James Leong [#84] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James Leong, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Leong currently has a record of 13-17, +203, and is ranked #123 in Division 1.

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
	Given name(s): James Surname(s): Leong Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada Age: 19 Awards: 2003-06 Victoria BC Occupation: Student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	4-3 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	4-3 (0.571)	W LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 526 Average for: 397 Average against: 390
Round 1		Leong played #27 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 322 to 406 (a spread of -84) . Before this event, Leong had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #135. Current record: 0-1, -84. Leong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 2		Leong played #164 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and lost 377 to 399 (a spread of -22) . Before this event, Leong had not played Tillekeratne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #137. Current record: 0-2, -106.
Round 3		Leong played #67 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 416 to 376 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Leong had not played Hill in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 1-2, -66.
Round 4		Leong played #175 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 377 to 398 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Leong had not played Wiegand in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 1-3, -87.
Round 5		Leong played #90 John Luebkemann (Pineville, NC) and won 396 to 351 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Leong had not played Luebkemann in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 2-3, -42.
Round 6		Leong played #157 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 526 to 420 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Leong had not played Tangredi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 3-3, +64.
Round 7		Leong played #77 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 281 to 349 (a spread of -68) . Before this event, Leong had not played Kaplan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 3-4, -4.
Round 8		Leong played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 322 to 446 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Leong had not played Odom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 3-5, -128.
Round 9		Leong played #35 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and lost 417 to 490 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Leong had not played Dixon in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #140. Current record: 3-6, -201.
Round 10	Larger photo available	Leong played #56 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 479 to 373 (a spread of 106) . Before this event, Leong had not played Graham in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 4-6, -95.
Round 11		Leong played #20 Vincent Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 487 to 307 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Leong had not played Castellano in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-6, +85.
Round 12		Leong played #61 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 424 to 467 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Leong had not played Harshbarger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #109. Current record: 5-7, +42. Leong is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 13		Leong played #169 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 410 to 298 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Leong had not played Wachtell in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-7, +154.
Round 14		Leong played #22 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 381 to 411 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Leong had not played Chakrabarti in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #105. Current record: 6-8, +124.
Round 15		Leong played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 447 to 431 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Leong had not played Golding in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-8, +140.
Round 16		Leong played #83 Phil Kretschman (North Wales, PA) and won 342 to 311 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Leong had not played Kretschman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-8, +171.
Round 17		Leong played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 493 to 339 (a spread of 154) . Before this event, Leong had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9-8, +325.
Round 18		Leong played #116 Ifeanyi Onyeonwu (Austin, TX) and won 500 to 300 (a spread of 200) . Before this event, Leong had not played Onyeonwu in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-8, +525.
Round 19		Leong played #3 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 487 to 348 (a spread of 139) . Before this event, Leong had not played Alexander in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 11-8, +664.
Round 20		Leong played #29 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 392 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Leong had not played Cushman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-9, +616.
Round 21		Leong played #120 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 254 to 401 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Leong had not played Paolella in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-10, +469.
Round 22		Leong played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 396 to 415 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Leong had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11-11, +450.
Round 23		Leong played #141 John Scalzo (Middle Village, NY) and won 492 to 377 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Leong had not played Scalzo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 12-11, +565.
Round 24		Leong played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 437 to 470 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Leong had not played MacNeil in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 12-12, +532.
Round 25		Leong played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 353 to 381 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Leong had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 12-13, +504.
Round 26		Leong played #113 Lisa Odom (St. Louis Park, MN) and lost 317 to 371 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Leong had not played Odom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #102. Current record: 12-14, +450.
Round 27		Leong played #68 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 239 to 448 (a spread of -209) . Before this event, Leong had not played Hoekstra in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 12-15, +241.
Round 28		Leong played #19 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 315 to 390 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Leong had not played Carter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #128. Current record: 12-16, +166.
Round 29		Leong played #52 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 445 to 387 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Leong had not played Golding in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 13-16, +224.
Round 30		Leong played #158 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 428 to 449 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Leong had not played Thevenot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #123. Current record: 13-17, +203.

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