Tony Leah [#31] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

December 5-8, 2003

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Tony Leah [#31] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information
	Given name(s): Tony Surname(s): Leah Home: Ajax, ON, Canada Age: 54 Awards: B Division Champion 2002 NSA Club #3 (Toronto) Hobbies: Labour history, book collecting, scrabble. Occupation: CAW Union education coordinator

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event	15-23 (0.395)
Past 1-12 months	8-10 (0.444)	W LL W LLL W L WWWW LL W LL
Past 13-24 months	7-11 (0.389)	LLL WW L W L W LL W LLLL WW
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 517 Average for: 406 Average against: 381
Before the Tournament			Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1			Leah played #34 Hugh Currie (Toronto ON) and won 416 to 352 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Leah had not played Currie in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-0, +64. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 2			Leah played #07 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and won 456 to 435 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Leah had not played Nanavati in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +85. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 3			Leah played #23 George MacAulay (Saskatoon SK) and won 498 to 276 (a spread of 222) . Before this event, Leah had not played MacAulay in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 3-0, +307. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4			Leah played #19 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 371 to 458 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Leah had not played Castellano in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-1, +220.
Round 5			Leah played #06 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 297 to 412 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Leah had not played Saldanha in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +105.
Round 6			Leah played #41 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 451 to 322 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Leah had not played Kessler in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 4-2, +234.
Round 7			Leah played #11 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 517 to 402 (a spread of 115) . Leah's record vs. Hoekstra in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +349.
Round 8			Leah played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and lost 263 to 395 (a spread of -132) . Before this event, Leah had not played Cornelis in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-3, +217.
Round 9			Leah played #50 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 416 to 362 (a spread of 54) . Before this event, Leah had not played Madden in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +271.
Round 10			Leah played #46 Maddalena Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 451 to 241 (a spread of 210) . Leah's record vs. Palazzo in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-3, +481.
Round 11			Leah played #14 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 403 to 331 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Leah had not played Francis in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +553. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12			Leah played #04 David Boys (Dorval QC) and won 422 to 420 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Leah had not played Boys in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-3, +555. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13			Leah played #01 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 410 to 366 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Leah had not played Daniel in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-3, +599. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 14			Leah played #09 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 440 to 364 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Leah had not played Rowland in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-3, +675.
Round 15			Leah played #27 Fran Silver (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 317 to 427 (a spread of -110) . Before this event, Leah had not played Silver in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 11-4, +565. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 16			Leah played #08 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote St. Luc QC) and lost 321 to 447 (a spread of -126) . Before this event, Leah had not played Gotlieb in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +439. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17			Leah played #03 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 442 to 483 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Leah had not played Berofsky in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 11-6, +398. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 18			Leah played #13 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 417 to 365 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Leah had not played Golding in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 12-6, +450. Leah is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Award Ceremony			Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3			Leah is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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