NASC 2018: Tony Leah [CSW-17]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2018 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 18.5-12.5, +911, and is ranked #11 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: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards: 2nd, 2005 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, music Occupation: Maintenance welder

Round by Round
High score: 617 Average for: 438 Average against: 408
Round 1		Leah played #70 Gboye Balogun (United Kingdom) and won 490 to 356 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +134. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Leah played #46 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 382 to 333 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +183.
Round 3		Leah played #29 Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) and lost 374 to 412 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +145.
Round 4		Leah played #26 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 430 to 400 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +175.
Round 5		Leah played #18 John Holgate (Australia) and lost 359 to 452 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-2, +82.
Round 6		Leah played #9 Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) and lost 477 to 512 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-3, +47. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Leah played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and tied at 415. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +47.
Round 8		Leah played #31 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 393 to 457 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3.5-4.5, -17.
Round 9		Leah played #43 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 433 to 406 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +10.
Round 10		Leah played #36 Fidelis Olotu (United Kingdom) and won 529 to 445 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +94.
Round 11		Leah played #27 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 460 to 369 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +185.
Round 12		Leah played #30 Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) and lost 444 to 486 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +143.
Round 13		Leah played #6 Jesse Day (New York, NY) and lost 396 to 501 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6.5-6.5, +38.
Round 14		Leah played #73 Esther Perrins (Australia) and lost 394 to 405 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6.5-7.5, +27.
Round 15		Leah played #21 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 435 to 400 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 7.5-7.5, +62.
Round 16		Leah played #54 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 411 to 492 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -19.
Round 17		Leah played #39 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 617 to 368 (a spread of 249). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +230. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Leah played #60 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 502 to 330 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +402.
Round 19		Leah played #66 Russell Honeybun (Australia) and lost 403 to 466 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9.5-9.5, +339.
Round 20		Leah played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) and won 422 to 384 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +377.
Round 21		Leah played #40 Terry Kang Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) and lost 358 to 385 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +350.
Round 22		Leah played #42 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 437 to 404 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11.5-10.5, +383.
Round 23		Leah played #41 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 467 to 384 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +466.
Round 24		Leah played #68 Ruth MacInerney (England) and won 466 to 389 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +543.
Round 25		Leah played #34 Karen Richards (Australia) and lost 359 to 489 (a spread of -130). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13.5-11.5, +413.
Round 26		Leah played #33 James Curley (New York, NY) and won 397 to 379 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +431.
Round 27		Leah played #69 Michael Tang (Singapore) and lost 374 to 405 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +400.
Round 28		Leah played #8 Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) and won 499 to 281 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +618.
Round 29		Leah played #32 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 540 to 392 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16.5-12.5, +766.
Round 30		Leah played #71 Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) and won 449 to 419 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17.5-12.5, +796.
Round 31		Leah played #20 Ezekiel Markwei (Ruskin, FL) again and won 461 to 346 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18.5-12.5, +911.

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