanha played #53 Mark Kenas (USA) and won 452 to 424 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 12-12, +248.

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