NSC 2009: Tony Leah [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, 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 16-15, -898, and is ranked #60 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): Tony Surname(s): Leah Home: Ajax, ON, CAN Awards: 2nd - 2005 Canadian National Scrabble Championship Hobbies: Labour and socialist history, books and music Occupation: Labour Union educator

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 402 Average against: 431
Round 1		Leah played #115 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 474 to 376 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +98.
Round 2		Leah played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 351 to 564 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-1, -115.
Round 3		Leah played #53 Bruce Adams (Rochdale, MA) and lost 346 to 661 (a spread of -315). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 1-2, -430. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Leah played #48 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 347 to 459 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-3, -542. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Leah played #75 Amnuay Ploysangngam (THA) and won 564 to 355 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-3, -333.
Round 6		Leah played #41 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 360 to 468 (a spread of -108). Current ranking: #106. Current record: 2-4, -441.
Round 7		Leah played #92 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 392 to 378 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-4, -427.
Round 8		Leah played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and lost 376 to 435 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 3-5, -486.
Round 9		Leah played #88 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 497 to 358 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-5, -347.
Round 10		Leah played #82 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 358 to 455 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 4-6, -444.
Round 11		Leah played #101 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 499 to 349 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, -294.
Round 12		Leah played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 428 to 375 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-6, -241.
Round 13		Leah played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 493 to 430 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 7-6, -178.
Round 14		Leah played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 402 to 366 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, -142.
Round 15		Leah played #3 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and won 452 to 390 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-6, -80.
Round 16		Leah played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 463 to 440 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-6, -57.
Round 17		Leah played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 446 to 432 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-6, -43.
Round 18		Leah played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 388 to 429 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-7, -84. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leah played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 428 to 426 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-7, -82.
Round 20		Leah played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 399 to 496 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, -179.
Round 21		Leah played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 481 to 461 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-8, -159.
Round 22		Leah played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 323 to 446 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, -282.
Round 23		Leah played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 266 to 535 (a spread of -269). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-10, -551.
Round 24		Leah played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 413 to 379 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, -517.
Round 25		Leah played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 353 to 322 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, -486.
Round 26		Leah played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and lost 374 to 471 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-11, -583.
Round 27		Leah played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 369 to 426 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-12, -640.
Round 28		Leah played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 355 to 477 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-13, -762.
Round 29		Leah played #30 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 358 to 481 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 15-14, -885.
Round 30		Leah played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 372 to 320 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 16-14, -833.
Round 31		Leah played #89 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 326 to 391 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 16-15, -898.

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