NSC 2008: Stefan Rau [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is competing at the 2008 National 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 12-16, -116, and is ranked #80 in Division 1.

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: New Britain, CT, United States Hobbies: Fantasy baseball Occupation: Radiologist NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 159/172, 11-19 -883 USSO 2006 Division: 1 USSO 2006 Rank: 8/76, 17.5-10.5 +254

Round by Round
High score: 519 Average for: 394 Average against: 398
Round 1		Rau played #72 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 423 to 396 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Rau played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 324 to 320 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-0, +31.
Round 3		Rau played #8 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 332 to 490 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-1, -127.
Round 4		Rau played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 511 to 342 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-1, +42.
Round 5		Rau played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 519 to 337 (a spread of 182). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-1, +224.
Round 6		Rau played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 413 to 429 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-2, +208.
Round 7		Rau played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 412 to 372 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +248.
Round 8		Rau played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 329 to 398 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-3, +179.
Round 9		Rau played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 388 to 398 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-4, +169.
Round 10		Rau played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 335 to 430 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 5-5, +74.
Round 11		Rau played #94 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 378 to 464 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-6, -12.
Round 12		Rau played #53 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 367 to 373 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 5-7, -18.
Round 13		Rau played #66 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 506 to 410 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, +78.
Round 14		Rau played #49 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 360 to 328 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-7, +110.
Round 15		Rau played #102 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 509 to 513 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, +106. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Rau played #27 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 363 to 408 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-9, +61.
Round 17		Rau played #89 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 337 to 439 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-10, -41.
Round 18		Rau played #16 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and won 427 to 406 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 8-10, -20.
Round 19		Rau played #91 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 386 to 328 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, +38.
Round 20		Rau played #93 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 358 to 388 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 9-11, +8.
Round 21		Rau played #33 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 379 to 401 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 9-12, -14.
Round 22		Rau played #28 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 384 to 433 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-13, -63.
Round 23		Rau played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 409 to 359 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-13, -13.
Round 24		Rau played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 444 to 363 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 11-13, +68.
Round 25		Rau played #85 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 290 to 494 (a spread of -204). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-14, -136.
Round 26		Rau played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and lost 428 to 429 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 11-15, -137. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Rau played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and won 404 to 289 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 12-15, -22. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Rau played #90 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 310 to 404 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 12-16, -116.

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