NASC 2018: Stefan Rau [CSW-19]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2018 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, +629, and is ranked #14 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: 583 Average for: 445 Average against: 425
Round 1		Rau played #52 Bharath Balakrishnan (Redmond, WA) and won 457 to 300 (a spread of 157). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +157. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Rau played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 581 to 328 (a spread of 253). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +410. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 3		Rau played #16 Winter (Houston, TX) and lost 438 to 553 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +295.
Round 4		Rau played #5 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 396 to 479 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-2, +212.
Round 5		Rau played #24 Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 422 to 435 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-3, +199.
Round 6		Rau played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and lost 435 to 456 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-4, +178.
Round 7		Rau played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 507 to 387 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 3-4, +298.
Round 8		Rau played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 349 to 487 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-5, +160.
Round 9		Rau played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 407 to 404 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-5, +163.
Round 10		Rau played #28 Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) and won 467 to 377 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-5, +253.
Round 11		Rau played #45 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 525 to 398 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +380.
Round 12		Rau played #11 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Grand Prairie, TX) and won 448 to 383 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, +445.
Round 13		Rau played #37 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 411 to 425 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-6, +431.
Round 14		Rau played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and won 489 to 387 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-6, +533.
Round 15		Rau played #12 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and lost 348 to 543 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-7, +338.
Round 16		Rau played #72 Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) and won 446 to 364 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-7, +420.
Round 17		Rau played #56 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 484 to 391 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +513.
Round 18		Rau played #34 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 436 to 409 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-7, +540.
Round 19		Rau played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 464 to 394 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +610.
Round 20		Rau played #10 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and won 583 to 421 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +772. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Rau played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and won 456 to 401 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +827. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rau played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) and won 498 to 402 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +923. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Rau played #13 Joanne Craig (Australia) again and won 481 to 388 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1016. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Rau played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 418 to 475 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +959. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Rau played #7 Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) and lost 414 to 431 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +942. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Rau played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and lost 427 to 455 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-10, +914.
Round 27		Rau played #4 Evans Clinchy (Tacoma, WA) and lost 354 to 533 (a spread of -179). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +735.
Round 28		Rau played #15 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 381 to 482 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +634.
Round 29		Rau played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) again and won 462 to 415 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +681.
Round 30		Rau played #14 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 361 to 454 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-13, +588.
Round 31		Rau played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and won 464 to 423 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-13, +629.

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