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NSC 2012: Rafi Stern [#10]
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On this page, you will find information about
Rafi Stern, who is competing
at the 2012 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, +808, and is ranked
#8 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 | ![[photo of Rafi Stern]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/stern_rafi_3.jpg)
| Given name(s): Rafi Surname(s): Stern Home: Seattle, WA, United States Awards: 2006 USSO (Division 3); 2007 Seattle Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee, Poker, Beatboxing, Bowling, Ping-Pong, Occupation: Student |
Round by Round | High score: 576 Average for: 436 Average against: 410 | Before the Tournament | | Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). | Round 1 | ![[photo of Mark Miller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/miller_mark.jpg)
| Stern played #71 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 456 to 289 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +167. | Round 2 | ![[photo of Scott Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_scott.jpeg)
| Stern played #55 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and won 465 to 305 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +327. | Round 3 | ![[photo of Eric Tran]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tran_eric_2.jpg)
| Stern played #22 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 397 to 517 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +207. | Round 4 | ![[photo of Charles Reinke]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/reinke_charles_3.jpg)
| Stern played #41 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 407 to 500 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-2, +114. | Round 5 | ![[photo of Dave Leifer]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/leifer_dave.jpg)
| Stern played #65 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 456 to 350 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-2, +220. | Round 6 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
| Stern played #21 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 448 to 373 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +295. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 7 | ![[photo of Komol Panyasophonlert]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/panyasophonlert_komol.jpg)
| Stern played #13 Komol Panyasophonlert (Thailand) and lost 449 to 493 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +251. | Round 8 | ![[photo of Lou Cornelis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelis_lou.jpg)
| Stern played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 434 to 456 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-4, +229. | Round 9 | ![[photo of Joe Edley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/e/edley_joe.jpg)
| Stern played #17 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 486 to 440 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-4, +275. | Round 10 | ![[photo of Erickson Smith]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/smith_erickson.jpg)
| Stern played #70 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 428 to 409 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-4, +294. | Round 11 | ![[photo of Trip Payne]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/payne_trip_4.jpg)
| Stern played #29 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 523 to 410 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-4, +407. | Round 12 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/u/unknown_player.gif)
| Stern played #33 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 462 to 401 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +468. | Round 13 | ![[photo of Nawapadol Sayavesa]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/sayavesa_navapadol.jpg)
| Stern played #24 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and won 464 to 342 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +590. | Round 14 | ![[photo of Dave Wiegand]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/wiegand_dave.jpg)
| Stern played #3 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 376 to 388 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-5, +578. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 15 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| Stern played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 438 to 449 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-6, +567. | Round 16 | ![[photo of Jason Keller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/keller_jason.jpg)
| Stern played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 458 to 492 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-7, +533. | Round 17 | ![[photo of Ben Schoenbrun]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/schoenbrun_ben.jpg)
| Stern played #28 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 434 to 336 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +631. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 18 | ![[photo of Nigel Peltier]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/p/peltier_nigel.jpg)
| Stern played #20 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 516 to 473 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-7, +674. | Round 19 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
| Stern played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 363 to 388 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 11-8, +649. | Round 20 | ![[photo of Orry Swift]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/s/swift_orry_3.jpg)
| Stern played #16 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) again and won 390 to 357 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-8, +682. | Round 21 | ![[photo of Leesa Berahovich]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/berahovich_leesa_2.jpg)
| Stern played #25 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 494 to 360 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-8, +816. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 22 | ![[photo of Ian Weinstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/w/weinstein_ian.jpeg)
| Stern played #14 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 426 to 376 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 14-8, +866. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 23 | ![[photo of Lou Cornelis]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/c/cornelis_lou.jpg)
| Stern played #27 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) again and won 366 to 356 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +876. | Round 24 | ![[photo of Jerry Lerman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/l/lerman_jerry.jpg)
| Stern played #18 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 448 to 409 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +915. | Round 25 | ![[photo of David Gibson]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/g/gibson_david.jpeg)
| Stern played #2 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) again and won 409 to 407 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-8, +917. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 26 | ![[photo of Jason Keller]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/k/keller_jason.jpg)
| Stern played #26 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) again and won 576 to 404 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 18-8, +1089. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). | Round 27 | ![[photo of Nigel Richards]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/r/richards_nigel.jpg)
| Stern played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 356 to 464 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-9, +981. | Round 28 | ![[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/daniel_robin_pollock_2.jpg)
| Stern played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 354 to 427 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +908. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 29 | ![[photo of Conrad Bassett-Bouchard]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/b/bassett-bouchard_conrad_5.jpg)
| Stern played #7 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 431 to 357 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-10, +982. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). | Round 30 | ![[photo of Jesse Day]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/d/day_jesse_3.jpg)
| Stern played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 394 to 493 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +883. | Round 31 | ![[photo of Kenji Matsumoto]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org//players/m/matsumoto_kenji_2.jpg)
| Stern played #11 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 415 to 490 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-12, +808. |
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