Stefan Rau [#133] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Stefan Rau, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Rau currently has a record of 11-19, -883, and is ranked #159 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: Pittsburgh, PA, United States Age: 28 Occupation: Physician

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	12-10 (0.545)
Past 1-12 months	9-8 (0.529)	WWWW LL WW L W LLLLL WW
Past 13-24 months	3-2 (0.600)	WW LL W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 378 Average against: 407
Before the Tournament		Rau is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Rau played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 389 to 423 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Rau had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-1, -34.
Round 2		Rau played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and won 398 to 361 (a spread of 37) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Rau's record vs. Kang in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, +3.
Round 3		Rau played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 431 to 320 (a spread of 111) . Before this event, Rau had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, +114.
Round 4		Rau played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 314 to 536 (a spread of -222) . Before this event, Rau had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-2, -108.
Round 5		Rau played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 418 to 369 (a spread of 49) . Before this event, Rau had not played Przybyszewski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 3-2, -59.
Round 6		Rau played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 300 to 447 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Rau had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-3, -206.
Round 7		Rau played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 460 to 350 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Rau had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 4-3, -96.
Round 8		Rau played #149 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 391 to 418 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Rau had not played Singleton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-4, -123.
Round 9		Rau played #14 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and lost 355 to 404 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Rau had not played Blevins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 4-5, -172.
Round 10		Rau played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 481 to 305 (a spread of 176) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Rau's record vs. Miller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 5-5, +4.
Round 11		Rau played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 329 to 439 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Rau had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-6, -106.
Round 12		Rau played #127 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 323 to 349 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Rau had not played Pistol in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 5-7, -132.
Round 13		Rau played #59 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and lost 345 to 477 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Rau had not played Grillo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #131. Current record: 5-8, -264.
Round 14		Rau played #45 Jeff Fleetham (Calgary AB) and won 424 to 312 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Rau had not played Fleetham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 6-8, -152.
Round 15		Rau played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and lost 304 to 361 (a spread of -57) . Before this event, Rau had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #130. Current record: 6-9, -209.
Round 16		Rau played #17 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 342 to 526 (a spread of -184) . Before this event, Rau had not played Cardia in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 6-10, -393.
Round 17		Rau played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 407 to 403 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Rau had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #133. Current record: 7-10, -389.
Round 18		Rau played #70 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 343 to 414 (a spread of -71) . Before this event, Rau had not played Horowitz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #143. Current record: 7-11, -460.
Round 19		Rau played #117 Kristiina Overton (Thornhill ON) and lost 381 to 436 (a spread of -55) . Before this event, Rau had not played Overton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 7-12, -515.
Round 20		Rau played #121 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and lost 360 to 459 (a spread of -99) . Before this event, Rau had not played Parsons in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #155. Current record: 7-13, -614.
Round 21		Rau played #101 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and lost 314 to 502 (a spread of -188) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Rau's record vs. Miller in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 7-14, -802.
Round 22		Rau played #57 Howie Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 340 to 420 (a spread of -80) . Before this event, Rau had not played Greenspan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #165. Current record: 7-15, -882.
Round 23		Rau played #87 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 304 to 465 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Rau had not played Levitt in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #166. Current record: 7-16, -1043.
Round 24		Rau played #31 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 448 to 327 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Rau had not played Dalton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #162. Current record: 8-16, -922.
Round 25		Rau played #75 Terry Kang (Philadelphia, PA) and won 448 to 353 (a spread of 95) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Rau's record vs. Kang in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 9-16, -827.
Round 26		Rau played #42 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and lost 373 to 420 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Rau had not played Ferguson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 9-17, -874.
Round 27		Rau played #107 Larry Neilson (Hollis, NY) and won 418 to 379 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Rau had not played Neilson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #157. Current record: 10-17, -835.
Round 28		Rau played #112 Christina O'Sullivan (Seattle, WA) and lost 375 to 416 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Rau had not played O'Sullivan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 10-18, -876.
Round 29		Rau played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and lost 410 to 442 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Rau had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #164. Current record: 10-19, -908.
Round 30		Rau played #31 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 416 to 391 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Rau had not played Dalton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #159. Current record: 11-19, -883.

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