August 1-5, 2009
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NSC 2009: Rafi Stern [#28]
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On this page, you will find information about
Rafi Stern, who is competing
at the 2009 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 19-12, +328, and is ranked
#15 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): Rafi Surname(s): Stern Home: Seattle, WA, USA Awards: 2006 USSO (Division 3); 2007 Seattle Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, Poker, Beatboxing, Bowling, Ping-Pong, Occupation: Student |
Round by Round | High score: 538 Average for: 424 Average against: 413 | Before the Tournament | | Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits). | Round 1 | | Stern played #125 Derek Martinez (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 521 to 300 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +221. | Round 2 | | Stern played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 427 to 310 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +338. | Round 3 | | Stern played #56 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 484 to 437 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +385. | Round 4 | | Stern played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 448 to 352 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +481. | Round 5 | | Stern played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 508 to 472 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +517. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 6 | | Stern played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and won 402 to 367 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +552. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | | Stern played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 470 to 306 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-0, +716. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 8 | | Stern played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 457 to 410 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 8-0, +763. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 9 | | Stern played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 445 to 389 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-0, +819. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 10 | | Stern played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 463 to 490 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 9-1, +792. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits). | Round 11 | | Stern played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 302 to 573 (a spread of -271). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-2, +521. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 12 | | Stern played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 436 to 398 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-2, +559. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 13 | | Stern played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 462 to 325 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-2, +696. | Round 14 | | Stern played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 426 to 393 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-2, +729. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | | Stern played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 309 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-2, +837. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 16 | | Stern played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 378 to 469 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-3, +746. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 17 | | Stern played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 402 to 389 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-3, +759. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 18 | | Stern played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 409 to 482 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-4, +686. | Round 19 | | Stern played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 435 to 409 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-4, +712. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 20 | | Stern played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 271 to 557 (a spread of -286). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 15-5, +426. | Round 21 | | Stern played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 474 to 358 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-5, +542. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | | Stern played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 538 to 372 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-5, +708. | Round 23 | | Stern played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) again and lost 406 to 432 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-6, +682. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). | Round 24 | | Stern played #34 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 383 to 440 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-7, +625. | Round 25 | | Stern played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and won 501 to 360 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-7, +766. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 26 | | Stern played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 360 to 479 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-8, +647. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 27 | | Stern played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) again and lost 345 to 527 (a spread of -182). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-9, +465. | Round 28 | | Stern played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 385 to 487 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-10, +363. | Round 29 | | Stern played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 393 to 403 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-11, +353. | Round 30 | | Stern played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and lost 356 to 453 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-12, +256. | Round 31 | | Stern played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) again and won 430 to 358 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19-12, +328. |
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