WSC 2011: Dielle Saldanha [#81]

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WSC 2011: Dielle Saldanha [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Dielle Saldanha, who is competing at the 2011 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 17-17, +448, and is ranked #52.

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:
Hobbies: Field hockey, food, movies, running
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
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 622 Average for: 436 Average against: 423
Round 1	Thailand	Saldanha played #42 Chollapat Itthi-Aree (THA) and won 453 to 402 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-0, +51.
Round 2	England	Saldanha played #57 Edward Martin (Eng) and lost 484 to 486 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +49. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	United States	Saldanha played #83 Joel Sherman (USA) and lost 359 to 517 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -109. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	England	Saldanha played #55 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 424 to 519 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-3, -204.
Round 5	England	Saldanha played #100 David Webb (Eng) and won 604 to 354 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, +46. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 6	Oman	Saldanha played #25 Marie Fernandes (OMN) and won 442 to 419 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, +69. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Canada	Saldanha played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 428 to 445 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-4, +52.
Round 8	United States	Saldanha played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and lost 412 to 505 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-5, -41. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9	Poland	Saldanha played #21 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 412 to 466 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-6, -95.
Round 10	Canada	Saldanha played #97 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and lost 428 to 472 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 3-7, -139.
Round 11	Indonesia	Saldanha played #3 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 393 to 404 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 3-8, -150. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	New Zealand	Saldanha played #18 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 622 to 471 (a spread of 151). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 4-8, +1. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13	Israel	Saldanha played #50 Naomi Landau (ISR) and won 444 to 429 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 5-8, +16.
Round 14	Gambia	Saldanha played #89 Abraham Ebi Sosseh (GMB) and won 517 to 383 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, +150.
Round 15	Netherlands	Saldanha played #22 Suzanne Dundas (NLD) and won 389 to 349 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, +190.
Round 16	Canada	Saldanha played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 524 to 292 (a spread of 232). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +422. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17	Kenya	Saldanha played #53 Patrick Litunya (KEN) and lost 392 to 418 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 8-9, +396.
Round 18	Malta	Saldanha played #20 David Delicata (MLT) and lost 363 to 447 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-10, +312.
Round 19	United States	Saldanha played #29 Marty Gabriel (USA) and lost 378 to 522 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8-11, +168.
Round 20	Barbados	Saldanha played #12 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and won 480 to 443 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-11, +205.
Round 21	Wales	Saldanha played #34 Neil Green (Wal) and won 389 to 365 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, +229. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22	South Africa	Saldanha played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and won 433 to 418 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, +244.
Round 23	United States	Saldanha played #79 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 380 to 503 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-12, +121.
Round 24	New Zealand	Saldanha played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and won 402 to 388 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-12, +135.
Round 25	Ireland	Saldanha played #99 Feargal Weatherhead (IRL) and won 488 to 360 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-12, +263. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26	Thailand	Saldanha played #14 Gerald Carter (THA) and lost 352 to 398 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-13, +217.
Round 27	Singapore	Saldanha played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and lost 351 to 372 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-14, +196.
Round 28	Wales	Saldanha played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 534 to 391 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-14, +339.
Round 29	United States	Saldanha played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and lost 346 to 445 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-15, +240. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30	Sri Lanka	Saldanha played #96 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 438 to 403 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-15, +275.
Round 31	South Africa	Saldanha played #36 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and won 502 to 389 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 16-15, +388. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 32	United States	Saldanha played #102 Bradley Whitmarsh (USA) and lost 382 to 464 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 16-16, +306.
Round 33	United States	Saldanha played #46 David Koenig (USA) and won 523 to 325 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 17-16, +504.
Round 34	Australia	Saldanha played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and lost 354 to 410 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 17-17, +448. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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