On this page, you will find information about
Stefan Rau, who is competing
at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 14-10, +961, and is ranked
#20.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 619 Average for: 445 Average against: 404 |
Round 1 | | England | Rau played #70 Steve Perry (Eng) and won 501 to 330 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +171. |
Round 2 | | England | Rau played #57 Ruth MacInerney (Eng) and won 501 to 409 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +263. |
Round 3 | | United States | Rau played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 358 to 405 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-1, +216. Rau is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |
Round 4 | | Australia | Rau played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 383 to 421 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +178. |
Round 5 | | England | Rau played #48 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and won 587 to 412 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-2, +353. |
Round 6 | | Bahrain | Rau played #91 Irfan Siddiqui (BHR) and won 619 to 355 (a spread of 264). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +617. Rau is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 7 | | Nigeria | Rau played #3 Toke Aka (NGA) and lost 376 to 404 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-3, +589. |
Round 8 | | United States | Rau played #52 David Koenig (USA) and lost 397 to 411 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, +575. |
Round 9 | | Scotland | Rau played #89 Neil Scott (Sco) and lost 402 to 459 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-5, +518. |
Round 10 | | New Zealand | Rau played #15 Cicely Bruce (NZL) and won 526 to 345 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 5-5, +699. |
Round 11 | | United States | Rau played #73 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 383 to 349 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +733. |
Round 12 | | England | Rau played #106 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and won 467 to 409 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +791. |
Round 13 | | Kenya | Rau played #60 Fred Magu (KEN) and won 477 to 388 (a spread of 89). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +880. |
Round 14 | | Northern Ireland | Rau played #49 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 338 to 480 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +738. |
Round 15 | | Australia | Rau played #78 Alastair Richards (AUS) and won 554 to 415 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-6, +877. |
Round 16 | | Poland | Rau played #28 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 329 to 432 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, +774. |
Round 17 | | England | Rau played #31 Calum Edwards (Eng) and lost 462 to 470 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-8, +766. |
Round 18 | | United States | Rau played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 411 to 432 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +745. |
Round 19 | | Pakistan | Rau played #9 Moizullah Baig (PAK) and won 490 to 439 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, +796. |
Round 20 | | England | Rau played #74 Diane Pratesi (Eng) and won 436 to 336 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +896. |
Round 21 | | England | Rau played #51 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 401 to 351 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-9, +946. |
Round 22 | | Nigeria | Rau played #33 Azu Ogbogu (NGA) and lost 421 to 490 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-10, +877. |
Round 23 | | United States | Rau played #47 Jason Keller (USA) and won 458 to 388 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +947. |
Round 24 | | England | Rau played #84 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 391 to 377 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14-10, +961. |