SPC 2025: Paula Catanese [CSW2-09]

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On this page, you will find information about Paula Catanese, who is competing at the 2025 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 13-15, -375, and is ranked #11 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: 497 Average for: 379 Average against: 393
Round 1		Catanese played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 427 to 356 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +71.
Round 2		Catanese played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 414 to 374 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +111. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Catanese played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 353 to 336 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +128.
Round 4		Catanese played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and lost 278 to 402 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +4.
Round 5		Catanese played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 350 to 478 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-2, -124. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Catanese played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 432 to 301 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +7. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Catanese played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and lost 334 to 344 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-3, -3.
Round 8		Catanese played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) and lost 409 to 438 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-4, -32. Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Catanese played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 301 to 398 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-5, -129.
Round 10		Catanese played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 371 to 511 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-6, -269.
Round 11		Catanese played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and won 348 to 345 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-6, -266.
Round 12		Catanese played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) and lost 435 to 447 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-7, -278.
Round 13		Catanese played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 497 to 322 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-7, -103.
Round 14		Catanese played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 304 to 394 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-8, -193.
Round 15		Catanese played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) and won 409 to 293 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-8, -77.
Round 16		Catanese played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 415 to 452 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-9, -114.
Round 17		Catanese played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 305 to 502 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-10, -311.
Round 18		Catanese played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) again and won 379 to 355 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-10, -287.
Round 19		Catanese played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and lost 372 to 452 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-11, -367.
Round 20		Catanese played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) again and won 390 to 378 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-11, -355.
Round 21		Catanese played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and won 398 to 315 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-11, -272.
Round 22		Catanese played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) again and lost 327 to 439 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-12, -384.
Round 23		Catanese played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) again and lost 374 to 378 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-13, -388.
Round 24		Catanese played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) again and lost 411 to 434 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-14, -411.
Round 25		Catanese played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) for the third time and lost 364 to 463 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-15, -510.
Round 26		Catanese played #14 Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) for the third time and won 403 to 314 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-15, -421.
Round 27		Catanese played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) for the third time and won 412 to 397 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-15, -406.
Round 28		Catanese played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) again and won 403 to 372 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-15, -375.
Round 29		Catanese played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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