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Tony Leah [#27] at 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

Congratulations to the first-ever two-time Canadian Champion, Adam Logan!

On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is a contestant in at the 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship, held June 9–11 at the Great Hall in Toronto. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Leah currently has a record of 13-5, +1015, and is ranked #2.

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 Age: 55 Awards: 7th place, 2003 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, book collecting Occupation: union education coordinator

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 552 Average for: 428 Average against: 371
Registration		Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Leah played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and lost 357 to 359 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Leah had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 0-1, -2.
Round 2		Leah played #10 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 469 to 342 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Leah had not played Francis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +125. Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Leah played #49 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and won 399 to 315 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Leah had not played Levinsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +209.
Round 4		Leah played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 398 to 362 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Leah had not played Paolella in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 3-1, +245. Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Leah played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 552 to 270 (a spread of 282) . Before this event, Leah had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 4-1, +527. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6		Leah played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 491 to 338 (a spread of 153) . Before this event, Leah had not played Silver in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +680. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Leah played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 402 to 427 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Leah had not played Wapnick in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-2, +655.
Round 8		Leah played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 472 to 289 (a spread of 183) . Before this event, Leah had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +838.
Round 9		Leah played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 479 to 428 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Leah had not played Rowland in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +889. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Leah played #1 Adam Logan (United Kingdom) and lost 325 to 498 (a spread of -173) . Before this event, Leah had not played Logan in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +716. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Leah played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and won 435 to 368 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Leah had not played Boys in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +783.
Round 12		Leah played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 360 to 403 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Leah had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +740. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Leah played #17 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and won 413 to 335 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Leah had not played MacAulay in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +818.
Round 14		Leah played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 471 to 431 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Leah had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-4, +858. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Leah played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 461 to 332 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Leah had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +987. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Leah played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 440 to 392 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Leah had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-4, +1035. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 17		Leah played #7 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 376 to 401 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Leah had not played Hoekstra in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-5, +1010. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Leah played #16 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and won 401 to 396 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Leah had not played Goatcher in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-5, +1015. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 1		Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 2		Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Final Round 3		Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Final Round 4		Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (5 hits).
After the Finals		Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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