NASC 2016: Stefan Rau [CSW-10]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2016 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 17-14, +317, and is ranked #17 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: Rhinebeck, NY, United States Occupation: Radiologist

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 434 Average against: 424
Before the Tournament		Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Rau played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 492 to 374 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +118. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rau played #23 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 464 to 426 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +156. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Rau played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 312 to 465 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +3.
Round 4		Rau played #2 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 462 to 451 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +14. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rau played #15 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and lost 425 to 436 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +3.
Round 6		Rau played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 551 to 396 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +158. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rau played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 488 to 387 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +259.
Round 8		Rau played #6 Peter Armstrong (Portland, CA) and won 421 to 362 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +318.
Round 9		Rau played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 510 to 283 (a spread of 227). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +545.
Round 10		Rau played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 304 to 417 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +432.
Round 11		Rau played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 389 to 475 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +346.
Round 12		Rau played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 427 to 531 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +242. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rau played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 480 to 407 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +315.
Round 14		Rau played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 365 to 415 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +265.
Round 15		Rau played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 466 to 423 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +308.
Round 16		Rau played #24 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 333 to 524 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-7, +117.
Round 17		Rau played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 522 to 457 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +182.
Round 18		Rau played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 504 to 523 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +163.
Round 19		Rau played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 356 to 413 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, +106.
Round 20		Rau played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and won 557 to 385 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +278.
Round 21		Rau played #31 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 429 to 365 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-9, +342. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rau played #11 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 387 to 467 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-10, +262. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Rau played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 384 to 465 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +181.
Round 24		Rau played #36 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 393 to 500 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12-12, +74.
Round 25		Rau played #41 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 475 to 375 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-12, +174.
Round 26		Rau played #33 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 470 to 364 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +280.
Round 27		Rau played #34 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 461 to 332 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 15-12, +409.
Round 28		Rau played #30 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 482 to 474 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-12, +417.
Round 29		Rau played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 387 to 344 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-12, +460.
Round 30		Rau played #14 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and lost 448 to 452 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-13, +456. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Rau played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) again and lost 315 to 454 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17-14, +317.

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