NSC 2012: Tony Leah [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2012 National 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 16-15, +302, and is ranked #22 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: Ajax, ON, Canada Awards: 2nd, 2005 CNSC Hobbies: labour history, music Occupation: Union educator

Round by Round
High score: 568 Average for: 414 Average against: 405
Round 1		Leah played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 362 to 449 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -87.
Round 2		Leah played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 427 to 319 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-1, +21.
Round 3		Leah played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 475 to 330 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-1, +166.
Round 4		Leah played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and won 443 to 401 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +208.
Round 5		Leah played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 386 to 420 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-2, +174.
Round 6		Leah played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 297 to 430 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-3, +41.
Round 7		Leah played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 321 to 551 (a spread of -230). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, -189.
Round 8		Leah played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 456 to 348 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-4, -81.
Round 9		Leah played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and won 390 to 353 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-4, -44.
Round 10		Leah played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 395 to 469 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 5-5, -118.
Round 11		Leah played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 417 to 481 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-6, -182.
Round 12		Leah played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 427 to 316 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-6, -71.
Round 13		Leah played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 464 to 267 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-6, +126.
Round 14		Leah played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 405 to 400 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-6, +131.
Round 15		Leah played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 420 to 448 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +103.
Round 16		Leah played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 345 to 504 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 8-8, -56.
Round 17		Leah played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 449 to 322 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, +71.
Round 18		Leah played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 451 to 363 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-8, +159.
Round 19		Leah played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and lost 470 to 495 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-9, +134.
Round 20		Leah played #22 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 431 to 407 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-9, +158.
Round 21		Leah played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 466 to 412 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +212.
Round 22		Leah played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 357 to 373 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-10, +196.
Round 23		Leah played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 568 to 367 (a spread of 201). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 13-10, +397.
Round 24		Leah recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-10, +447.
Round 25		Leah played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and lost 338 to 391 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-11, +394.
Round 26		Leah played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 551 to 309 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-11, +636.
Round 27		Leah played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 394 to 511 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-12, +519.
Round 28		Leah played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 324 to 478 (a spread of -154). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-13, +365. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Leah played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) again and lost 311 to 459 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-14, +217.
Round 30		Leah played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and lost 325 to 500 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-15, +42.
Round 31		Leah played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) for the third time and won 545 to 285 (a spread of 260). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 16-15, +302.

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