NSC 2014: Tony Leah [#17]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2014 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 18-13, +749, and is ranked #12 in Division 5.

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: 572 Average for: 430 Average against: 406
Before the Tournament		Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1		Leah played #45 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and lost 347 to 349 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -2.
Round 2		Leah played #62 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 433 to 353 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, +78.
Round 3		Leah played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 378 to 362 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-1, +94.
Round 4		Leah played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 426 to 399 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +121.
Round 5		Leah played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 501 to 410 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +212.
Round 6		Leah played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 408 to 418 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +202.
Round 7		Leah played #13 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 361 to 476 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +87.
Round 8		Leah played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 444 to 302 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +229.
Round 9		Leah played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 372 to 342 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-3, +259.
Round 10		Leah played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 493 to 506 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-4, +246.
Round 11		Leah played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 383 to 394 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-5, +235.
Round 12		Leah played #15 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 414 to 321 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-5, +328.
Round 13		Leah played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 419 to 326 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-5, +421.
Round 14		Leah played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 431 to 442 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-6, +410.
Round 15		Leah played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 429 to 451 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-7, +388.
Round 16		Leah played #5 David Koenig (Falls Church, VA) and lost 376 to 469 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-8, +295.
Round 17		Leah played #38 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 509 to 367 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +437.
Round 18		Leah played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 485 to 374 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +548.
Round 19		Leah played #25 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 455 to 328 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, +675.
Round 20		Leah played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 446 to 354 (a spread of 92). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 12-8, +767.
Round 21		Leah played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and lost 448 to 468 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +747.
Round 22		Leah played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 401 to 561 (a spread of -160). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 12-10, +587.
Round 23		Leah played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 356 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-10, +632.
Round 24		Leah played #61 Kien Hung Yeo (Malaysia) and won 400 to 363 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-10, +669.
Round 25		Leah played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 467 to 412 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-10, +724.
Round 26		Leah played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 433 to 469 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +688.
Round 27		Leah played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 572 to 367 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +893.
Round 28		Leah played #3 John OLaughlin (San Francisco, CA) and won 447 to 439 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +901.
Round 29		Leah played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and won 487 to 431 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +957. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Leah played #12 Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) and lost 386 to 504 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +839.
Round 31		Leah played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 372 to 462 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 18-13, +749.

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