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NASC 2015: Stefan Rau [CSW-07]
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On this page, you will find information about
Stefan Rau, 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 19-12, +1083, and is ranked
#2 in Division CSW.
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 Stefan Rau]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/rau_stefan.jpg)
| Given name(s): Stefan Surname(s): Rau Home: Hudson, NY, United States Occupation: Radiologist |
Round by Round | High score: 581 Average for: 449 Average against: 414 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Ben Berger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berger_ben.jpg)
| Rau played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and won 581 to 255 (a spread of 326). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +326. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 2 | ![[photo of Walker Willingham]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/willingham_walker.jpeg)
| Rau played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 390 to 447 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-1, +269. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
| Rau played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 364 to 537 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-2, +96. | Round 4 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rau played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 548 to 340 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +304. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jason Broersma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/broersma_jason.jpg)
| Rau played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 454 to 449 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +309. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Evans Clinchy]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/clinchy_evans.jpg)
| Rau played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 367 to 455 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-3, +221. | Round 7 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Rau played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 463 to 363 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-3, +321. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Geoffrey Newman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Rau played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 498 to 455 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-3, +364. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 9 | ![[photo of Puneet Sharma]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sharma_puneet.jpg)
| Rau played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 513 to 407 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +470. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 10 | ![[photo of Tony Leah]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leah_tony.jpg)
| Rau played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 427 to 431 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +466. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 11 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| Rau played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 298 to 447 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-5, +317. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 12 | ![[photo of Robert Linn]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/linn_robert_LM000055.jpeg)
| Rau played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 399 to 388 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, +328. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Mohammad Sulaiman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sulaiman_mohammad.jpg)
| Rau played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 465 to 456 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, +337. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Nick Ball]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/ball_nick.jpg)
| Rau played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and won 510 to 399 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-5, +448. | Round 15 | ![[photo of Austin Shin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/shin_austin_AA005355.jpg)
| Rau played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 435 to 446 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +437. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 16 | ![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
| Rau played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 475 to 358 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-6, +554. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Becky Dyer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/dyer_becky_AA000024.jpg)
| Rau played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 435 to 411 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +578. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Joanne Craig]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/craig_joanne.jpg)
| Rau played #47 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 397 to 455 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +520. | Round 19 | ![[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/whitmarsh_bradley_2.jpg)
| Rau played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 352 to 369 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +503. | Round 20 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rau played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 451 to 370 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +584. | Round 21 | ![[photo of John O'Laughlin]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_laughlin_john.jpg)
| Rau played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 383 to 496 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +471. | Round 22 | ![[photo of Leslie Charles]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/charles_leslie.jpeg)
| Rau played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 476 to 445 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-9, +502. | Round 23 | ![[photo of Karen Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_karen.jpg)
| Rau played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 415 to 437 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +480. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 24 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Rau played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 478 to 458 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +500. | Round 25 | ![[photo of Amit Chakrabarti]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/chakrabarti_2.jpg)
| Rau played #18 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) again and lost 396 to 404 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-11, +492. | Round 26 | ![[photo of Orlet Bullock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullock_orlet.jpg)
| Rau played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 485 to 365 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-11, +612. | Round 27 | ![[photo of Orlet Bullock]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bullock_orlet.jpg)
| Rau played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) again and won 539 to 315 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-11, +836. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Steve Polatnick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/polatnick_steve.jpg)
| Rau played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and lost 405 to 421 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-12, +820. | Round 29 | ![[photo of Cecilia Le]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/le_cecilia_2.jpg)
| Rau played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and won 507 to 394 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-12, +933. | Round 30 | ![[photo of Matthew O'Connor]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/o/o_connor_matthew_AA001924_1.jpg)
| Rau played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 563 to 417 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-12, +1079. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Geoffrey Newman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/withheld.gif)
| Rau played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) again and won 443 to 439 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-12, +1083. |
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