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
	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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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