Tony Leah [#37] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Leah currently has a record of 15-13, -90, and is ranked #29 in Division 1.

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

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Given name(s): Tony
Surname(s): Leah
Home: Ajax, ON, Canada
Awards: 2nd - 2005 Canadian Scrabble Championship
Hobbies: labour history, book collecting
Occupation: Labour Union Education Coordinator
NSC 2002 Division: 4
NSC 2002 Rank: 4/126, 21-10 +1638
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 13/139, 19-11 +748
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 42/108, 15-13 +49

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	23-30 (0.434)
Past 1-12 months	5-5 (0.500)	L W LLL WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	9-14 (0.391)	W LLLLL W LL WW L W L WWW LLLL W L
Past 25-36 months	9-11 (0.450)	W LL WWW LLLL W LLLL WWW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 521 Average for: 407 Average against: 410
Round 1		Leah played #40 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and lost 362 to 463 (a spread of -101). Before this event, Leah had not played Luebkemann in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 0-1, -101.
Round 2		Leah played #63 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 451 to 469 (a spread of -18). Before this event, Leah had not played Rau in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 0-2, -119.
Round 3		Leah played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 427 to 325 (a spread of 102). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Rubin in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-2, -17.
Round 4		Leah played #52 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI) and lost 347 to 357 (a spread of -10). Before this event, Leah had not played O'Laughlin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-3, -27. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Leah played #22 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 367 to 528 (a spread of -161). Before this event, Leah had not played Geary in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-4, -188.
Round 6		Leah played #45 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 359 to 473 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Leah had not played Matsumoto in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-5, -302.
Round 7		Leah played #19 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 521 to 344 (a spread of 177). Before this event, Leah had not played Fogel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-5, -125.
Round 8		Leah played #11 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 449 to 335 (a spread of 114). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Cohen in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 3-5, -11.
Round 9		Leah played #78 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 469 to 352 (a spread of 117). Before this event, Leah had not played Zxqkj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-5, +106.
Round 10		Leah played #69 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 380 to 532 (a spread of -152). Before this event, Leah had not played Smith in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-6, -46.
Round 11		Leah played #72 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 397 to 464 (a spread of -67). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: 2005 CANADIAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Wapnick in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-7, -113.
Round 12		Leah played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 475 to 348 (a spread of 127). Before this event, Leah had not played Armstrong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-7, +14.
Round 13		Leah played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and lost 396 to 410 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Leah had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-8, +0.
Round 14		Leah played #9 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 448 to 435 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Leah had not played Clifford in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-8, +13.
Round 15		Leah played #50 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 423 to 354 (a spread of 69). Before this event, Leah had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-8, +82.
Round 16		Leah played #24 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 398 to 423 (a spread of -25). The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI Leah’s record vs. Greenspan in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WWW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-9, +57.
Round 17		Leah played #66 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 387 to 351 (a spread of 36). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: 2005 CANADIAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Saldanha in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-9, +93.
Round 18		Leah played #44 Lewis Martinez (Fresno, CA) and won 491 to 463 (a spread of 28). Before this event, Leah had not played Martinez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-9, +121.
Round 19		Leah played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 363 to 472 (a spread of -109). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: 2005 CNSC Leah’s record vs. Hahn in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-10, +12.
Round 20		Leah played #70 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 381 to 371 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Leah had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-10, +22.
Round 21		Leah played #36 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and won 455 to 373 (a spread of 82). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Leah’s record vs. Le in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-10, +104.
Round 22		Leah played #57 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 388 to 383 (a spread of 5). Before this event, Leah had not played Peltz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-10, +109.
Round 23		Leah played #49 Lloyd Mills (Georgetown ON) and lost 415 to 446 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2005-12 at: WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE Leah’s record vs. Mills in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-7 (0.125). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WLLL. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 12-11, +78.
Round 24		Leah played #41 Rod MacNeil (Wilmington, DE) and won 458 to 408 (a spread of 50). Before this event, Leah had not played MacNeil in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-11, +128.
Round 25		Leah played #5 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 388 to 343 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Leah had not played Baron in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +173.
Round 26		Leah played #39 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 266 to 510 (a spread of -244). Before this event, Leah had not played Linn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-12, -71.
Round 27		Leah played #35 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 365 to 397 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Leah had not played Landsberg in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-13, -103.
Round 28		Leah played #64 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 367 to 354 (a spread of 13). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: TORONTO VS MISSISSAUGA Leah’s record vs. Rowland in the 7 years leading up to this event: 6-2 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LWWWW. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-13, -90.

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