The “Down by the Riverside” bidding poll had 714 participants, and everyone scoring above average is listed here. Ties in the rankings are broken by the date and time of submission (earliest wins). At the end of this page is a “Bot’s Eye View,” which shows how various computer programs fared.
| Number of participants | 714
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| Number of locations | 98
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| Highest score | 60
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| Median score | 47
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| Lowest score | 26
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| Average score | 46.28 |
Top 100
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 60 | CAab | David Johnson | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5  | 4 | P | P
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| 2 | 60 | ES | James Calabut | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 3 | 60 | USma | Arthur Shahian | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 4 | 59 | USca | John Vogel | 5  | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 5 | 59 | TW | Zeno Lin | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 6 | 59 | USwa | Bill Sinnett | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 7 | 59 | UKen | Ben Cowling | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 8 | 58 | FI | Juha Tamminen | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2  | 1 | P
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| 9 | 58 | ES | Raimon Tatxe | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 10 | 58 | UKen | Neil Morgenstern | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 11 | 58 | DE | Zuzana Herrmann | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 12 | 58 | CApq | Marc-Andre Parent | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 13 | 58 | SI | Tomaz Butina | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 14 | 58 | PL | Jacek Gackowski | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 15 | 58 | CAon | Sheila McDonald | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 16 | 58 | USva | Chris Maclauchlan | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 17 | 58 | USfl | Lance Marrou | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 18 | 58 | IN | Venkatesh Ramaratnam | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 19 | 57 | USma | Steve Stein | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 20 | 57 | USny | Daniel Testa | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 21 | 57 | DE | Arend Bayer | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 22 | 57 | USca | Alan Holmes | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | P
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| 23 | 57 | UKwa | Allan Lewis | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | 4
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| 24 | 57 | USma | K. Scott Kimball | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 25 | 57 | USca | Eric Leong | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 26 | 57 | AU | Gaye Marks | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 27 | 57 | SI | Janko Mijoc | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 28 | 57 | CY | Michael Harris | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 29 | 57 | USfl | Scott Keiling | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 30 | 57 | SI | Jure Vehovec | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 31 | 57 | SE | Ingemar Assarsjo | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 32 | 57 | CAon | Mihai Valcu | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 33 | 56 | USca | John R. Mayne | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | P
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| 34 | 56 | FI | Erkki Malkamaki | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 35 | 56 | USca | Doug Burke | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 36 | 56 | USny | Nicholas France | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 37 | 56 | USdc | Jonathan Siegel | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 38 | 56 | AU | Fiona Brown | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 39 | 56 | DK | Jacob Ron | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 40 | 56 | USwa | Michael Dodson | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 41 | 56 | USfl | Mark Smith | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 42 | 56 | AU | Noel Golding | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 43 | 56 | IN | Neelotpal Sahai | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 44 | 56 | USmo | Jonathan Goldberg | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 45 | 56 | NO | Einar Sivertsen | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 46 | 56 | IT | Stefano Biciocchi | 5 | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | P
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| 47 | 56 | USca | Alex Hutton | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 48 | 55 | USca | Jojo Sarkar | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 49 | 55 | USca | Michael Moss | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 50 | 55 | USny | Gerald Cohen | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 51 | 55 | USfl | William Slepin | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 4 | P | P
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| 52 | 55 | TW | Ed Hung | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 53 | 55 | NL | Jelmer Hasper | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 54 | 55 | USca | Al Goldspiel | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 55 | 55 | HU | Imre Csiszar | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 56 | 55 | IE | Colin Smith | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 57 | 55 | UKen | David Davies | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 58 | 55 | USil | Jonathan Fry | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 59 | 55 | USca | Jeff Goldsmith | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 60 | 55 | CAbc | Brad Bart | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 61 | 55 | USwa | Marsha Rayton | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 62 | 55 | SE | Roger Karlsson | 5 | 2 NT | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 63 | 55 | NL | Teun Huijer | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 64 | 55 | US | Bogdan Filc | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 65 | 55 | USmi | Burt Bothell | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 66 | 55 | USfl | Marcia Greenstein | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 67 | 55 | USga | Peggy Hayslip | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 68 | 55 | SI | Barbara Kranjc | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 69 | 55 | USca | Rich Pavlicek | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 70 | 55 | USwa | Matthew McCoy | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 71 | 54 | USny | Tom Douglas | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 72 | 54 | USil | David Wetzel | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 73 | 54 | DK | Lars Moller Sorensen | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 74 | 54 | USva | Larry Kahn | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 75 | 54 | NL | William Claassen | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 76 | 54 | NL | Thijs Veugen | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 77 | 54 | DE | Ulrich Voigt | 5 | 2 NT | D | 2 | 1 | P
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| 78 | 54 | DK | Johan Hammelev | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 79 | 54 | UKen | Roger Morton | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 80 | 54 | USfl | Mark Raphaelson | 4 NT | 2  | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 81 | 54 | USwi | Rich Dorfman | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 82 | 54 | USco | David Caprera | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 2 | 4 | P
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| 83 | 54 | CAns | Philippe Westreich | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 3 | P
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| 84 | 54 | CApq | Peter Schwartz | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 85 | 54 | DE | Uwe Gebhardt | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 86 | 54 | USny | Kevin Bathurst | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 87 | 54 | AR | Luis Argerich | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 88 | 54 | USca | Tim Prince | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 4 | 1 | P
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| 89 | 54 | NL | Wim van Roon | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 90 | 54 | ID | Purwanto Adi Nugroho | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 91 | 54 | USky | Paul Hightower | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 3 | P
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| 92 | 54 | IT | Roberto Olivotto | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 93 | 54 | UStx | Jeff Kaldem | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | 3 NT
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| 94 | 54 | USca | Stephen Seagren | D | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 95 | 54 | ZA | Bill Ryan | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 4 | 1 | P
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| 96 | 53 | USmn | Paul Friedman | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 97 | 53 | USwa | Josh Sinnett | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 98 | 53 | ZA | Bryan Strydom | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 99 | 53 | UStx | Eric Taylor | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 100 | 53 | USil | George Klemic | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4 |
Places 101-200
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 101 | 53 | ZA | Sid Ismail | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 102 | 53 | UKsc | Paul Gipson | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 103 | 53 | DE | Harro Wimmel | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 104 | 53 | CAab | Daniel Bertrand | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 105 | 53 | USny | Chris Willenken | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 106 | 53 | USny | Greg Lawler | D | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 1 | P
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| 107 | 53 | HU | Zsuzsa Ranki | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 108 | 53 | USmt | Bruce Cook | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 4
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| 109 | 53 | USmd | Joe Botkin | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 110 | 53 | USnd | Noreen Braun | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 111 | 53 | CAns | Kok-Keong Tan | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 112 | 53 | USaz | Robb Gordon | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 113 | 53 | JP | Kaz Yamada | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 114 | 53 | USnd | Jarek Wyganowski | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5
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| 115 | 53 | USal | Curtis Loftis | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 116 | 53 | USca | Steve Mager | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | 5
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| 117 | 53 | EG | Mohamed Abdallah | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 4
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| 118 | 53 | IT | Antonio de Gregorio | 4 NT | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | P | P
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| 119 | 53 | US | Ron Falor | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 120 | 53 | DE | Christian Glubrecht | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5
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| 121 | 53 | USdc | Ron Zucker | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 122 | 53 | AU | Bernard Nightingale | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 123 | 53 | USwa | Ed Chow | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 124 | 53 | RU | Sergey Kustarov | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 4 | P | P
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| 125 | 53 | CH | John Weisweiler | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 126 | 53 | RO | Daniel Moisa | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | 3 NT
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| 127 | 53 | FR | Michel Mayeur | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 128 | 53 | NL | Martha Messchendorp | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 129 | 53 | USfl | Mabel Pavlicek | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 130 | 53 | SE | Arne Jordestedt | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 131 | 53 | USny | Jack Presser | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 132 | 53 | USnc | Dale Swift | 4 NT | 3 | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 133 | 53 | USca | Mike Carney | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 4
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| 134 | 53 | USmi | Howard Abrams | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 135 | 53 | USar | Rick Bibby | 5 | 3 | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 136 | 52 | USnj | Leonard Helfgott | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 137 | 52 | UStx | Brian Baresch | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 138 | 52 | DE | Rainer Herrmann | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 2 | P | 4
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| 139 | 52 | USny | Dennis Kaye | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 140 | 52 | IN | Brendon Tauro | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 141 | 52 | IT | Gaetano Massa | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 142 | 52 | AU | Alex Kemeny | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 143 | 52 | NO | Sverre Johnsen | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 144 | 52 | CApq | Radu Braniste | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 145 | 52 | USga | Martin Nathan | 4 NT | D | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 146 | 52 | CApq | Michael Kanigsberg | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 147 | 52 | UStx | Mike Oliver | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 148 | 52 | AT | Michael Palitsch | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 149 | 52 | DE | Matthias Schueller | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 150 | 52 | NO | Magnus Skaar | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 151 | 52 | USmn | Tony Ames | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 152 | 52 | USca | Mike Kerr | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 153 | 52 | USfl | Nicki Caplan | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 154 | 52 | CH | Dima Nikolenkov | 4 NT | 3 | D | 4 | 4 | P
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| 155 | 52 | SG | Lee Kai Loong | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 156 | 52 | USaz | Larry Watson | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 157 | 52 | SI | Metod Gantar | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | P | P
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| 158 | 52 | SI | Francelj Naglic | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 159 | 51 | US | Dave Chen | 5 | 2 NT | D | 2 | P | 4
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| 160 | 51 | USil | James Hudson | D | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 161 | 51 | UKen | Andy Holland | 5 | 3 | P | 4 | 1 | P
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| 162 | 51 | NL | Micha Keijzers | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 163 | 51 | UKsc | Nigel Guthrie | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 164 | 51 | AU | Sartaj Hans | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 165 | 51 | CAon | Gabriel Nita-Saguna | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 166 | 51 | PL | Darek Kardas | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 2 | 3 | P
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| 167 | 51 | USal | Bob Simkins | 5 | 3 | D | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 168 | 51 | TW | Hang Chang | 4 NT | P | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 169 | 51 | USnm | Timo Erkoc | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 4 | 4 | P
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| 170 | 51 | US | Jack Duranceau | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 171 | 51 | USil | Charles Blair | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5
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| 172 | 51 | UKen | Michael Clark | 4 NT | P | 5 | 2 | 1 | P
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| 173 | 51 | AU | Bill Jacobs | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 174 | 51 | USny | William Bascom | 5 | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 175 | 51 | CAon | Pearl Goodman | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 176 | 51 | USne | Matt Campbell | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 177 | 51 | USwa | Craig Zastera | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 178 | 51 | USfl | Bonnie Lamkin | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 179 | 51 | AU | Anne Rutter | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 180 | 51 | USfl | Mel Klein | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 181 | 51 | CAon | Judi Carter | 4 NT | 2 | D | 4 | P | P
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| 182 | 51 | USfl | Irene Powers | 5 | 3 | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 183 | 51 | BE | Sven Neirynck | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 184 | 51 | IN | Jai Grama | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5
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| 185 | 51 | USmn | David Neiman | 4 NT | 3 | D | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 186 | 51 | NO | Kay Strand | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 187 | 51 | RO | Vali Enache | 5 | 3 | D | 2 | P | P
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| 188 | 51 | USca | Andy Lewis | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 189 | 51 | US | George Hughes | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 190 | 51 | NO | Jan Langoy | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 191 | 51 | USfl | Bijoy Anand | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 192 | 51 | USfl | Len Rubin | 4 NT | P | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 193 | 51 | SE | Dick Andersson | 4 NT | D | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 194 | 51 | IN | Jayanta Pingale | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 195 | 51 | USca | Michael Day | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 196 | 50 | USil | Will Engel | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 197 | 50 | USca | Leila Sink | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 198 | 50 | IN | Arvind Ranasaria | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 199 | 50 | UKen | Gareth Birdsall | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 200 | 50 | USnc | Everett Dyer | 5 | P | 5 | 4 | P | P |
Places 201-300
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 201 | 50 | CAns | Bryson Crowell | 4 NT | 3 | P | 2 | P | P
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| 202 | 50 | AU | Dinu Raducanu | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 203 | 50 | DE | Hans Fleischhack | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 204 | 50 | TW | Teng-Yuan Liang | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5
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| 205 | 50 | EG | Andrew de Sosa | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | P | 4
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| 206 | 50 | USny | Barry Rigal | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 207 | 50 | UKen | Carlos Dabezies | 5 | 2 NT | D | 2 | P | 3 NT
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| 208 | 50 | UStx | Jerry Bigler | 4 NT | D | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 209 | 50 | USmn | Peg Kaplan | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 210 | 50 | USil | Karen Walker | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 211 | 50 | DE | Julius Linde | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 212 | 50 | USpa | Dave Mattingly | 4 NT | 2 | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 213 | 50 | USak | Gordon Bower | 4 NT | D | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 214 | 50 | AU | Tony Rolfe | 5 | 3 | D | 2 | 1 | P
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| 215 | 50 | CL | Constantino Sifaqui | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 216 | 50 | AU | Ivan Keeler | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 217 | 50 | TR | Tayfun Ozbey | 4 NT | D | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 218 | 50 | USny | Leonard Brum | 4 NT | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 219 | 50 | ID | Didik Koesbianto | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 4 | 2 | P
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| 220 | 50 | CAon | David Lindop | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 221 | 50 | PT | Manuel Paulo | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 222 | 50 | USmd | Rex Settle | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 223 | 50 | NZ | Peter Oakley | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 224 | 50 | USma | Matthew Dyer | 4 NT | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 225 | 50 | USfl | June O’Hagan | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | P
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| 226 | 50 | USca | Scott Benson | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 227 | 50 | USfl | Frank Nankin | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 228 | 50 | USsc | Mike Ray | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 229 | 50 | USak | Dave Jackson | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | P
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| 230 | 50 | SE | Mans Bruun | 5 | 2 NT | P | 4 | P | 4
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| 231 | 50 | US | Ralph Kuhlman | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 3 NT
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| 232 | 50 | IT | Alessandra La Spina | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 3 | P | 4
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| 233 | 50 | USct | Arthur Haut | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 234 | 50 | USct | Marc Glickman | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 235 | 50 | RO | Florin Constantin | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 236 | 49 | USca | Sandy Barnes | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 237 | 49 | EE | Meelis Tiitson | 4 NT | D | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 238 | 49 | UKen | Ian Payn | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 239 | 49 | RS | Zoran Radojcic | P | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 240 | 49 | USca | John Hoffman | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 241 | 49 | IT | Giovanni Bobbio | 4 NT | 2 NT | D | 2 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 242 | 49 | AR | Raul Martino | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5
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| 243 | 49 | UStx | Albert Sekac | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 3 NT
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| 244 | 49 | USfl | Irma Willenborg | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 5
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| 245 | 49 | USca | Tom McGuire | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 246 | 49 | USca | Stu Goodgold | D | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | P
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| 247 | 49 | USil | Bruce Scott | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 248 | 49 | CAns | Elianor Kennie | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | P | 4
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| 249 | 49 | UKen | Dafydd Jones | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 250 | 49 | FI | Matti Niemi | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 251 | 49 | IT | Paolo Paolicchi | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 252 | 49 | UKen | Chris Measures | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 253 | 49 | USfl | Joan Prager | 4 NT | 3 | 6 | 4 | P | P
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| 254 | 49 | CAbc | Merv Adey | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 255 | 49 | CAmb | Glenn Roberts | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 256 | 49 | USfl | Coimbatore Iswaran | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 257 | 49 | USnc | Nancy Dressing | 4 NT | 3 | 6 | 4 | P | 4
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| 258 | 49 | IS | Omar Olgeirsson | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 259 | 49 | USfl | Peter Cleaves | 4 NT | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 260 | 49 | SE | Johan Gronkvist | 5 | D | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 261 | 49 | USpa | Frank Abel | 5 | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 262 | 49 | UKen | Philip Smith | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 263 | 49 | USmo | Kit Nowicki | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4
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| 264 | 49 | USmo | Glenn Smith | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 265 | 49 | USma | J. Michael Andresen | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 266 | 49 | USsc | Rajan Iyer | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 267 | 49 | DE | Zenon Schwarz | D | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 268 | 49 | USmd | Morris Tepper | 4 NT | 3 | 6 | 2 | P | P
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| 269 | 49 | USca | Michael Kaplan | 5 | 2 NT | D | 2 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 270 | 49 | USoh | Mark Rishavy | 5 | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | P
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| 271 | 49 | USil | Mark Ganzer | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5
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| 272 | 49 | UKen | Mark Lehto | 5 | D | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 273 | 49 | USpa | Dottie Abel | 4 NT | 2 | P | 4 | P | P
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| 274 | 49 | TR | Ahu Zobu | 5 | 2 NT | D | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 275 | 49 | USca | Phil Clayton | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 276 | 49 | USil | Kent Feiler | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | P
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| 277 | 49 | USca | Rob Stevens | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4
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| 278 | 49 | USpa | Phyllis Berman | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 279 | 49 | IN | Sivakumar Salem | 5 | 2 NT | D | 2 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 280 | 49 | AU | Ken Dalley | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 281 | 49 | RU | Alex Perlin | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 282 | 49 | UKen | Rich Johnson | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 283 | 49 | USok | Linda Waggener | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 284 | 48 | DK | Jens Sorensen | P | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 285 | 48 | CAns | Brian Hansen | 5 | 3 | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 286 | 48 | CAon | David Grainger | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 287 | 48 | USca | Tysen Streib | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 288 | 48 | USar | Dick Heil | 4 NT | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 289 | 48 | JP | Katsuko Kawakubo | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 290 | 48 | UKen | Mark Taylor | 5 | P | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 291 | 48 | UStx | Herbert Wilton | P | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | 4
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| 292 | 48 | UKen | Jonathan Jacobs | 5 | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | P | 4
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| 293 | 48 | CAns | Gerald Murphy | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5
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| 294 | 48 | UKen | Ryan Stephenson | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 295 | 48 | USca | Milton Spinner | 4 NT | 3 | D | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 296 | 48 | CAon | Shirley Ashworth | D | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | P | P
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| 297 | 48 | USca | Marina Fomenkova | 4 NT | 3 | P | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 298 | 48 | NO | Ivar Roynstrand | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 299 | 48 | PT | Joao Silva | D | 2 NT | P | 4 | P | P
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| 300 | 48 | USwa | John Givins | 4 NT | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | P | 3 NT |
All Others Above Average
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 301 | 48 | IE | Robert Knight | 5 | 2 NT | 6 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 302 | 48 | USca | Yu Chang | 5 | D | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 303 | 48 | USca | Jan Nathan | 4 NT | 3 | P | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 304 | 48 | USca | Neill Currie | 5 | D | 5 | 2 | 4 | P
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| 305 | 48 | USmi | Gordon Parnes | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 306 | 48 | CAbc | David Hooey | 4 NT | 3 | P | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 307 | 48 | NL | Graard Steenbakkers | 4 NT | 3 | D | 2 | 4 | 4
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| 308 | 48 | IT | Felice Cupane | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 309 | 48 | PL | Tomasz Radko | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 3 | P | 4
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| 310 | 48 | UKsc | Martin Kane | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | P
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| 311 | 48 | USmn | Brian Weikle | 4 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5
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| 312 | 48 | IT | Mauro Mazzieri | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 313 | 48 | USri | Evelyn Recchia | 4 NT | 3 | D | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 314 | 48 | USco | Judy Drury | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 315 | 48 | DE | Marek Skuratowiciz | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5
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| 316 | 48 | UKen | David Nolland | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4
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| 317 | 48 | NL | Peter van Montfoort | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 318 | 48 | CAbc | Geoff Croes | 4 NT | 2 NT | 6 | 3 | P | P
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| 319 | 48 | USca | Betsy Marcus | 4 NT | 3 | D | 4 | 3 | 4
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| 320 | 48 | ID | Firdaus Ma’ruf | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 2 | P
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| 321 | 48 | USwa | Keller Wightman | 5 | P | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4
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| 322 | 48 | USpa | John Policella | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | P | P
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| 323 | 48 | USnm | Mark Jones | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5
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| 324 | 48 | TW | I-Don Jien | 4 NT | 3 | D | 3 | P | P
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| 325 | 48 | IN | Nilesh Mitra | 5 | 2 | D | 4 | P | 4
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| 326 | 48 | CAon | Pieter Geerkens | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | P
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| 327 | 47 | USca | Michael Bodell | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 328 | 47 | USne | Ashish Agarwal | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | P
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| 329 | 47 | CA | Charles Grainger | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 330 | 47 | IT | Pierluigi Sessolo | 4 NT | P | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 331 | 47 | IN | Kaustubh Bendre | 4 NT | 3 | D | 3 | 4 | P
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| 332 | 47 | IN | Dorai Balasundhram | D | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 333 | 47 | IN | Vijay Raghavan | D | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 4 | P
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| 334 | 47 | CAon | Daniel Korbel | D | 2 NT | D | 4 | 1 | 4
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| 335 | 47 | USnj | Anil Kaushal | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 336 | 47 | USca | Barbara Reichman | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4
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| 337 | 47 | UKen | Mark Tilley | D | 3 | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 338 | 47 | UKen | Peter Kay | 4 NT | P | 5 | 3 | P | P
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| 339 | 47 | UKen | Anthony Golding | 4 NT | 3 | 5 NT | 4 | 1 | P
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| 340 | 47 | USma | Bobby Barr | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4
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| 341 | 47 | BE | Jean Verbeke | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 3 | P | 4
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| 342 | 47 | USca | Rajan Jeyakumar | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | P | 3 NT
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| 343 | 47 | USal | Donna Dahl | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 5
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| 344 | 47 | USmo | Andrew Finkenstadt | 5 | 2 | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 345 | 47 | USmd | Jerrold Miller | 4 NT | 3 | D | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 346 | 47 | USoh | Lora Franz | 5 | P | 5 | 3 | P | P
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| 347 | 47 | USny | Alvin Bluthman | 4 NT | 2 NT | P | 2 | 3 | 4
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| 348 | 47 | USil | Christopher Monsour | 4 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4
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| 349 | 47 | USoh | Craig Satersmoen | D | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 350 | 47 | IN | Sankar Sadasivam | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 NT
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| 351 | 47 | CAon | Larry Gifford | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | P | 3 NT
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| 352 | 47 | USky | Daniel Neill | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 353 | 47 | USva | Leo Daugherty | 5 | 3 | D | 4 | 3 | P
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| 354 | 47 | CAon | Alex Cameron | 4 NT | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | P
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| 355 | 47 | USnh | Gary Nute | D | P | 5 | 2 | P | P
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| 356 | 47 | UKen | Adam Dickinson | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 2 | P | 4
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| 357 | 47 | HU | Peter Talyigas | 4 NT | 3 | P | 4 | 4 | P
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| 358 | 47 | CN | Weidong Yang | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 359 | 47 | USga | Larry Rivkin | D | 2 NT | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 NT
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| 360 | 47 | USoh | Craig Biddle | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5
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| 361 | 47 | RO | Cristian Guidea | 4 NT | 3 | 5 | 3 | P | 5
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| 362 | 47 | SE | Lars-G Larsson | 5 | 3 | D | 4 | P | 3 NT
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| 363 | 47 | TW | Ah-Chen Huang | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 NT | P | P
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| 364 | 47 | IN | Gowniyan Vaideeshwar | 5 | 2 NT | D | 2 | 1 | 3 NT
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| 365 | 47 | USpa | Pat Policella | D | 2 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 366 | 47 | ZA | Ines Schumacher | 5 | 2 | D | 4 | 1 | P
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| 367 | 47 | AU | Steve Jesienowski | 5 | 2 NT | 5 | 3 | 3 | P |
Names with accented or non-English letters have been converted to an English representation with a 26-letter alphabet. Many people use erratic capitalization, so I determine proper case by algorithm; if this does not correctly display your name, please advise and I will add it to the exception list. If you wish to contact someone whose name you see listed (such as a lost friend) give me permission to send your address to that person, then he or she can contact you. I will not give out e-mail addresses (these are private and go nowhere from me).
Location Ranking
This table lists all the participating locations, ranked by the average score of their entries. The “Best” column shows the best finish (by rank) of any player in that location. Locations with less than five entries are ineligible for the top ranking and grouped separately.
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
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| 1 | 51.00 | 39 | DK | Denmark | 5
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| 2 | 50.80 | 96 | USmn | Minnesota | 5
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| 3 | 50.73 | 11 | DE | Germany | 15
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| 4 | 50.56 | 13 | SI | Slovenia | 9
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| 5 | 50.25 | 6 | USwa | Washington | 12
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| 6 | 50.18 | 46 | IT | Italy | 11
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| 7 | 48.83 | 8 | FI | Finland | 6
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| 8 | 48.60 | 109 | USmd | Maryland | 5
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| 9 | 48.33 | 58 | USil | Illinois | 15
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| 10 | 47.80 | 45 | NO | Norway | 10
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| 11 | 47.75 | 4 | USca | California | 57
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| 12 | 47.67 | 31 | SE | Sweden | 12
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| 13 | 47.58 | 3 | USma | Massachusetts | 12
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| 14 | 47.38 | 12 | CApq | Quebec | 8
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| 15 | 47.25 | 5 | TW | Taiwan | 12
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| 16 | 47.25 | 60 | CAbc | British Columbia | 8
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| 17 | 47.14 | 55 | HU | Hungary | 7
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| 18 | 47.12 | 20 | USny | New York | 26
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| 19 | 46.37 | 7 | UKen | England | 43
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| 20 | 46.30 | 126 | RO | Romania | 10
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| 21 | 46.25 | 212 | USpa | Pennsylvania | 8
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| 22 | 46.00 | 95 | ZA | South Africa | 7
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| 23 | 45.83 | 67 | USga | Georgia | 6
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| 24 | 45.70 | 53 | NL | Netherlands | 23
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| 25 | 45.60 | 90 | ID | Indonesia | 5
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| 26 | 45.34 | 17 | USfl | Florida | 47
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| 27 | 45.22 | 26 | AU | Australia | 36
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| 28 | 45.22 | 132 | USnc | North Carolina | 9
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| 29 | 45.14 | 16 | USva | Virginia | 7
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| 30 | 45.10 | 83 | CAns | Nova Scotia | 10
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| 31 | 45.00 | 65 | USmi | Michigan | 7
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| 32 | 44.86 | 102 | UKsc | Scotland | 7
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| 33 | 44.83 | 136 | USnj | New Jersey | 6
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| 34 | 44.40 | 228 | USsc | South Carolina | 5
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| 35 | 44.39 | 15 | CAon | Ontario | 33
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| 36 | 44.29 | 1 | CAab | Alberta | 7
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| 37 | 44.19 | 18 | IN | India | 26
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| 38 | 44.00 | 64 | US | United States | 15
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| 39 | 43.93 | 93 | UStx | Texas | 14
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| 40 | 43.13 | 217 | TR | Turkey | 8
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| 41 | 42.38 | 270 | USoh | Ohio | 8
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| 42 | 41.43 | 183 | BE | Belgium | 7 |
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
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| 43 | 57.00 | 28 | CY | Cyprus | 1
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| 44 | 54.33 | 2 | ES | Spain | 3
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| 45 | 54.00 | 81 | USwi | Wisconsin | 1
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| 46 | 53.00 | 108 | USmt | Montana | 1
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| 47 | 53.00 | 110 | USnd | North Dakota | 2
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| 48 | 51.50 | 117 | EG | Egypt | 2
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| 49 | 51.33 | 37 | USdc | Washington DC | 3
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| 50 | 51.00 | 23 | UKwa | Wales | 2
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| 51 | 51.00 | 82 | USco | Colorado | 2
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| 52 | 50.50 | 91 | USky | Kentucky | 2
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| 53 | 50.33 | 115 | USal | Alabama | 3
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| 54 | 50.25 | 44 | USmo | Missouri | 4
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| 55 | 49.75 | 14 | PL | Poland | 4
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| 56 | 49.00 | 56 | IE | Ireland | 3
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| 57 | 49.00 | 124 | RU | Russia | 3
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| 58 | 49.00 | 176 | USne | Nebraska | 2
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| 59 | 49.00 | 237 | EE | Estonia | 1
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| 60 | 49.00 | 239 | RS | Serbia | 1
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| 61 | 49.00 | 255 | CAmb | Manitoba | 1
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| 62 | 49.00 | 258 | IS | Iceland | 1
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| 63 | 48.67 | 113 | JP | Japan | 3
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| 64 | 48.00 | 87 | AR | Argentina | 3
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| 65 | 48.00 | 313 | USri | Rhode Island | 1
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| 66 | 47.75 | 112 | USaz | Arizona | 4
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| 67 | 47.67 | 221 | PT | Portugal | 3
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| 68 | 47.33 | 213 | USak | Alaska | 3
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| 69 | 47.25 | 125 | CH | Switzerland | 4
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| 70 | 47.00 | 148 | AT | Austria | 2
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| 71 | 47.00 | 355 | USnh | New Hampshire | 1
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| 72 | 45.67 | 169 | USnm | New Mexico | 3
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| 73 | 45.33 | 215 | CL | Chile | 3
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| 74 | 45.00 | 369 | USme | Maine | 2
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| 75 | 45.00 | 433 | CZ | Czech Republic | 1
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| 76 | 45.00 | 434 | CApe | Prince Edward Island | 1
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| 77 | 44.67 | 135 | USar | Arkansas | 3
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| 78 | 44.50 | 223 | NZ | New Zealand | 4
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| 79 | 44.00 | 456 | UKni | Northern Ireland | 1
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| 80 | 43.67 | 391 | IL | Israel | 3
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| 81 | 43.33 | 233 | USct | Connecticut | 3
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| 82 | 43.33 | 358 | CN | China | 3
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| 83 | 43.00 | 502 | USor | Oregon | 2
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| 84 | 42.00 | 155 | SG | Singapore | 3
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| 85 | 42.00 | 283 | USok | Oklahoma | 3
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| 86 | 42.00 | 329 | CA | Canada | 3
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| 87 | 42.00 | 553 | HK | Hong Kong | 1
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| 88 | 41.50 | 472 | HR | Croatia | 2
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| 89 | 40.50 | 495 | USin | Indiana | 2
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| 90 | 40.00 | 487 | BG | Bulgaria | 3
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| 91 | 39.50 | 436 | UK | United Kingdom | 2
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| 92 | 39.33 | 127 | FR | France | 3
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| 93 | 39.00 | 604 | USnv | Nevada | 1
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| 94 | 38.00 | 493 | GR | Greece | 2
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| 95 | 37.50 | 595 | UStn | Tennessee | 2
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| 96 | 33.00 | 693 | USms | Mississippi | 1
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| 97 | 32.00 | 697 | CAnb | New Brunswick | 1
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| 98 | 29.00 | 711 | USks | Kansas | 1 |
Bot’s Eye View
I posed these bidding problems to some of the well-known bridge computer programs, and the results are tabulated below. (These results are not included in the “number of participants” shown above, nor in the calculation of the median or average score.) Most of the programs had different skill settings (thinking time), and this was set to the highest level. The scores and rankings, based on six specific problems, are not necessarily indicative of each program’s overall capability.
Congratulations to Micro Bridge, which eked out a narrow win with a score of 46. Tied for second were Bridge Buff and GIB with 45. All the bot scores (well, except the bogus HAL) were closely bunched, and it is significant to note they were all below average. Chalk one up for the human race.
In a few cases, a bot’s choice was off the chart. While this might deserve a score of zero, my policy is to award the equivalent of the worst option listed. Obviously, if the bot understood the multiple-choice format, it could not score worse than that — although HAL certainly makes a good effort each month.
November 2001 Rankings
| Rank | Score | CC | Program version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 46 | JP | Micro Bridge 9.01 | D | 3 | P | 4 | P | 4
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| 2 | 45 | CA | Bridge Buff 8.0 | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | 4
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| 3 | 45 | US | GIB 4.1.12 | D | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | P
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| 4 | 44 | UK | Blue Chip Bridge 3.4.3 | D | 3 | P | 4 | 4 | P
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| 5 | 41 | DE | Q-plus Bridge 6.1 | 5 | 3 | P | 2 | P | P
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| 6 | 39 | US | Finesse Bridge 2.5 | D | 2 | P | 4 | 3 | P
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| 7 | 37 | US | Bridge Baron 11.0 | D | 3 | P | 4 | 3 | 5
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| 8 | 11 | US | HAL 9000 | P | D | 5 NT | 3 NT | 2 | 4 |
Participants (alphabetical)
| Program | Author/Creator
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| Blue Chip Bridge | Ian Trackman and Mike Whittaker
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| Bridge Baron | Tom Throop and Stephen Smith
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| Bridge Buff | Doug Bennion
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| Finesse Bridge | Mark and Aaron Marin
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| GIB | Matthew Ginsberg
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| HAL | Someone with a warped mind
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| Micro Bridge | Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
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| Q-plus Bridge | Hans Leber |
© 2001 Richard Pavlicek
by Richard Pavlicek
