WSC 2007: Tony Leah [#58]

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WSC 2007: Tony Leah [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2007 World 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 9-15, -376, and is ranked #89.

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: Labour Union Educator
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
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 29/76, 15-13 -90
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round
High score: 539 Average for: 411 Average against: 426
Before the Tournament		Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1	New Zealand	Leah played #27 Joanne Craig (NZL) and won 469 to 393 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2	England	Leah played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 474 to 477 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-1, +73.
Round 3	Kuwait	Leah played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and lost 401 to 518 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -44.
Round 4	United States	Leah played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 448 to 378 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-2, +26.
Round 5	England	Leah played #65 Edward Martin (Eng) and won 426 to 376 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-2, +76.
Round 6	England	Leah played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and lost 380 to 519 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, -63.
Round 7	Oman	Leah played #61 Ralph Lobo (OMN) and lost 314 to 477 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3-4, -226.
Round 8	England	Leah played #38 Helen Gipson (Eng) and lost 419 to 434 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-5, -241.
Round 9	Thailand	Leah played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and lost 363 to 373 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 3-6, -251.
Round 10	Japan	Leah played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 312 to 390 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-7, -329.
Round 11	Bahrain	Leah played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 390 to 437 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 3-8, -376.
Round 12	Japan	Leah played #56 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and lost 369 to 415 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 3-9, -422.
Round 13	Sweden	Leah played #70 Greger Nassen (SWE) and won 513 to 313 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 4-9, -222.
Round 14	Germany, Federal Republic of	Leah played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and lost 339 to 459 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 4-10, -342.
Round 15	Guyana	Leah played #26 Frederick Collins (GUY) and won 434 to 406 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 5-10, -314.
Round 16	Poland	Leah played #97 Wojciech Usakiewicz (POL) and won 539 to 387 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-10, -162.
Round 17	Wales	Leah played #73 Shane O'Neill (Wal) and lost 362 to 431 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 6-11, -231.
Round 18	Zambia	Leah played #49 Paul Yandisha Kalumba (ZMB) and won 465 to 401 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-11, -167.
Round 19	Sri Lanka	Leah played #6 Indunil Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 493 to 469 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 8-11, -143.
Round 20	Oman	Leah played #41 Sanath Hemachandra (OMN) and lost 339 to 388 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 8-12, -192.
Round 21	Sri Lanka	Leah played #5 Asanka Amarasinghe (LKA) and won 392 to 383 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-12, -183.
Round 22	India	Leah played #25 Mohan Chunkath (IND) and lost 430 to 494 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-13, -247.
Round 23	Philippines	Leah played #28 Ronald Credo (PHL) and lost 381 to 427 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 9-14, -293.
Round 24	Malta	Leah played #29 Jojo Delia (MLT) and lost 406 to 489 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 9-15, -376. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Final Round 2		Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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