The 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament (Invitational)

December 4–8, 2013

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SCTI 2013: Tony Leah [#58]

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Leah, who is competing at the 2013 Scrabble Champions Tournament: Invitational. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, +932, and is ranked #62.

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

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Given name(s): Tony
Surname(s): Leah
Home: Ajax, ON, Canada
Awards: 2nd, 2005 CNSC
Hobbies: labour history, music
Occupation: Union educator
SCTI 2013 Team: Canada

Round by Round

High score: 716
Average for: 428
Average against: 398

Round 1

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Scotland

Leah played #91 Allan Simmons (Sco) and lost 366 to 449 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 0-1, -83.

Round 2

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England

Leah played #10 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 305 to 490 (a spread of -185).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 0-2, -268.

Round 3

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Israel

Leah played #23 Evan Cohen (ISR) and lost 402 to 427 (a spread of -25).

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 0-3, -293.

Round 4

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Norway

Leah played #37 Anlaug Frydenlund (NOR) and won 451 to 299 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 1-3, -141.

Round 5

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Slovakia

Leah played #94 Viliam Snabel (SVK) and won 526 to 285 (a spread of 241).

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 2-3, +100.

Round 6

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New Zealand

Leah played #24 Joanne Craig (NZL) and lost 418 to 457 (a spread of -39).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 2-4, +61.

Round 7

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Trinidad and Tobago

Leah played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 519 to 354 (a spread of 165).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 3-4, +226.

Round 8

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Northern Ireland

Leah played #51 Rik Kennedy (NIr) and lost 353 to 405 (a spread of -52).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 3-5, +174.

Round 9

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United Arab Emirates

Leah played #60 Selwyn Lobo (ARE) and won 466 to 325 (a spread of 141).

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 4-5, +315.

Round 10

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Singapore

Leah played #110 Zhi Yuan Wong (SGP) and won 521 to 443 (a spread of 78).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 5-5, +393.

Round 11

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Malaysia

Leah played #8 Vannitha Balasingam (MYS) and lost 358 to 447 (a spread of -89).

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 5-6, +304.

Round 12

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United States

Leah played #49 Jason Keller (USA) and won 489 to 469 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #50.

Current record: 6-6, +324.

Round 13

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Sri Lanka

Leah played #101 Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA) and won 466 to 375 (a spread of 91).

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 7-6, +415.

Round 14

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England

Leah played #50 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 381 to 460 (a spread of -79).

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 7-7, +336.

Round 15

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Canada

Leah played #100 Matthew Tunnicliffe (CAN) and lost 333 to 420 (a spread of -87).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 7-8, +249.

Round 16

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India

Leah played #78 Nakul Prabhu (IND) and lost 370 to 473 (a spread of -103).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 7-9, +146.

Round 17

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Australia

Leah played #76 Esther Perrins (AUS) and lost 376 to 404 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 7-10, +118.

Round 18

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Barbados

Leah played #16 Orlet Bullock (BRB) and lost 462 to 479 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 7-11, +101.

Round 19

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Northern Ireland

Leah played #70 Nuala O'Rourke (NIr) and won 442 to 369 (a spread of 73).

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 8-11, +174.

Round 20

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New Zealand

Leah played #18 Nicholas Cavenagh (NZL) and won 466 to 387 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9-11, +253.

Round 21

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Malaysia

Leah played #98 Jin Chor Tan (MYS) and lost 428 to 510 (a spread of -82).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 9-12, +171.

Round 22

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Wales

Leah played #108 Gareth Williams (Wal) and lost 305 to 453 (a spread of -148).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 9-13, +23.

Round 23

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Poland

Leah played #28 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and lost 400 to 426 (a spread of -26).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 9-14, -3.

Round 24

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Indonesia

Leah played #43 H Hardiyanto (IDN) and won 510 to 225 (a spread of 285).

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 10-14, +282.

Round 25

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Czech Republic

Leah played #109 Radana Williamsova (CZE) and won 716 to 209 (a spread of 507).

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 11-14, +789.

Round 26

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New Zealand

Leah played #99 Blue Thorogood (NZL) and lost 398 to 459 (a spread of -61).

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 11-15, +728.

Round 27

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Canada

Leah played #68 Geoffrey Newman (CAN) and lost 377 to 400 (a spread of -23).

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 11-16, +705.

Round 28

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France

Leah played #11 Herve Bohbot (FRA) and won 382 to 362 (a spread of 20).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 12-16, +725.

Round 29

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Sweden

Leah played #6 Gunnar Andersson (SWE) and won 465 to 382 (a spread of 83).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 13-16, +808.

Round 30

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World Youth Champion

Leah played #65 Michael McKenna (Wysc) and won 403 to 382 (a spread of 21).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 14-16, +829.

Round 31

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Ghana

Leah played #4 Michael Akonor (GHA) and won 428 to 325 (a spread of 103).

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 15-16, +932.


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