NASC 2016: Terry Kang Rau [CSW-30]

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On this page, you will find information about Terry Kang 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 15-16, +405, and is ranked #29 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): Terry Kang Surname(s): Rau Home: Rhinebeck, NY, United States Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, tennis

Round by Round
High score: 528 Average for: 413 Average against: 400
Before the Tournament		Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Rau played #20 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 399 to 424 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-1, -25. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rau played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 420 to 429 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-2, -34.
Round 3		Rau played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 528 to 323 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-2, +171. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Rau played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 361 to 477 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-3, +55. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Rau played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 363 to 533 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-4, -115.
Round 6		Rau played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and lost 386 to 404 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-5, -133.
Round 7		Rau played #38 Brent Weil (Washington, DC) and won 500 to 338 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-5, +29.
Round 8		Rau played #33 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 470 to 390 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-5, +109.
Round 9		Rau played #35 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 513 to 335 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-5, +287.
Round 10		Rau played #27 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and lost 378 to 409 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-6, +256.
Round 11		Rau played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 334 to 404 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-7, +186.
Round 12		Rau played #24 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and lost 288 to 448 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-8, +26.
Round 13		Rau played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 455 to 441 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-8, +40.
Round 14		Rau played #41 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 500 to 254 (a spread of 246). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-8, +286.
Round 15		Rau played #32 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 330 to 482 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-9, +134.
Round 16		Rau played #40 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 466 to 386 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7-9, +214.
Round 17		Rau played #31 Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) and won 456 to 417 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, +253.
Round 18		Rau played #42 Rafique Khatri (Pakistan) and won 416 to 344 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-9, +325.
Round 19		Rau played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 319 to 452 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-10, +192.
Round 20		Rau played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 442 to 370 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-10, +264.
Round 21		Rau played #34 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 314 to 396 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 10-11, +182.
Round 22		Rau played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 421 to 436 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-12, +167.
Round 23		Rau played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 290 to 483 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-13, -26.
Round 24		Rau played #29 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 358 to 385 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-14, -53.
Round 25		Rau played #45 Lisa Brown (Charleston, IL) and won 489 to 331 (a spread of 158). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-14, +105.
Round 26		Rau played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 352 to 482 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-15, -25.
Round 27		Rau played #36 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 458 to 346 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-15, +87.
Round 28		Rau played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 474 to 482 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-16, +79. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Rau played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 417 to 410 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 13-16, +86.
Round 30		Rau played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) again and won 387 to 356 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-16, +117.
Round 31		Rau played #35 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) again and won 525 to 237 (a spread of 288). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-16, +405.

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