The 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament

November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: Stefan Rau [#76]

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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.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Stefan
Surname(s): Rau
Home: Hudson, NY, United States
Occupation: Radiologist
SCT 2014 Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 619
Average for: 445
Average against: 404

Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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England

Rau played #84 Jared Robinson (Eng) and won 391 to 377 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 14-10, +961.


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