Richard Saldanha

Richard Saldanha

Richard Saldanha was the runner-up of Series 39. He is the younger brother of Allan Saldanha, the runner-up of both Series 15 and the Supreme Championship.

Richard qualified for the series finals with 6 wins, including a top score of 73 against David Parfitt. He beat Nick Buttle in the quarter-final and Terry Knowles in the semi-final on his way to the Grand Final against Kate Ogilvie, and lost against her by just two points, 83 – 81.

Saldanha was not invited back to the Championship of Champions X due to it being a shorter tournament than usual, but was later invited back for a special rematch against his series winner which he also lost, this time by 9 points.

Preceded by Steve Fisher

Series runner-up Series 39

Followed by Glynn Leaney

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2378	26/10/1998	P	Gill Scott	52 – 59	Richard Saldanha	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Susie Dent	73
2379	27/10/1998	P	Richard Saldanha	62 – 38	John Coy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Susie Dent	81
2380	28/10/1998	P	Richard Saldanha	57 – 53	Sara Macintosh	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Susie Dent	74
2381	29/10/1998	P	Richard Saldanha	54* – 44	Ross Mackenzie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Susie Dent	67
2382	30/10/1998	P	Richard Saldanha	50 – 32	Brian Wright	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Susie Dent	84
2383	2/11/1998	P	Richard Saldanha	73 – 39	David Parfitt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Anna Hall	87
2384	3/11/1998	P	Richard Saldanha	41 – 58	Richard Saddington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Anna Hall	63
2419	22/12/1998	QF	Richard Saldanha	63 – 55	Nick Buttle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman	72
2420	23/12/1998	SF	Terry Knowles	41 – 51	Richard Saldanha	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman	70
2422	25/12/1998	GF	Kate Ogilvie	83 – 81	Richard Saldanha	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman	118
S16	26/07/2004	S	Richard Saldanha	83 – 92	Kate Ogilvie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent	121

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum