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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
	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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.

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