Tony Leah [#54] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Leah currently has a record of 15-13, +49, and is ranked #42 in Division 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: 56 Awards: 7th place, 2003 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, book collecting Occupation: union education coordinator

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	22-16 (0.579)
Past 1-12 months	2-7 (0.222)	L W LL W LLLL
Past 13-24 months	19-8 (0.704)	WWW LL W L WW L W LL WWWWWWWW L WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-1 (0.500)	W L
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 533 Average for: 387 Average against: 385
Round 1		Leah played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 345 to 355 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Leah had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 0-1, -10.
Round 2		Leah played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 423 to 345 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Leah had not played Mayer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +68.
Round 3		Leah played #66 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and won 424 to 335 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Leah had not played Merrill in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +157.
Round 4		Leah played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 375 to 306 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Leah had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +226.
Round 5		Leah played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 420 to 388 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Leah had not played Wallis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +258.
Round 6		Leah played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and lost 358 to 392 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Leah had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-2, +224.
Round 7		Leah played #76 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 450 to 413 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Leah had not played Pellinen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +261.
Round 8		Leah played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and lost 400 to 418 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Leah had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-3, +243.
Round 9		Leah played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 382 to 466 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Leah had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +159.
Round 10		Leah played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 385 to 380 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Leah had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +164.
Round 11		Leah played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 356 to 310 (a spread of 46) . Before this event, Leah had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-4, +210.
Round 12		Leah played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 311 to 389 (a spread of -78) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Izikoff in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-5, +132.
Round 13		Leah played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 450 to 368 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Leah had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-5, +214.
Round 14		Leah played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and lost 315 to 418 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Leah had not played Chaikin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +111.
Round 15		Leah played #43 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 411 to 372 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Leah had not played Inthara in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +150.
Round 16		Leah played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 361 to 465 (a spread of -104) . Before this event, Leah had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +46.
Round 17		Leah played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 332 to 429 (a spread of -97) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CAN Leah’s record vs. Przybyszewski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: LL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-8, -51.
Round 18		Leah played #87 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 275 to 473 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, Leah had not played Rubin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-9, -249.
Round 19		Leah played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 431 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Leah had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-10, -334.
Round 20		Leah played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 430 to 379 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Leah had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 10-10, -283.
Round 21		Leah played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and lost 321 to 433 (a spread of -112) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Le in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10-11, -395.
Round 22		Leah played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 357 to 441 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Leah had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10-12, -479.
Round 23		Leah played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 533 to 334 (a spread of 199) . Before this event, Leah had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 11-12, -280.
Round 24		Leah played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 336 to 324 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Leah had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-12, -268.
Round 25		Leah played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 367 to 384 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Leah had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 12-13, -285.
Round 26		Leah played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 400 to 340 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Leah had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-13, -225.
Round 27		Leah played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 436 to 371 (a spread of 65) . Before this event, Leah had not played Dalton in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-13, -160.
Round 28		Leah played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 523 to 314 (a spread of 209) . Before this event, Leah had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-13, +49.

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