NSC 2011: Tony Leah [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2011 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 17-14, +392, and is ranked #31 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, Canada Awards: 2nd, 2005 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, music Occupation: Union educator

Round by Round
High score: 595 Average for: 409 Average against: 396
Round 1		Leah played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 373 to 526 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #102. Current record: 0-1, -153.
Round 2		Leah played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 449 to 293 (a spread of 156). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +3.
Round 3		Leah played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 317 to 486 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-2, -166.
Round 4		Leah played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 487 to 299 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 2-2, +22.
Round 5		Leah played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 364 to 489 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, -103.
Round 6		Leah played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 375 to 478 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-4, -206.
Round 7		Leah played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 370 to 409 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-5, -245.
Round 8		Leah played #52 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 382 to 397 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-6, -260.
Round 9		Leah played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 476 to 369 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-6, -153.
Round 10		Leah played #92 Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC) and won 366 to 348 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4-6, -135. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Leah played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 464 to 311 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +18.
Round 12		Leah played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 428 to 433 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 5-7, +13.
Round 13		Leah played #56 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 469 to 382 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-7, +100.
Round 14		Leah played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 368 to 434 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-8, +34.
Round 15		Leah played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 335 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, +73.
Round 16		Leah played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 449 to 316 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-8, +206.
Round 17		Leah played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and won 359 to 345 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-8, +220.
Round 18		Leah played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 397 to 352 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +265.
Round 19		Leah played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 418 to 399 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-8, +284.
Round 20		Leah played #53 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 419 to 352 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-8, +351.
Round 21		Leah played #68 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 473 to 385 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +439.
Round 22		Leah played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 415 to 457 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-9, +397. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 23		Leah played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 424 to 370 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-9, +451.
Round 24		Leah played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 293 to 534 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +210.
Round 25		Leah played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-10, +233.
Round 26		Leah played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 368 to 428 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-11, +173.
Round 27		Leah played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 328 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +269.
Round 28		Leah played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 328 to 449 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, +148.
Round 29		Leah played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 413 to 416 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 16-13, +145. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Leah played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 595 to 309 (a spread of 286). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 17-13, +431.
Round 31		Leah played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 450 to 489 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 17-14, +392. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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