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Dean Saldanha [#84] at WSC 2005
[ Congratulations to the new World Scrabble® Champion, Adam Logan (CAN), and the runner-up Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA). ]
On this page, you will find information about
Dean Saldanha, who is a contestant in
at the 2005 World SCRABBLE®
Championship, held November 17–20 in London.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT.
Saldanha currently has a record of 15-9, +414, and is ranked
#13.
Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported
biographical details of the player,
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 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/saldanha_dean.jpeg)
| Given name(s): Dean Surname(s): Saldanha Home: Richmond, BC, Canada Age: 23 Awards: (1st) 2005 Vancouver; (2nd) 2003 CNSC; played in 2003 2005 WSC Hobbies: Roller Hockey, Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Music, Reading Occupation: Engineering Assistant / Student WSC 2005 Team: Canada |
Round-by-Round | High score: 536 Average for: 405 Average against: 387 | Round 1 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/grant_jeff.jpeg) Larger photo available
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Saldanha played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and won 445 to 297 (a spread of 148) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +148. | Round 2 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/luebkemann_john.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Saldanha played #64 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 454 to 375 (a spread of 79) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +227. | Round 3 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/khan_rashid.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/pak.gif) Pakistan | Saldanha played #53 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and won 414 to 317 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +324. | Round 4 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/r/richards_nigel.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/nzl.gif) New Zealand | Saldanha played #81 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 284 to 439 (a spread of -155) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +169. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | Round 5 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/t/tabasa_john_edward_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/phl.gif) Philippines | Saldanha played #92 John Edward Tabasa (PHL) and lost 364 to 484 (a spread of -120) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +49. | Round 6 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/b/bhandarkar_akshay.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/ind.gif) India | Saldanha played #12 Akshay Bhandarkar (IND) and won 386 to 366 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-2, +69. | Round 7 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/f/fisher_andrew_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Saldanha played #35 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 288 to 452 (a spread of -164) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-3, -95. | Round 8 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/tha.gif) Thailand | Saldanha played #86 Navapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 450 to 322 (a spread of 128) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-3, +33. | Round 9 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/g/gipson_helen_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saldanha played #37 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 416 to 436 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +13. | Round 10 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/lamabadusuriya_harshan.2.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saldanha played #59 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and won 424 to 342 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, +95. | Round 11 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/h/hoekstra_ron_3.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Saldanha played #45 Ron Hoekstra (CAN) and won 489 to 454 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-4, +130. | Round 12 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/nyman_mark.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saldanha played #70 Mark Nyman (Eng) and lost 272 to 358 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +44. | Round 13 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/d/davis_andrew.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saldanha played #26 Andrew Davis (Eng) and won 444 to 338 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-5, +150. | Round 14 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/ananga_yawo_takyi.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Saldanha played #6 Yawo Takyi Ananga (GHA) and lost 425 to 491 (a spread of -66) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 8-6, +84. | Round 15 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/allan_paul.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/sco.gif) Scotland | Saldanha played #3 Paul Allan (Sco) and won 443 to 352 (a spread of 91) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +175. | Round 16 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/k/kirk_terry.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/eng.gif) England | Saldanha played #55 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 467 to 352 (a spread of 115) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +290. | Round 17 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/u/ul-haq_asad.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/qat.gif) Qatar | Saldanha played #95 Asad ul-Haq (QAT) and won 395 to 360 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +325. | Round 18 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/s/sherman_joel.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Saldanha played #87 Joel Sherman (USA) and won 437 to 388 (a spread of 49) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +374. | Round 19 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/n/nemitrmansuk_pakorn.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/tha.gif) Thailand | Saldanha played #68 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 536 to 304 (a spread of 232) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +606. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits). | Round 20 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/l/logan_adam.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/can.gif) Canada | Saldanha played #63 Adam Logan (CAN) and lost 313 to 493 (a spread of -180) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +426. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (3 hits). | Round 21 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/c/cleary_paul_stephen.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/aus.gif) Australia | Saldanha played #24 Paul Cleary (AUS) and lost 314 to 415 (a spread of -101) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +325. Saldanha is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/w/wiegand_david.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Saldanha played #99 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 423 to 542 (a spread of -119) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +206. | Round 23 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/p/placca_chrys_2.jpg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/gha.gif) Ghana | Saldanha played #76 Chrys Placca (GHA) and won 405 to 352 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +259. | Round 24 | ![[player photo]](http://www.scrabbleassociation.com/players/a/adamson_tim.jpeg)
| ![[flag]](/images/flags/usa.gif) United States | Saldanha played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 423 to 268 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +414. |
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