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 17-14, +601, and is ranked #10 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: 551 Average for: 436 Average against: 417
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) and lost 284 to 555 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-4, -183.
Round 9		Rau played #4 Ben Schoenbrun (Somerville, NJ) and won 503 to 357 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-4, -37.
Round 10		Rau played #21 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 410 to 352 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +21.
Round 11		Rau played #6 Sam Rosin (Washington, DC) and lost 449 to 458 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-5, +12.
Round 12		Rau played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 429 to 431 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-6, +10.
Round 13		Rau played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) and lost 434 to 490 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-7, -46.
Round 14		Rau played #29 Emmanuel Egbele (Nigeria) and lost 456 to 536 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-8, -126.
Round 15		Rau played #30 Terry Kang (Slingerlands, NY) and won 551 to 279 (a spread of 272). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-8, +146.
Round 16		Rau played #18 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 345 to 434 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-9, +57.
Round 17		Rau played #32 James Porter (Mazeppa, MN) and won 466 to 289 (a spread of 177). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-9, +234.
Round 18		Rau played #26 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 511 to 363 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-9, +382.
Round 19		Rau played #22 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 459 to 397 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-9, +444.
Round 20		Rau played #13 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and won 477 to 375 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-9, +546.
Round 21		Rau played #1 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) again and won 500 to 373 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-9, +673.
Round 22		Rau played #5 Dennis Ikekeregor (Nigeria) and lost 392 to 475 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-10, +590.
Round 23		Rau played #11 Samson Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 436 to 466 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-11, +560.
Round 24		Rau played #8 Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) and lost 368 to 401 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-12, +527.
Round 25		Rau played #3 Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) again and lost 318 to 511 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-13, +334.
Round 26		Rau played #23 Mohammad Sulaiman (Shreveport, LA) and won 483 to 298 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-13, +519.
Round 27		Rau played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and won 547 to 351 (a spread of 196). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 14-13, +715.
Round 28		Rau played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) again and won 424 to 408 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-13, +731.
Round 29		Rau played #7 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) again and won 458 to 396 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-13, +793.
Round 30		Rau played #12 Joel Wapnick (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 329 to 540 (a spread of -211). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-14, +582.
Round 31		Rau played #9 Olawale Fashina (Baltimore, MD) again and won 434 to 415 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-14, +601.

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