SPC 2023: Paula Catanese [CSW2-02]

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On this page, you will find information about Paula Catanese, 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 14-17, -61, and is ranked #8 in Division CSW2.

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): Paula Surname(s): Catanese Home: Mountain View, CA, United States Hobbies: Travel

Round by Round
High score: 521 Average for: 403 Average against: 405
Round 1		Catanese played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) and won 501 to 329 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +172. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 2		Catanese played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) again and lost 318 to 495 (a spread of -177). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-1, -5. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Catanese played #4 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 457 to 401 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-1, +51. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 4		Catanese played #4 Ruth MacInerney (England) again and won 494 to 328 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-1, +217. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 5		Catanese played #12 Charles Osadolor (NGA) and lost 348 to 396 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-2, +169. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Catanese played #12 Charles Osadolor (NGA) again and lost 320 to 438 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-3, +51. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Catanese played #14 Yi An Tay (Singapore) and lost 408 to 413 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-4, +46. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Catanese played #14 Yi An Tay (Singapore) again and won 461 to 393 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-4, +114.
Round 9		Catanese played #1 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and lost 349 to 497 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-5, -34. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Catanese played #1 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) again and won 379 to 327 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-5, +18. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Catanese played #9 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 339 to 386 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-6, -29.
Round 12		Catanese played #9 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and lost 454 to 466 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-7, -41.
Round 13		Catanese played #16 Salami Olabisi (NGA) and lost 303 to 424 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-8, -162.
Round 14		Catanese played #16 Salami Olabisi (NGA) again and won 470 to 405 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-8, -97.
Round 15		Catanese played #15 Sanya Adebola (NGA) and lost 300 to 527 (a spread of -227). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-9, -324. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Catanese played #15 Sanya Adebola (NGA) again and lost 401 to 489 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-10, -412. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Catanese played #11 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 286 to 444 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-11, -570. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Catanese played #11 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and lost 401 to 414 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-12, -583.
Round 19		Catanese played #7 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) and won 438 to 344 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-12, -489.
Round 20		Catanese played #7 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) again and won 490 to 316 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-12, -315.
Round 21		Catanese played #10 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and lost 369 to 414 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-13, -360.
Round 22		Catanese played #10 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) again and lost 392 to 428 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-14, -396.
Round 23		Catanese played #5 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 393 to 383 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-14, -386.
Round 24		Catanese played #5 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) again and won 452 to 330 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-14, -264.
Round 25		Catanese played #8 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 406 to 484 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-15, -342.
Round 26		Catanese played #8 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and lost 400 to 447 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-16, -389.
Round 27		Catanese played #3 Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) for the third time and lost 381 to 480 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-17, -488.
Round 28		Catanese played #11 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) for the third time and won 447 to 303 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-17, -344.
Round 29		Catanese played #10 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) for the third time and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-17, -330.
Round 30		Catanese played #7 Bruce Baginski (Concord, CA) for the third time and won 521 to 353 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-17, -162.
Round 31		Catanese played #5 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) for the third time and won 411 to 310 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-17, -61.

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