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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

[photo of Rafi Stern]

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

[photo of Amnuay Ploysangngam]

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

[photo of Ken Kasney]

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

[photo of Charles Reinke]

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

[photo of Nick Meyer]

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

[photo of Tom Bond]

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

[photo of Kate Fukawa-Connelly]

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

[photo of Will Anderson]

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

[photo of Matt Canik]

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

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

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

[photo of Joel Sherman]

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

[photo of Tasha Asberry]

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

[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]

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

[photo of Sal Piro]

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

[photo of Laurie Cohen]

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

[photo of Darrell Day]

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

[photo of Trey Wright]

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

[photo of Manop Phiphatboonserm]

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

[photo of Jason Li]

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

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

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

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

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

[photo of Leesa Berahovich]

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

[photo of Avery Mojica]

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

[photo of Jim Burlant]

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

[photo of Terry Kang Rau]

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

[photo of Kolton Koehler]

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

[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]

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

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

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

[photo of Joey Krafchick]

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

[photo of Chris Cree]

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

[photo of Marty Gabriel]

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

[photo of Chris Cree]

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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