SPC 2024: Paula Catanese [CSW1-31]

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On this page, you will find information about Paula Catanese, who is competing at the 2024 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 12-19, -865, and is ranked #30 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): Paula Surname(s): Catanese Home: Mountain View, CA, United States Hobbies: Travel

Round by Round
High score: 523 Average for: 382 Average against: 412
Round 1		Catanese played #7 Josh Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 427 to 394 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +33. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Catanese played #15 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 400 to 403 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +30. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Catanese played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 445 to 417 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +58. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Catanese played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 483 to 281 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +260. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 5		Catanese played #12 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 373 to 464 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-2, +169. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Catanese played #18 Charles Reinke (Madison, WI) and lost 345 to 370 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-3, +144. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Catanese played #14 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 369 to 361 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-3, +152.
Round 8		Catanese played #16 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 379 to 421 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +110.
Round 9		Catanese played #37 Moiz Ullah Baig (Pakistan) and lost 238 to 535 (a spread of -297). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, -187.
Round 10		Catanese played #3 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 390 to 452 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-6, -249.
Round 11		Catanese played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 259 to 569 (a spread of -310). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-7, -559.
Round 12		Catanese played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 417 to 352 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, -494.
Round 13		Catanese recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-7, -444.
Round 14		Catanese played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 408 to 357 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, -393.
Round 15		Catanese played #13 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 369 to 415 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -439.
Round 16		Catanese played #29 Emily Brodeur (Nashville, TN) and won 450 to 396 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-8, -385.
Round 17		Catanese played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and lost 333 to 455 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-9, -507.
Round 18		Catanese played #28 Kaia (Weston, WV) and lost 384 to 409 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-10, -532.
Round 19		Catanese played #17 Tony Leah (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 529 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-11, -721.
Round 20		Catanese played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-12, -739.
Round 21		Catanese played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 408 to 432 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-13, -763.
Round 22		Catanese played #20 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 328 to 444 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-14, -879.
Round 23		Catanese played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 523 to 403 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-14, -759.
Round 24		Catanese played #35 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and won 382 to 369 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-14, -746.
Round 25		Catanese played #27 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) again and lost 371 to 430 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 10-15, -805.
Round 26		Catanese played #24 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) again and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-15, -765.
Round 27		Catanese played #26 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) again and lost 358 to 368 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-16, -775.
Round 28		Catanese played #33 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) again and lost 360 to 361 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-17, -776.
Round 29		Catanese played #34 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and lost 426 to 451 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-18, -801.
Round 30		Catanese played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) again and lost 359 to 456 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-19, -898.
Round 31		Catanese played #25 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 392 to 359 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-19, -865.

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