NASC 2017: Tony Leah [CSW1-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2017 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 17.5-13.5, +1005, and is ranked #14 in Division CSW1.

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: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards: 2nd, 2005 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, music Occupation: Maintenance welder

Round by Round
High score: 620 Average for: 441 Average against: 409
Round 1		Leah played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and tied at 440. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.
Round 2		Leah played #35 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 424 to 441 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -17.
Round 3		Leah played #4 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 480 to 370 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1.5-1.5, +93.
Round 4		Leah played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) and lost 414 to 446 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1.5-2.5, +61.
Round 5		Leah played #43 Winter (Houston, TX) and won 462 to 430 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +93. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Leah played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 620 to 371 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +342. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Leah played #32 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 423 to 393 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4.5-2.5, +372. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8		Leah played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and won 519 to 416 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5.5-2.5, +475. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Leah played #9 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 400 to 436 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +439. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Leah played #14 John Holgate (Australia) and won 530 to 389 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +580. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Leah played #7 Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) and lost 436 to 479 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +537. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Leah played #8 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 505 to 376 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +666. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Leah played #3 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 400 to 432 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +634. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Leah played #21 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 423 to 442 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7.5-6.5, +615. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Leah played #19 Ezekiel Markwei (Tampa, FL) and won 437 to 419 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +633. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Leah played #18 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 417 to 369 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +681. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Leah played #20 Joanne Craig (Australia) and lost 345 to 394 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +632. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Leah played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 488 to 386 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +734. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Leah played #5 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) again and lost 366 to 518 (a spread of -152). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +582. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Leah played #4 Geoff Thevenot (Crystal Lake, IL) again and lost 377 to 491 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +468. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Leah played #42 Tim Mason (Australia) and lost 399 to 435 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +432.
Round 22		Leah played #36 Jennifer M Lee (Washington, DC) and won 450 to 389 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +493.
Round 23		Leah played #40 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 345 to 416 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11.5-11.5, +422.
Round 24		Leah played #38 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and lost 336 to 501 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11.5-12.5, +257.
Round 25		Leah played #37 John Barker (Australia) and lost 432 to 447 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +242. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Leah played #27 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 467 to 313 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12.5-13.5, +396.
Round 27		Leah played #28 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 465 to 415 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13.5-13.5, +446.
Round 28		Leah played #30 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and won 507 to 266 (a spread of 241). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14.5-13.5, +687.
Round 29		Leah played #15 Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) again and won 423 to 384 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +726.
Round 30		Leah played #34 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 450 to 304 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +872.
Round 31		Leah played #10 Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Dallas, TX) again and won 490 to 357 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +1005.

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