Rafi Stern [#9] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Rafi Stern, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Stern currently has a record of 22-9, +1639, and is ranked #2 in Division 2.

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, United States Awards: one first, two seconds, first in C group of Oregon Tile Hobbies: Ultimate frisbee Occupation: Student USSO 2006 Division: 3 USSO 2006 Rank: 1/129, 20- 8 +1708

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	15-9 (0.625)
Past 1-12 months	7-5 (0.583)	L W LL W L WWW L WW
Past 13-24 months	7-4 (0.636)	W L WW LLL WWWW
Past 25-36 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 540 Average for: 421 Average against: 368
Round 1		Stern played #87 Phyllis Prather (Cincinnati, OH) and won 532 to 325 (a spread of 207). Before this event, Stern had not played Prather in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +207. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Stern played #65 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 334 to 385 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Stern had not played Loritz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-1, +156.
Round 3		Stern played #47 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 494 to 304 (a spread of 190). Before this event, Stern had not played Shambach in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +346.
Round 4		Stern played #110 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 540 to 308 (a spread of 232). Before this event, Stern had not played Milton in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-1, +578.
Round 5		Stern played #12 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 409 to 362 (a spread of 47). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: RENO, NV Stern’s record vs. Golob in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-1, +625. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 6		Stern played #57 Daniel Schey (Detroit, MI) and lost 335 to 336 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Stern had not played Schey in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +624.
Round 7		Stern played #16 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 327 to 400 (a spread of -73). Before this event, Stern had not played Fidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-3, +551.
Round 8		Stern played #51 Andy Bohnsack (Madison, WI) and won 431 to 325 (a spread of 106). Before this event, Stern had not played Bohnsack in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +657.
Round 9		Stern played #21 Dan Sereduick (Baltimore, MD) and won 374 to 357 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Stern had not played Sereduick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-3, +674.
Round 10		Stern played #34 Tony Claitor (Orlando, FL) and won 424 to 375 (a spread of 49). Before this event, Stern had not played Claitor in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 7-3, +723.
Round 11		Stern played #66 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 381 to 379 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Stern had not played Bowman in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-3, +725.
Round 12		Stern played #96 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 528 to 440 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Stern had not played Edelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +813. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Stern played #15 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and lost 378 to 422 (a spread of -44). Before this event, Stern had not played Horn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +769.
Round 14		Stern played #42 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 353 to 320 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Stern had not played McArthur in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +802. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Stern played #18 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 418 to 436 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Stern had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +784.
Round 16		Stern played #56 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 536 to 304 (a spread of 232). Before this event, Stern had not played Schultz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-5, +1016.
Round 17		Stern played #39 Darin True (Pontiac, IL) and won 393 to 387 (a spread of 6). Before this event, Stern had not played True in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +1022.
Round 18		Stern played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 530 to 339 (a spread of 191). Before this event, Stern had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 13-5, +1213.
Round 19		Stern played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and won 407 to 378 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Stern had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 14-5, +1242.
Round 20		Stern played #50 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 414 to 368 (a spread of 46). Before this event, Stern had not played Dunlop in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 15-5, +1288. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 21		Stern played #5 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 464 to 355 (a spread of 109). Before this event, Stern had not played Crowe in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 16-5, +1397. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 22		Stern played #7 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 354 to 267 (a spread of 87). Before this event, Stern had not played Lipkin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 17-5, +1484. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 23		Stern played #4 Matthew Hodge (Moore, OK) and won 394 to 361 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Stern had not played Hodge in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-5, +1517.
Round 24		Stern played #91 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 357 to 409 (a spread of -52). Before this event, Stern had not played Creed in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 18-6, +1465.
Round 25		Stern played #82 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 417 to 309 (a spread of 108). Before this event, Stern had not played Kelly in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 19-6, +1573. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 26		Stern played #75 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 443 to 476 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Stern had not played Weisskopf in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 19-7, +1540. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (7 hits).
Round 27		Stern played #71 Tim Michaels (Knoxville, TN) and won 459 to 387 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Stern had not played Michaels in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 20-7, +1612.
Round 28		Stern played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) again and won 533 to 281 (a spread of 252). Before this event, Stern had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 21-7, +1864. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 29		Stern played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and won 402 to 397 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Stern had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-7, +1869. Stern is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Stern played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) for the third time and lost 379 to 448 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Stern had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 22-8, +1800. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 31		Stern played #17 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) for the fourth time and lost 302 to 463 (a spread of -161). Before this event, Stern had not played Harrison in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 22-9, +1639. Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Award Ceremony		Stern is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

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