WSC 2011: Tony Leah [#51]

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WSC 2011: Tony Leah [#51]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-16, +182, and is ranked #42.

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 CNSC 2005
Hobbies: Labour history and music
Occupation: Labour 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
2011 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: Canada

Round by Round
High score: 560 Average for: 430 Average against: 425
Before the Tournament		Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1	Thailand	Leah played #90 Daniel Srichawla (THA) and won 480 to 363 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +117.
Round 2	Trinidad and Tobago	Leah played #78 Rodney Romany (TTO) and won 458 to 456 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-0, +119. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3	England	Leah played #24 Calum Edwards (Eng) and lost 396 to 439 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-1, +76. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4	South Africa	Leah played #23 Dylan Early (ZAF) and lost 440 to 463 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-2, +53. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5	Wales	Leah played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 364 to 460 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-3, -43.
Round 6	Norway	Leah played #28 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 491 to 321 (a spread of 170). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 3-3, +127.
Round 7	England	Leah played #100 David Webb (Eng) and lost 379 to 490 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, +16. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8	United States	Leah played #52 Chris Lipe (USA) and won 517 to 427 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-4, +106.
Round 9	United States	Leah played #17 Laurie Cohen (USA) and won 463 to 418 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-4, +151.
Round 10	India	Leah played #35 Udayan Grover (IND) and won 560 to 374 (a spread of 186). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +337. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11	New Zealand	Leah played #13 Lynne Butler (NZL) and lost 401 to 411 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 6-5, +327. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12	Canada	Leah played #33 Andrew Golding (CAN) and won 450 to 380 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-5, +397.
Round 13	Singapore	Leah played #94 Weibin Toh (SGP) and won 495 to 283 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +609.
Round 14	Thailand	Leah played #87 Marut Siriwangso (THA) and lost 326 to 413 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-6, +522.
Round 15	Australia	Leah played #26 Naween Fernando (AUS) and won 425 to 402 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +545.
Round 16	India	Leah played #77 Sherwin Rodrigues (IND) and won 448 to 406 (a spread of 42). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-6, +587.
Round 17	Canada	Leah played #80 Dean Saldanha (CAN) and won 531 to 399 (a spread of 132). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 11-6, +719. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18	Northern Ireland	Leah played #30 Paul Gallen (NIr) and won 427 to 393 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +753. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19	England	Leah played #88 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and won 523 to 423 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +853. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	England	Leah played #5 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 445 to 486 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +812. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 21	Australia	Leah played #27 Andrew Fisher (AUS) and lost 454 to 455 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +811. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (16 hits).
Round 22	England	Leah played #62 Mark Nyman (Eng) and won 461 to 424 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +848. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23	New Zealand	Leah played #98 Howard Warner (NZL) and won 494 to 371 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +971. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24	Australia	Leah played #58 Chris May (AUS) and lost 379 to 482 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-9, +868. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25	WSC Runner-Up	Leah played #73 Nigel Richards (Wru) and won 434 to 409 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-9, +893. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 26	World Champion	Leah played #60 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Wsc) and lost 378 to 466 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-10, +805. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27	Canada	Leah played #54 Adam Logan (CAN) and won 478 to 437 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-10, +846. Leah is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 28	England	Leah played #61 Mikki Nicholson (Eng) and lost 217 to 590 (a spread of -373). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +473. Leah is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 29	Singapore	Leah played #101 Ming Hui Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 376 to 422 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-12, +427.
Round 30	Philippines	Leah played #74 Odette Carmina Rio (PHL) and lost 355 to 386 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-13, +396.
Round 31	Northern Ireland	Leah played #39 Stewart Holden (NIr) and lost 383 to 448 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 17-14, +331.
Round 32	United States	Leah played #49 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 466 to 359 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 18-14, +438.
Round 33	South Africa	Leah played #40 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF) and lost 345 to 514 (a spread of -169). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 18-15, +269.
Round 34	Scotland	Leah played #86 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 377 to 464 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 18-16, +182.

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