SPC 2025: Stefan Rau [CSW1-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2025 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 4-3, +88, and is ranked #11 in Division CSW1.

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: 544 Average for: 438 Average against: 426
Round 1		Rau played #19 Tim Weiss (Lewes, DE) and won 486 to 347 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +139.
Round 2		Rau played #28 Ayotunde Adeyeri (Holmdel, NJ) and won 500 to 420 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +219.
Round 3		Rau played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and won 431 to 426 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +224.
Round 4		Rau played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 544 to 323 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +445.
Round 5		Rau played #2 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 401 to 478 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 4-1, +368. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Rau played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 342 to 563 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-2, +147.
Round 7		Rau played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) and lost 364 to 423 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-3, +88.
Round 8		Rau played #15 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.
Round 9		Rau played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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