On this page, you will find information about
Paula Catanese, who is competing
at the 2018 North American 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 16-15, -244, and is ranked
#42 in Division CSW.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 580 Average for: 412 Average against: 420 |
Round 1 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Catanese played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 493 to 372 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +121. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 2 | ![[photo of Joshua Castellano]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/castellano_joshua_AA003397.jpg)
| Catanese played #12 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 391 to 496 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-1, +16. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 3 | ![[photo of Noel Livermore]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/livermore_noel.jpg)
| Catanese played #35 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and lost 332 to 464 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-2, -116. |
Round 4 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Catanese played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 345 to 501 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-3, -272. |
Round 5 | ![[photo of Russell Honeybun]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/honeybun_russell.jpg)
| Catanese played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and lost 377 to 562 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-4, -457. |
Round 6 | ![[photo of David Whitley]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitley_david.jpg)
| Catanese played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 332 to 472 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-5, -597. |
Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Catanese played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 494 to 455 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-5, -558. |
Round 8 | ![[photo of Jennifer M Lee]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lee_jennifer_m_AA004823.jpg)
| Catanese played #49 Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) and won 406 to 392 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-5, -544. |
Round 9 | ![[photo of Shauna Petrie]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/petrie_shauna_AA001402.jpg)
| Catanese played #53 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 559 to 348 (a spread of 211). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-5, -333. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | ![[photo of Ruth MacInerney]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/macinerney_ruth_.jpg)
| Catanese played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 440 to 426 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, -319. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | ![[photo of Ruth Hamilton]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/h/hamilton_ruth.jpg)
| Catanese played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 568 to 346 (a spread of 222). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-5, -97. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 12 | ![[photo of Jeremy Khoo]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/khoo_jeremy_.jpg)
| Catanese played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and lost 394 to 520 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-6, -223. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | ![[photo of Judy Romann]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/romann_judy.jpg)
| Catanese played #47 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 418 to 334 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, -139. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 14 | ![[photo of Randi Goldberg]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/goldberg_randi_AA004450.jpg)
| Catanese played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 334 to 428 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-7, -233. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 15 | ![[photo of Tim Weiss]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weiss_tim_AA004338.jpg)
| Catanese played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 373 to 369 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-7, -229. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | ![[photo of Priya Fernando]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/f/fernando_priya_2.jpg)
| Catanese played #48 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 373 to 420 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, -276. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | ![[photo of Stefan Rau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_stefan.jpg)
| Catanese played #19 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 391 to 484 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-9, -369. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | ![[photo of Rasheed Olajide Balogun]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/balogun_rasheed_olajide_AA005195_1.jpg)
| Catanese played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and lost 318 to 514 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-10, -565. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | ![[photo of Ying Ming Poh]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/poh_ying_ming_AA005542_1.jpg)
| Catanese played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 376 to 518 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 8-11, -707. |
Round 20 | ![[photo of Daniel Blake]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/blake_daniel_AA002942.jpg)
| Catanese played #50 Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) and won 428 to 426 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-11, -705. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 21 | ![[photo of Lynda Woods Cleary]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cleary_lynda_woods_AA000321.jpg)
| Catanese played #63 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 503 to 314 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-11, -516. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | ![[photo of Fidelis Olotu]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/olotu_fidelis.jpg)
| Catanese played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 249 to 539 (a spread of -290). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 10-12, -806. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 23 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Catanese played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 464 to 291 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 11-12, -633. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 24 | ![[photo of Bharath Balakrishnan]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/balakrishnan_bharath_AA007133.jpg)
| Catanese played #52 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and lost 363 to 370 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-13, -640. |
Round 25 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Catanese played #65 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 409 to 366 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-13, -597. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 26 | ![[photo of Dallas Johnson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/j/johnson_dallas.jpg)
| Catanese played #59 Dallas Johnson (Stow, OH) and won 497 to 322 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-13, -422. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 27 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Catanese played #67 Mahboob Khan (Bolingbrook, IL) and won 488 to 330 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-13, -264. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 28 | ![[photo of Maureen Morris]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/morris_maureen_AA000870.jpg)
| Catanese played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 427 to 397 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 15-13, -234. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 29 | ![[photo of Joanne Craig]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/craig_joanne.jpg)
| Catanese played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 360 to 540 (a spread of -180). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-14, -414. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Catanese played #57 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 580 to 247 (a spread of 333). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-14, -81. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). |
Round 31 | ![[photo of Jason Broersma]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/broersma_jason.jpg)
| Catanese played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 298 to 461 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 16-15, -244. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |