NASC 2015: Rafi Stern [1-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Rafi Stern, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 18-13, +869, and is ranked #5 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): Rafi Surname(s): Stern Home: Seattle, WA, United States Awards: 2006 USSO (Division 3); 2007 Seattle Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, Poker, Beatboxing, Bowling, Ping-Pong, Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 605 Average for: 427 Average against: 399
Round 1		Stern played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 605 to 438 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +167. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 2		Stern played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 475 to 275 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 2-0, +367. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Stern played #25 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 431 to 479 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +319. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Stern played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 404 to 417 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +306.
Round 5		Stern played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 417 to 404 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +319.
Round 6		Stern played #31 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 377 to 453 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-3, +243.
Round 7		Stern played #3 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 406 to 376 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +273.
Round 8		Stern played #17 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 403 to 399 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +277.
Round 9		Stern played #11 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 373 to 414 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +236.
Round 10		Stern played #15 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 456 to 308 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +384.
Round 11		Stern played #58 Tasha Asberry (Cordova, TN) and won 385 to 333 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +436.
Round 12		Stern played #5 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 463 to 544 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-5, +355. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Stern played #40 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 554 to 379 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +530.
Round 14		Stern played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 432 to 435 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +527. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Stern played #38 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 420 to 342 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +605.
Round 16		Stern played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and won 459 to 402 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +662.
Round 17		Stern played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 315 to 388 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +589.
Round 18		Stern played #12 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 387 to 435 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +541.
Round 19		Stern played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 419 to 415 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +545. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Stern played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 379 to 418 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-9, +506.
Round 21		Stern played #26 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 342 to 374 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-10, +474.
Round 22		Stern played #33 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and lost 336 to 481 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-11, +329.
Round 23		Stern played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and won 394 to 377 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-11, +346.
Round 24		Stern played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 568 to 250 (a spread of 318). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13-11, +664.
Round 25		Stern played #20 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and won 492 to 380 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-11, +776.
Round 26		Stern played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 515 to 424 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-11, +867.
Round 27		Stern played #19 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 465 to 434 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-11, +898.
Round 28		Stern played #6 Joey Krafchick (Richardson, TX) and won 473 to 428 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-11, +943. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Stern played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 382 to 464 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-12, +861.
Round 30		Stern played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 333 to 273 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-12, +921.
Round 31		Stern played #28 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 378 to 430 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-13, +869.

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