WSC 2009: Tony Leah [#57]

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WSC 2009: Tony Leah [#57]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2009 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 13-11, +361, and is ranked #37.

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 and socialist history, books and music
Occupation: Labour Union Educator
CNSC 2003 Rank: 7
CNSC 2005 Rank: 2
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
2009 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 572 Average for: 432 Average against: 417
Round 1	England	Leah played #63 Lewis Mackay (Eng) and won 477 to 325 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +152. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2	United States	Leah played #10 Nathan Benedict (USA) and lost 367 to 453 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-1, +66.
Round 3	United States	Leah played #55 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 492 to 443 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +115.
Round 4	Philippines	Leah played #80 Roger Parchamento (PHL) and lost 481 to 486 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-2, +110. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Indonesia	Leah played #5 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and won 476 to 420 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +166.
Round 6	Malaysia	Leah played #46 William Kang (MYS) and won 454 to 352 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-2, +268.
Round 7	Canada	Leah played #77 Max Panitch (CAN) and won 503 to 418 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 5-2, +353.
Round 8	Pakistan	Leah played #51 Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and lost 413 to 475 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +291.
Round 9	United States	Leah played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and won 486 to 327 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +450.
Round 10	Nigeria	Leah played #43 Dennis Ikekeregor (NGA) and lost 388 to 404 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 6-4, +434.
Round 11	Singapore	Leah played #108 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 393 to 491 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-5, +336. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Australia	Leah played #71 Edward Okulicz (AUS) and won 395 to 326 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-5, +405.
Round 13	New Zealand	Leah played #19 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 480 to 513 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-6, +372.
Round 14	Northern Ireland	Leah played #50 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and won 465 to 351 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +486.
Round 15	Kenya	Leah played #67 Willy Mwangi (KEN) and lost 315 to 398 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-7, +403.
Round 16	Ghana	Leah played #2 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 393 to 367 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-7, +429.
Round 17	Thailand	Leah played #99 Charnwit Sukhumrattanaporn (THA) and won 401 to 379 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +451.
Round 18	United States	Leah played #90 Sam Rosin (USA) and lost 379 to 497 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-8, +333.
Round 19	South Africa	Leah played #21 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 317 to 451 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 10-9, +199.
Round 20	England	Leah played #38 Martin Harrison (Eng) and won 572 to 342 (a spread of 230). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-9, +429.
Round 21	England	Leah played #56 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 424 to 452 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 11-10, +401.
Round 22	England	Leah played #6 Phil Appleby (Eng) and lost 383 to 568 (a spread of -185). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-11, +216.
Round 23	Bahrain	Leah played #42 Victor Ikawa (BHR) and won 441 to 340 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-11, +317.
Round 24	Wales	Leah played #36 Neil Green (Wal) and won 478 to 434 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-11, +361.
After the Finals		Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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