SPC 2023: Joshua Castellano [CSW1-03]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Castellano, who is competing at the 2023 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 17-14, +737, and is ranked #10 in Division CSW1.

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: 585 Average for: 443 Average against: 419
Round 1		Castellano played #50 Dipo Akanbi (NGA) and lost 359 to 368 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-1, -9. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Castellano played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 463 to 495 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 0-2, -41. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Castellano played #26 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 475 to 421 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-2, +13.
Round 4		Castellano played #29 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 561 to 317 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +257.
Round 5		Castellano played #12 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 585 to 319 (a spread of 266). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +523. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Castellano played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 366 to 420 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-3, +469.
Round 7		Castellano played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) and lost 418 to 493 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-4, +394.
Round 8		Castellano played #18 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 493 to 376 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +511.
Round 9		Castellano played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) and won 426 to 355 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +582.
Round 10		Castellano played #14 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 336 to 505 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-5, +413.
Round 11		Castellano played #39 Rik Kennedy (Northern Ireland) and won 445 to 408 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-5, +450.
Round 12		Castellano played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 530 to 388 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-5, +592. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Castellano played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) and lost 334 to 447 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +479.
Round 14		Castellano played #37 Wellington Jighere (Nigeria) and lost 363 to 441 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, +401.
Round 15		Castellano played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 359 to 384 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-8, +376. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Castellano played #56 Bright Idahosa (Nigeria) and won 470 to 340 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-8, +506.
Round 17		Castellano played #20 Stefan Kac (Los Angeles, CA) and won 544 to 341 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-8, +709.
Round 18		Castellano played #24 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 433 to 345 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-8, +797.
Round 19		Castellano played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and won 469 to 454 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-8, +812.
Round 20		Castellano played #7 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) again and lost 304 to 481 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-9, +635.
Round 21		Castellano played #11 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 424 to 491 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-10, +568.
Round 22		Castellano played #40 Ricky Purnomo (Singapore) and won 483 to 376 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-10, +675.
Round 23		Castellano played #8 Joanne Craig (New Zealand) and won 510 to 447 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-10, +738. Castellano is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Castellano played #42 Oshevire Avwenagha (Nigeria) again and won 503 to 394 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 14-10, +847.
Round 25		Castellano played #53 Olatunde Oduwole (Nigeria) again and lost 400 to 468 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-11, +779.
Round 26		Castellano played #51 Opeyemi Oloro (NGA) and won 514 to 483 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-11, +810.
Round 27		Castellano played #49 Eta Karo (Nigeria) and won 460 to 430 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-11, +840.
Round 28		Castellano played #41 Prince Omosefe (Nigeria) again and lost 367 to 452 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-12, +755.
Round 29		Castellano played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and lost 414 to 547 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-13, +622.
Round 30		Castellano played #21 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and lost 380 to 491 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-14, +511.
Round 31		Castellano played #5 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and won 551 to 325 (a spread of 226). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-14, +737.

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