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Catherine Costello (#55) at WSC 2001

Background Information

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Given name(s): Catherine
Surname(s): Costello
Home: Dublin 5, Ireland
Age: 45
Awards: various national/regional 1979/2001; 2nd Edinburgh Category A July 2000; WSC qualifier over 24 games 2001
Hobbies: reading, walking
Occupation: Medical Ward Clerk
WSC 1999 Rank: 85
WSC 2001 Team: Ireland

 

Tournament Ups and Downs

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Round-by-Round

High score: 515
Average for: 386
Average against: 414

Before Round 1  

Costello is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Costello played #11 Gareth Williams (Wales) and won 478 to 399 (a spread of 79) .

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 1-0, +79.

Round 2

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Costello played #77 Joshua Otieno Manase (Kenya) and lost 345 to 539 (a spread of -194) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 1-1, -115.

Round 3

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Costello played #01 Joel Wapnick (World Champion) and lost 414 to 443 (a spread of -29) .

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 1-2, -144.

Costello is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

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Costello played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and lost 334 to 368 (a spread of -34) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 1-3, -178.

Round 5

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Costello played #59 Ranganathan Chakravarthy (India) and lost 386 to 439 (a spread of -53) .

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-4, -231.

Round 6

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Costello played #58 Lewis Singh (Guyana) and won 453 to 404 (a spread of 49) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 2-4, -182.

Round 7

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Costello played #29 Allan Simmons (England) and won 415 to 364 (a spread of 51) .

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 3-4, -131.

Round 8

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Costello played #02 Joel Sherman (United States) and lost 374 to 425 (a spread of -51) .

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 3-5, -182.

Round 9

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Costello played #78 Mario Miranda (Philippines) and won 436 to 344 (a spread of 92) .

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 4-5, -90.

Costello is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Costello played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and lost 304 to 541 (a spread of -237) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 4-6, -327.

Round 11

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Costello played #24 John Luebkemann (United States) and lost 380 to 411 (a spread of -31) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 4-7, -358.

Round 12

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Costello played #32 Tony Sim (Singapore) and lost 384 to 466 (a spread of -82) .

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 4-8, -440.

Round 13

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Costello played #81 Kwame Poku (Ghana) and lost 424 to 429 (a spread of -5) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 4-9, -445.

Round 14

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Costello played #56 Chris Abordo (Bahrain) and lost 361 to 439 (a spread of -78) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 4-10, -523.

Round 15

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Costello played #68 Cecil Fernandes Prabhu (Gulf Champion) and won 433 to 371 (a spread of 62) .

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 5-10, -461.

Round 16

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Costello played #62 Danny Cotejo (Qatar) and won 515 to 324 (a spread of 191) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 6-10, -270.

Round 17

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Costello played #54 Dixon Assesa (Kenya) and lost 361 to 377 (a spread of -16) .

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 6-11, -286.

Costello is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits).

Costello is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).

Round 18

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Costello played #65 Margarida Ana de Souza (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 320 to 478 (a spread of -158) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 6-12, -444.

Round 19

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Costello played #70 Sanath Hemachandra (Oman) and won 470 to 400 (a spread of 70) .

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 7-12, -374.

Round 20

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Costello played #49 Michael Tang (Malaysia) and lost 328 to 410 (a spread of -82) .

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 7-13, -456.

Round 21

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Costello played #56 Chris Abordo (Bahrain) and lost 268 to 408 (a spread of -140) .

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 7-14, -596.

Costello is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 22

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Costello played #88 James Charles Wright (Gibraltar) and lost 376 to 387 (a spread of -11) .

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 7-15, -607.

Round 23

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Costello played #58 Lewis Singh (Guyana) and lost 349 to 429 (a spread of -80) .

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 7-16, -687.

Round 24

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Costello played #47 Peter (Pepito) Arreola (Saudi Arabia) and lost 347 to 351 (a spread of -4) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 7-17, -691.


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