NASC 2016: Tony Leah [CSW-12]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2016 North American 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, +645, and is ranked #10 in Division CSW.

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: Maintenance welder

Round by Round
High score: 596 Average for: 434 Average against: 413
Round 1		Leah played #24 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 402 to 367 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +35.
Round 2		Leah played #36 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 397 to 418 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +14.
Round 3		Leah played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 311 to 586 (a spread of -275). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -261.
Round 4		Leah played #7 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 382 to 470 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-3, -349.
Round 5		Leah played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 336 to 461 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, -474.
Round 6		Leah played #34 Scott Kitchen (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 508 to 344 (a spread of 164). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, -310.
Round 7		Leah played #41 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 433 to 333 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-4, -210.
Round 8		Leah played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 564 to 307 (a spread of 257). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-4, +47. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Leah played #25 Kevin Bowerman (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 409 to 414 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-5, +42.
Round 10		Leah played #44 Dylan Sharma (Singapore) and won 466 to 338 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-5, +170.
Round 11		Leah played #20 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 455 to 371 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-5, +254.
Round 12		Leah played #18 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 596 to 387 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7-5, +463.
Round 13		Leah played #13 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 512 to 368 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-5, +607.
Round 14		Leah played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 342 to 504 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 8-6, +445. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Leah played #28 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 437 to 401 (a spread of 36). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-6, +481.
Round 16		Leah played #3 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 398 to 439 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-7, +440.
Round 17		Leah played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 393 to 389 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-7, +444.
Round 18		Leah played #37 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 381 to 430 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +395. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leah played #10 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 413 to 356 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-8, +452.
Round 20		Leah played #38 Brent Weil (Washington, DC) and won 508 to 420 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-8, +540.
Round 21		Leah played #17 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 440 to 454 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 12-9, +526.
Round 22		Leah played #8 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 350 to 475 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +401.
Round 23		Leah played #4 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and lost 388 to 462 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-11, +327.
Round 24		Leah played #19 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 380 to 408 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-12, +299.
Round 25		Leah played #27 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and lost 411 to 425 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-13, +285.
Round 26		Leah played #45 Lisa Brown (Charleston, IL) and won 464 to 378 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-13, +371.
Round 27		Leah played #16 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and won 486 to 432 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-13, +425.
Round 28		Leah played #39 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 510 to 369 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-13, +566.
Round 29		Leah played #26 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 468 to 449 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 16-13, +585.
Round 30		Leah played #21 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 420 to 382 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-13, +623.
Round 31		Leah played #22 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) again and won 480 to 458 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 18-13, +645.

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