NSC 2014: Stefan Rau [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2014 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 20-11, +841, and is ranked #4 in Division 5.

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: 573 Average for: 431 Average against: 404
Round 1		Rau played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 517 to 399 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +118.
Round 2		Rau played #60 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 474 to 297 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +295.
Round 3		Rau played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 379 to 428 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +246.
Round 4		Rau played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 305 to 500 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-2, +51. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rau played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 334 to 558 (a spread of -224). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-3, -173.
Round 6		Rau played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 436 to 509 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-4, -246.
Round 7		Rau played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 282 to 481 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-5, -445.
Round 8		Rau played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 473 to 343 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 3-5, -315. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Rau played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 573 to 278 (a spread of 295). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-5, -20.
Round 10		Rau played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 418 to 403 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-5, -5.
Round 11		Rau played #48 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 438 to 348 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-5, +85.
Round 12		Rau played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 494 to 385 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +194.
Round 13		Rau played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 362 to 404 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-6, +152.
Round 14		Rau played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 487 to 450 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-6, +189.
Round 15		Rau played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 451 to 429 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-6, +211.
Round 16		Rau played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 484 to 334 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +361.
Round 17		Rau played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 430 to 349 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +442.
Round 18		Rau played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and lost 348 to 420 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-7, +370.
Round 19		Rau played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 388 to 429 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-8, +329.
Round 20		Rau played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 489 to 372 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-8, +446.
Round 21		Rau played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 496 to 407 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +535.
Round 22		Rau played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and won 360 to 348 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +547.
Round 23		Rau played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 470 to 297 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +720.
Round 24		Rau played #35 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and won 378 to 367 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +731. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Rau played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 492 to 349 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +874.
Round 26		Rau played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 413 to 385 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +902. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Rau played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) again and lost 428 to 456 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +874. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rau played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 481 to 371 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-9, +984.
Round 29		Rau played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and lost 317 to 435 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 19-10, +866.
Round 30		Rau played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 551 to 418 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-10, +999.
Round 31		Rau played #10 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) for the third time and lost 404 to 562 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 20-11, +841. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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