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NSC 2011: Tony Leah [#46]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2011 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 17-14, +392, and is ranked #31 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

[photo of Tony Leah]

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: 595
Average for: 409
Average against: 396

Round 1

[photo of Ken Kasney]

Leah played #75 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 373 to 526 (a spread of -153).

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 0-1, -153.

Round 2

[photo of Jim Pate]

Leah played #105 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 449 to 293 (a spread of 156).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 1-1, +3.

Round 3

[photo of Rafi Stern]

Leah played #10 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 317 to 486 (a spread of -169).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 1-2, -166.

Round 4

[photo of Dave Leifer]

Leah played #87 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 487 to 299 (a spread of 188).

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 2-2, +22.

Round 5

[photo of Carol Kaplan]

Leah played #91 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 364 to 489 (a spread of -125).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-3, -103.

Round 6

[photo of Nathan Benedict]

Leah played #9 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 375 to 478 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 2-4, -206.

Round 7

[photo of Geoff Thevenot]

Leah played #14 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 370 to 409 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 2-5, -245.

Round 8

[photo of Mike Baron]

Leah played #52 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 382 to 397 (a spread of -15).

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 2-6, -260.

Round 9

[photo of Bruce D Ambrosio]

Leah played #98 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 476 to 369 (a spread of 107).

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 3-6, -153.

Round 10

[photo of Marilyn Wilkins]

Leah played #92 Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC) and won 366 to 348 (a spread of 18).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 4-6, -135.

Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Michael Baker]

Leah played #64 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 464 to 311 (a spread of 153).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 5-6, +18.

Round 12

[photo of Eric Tran]

Leah played #15 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 428 to 433 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 5-7, +13.

Round 13

[photo of David Whitley]

Leah played #56 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 469 to 382 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 6-7, +100.

Round 14

[photo of Yukiko Loritz]

Leah played #95 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 368 to 434 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 6-8, +34.

Round 15

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Leah played #50 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 335 (a spread of 39).

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 7-8, +73.

Round 16

[photo of Cesar Del Solar]

Leah played #55 Cesar Del Solar (Alhambra, CA) and won 449 to 316 (a spread of 133).

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 8-8, +206.

Round 17

[photo of Jan Cardia]

Leah played #61 Jan Cardia (Wilmington, DE) and won 359 to 345 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 9-8, +220.

Round 18

[photo of Cecilia Le]

Leah played #32 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 397 to 352 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 10-8, +265.

Round 19

[photo of Charles Reinke]

Leah played #73 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 418 to 399 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 11-8, +284.

Round 20

[photo of Jason Keller]

Leah played #53 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and won 419 to 352 (a spread of 67).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 12-8, +351.

Round 21

[photo of Robert Quigley]

Leah played #68 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 473 to 385 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 13-8, +439.

Round 22

[photo of Brian Cappelletto]

Leah played #2 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 415 to 457 (a spread of -42).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 13-9, +397.

Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 23

[photo of Will Anderson]

Leah played #44 Will Anderson (Croton, NY) and won 424 to 370 (a spread of 54).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 14-9, +451.

Round 24

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Leah played #11 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 293 to 534 (a spread of -241).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 14-10, +210.

Round 25

[photo of Jerry Lerman]

Leah played #28 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 386 to 363 (a spread of 23).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 15-10, +233.

Round 26

[photo of Trey Wright]

Leah played #23 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 368 to 428 (a spread of -60).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 15-11, +173.

Round 27

[photo of Patricia Barrett]

Leah played #33 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and won 424 to 328 (a spread of 96).

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-11, +269.

Round 28

[photo of Chris Lipe]

Leah played #35 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 328 to 449 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 16-12, +148.

Round 29

[photo of Carl Johnson]

Leah played #4 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 413 to 416 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 16-13, +145.

Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 30

[photo of Jon Shreve]

Leah played #69 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 595 to 309 (a spread of 286).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 17-13, +431.

Round 31

[photo of Ross Brown]

Leah played #77 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and lost 450 to 489 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 17-14, +392.

Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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