SPC 2022: Joshua Castellano [CSW-05]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Castellano, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +892, and is ranked #4 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.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Joshua Surname(s): Castellano Home: Vienna, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 596 Average for: 450 Average against: 421
Round 1		Castellano played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 346 to 403 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-1, -57.
Round 2		Castellano played #34 Kofi Acquah (Ghana) and won 525 to 410 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +58.
Round 3		Castellano played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 476 to 466 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +68.
Round 4		Castellano played #13 Femi Awowade (United Kingdom) and won 441 to 364 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +145. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Castellano played #17 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 463 to 392 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +216. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Castellano played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 456 to 427 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 5-1, +245. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Castellano played #12 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Duncanville, TX) and won 489 to 358 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +376. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Castellano played #3 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 407 to 388 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-1, +395. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Castellano played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 454 to 477 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +372. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Castellano played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 497 to 444 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +425. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Castellano played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 452 to 408 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-2, +469. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Castellano played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) and lost 357 to 498 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +328. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Castellano played #20 Wolfram Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +387. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Castellano played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 401 to 464 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +324. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Castellano played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 370 to 432 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +262. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Castellano played #33 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 477 to 352 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +387. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Castellano played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 358 to 381 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-6, +364. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Castellano played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) again and won 489 to 454 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +399. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 19		Castellano played #11 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and won 543 to 486 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +456. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Castellano played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 389 to 439 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +406. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Castellano played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and won 464 to 373 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +497. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Castellano played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and lost 461 to 466 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +492. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 23		Castellano played #2 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 447 to 484 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-9, +455. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Castellano played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) again and won 487 to 370 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +572. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Castellano played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and won 596 to 371 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-9, +797. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Castellano played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) for the third time and won 445 to 430 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-9, +812. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Castellano played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) for the third time and won 466 to 410 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-9, +868. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Castellano played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) for the third time and lost 436 to 501 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +803. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Castellano played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) for the third time and won 430 to 347 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-10, +886. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Castellano played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) for the third time and lost 458 to 541 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +803. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Castellano played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) for the fourth time and won 455 to 366 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +892. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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