SPC 2025: Beth Leech [CSW2-14]

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On this page, you will find information about Beth Leech, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-18, -863, and is ranked #16 in Division CSW2.

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): Beth Surname(s): Leech Home: Highland Park, NJ, United States Occupation: Professor

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 362 Average against: 393
Round 1		Leech played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) and lost 291 to 411 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-1, -120.
Round 2		Leech played #11 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and lost 373 to 394 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-2, -141. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Leech played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) and won 452 to 332 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-2, -21.
Round 4		Leech played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) and won 412 to 372 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +19.
Round 5		Leech played #1 Ayodele Odekunle (Akron, OH) and lost 343 to 377 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-3, -15. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Leech played #3 Joe Roberdeau (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 363 to 395 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-4, -47.
Round 7		Leech played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 358 to 369 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-5, -58.
Round 8		Leech played #4 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and lost 306 to 468 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-6, -220. Leech is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Leech played #6 Nancy Bowen (Charlottesville, VA) and lost 357 to 439 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-7, -302.
Round 10		Leech played #8 Judy Cole (Levittown, PA) and won 356 to 331 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-7, -277.
Round 11		Leech played #2 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 493 to 390 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-7, -174.
Round 12		Leech played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 359 to 415 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-8, -230.
Round 13		Leech played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) and won 362 to 338 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-8, -206.
Round 14		Leech played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) and lost 366 to 492 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-9, -332.
Round 15		Leech played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and lost 293 to 409 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-10, -448.
Round 16		Leech played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and lost 313 to 418 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-11, -553.
Round 17		Leech played #13 Ather Sharif (Arlington, VA) and lost 305 to 420 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-12, -668.
Round 18		Leech played #10 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) again and won 409 to 393 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-12, -652.
Round 19		Leech played #18 Glenn Housley (Annapolis, MD) again and won 461 to 289 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-12, -480.
Round 20		Leech played #7 Kaveri Warriar (Dyer, IN) again and lost 379 to 428 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-13, -529.
Round 21		Leech played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) again and lost 314 to 391 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-14, -606.
Round 22		Leech played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) again and won 439 to 327 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-14, -494.
Round 23		Leech played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) again and won 408 to 391 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-14, -477.
Round 24		Leech played #5 Kaia (Weston, WV) again and lost 276 to 477 (a spread of -201). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-15, -678.
Round 25		Leech played #12 Cheryl Melvin (Grand Rapids, MI) again and lost 332 to 409 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-16, -755.
Round 26		Leech played #9 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) for the third time and lost 314 to 403 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-17, -844.
Round 27		Leech played #15 Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) for the third time and lost 294 to 406 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-18, -956.
Round 28		Leech played #17 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) for the third time and won 410 to 317 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-18, -863.
Round 29		Leech played #16 Eric Fox (Unknown city, WA) again but no score is available yet. Current ranking: this round’s game not yet complete. Current record: not yet available.

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