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October 12–14, 2007
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Terry Kang Rau [#11] at 2007 Big Apple ST
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On this page, you will find information about
Terry Kang Rau, who is competing
at the 2007 Big Apple ST.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 8-7, +463, and is ranked
#10 in Division 2.
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 | ![[photo of Terry Kang Rau]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Given name(s): Terry Kang Surname(s): Rau Home: Newington, CT, United States Awards: Most frequently "Winterized." Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, tennis. Occupation: Attorney, writer, aspiring Jeopardy contestant NSC 2002 Division: 6 NSC 2002 Rank: 5/88, 21-10 +794 NSC 2004 Division: 1 NSC 2004 Rank: 169/172, 9-21 -1608 USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 83/102, 12-16 -644 |
Career History | 8-year record against other players at this event | 12.5-14.5 (0.463) | |
Past 1-12 months | 12.5-14.5 (0.463) | W LLLTWW LL WWW LL W LL W LLL W L WW L W |
Past 13-24 months | no games |
Past 25-36 months | no games |
Past 37-48 months | no games |
Past 49-60 months | no games |
Past 61-72 months | no games |
Past 73-84 months | no games |
Past 85-96 months | no games |
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Rank Diagram | Tournament Ups and Downs | Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below. |
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Round by Round | High score: 503 Average for: 402 Average against: 371 | Round 1 | ![[photo of Christine Economos]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/economos_chris.jpeg)
| Rau played #21 Christine Economos (New York, NY) and won 503 to 311 (a spread of 192). Before this event, Rau had not played Economos in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 1-0, +192. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Marie Puma]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/puma_marie.jpg)
| Rau played #24 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and lost 425 to 441 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY Rau’s record vs. Puma in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-1, +176. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 3 | ![[photo of Joan Kelly]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kelly_joan.jpg)
| Rau played #3 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 313 to 361 (a spread of -48). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: NORTH SALEM, NY Rau’s record vs. Kelly in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-2, +128. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Verna M Richards Berg]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/berg_verna_richards.jpg)
| Rau played #7 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 376 (a spread of -32). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Rau’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LLW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-3, +96. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 5 | ![[photo of Ann Sanfedele]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sanfedele_ann.jpg)
| Rau played #2 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 462 to 283 (a spread of 179). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY Rau’s record vs. Sanfedele in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-3, +275. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Annette Bailey]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Rau played #23 Annette Bailey (Town Withheld, CT) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Rau’s record vs. Bailey in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-4, +259. Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Ember Nelson]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/n/nelson_ember.jpg)
| Rau played #15 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and won 419 to 339 (a spread of 80). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Rau’s record vs. Nelson in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-4, +339. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 8 | ![[photo of Roger Cullman]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/cullman_roger_2.jpg)
| Rau played #20 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 384 to 443 (a spread of -59). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Rau’s record vs. Cullman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-5, +280. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Sharon Swerdloff]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/swerdloff_sharon.jpg)
| Rau played #12 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 414 to 389 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Rau had not played Swerdloff in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-5, +305. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Leigh Bernstein]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bernstein_leigh.jpg)
| Rau played #30 Leigh Bernstein (South Boston, MA) and won 383 to 334 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Rau had not played Bernstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-5, +354. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Sally Ricketts]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/r/ricketts_sally.jpeg)
| Rau played #14 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 476 to 299 (a spread of 177). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Rau’s record vs. Ricketts in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-5, +531. | Round 12 | ![[photo of Phil Polsky]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/polsky_phil.jpeg)
| Rau played #1 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 381 to 362 (a spread of 19). Before this event, Rau had not played Polsky in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-5, +550. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 13 | ![[photo of Phil Polsky]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/polsky_phil.jpeg)
| Rau played #1 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) again and lost 341 to 468 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Rau had not played Polsky in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-6, +423. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 14 | ![[photo of Elana Lehrer]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/w/withheld.gif)
| Rau played #6 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and lost 396 to 408 (a spread of -12). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Rau’s record vs. Lehrer in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games.Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-7, +411. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Gregg Foster]](https://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/f/foster_gregg.jpeg)
| Rau played #28 Gregg Foster (Manchester-by-the-sea, MA) and won 420 to 368 (a spread of 52). Before this event, Rau had not played Foster in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-7, +463. |
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