SPC 2022: Stefan Rau [CSW-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2022 Scrabble Players 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, +754, and is ranked #7 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: Troy, NY, United States Occupation: Radiologist

Round by Round
High score: 561 Average for: 452 Average against: 427
Round 1		Rau played #21 Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 343 to 438 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 0-1, -95.
Round 2		Rau played #25 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 483 to 360 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-1, +28.
Round 3		Rau played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 429 to 503 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-2, -46.
Round 4		Rau played #22 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 468 to 303 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-2, +119.
Round 5		Rau played #29 Ifedayo Obisesan (Indianapolis, IN) and won 449 to 392 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-2, +176.
Round 6		Rau played #2 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 420 to 601 (a spread of -181). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-3, -5. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Rau played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 485 to 393 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-3, +87.
Round 8		Rau played #15 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 543 to 373 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-3, +257.
Round 9		Rau played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 456 to 409 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +304. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Rau played #3 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 561 to 401 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +464. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Rau played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 402 to 513 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-4, +353. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Rau played #33 Marlon Prudencio (Singapore) and won 417 to 400 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +370. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Rau played #36 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 415 to 486 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-5, +299. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Rau played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) and lost 453 to 561 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +191. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 15		Rau played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) and won 526 to 429 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +288.
Round 16		Rau played #1 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and won 475 to 376 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +387. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Rau played #2 David Eldar (Australia) again and lost 402 to 482 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +307.
Round 18		Rau played #10 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 335 to 540 (a spread of -205). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +102.
Round 19		Rau played #24 Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) and won 463 to 424 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-8, +141.
Round 20		Rau played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 452 to 369 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +224.
Round 21		Rau played #23 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 504 to 402 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +326. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Rau played #4 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 313 to 434 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-9, +205. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Rau played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) again and won 526 to 372 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-9, +359. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Rau played #16 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) again and won 487 to 403 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-9, +443. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 25		Rau played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) again and lost 436 to 437 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-10, +442. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Rau played #30 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and won 508 to 354 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-10, +596. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 27		Rau played #35 Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) again and lost 343 to 382 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +557. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 28		Rau played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) for the third time and won 462 to 373 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-11, +646. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 29		Rau played #2 David Eldar (Australia) for the third time and won 498 to 450 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-11, +694. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Rau played #7 Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) for the fourth time and lost 404 to 461 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +637. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 31		Rau played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) for the third time and won 539 to 422 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +754. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

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