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WESPAC 2023: Joshua Castellano [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Joshua Castellano, who is competing at the World English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship 2023. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-12, +179, and is ranked #15.

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): Joshua Surname(s): Castellano Home: Vienna, VA, United States WESPA Championship 2023 Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 566 Average for: 441 Average against: 435
Round 1	Sri Lanka	Castellano played #7 Hasindu Arumapperuma (LKA) and lost 408 to 411 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2	Nigeria	Castellano played #135 Mpakaboari Jack (NGA) and won 495 to 418 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, +74.
Round 3	Malta	Castellano played #77 Maureen McDonald (MLT) and won 483 to 437 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +120.
Round 4	New Zealand	Castellano played #23 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 484 to 398 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +206.
Round 5	Scotland	Castellano played #104 Neil Scott (Sco) and won 394 to 351 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +249.
Round 6	South Africa	Castellano played #38 Steven Gruzd (ZAF) and won 403 to 329 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-1, +323.
Round 7	Canada	Castellano played #41 Jeremy Hildebrand (CAN) and won 432 to 423 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-1, +332.
Round 8	Australia	Castellano played #43 Russell Honeybun (AUS) and lost 342 to 532 (a spread of -190). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-2, +142.
Round 9	Ghana	Castellano played #78 Christian Mensah (GHA) and won 516 to 393 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-2, +265.
Round 10	Nigeria	Castellano played #52 Eta Karo (NGA) and won 566 to 373 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-2, +458.
Round 11	Australia	Castellano played #30 David Eldar (AUS) and won 405 to 370 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-2, +493.
Round 12	United States	Castellano played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) and lost 347 to 610 (a spread of -263). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-3, +230.
Round 13	England	Castellano played #66 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 434 to 508 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-4, +156.
Round 14	United States	Castellano played #14 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (USA) and lost 390 to 625 (a spread of -235). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-5, -79.
Round 15	Nigeria	Castellano played #84 Olatunde Oduwole (NGA) and won 449 to 365 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-5, +5.
Round 16	United States	Castellano played #70 Robert Linn (USA) and won 565 to 390 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-5, +180.
Round 17	United States	Castellano played #37 Kevin Fraley (USA) and won 408 to 381 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-5, +207.
Round 18	Canada	Castellano played #72 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 452 to 418 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-5, +241.
Round 19	Nigeria	Castellano played #49 Wellington Jighere (NGA) and lost 367 to 506 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-6, +102.
Round 20	United States	Castellano played #6 Will Anderson (USA) and won 412 to 329 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +185.
Round 21	Australia	Castellano played #43 Russell Honeybun (AUS) again and won 472 to 445 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +212.
Round 22	England	Castellano played #66 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) again and lost 428 to 437 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-7, +203.
Round 23	Nigeria	Castellano played #32 Nsikak Solomon Etim (NGA) and lost 423 to 500 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 15-8, +126.
Round 24	United States	Castellano played #109 Alec Sjoholm (USA) again and lost 399 to 484 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 15-9, +41.
Round 25	Canada	Castellano played #139 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and lost 410 to 434 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-10, +17.
Round 26	Malaysia	Castellano played #12 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and won 532 to 440 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-10, +109.
Round 27	Thailand	Castellano played #118 Norases Vesdapunt (THA) and won 418 to 397 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-10, +130.
Round 28	Nigeria	Castellano played #31 Nwali Enoch (NGA) and won 448 to 394 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-10, +184.
Round 29	United States	Castellano played #85 Samson Okosagah (USA) and won 496 to 401 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 19-10, +279.
Round 30	England	Castellano played #73 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and lost 376 to 478 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-11, +177.
Round 31	Australia	Castellano played #36 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 392 to 535 (a spread of -143). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 19-12, +34.
Round 32	Thailand	Castellano played #62 Thacha Koowirat (THA) and won 551 to 406 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 20-12, +179.

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