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WESPAC 2017: Paula Catanese [#96]

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On this page, you will find information about Paula Catanese, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2017. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 11-21, -1017, and is ranked #111.

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

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Given name(s): Paula
Surname(s): Catanese
Home: Mountain View, CA, United States
Hobbies: Travel
WESPA Championship 2017 Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 533
Average for: 392
Average against: 424

Round 1

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South Africa

Catanese played #81 Trevor Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 410 to 421 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 0-1, -11.

Round 2

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Tanzania

Catanese played #84 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 533 to 371 (a spread of 162).

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 1-1, +151.

Round 3

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Uganda

Catanese played #120 Phillip Edwin-Mugisha (UGA) and lost 417 to 561 (a spread of -144).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 1-2, +7.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

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United States

Catanese played #102 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 349 to 473 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-3, -117.

Round 5

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Tanzania

Catanese played #85 Toyo Kitua (TZA) and lost 421 to 487 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 1-4, -183.

Round 6

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Netherlands

Catanese played #51 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and lost 372 to 488 (a spread of -116).

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 1-5, -299.

Round 7

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United States

Catanese played #101 Cheryl Melvin (USA) and won 426 to 352 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 2-5, -225.

Round 8

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United States

Catanese played #100 Daniel Milton (USA) and won 376 to 349 (a spread of 27).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 3-5, -198.

Round 9

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New Zealand

Catanese played #53 Lawson Sue (NZL) and lost 377 to 415 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 3-6, -236.

Round 10

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Australia

Catanese played #2 Adam Kretschmer (AUS) and lost 355 to 485 (a spread of -130).

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 3-7, -366.

Round 11

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Canada

Catanese played #20 Priya Fernando (CAN) and lost 298 to 352 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 3-8, -420.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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South Africa

Catanese played #80 Andrew Goldberg (ZAF) and lost 426 to 483 (a spread of -57).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 3-9, -477.

Round 13

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Australia

Catanese played #13 Carol Johnsen (AUS) and won 399 to 394 (a spread of 5).

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 4-9, -472.

Round 14

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France

Catanese played #31 Pierre Calendini (FRA) and won 478 to 275 (a spread of 203).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 5-9, -269.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Liberia

Catanese played #47 Malek Sherif (LBR) and won 395 to 357 (a spread of 38).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 6-9, -231.

Round 16

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Canada

Catanese played #23 Max Panitch (CAN) and lost 336 to 454 (a spread of -118).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 6-10, -349.

Round 17

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Sierra Leone

Catanese played #73 Mohamed Kamara (SLE) and lost 424 to 462 (a spread of -38).

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 6-11, -387.

Round 18

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Australia

Catanese played #11 Victor Tung (AUS) and lost 378 to 421 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 6-12, -430.

Round 19

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United States

Catanese played #95 Jennifer M Lee (USA) and lost 338 to 483 (a spread of -145).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 6-13, -575.

Round 20

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Canada

Catanese played #21 Yvonne Lobo (CAN) and lost 345 to 454 (a spread of -109).

Current ranking: #114.

Current record: 6-14, -684.

Round 21

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Japan

Catanese played #38 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 377 to 351 (a spread of 26).

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 7-14, -658.

Round 22

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Oman

Catanese played #68 Junaid Kardame (OMN) and won 526 to 294 (a spread of 232).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 8-14, -426.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 23

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Kenya

Catanese played #114 John Sang (KEN) and won 434 to 382 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 9-14, -374.

Round 24

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United States

Catanese played #103 Tobey Roland (USA) and won 437 to 311 (a spread of 126).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 10-14, -248.

Round 25

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Sierra Leone

Catanese played #74 Emmanuel King (SLE) and lost 278 to 469 (a spread of -191).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 10-15, -439.

Round 26

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New Zealand

Catanese played #57 Murray Rogers (NZL) and lost 401 to 459 (a spread of -58).

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 10-16, -497.

Round 27

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Philippines

Catanese played #71 Robbie Onate (PHL) and lost 298 to 386 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 10-17, -585.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 28

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Canada

Catanese played #19 Steve Ozorio (CAN) and lost 356 to 458 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 10-18, -687.

Round 29

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Oman

Catanese played #69 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and won 405 to 377 (a spread of 28).

Current ranking: #109.

Current record: 11-18, -659.

Round 30

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New Zealand

Catanese played #55 Val Mills (NZL) and lost 391 to 432 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 11-19, -700.

Catanese is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 31

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Kenya

Catanese played #44 Joshua Otieno Manase (KEN) and lost 416 to 498 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 11-20, -782.

Round 32

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Trinidad and Tobago

Catanese played #88 Leslie Charles (TTO) and lost 363 to 598 (a spread of -235).

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 11-21, -1017.