WSC 2009: Dielle Saldanha [#92]

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WSC 2009: Dielle Saldanha [#92]

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle Saldanha, who is competing at the 2009 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 10-14, -371, and is ranked #84.

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 Dielle Saldanha]

Given name(s): Dielle
Surname(s): Saldanha
Home: Richmond, BC, Canada
Awards: 1st place- div 6, 2002 NSC; div 2, Portland 2005
Hobbies: field hockey, shopping, running, reading
Occupation: Student
NSC 2002 Division: 6
NSC 2002 Rank: 1/88, 25-6 +1828
NSC 2004 Division: 3
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/169, 20-10 +625
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 84/108, 12-16 -203
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 35/102, 15-13 +523
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 407 Average against: 422
Round 1	India	Saldanha played #89 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and lost 410 to 459 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -49.
Round 2	Australia	Saldanha played #54 Peter Kougi (AUS) and lost 434 to 491 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-2, -106.
Round 3	Netherlands	Saldanha played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 322 to 379 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-3, -163.
Round 4	Bahrain	Saldanha played #95 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 488 to 473 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 1-3, -148.
Round 5	Thailand	Saldanha played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and lost 369 to 442 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 1-4, -221.
Round 6	World Youth Champion	Saldanha played #53 Charnrit Khongthanarat (Wysc) and lost 380 to 444 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-5, -285.
Round 7	Malta	Saldanha played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 370 to 454 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 1-6, -369.
Round 8	Oman	Saldanha played #25 Cecil Fernandes (OMN) and won 491 to 341 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-6, -219.
Round 9	New Zealand	Saldanha played #35 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 390 to 343 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3-6, -172.
Round 10	Zambia	Saldanha played #66 Patrick Mulemena Mpundu (ZMB) and won 463 to 334 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -43.
Round 11	Poland	Saldanha played #81 Bartosz Pieta (POL) and won 417 to 309 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, +65.
Round 12	Malaysia	Saldanha played #46 William Kang (MYS) and lost 412 to 420 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 5-7, +57.
Round 13	Canada	Saldanha played #39 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and lost 442 to 484 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-8, +15. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14	United States	Saldanha played #28 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 429 to 379 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-8, +65.
Round 15	France	Saldanha played #12 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 419 to 411 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-8, +73.
Round 16	Philippines	Saldanha played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and won 367 to 285 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-8, +155.
Round 17	New Zealand	Saldanha played #104 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 374 to 404 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-9, +125.
Round 18	Nigeria	Saldanha played #72 Chinedu Nosike Okwelogu (NGA) and lost 281 to 486 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 8-10, -80.
Round 19	Kenya	Saldanha played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and won 466 to 464 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-10, -78.
Round 20	Canada	Saldanha played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 396 to 461 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 9-11, -143.
Round 21	New Zealand	Saldanha played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-12, -190.
Round 22	Romania	Saldanha played #78 Mihai Pantis (ROM) and won 552 to 412 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-12, -50.
Round 23	Romania	Saldanha played #100 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 334 to 539 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-13, -255.
Round 24	South Africa	Saldanha played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 407 to 523 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 10-14, -371.
After the Finals		Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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