NSC 2013: Stefan Rau [#20]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +434, and is ranked #49 in Division 1.

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): Stefan Surname(s): Rau Home: Hudson, NY, United States Occupation: Radiologist

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 421 Average against: 407
Round 1		Rau played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 407 to 380 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-0, +27. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rau played #87 Charlie Southwell (Arlington, VA) and won 557 to 327 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +257.
Round 3		Rau played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 390 to 422 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +225.
Round 4		Rau played #24 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 439 to 365 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +299.
Round 5		Rau played #116 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 289 to 491 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-2, +97.
Round 6		Rau played #29 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 367 to 439 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3-3, +25.
Round 7		Rau played #34 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 352 to 413 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-4, -36.
Round 8		Rau played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 417 to 502 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 3-5, -121.
Round 9		Rau played #123 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 420 to 380 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-5, -81.
Round 10		Rau played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 465 to 372 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, +12.
Round 11		Rau played #16 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 409 to 466 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-6, -45.
Round 12		Rau played #73 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 476 to 450 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 6-6, -19.
Round 13		Rau played #83 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 455 to 435 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7-6, +1.
Round 14		Rau played #127 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 514 to 379 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-6, +136. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Rau played #27 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 414 to 505 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 8-7, +45.
Round 16		Rau played #22 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 338 to 378 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-8, +5.
Round 17		Rau played #48 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 476 to 429 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-8, +52.
Round 18		Rau played #113 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 407 to 353 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-8, +106.
Round 19		Rau played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 334 to 442 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-9, -2.
Round 20		Rau played #21 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 403 to 384 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 11-9, +17.
Round 21		Rau played #81 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 354 to 379 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-10, -8.
Round 22		Rau played #64 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 417 to 424 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-11, -15.
Round 23		Rau played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 464 to 458 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-11, -9.
Round 24		Rau played #54 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 348 to 434 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-12, -95.
Round 25		Rau played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 472 to 417 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-12, -40.
Round 26		Rau played #50 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 371 to 383 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-13, -52.
Round 27		Rau played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 500 to 388 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-13, +60.
Round 28		Rau played #109 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 495 to 321 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 15-13, +234.
Round 29		Rau played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and won 513 to 284 (a spread of 229). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 16-13, +463.
Round 30		Rau played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 371 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 16-14, +450.
Round 31		Rau played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 418 to 434 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-15, +434.

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