The “Aces and Plum Blossoms” bidding poll had 813 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.
Participation Stats
| Number of participants | 813
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| Number of locations | 106
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| Highest score | 60
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| Median score | 48
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| Lowest score | 23
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| Average score | 47.33 |
Top 100 Places
| Rank | Score | LC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 60 | USny | Franco Baseggio | 1 NT | 3  | 3 NT | X | 1  | X
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| 2 | 60 | USne | Ashish Agarwal | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 3 | 60 | NL | Rosalind Hengeveld | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 4 | 60 | FR | Jonas Collen | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 5 | 60 | FR | Khalid Yassine | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 6 | 60 | SE | Tommy Andersson | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 7 | 59 | IN | Sumit Mukherjee | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1  | X
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| 8 | 59 | USca | Thomas Franklin | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 9 | 59 | CAon | John Cunningham | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 10 | 59 | AU | Jeff Fust | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 11 | 59 | USmd | Christopher Miller | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 12 | 59 | UKen | Mark Tilley | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 13 | 59 | CAon | Vince Oddy | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 14 | 59 | ZA | Sid Ismail | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 15 | 59 | USpa | Dorothy Loy | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 16 | 59 | USca | Martin Hertz | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 17 | 59 | USca | Steven Hough | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 18 | 58 | AU | Kieran Dyke | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 19 | 58 | UKen | Gordon Rainsford | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 20 | 58 | UKen | Dave Maeer | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 21 | 58 | RO | Mircea Petrescu | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 22 | 58 | USca | Richard Stein | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 23 | 58 | USma | Leo Zelevinsky | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 24 | 58 | CAon | Daniel Korbel | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 25 | 58 | UKen | Stephen Bush | 1 NT | 3 | 4  | X | 1 | X
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| 26 | 58 | CAbc | Geoff Croes | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 27 | 58 | USfl | John Vega | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 28 | 58 | USwi | Rich Dorfman | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 29 | 58 | CAns | Elianor Kennie | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 30 | 58 | UKen | Luke Porter | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 31 | 58 | USca | Betsy Marcus | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 32 | 57 | USca | Becky Clough | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 33 | 57 | DE | Matthias Schueller | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 34 | 57 | CZ | Pavel Pekny | P | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 35 | 57 | UKen | Dafydd Jones | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 36 | 57 | USwi | Bill McFall | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 37 | 57 | TW | Ming-Ta Tsai | P | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 38 | 57 | NL | Willem Joele | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 39 | 57 | UKen | Alan Wilson | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 40 | 57 | USal | Bob Simkins | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 41 | 57 | SE | Bjorn Frimodig | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 42 | 57 | USca | Mike Carney | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 43 | 57 | TW | Wen-Lung Huang | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 44 | 57 | TW | Lemon Chiou | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 45 | 57 | AU | Mike Doecke | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 46 | 57 | TW | Suyu Chiu | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 47 | 57 | USil | James Hudson | P | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 48 | 57 | USva | Chris Maclauchlan | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | C
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| 49 | 56 | IN | Sunil Varghese | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 50 | 56 | DK | Lars Moller Sorensen | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 51 | 56 | NL | Bert Beentjes | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 52 | 56 | BG | Radoslav Radev | P | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 53 | 56 | AU | Dinu Raducanu | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 54 | 56 | USnj | Antoine Georges | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 55 | 56 | USnd | Lorna Nordlinder | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 56 | 56 | AU | Keith Barrie | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 57 | 56 | USny | Gerry Wildenberg | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | P | X
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| 58 | 56 | SE | Thomas Alm | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 59 | 56 | BE | Hans Gelders | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 60 | 56 | FR | David Harari | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 61 | 56 | NL | Yke Smit | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 62 | 56 | USfl | William Slepin | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 63 | 56 | USpa | Frank Abel | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 64 | 56 | IN | Neelotpal Sahai | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 65 | 55 | USca | Roger Clough | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 66 | 55 | UKen | Gareth Birdsall | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 67 | 55 | USnj | Leonard Helfgott | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 68 | 55 | USil | Bruce Scott | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 69 | 55 | USor | Duane Christensen | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 70 | 55 | AU | Geoffrey Toon | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 71 | 55 | NZ | Jenny Millington | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 72 | 55 | NO | Magnus Skaar | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 3 | X
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| 73 | 55 | FR | Etienne Klis | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 74 | 55 | FI | Matti Niemi | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 3 | X
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| 75 | 55 | HR | Gjivo Tikvica | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 76 | 55 | SE | Daniel Auby | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 77 | 55 | USca | Jan Nathan | P | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | C
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| 78 | 55 | IT | Antonio de Gregorio | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 79 | 55 | CAon | Larry Gifford | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 80 | 55 | USin | Kenneth Woodman | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 3 | X
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| 81 | 55 | USca | Doug Burke | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 82 | 55 | USil | Mark Ganzer | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 83 | 55 | UK | Dragon Ramsey | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 84 | 55 | USnd | Jarek Wyganowski | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 85 | 55 | USca | John Hoffman | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 86 | 55 | NL | Leo Jongens | P | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 87 | 55 | CAab | Nicolae Vartosu | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 88 | 55 | IN | Gowniyan Vaideeshwar | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 89 | 55 | SE | Johan Nilsson | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 90 | 55 | IL | Alex Dov | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 91 | 55 | CAbc | Brad Bart | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 92 | 55 | USil | Karen Walker | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 93 | 55 | TR | Huseyin Azcan | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 94 | 55 | UKen | Mark Lehto | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 95 | 55 | CAon | Colin Lafferty | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 96 | 55 | IE | Sean Connolly | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 97 | 55 | USmi | Robert Katz | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 98 | 55 | GR | Petros Mourkakos | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 99 | 55 | CAon | Mihai Valcu | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 100 | 54 | HK | Tommy Cho | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | X |
Places 101-200
| Rank | Score | LC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 101 | 54 | RS | Zoran Radojcic | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 102 | 54 | UKen | Ben Cowling | P | 3 | 5 | X | P | X
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| 103 | 54 | US | Jenny Tsai | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 104 | 54 | DE | Zuzana Herrmann | X | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 105 | 54 | USct | Marc Glickman | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 106 | 54 | USsc | Al Kimel | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 107 | 54 | HR | Dean Pokorny | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 108 | 54 | USca | Tom McGuire | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | P | X
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| 109 | 54 | BE | Luc Vandenberghe | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 4 | X
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| 110 | 54 | USin | Brian Ross | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | B
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| 111 | 54 | TR | Gursel Sarikaya | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 112 | 54 | FI | Jussi Tamminen | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 113 | 54 | DE | Hans Fleischhack | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | C
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| 114 | 54 | CApq | Gerald Leclerc | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 115 | 54 | CAbc | Judy Goodwin | 1 NT | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 116 | 54 | CAon | Sigitas Keras | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 117 | 54 | USmi | Gordon Parnes | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | P | X
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| 118 | 54 | USla | Ada Loetzerich | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 119 | 54 | CApq | Bert Eccles | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 120 | 54 | CA | Charles Grainger | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 121 | 54 | UKen | Ian Coombs | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 122 | 54 | AU | Bill Haughie | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 123 | 54 | USdc | Ron Zucker | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 124 | 54 | USca | Cris Waller | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 125 | 54 | UKen | Henry Day | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 126 | 54 | USca | Mike Weber | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 127 | 54 | HU | Gyula Argay | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 128 | 54 | IN | Jai Grama | X | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 129 | 54 | NL | Thijs Veugen | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 130 | 54 | SE | Niklas Warne | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 131 | 54 | BE | Sebastien Louveaux | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 132 | 54 | USca | Grant Peacock | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 133 | 54 | RU | Leonid Ulanovsky | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 134 | 54 | USfl | Mabel Pavlicek | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 135 | 54 | NL | William Claassen | P | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 136 | 54 | FR | Jean-Claude Duong | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 137 | 54 | USca | Damo Nair | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 138 | 54 | USnc | Toby Weinstein | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 139 | 54 | BG | Irena Filkova | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | P | 1 | X
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| 140 | 54 | IL | Yoram Bavli | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | X
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| 141 | 54 | HU | Peter Talyigas | P | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 142 | 54 | USnc | Lynn Dillard | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 143 | 53 | IT | Giovanni Bobbio | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 144 | 53 | USny | Gerald Cohen | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | P | X
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| 145 | 53 | CAon | David Grainger | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 146 | 53 | UKni | Robin Burns | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | C
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| 147 | 53 | USca | Joanne Cobeen | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 148 | 53 | CAab | David Johnson | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | P | 1 | X
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| 149 | 53 | UKen | Norman Grant | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | C
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| 150 | 53 | USca | Stu Goodgold | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 151 | 53 | CAsk | Helen Anderson | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 152 | 53 | CAns | Bryson Crowell | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 153 | 53 | UKsc | Nigel Guthrie | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 154 | 53 | SI | Matjaz Juhart | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 155 | 53 | EE | Aivar Tihane | P | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 156 | 53 | NL | Joop Simmelink | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 157 | 53 | USaz | Thomas Hanford | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | P | X
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| 158 | 53 | NL | Frank Bos | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 159 | 53 | SE | Lennart Fredriksson | P | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 160 | 53 | SE | Bjorn Sorling | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | C
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| 161 | 53 | USny | Tom Douglas | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 162 | 53 | UStx | Travis Jordan | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 163 | 53 | EG | Andrew de Sosa | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 164 | 53 | USca | Steve Mager | P | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 165 | 53 | NO | Kay Strand | 1 NT | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 166 | 53 | RO | Alin Salinacki | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | C
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| 167 | 53 | UKen | Mike Isaacs | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 168 | 53 | AU | Caroline Miller | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | P | B
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| 169 | 53 | CAon | Eva Upper | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 170 | 53 | IT | Vanni Rui | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 171 | 53 | USpa | Wayne Lingle | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 172 | 53 | TW | Chen Jye Chwu | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 173 | 53 | CAon | Paul Janicki | 1 NT | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 174 | 53 | USky | Beve Smith | 1 NT | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 175 | 53 | GR | Dimitris Tsatsaronis | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 176 | 53 | AU | Margaret Lindgren | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 177 | 53 | USwa | Bill Sinnett | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 178 | 53 | USca | Pat Franklin | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 179 | 53 | UKen | Michael Scanlon | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 180 | 53 | CApq | Peter Schwartz | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 3 | X
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| 181 | 53 | PL | Roman Kujaczynski | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 182 | 53 | USil | Walt Schafer | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 183 | 53 | USpa | Janet Stine | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 184 | 53 | IT | Stefano Biciocchi | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 185 | 53 | SI | Barbara Kranjc | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | C
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| 186 | 53 | USny | Chris Willenken | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | C
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| 187 | 53 | USfl | Florence Rosenthal | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 188 | 52 | TW | Jerry Wu | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | B
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| 189 | 52 | USco | Jameson Cole | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 190 | 52 | DK | Jens Sorensen | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | B
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| 191 | 52 | SI | Simon Pirjevec | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 192 | 52 | IS | Haraldur Sigurjonsson | X | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 193 | 52 | USme | Alan Goff | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 194 | 52 | USwa | Josh Sinnett | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | X
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| 195 | 52 | USny | Dennis Kaye | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | A
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| 196 | 52 | USca | Bill Cubley | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | A
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| 197 | 52 | CN | Ru Shangguan | 1 NT | 2 NT | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 198 | 52 | SE | Leif Lundberg | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 199 | 52 | SE | Bengt-Goran Karlsson | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | B
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| 200 | 52 | SI | Hubert Froehlich | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C |
Places 201-300
| Rank | Score | LC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 201 | 52 | USmn | Rich Morrison | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | P | X
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| 202 | 52 | FI | Juha Tamminen | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 203 | 52 | SE | Roger Dacke | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 204 | 52 | AU | Tania Gariepy | P | 3 | 5 | X | P | C
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| 205 | 52 | CAon | Jordan Cohen | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 206 | 52 | UKsc | Martyn Kenyon | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 207 | 52 | USca | Roger Boyar | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 208 | 52 | PL | Tomasz Radko | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 209 | 52 | USwa | Bob Richardson | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | P | C
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| 210 | 52 | USca | Barbara Reichman | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 211 | 52 | BE | Steven Gielen | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 212 | 52 | USfl | Jane Champion | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 213 | 52 | UKen | David Nolland | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | P | 1 | X
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| 214 | 52 | AT | Michael Palitsch | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 215 | 52 | CH | Dima Nikolenkov | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 216 | 52 | USfl | Bob Bernhard | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 217 | 52 | GR | Nikos Paterakis | X | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 218 | 52 | UKen | Jamie Cameron | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | P | X
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| 219 | 52 | NO | Christian Vennerod | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | C
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| 220 | 52 | USca | Kevin Costello | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 3 | C
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| 221 | 52 | USca | Haisam Osman | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | P | X
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| 222 | 52 | IN | Ramkumar Vaidyanathan | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 223 | 52 | CAon | Maher Saleh | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 224 | 52 | USmd | Jerrold Miller | 1 NT | 3 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 225 | 52 | IN | Arvind Srinivasan | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 226 | 52 | CAns | Glenda Hansen | 2 | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 227 | 52 | CH | John Weisweiler | 1 NT | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 228 | 52 | NO | Ivar Roynstrand | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | F
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| 229 | 52 | HU | Bernadette Magyar | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 3 | B
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| 230 | 52 | USca | Wayne Gordon | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 231 | 52 | AU | Nicoleta Giura | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 232 | 52 | IN | Ravi Shankar | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | F
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| 233 | 52 | USny | Richard Baumer | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | F
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| 234 | 52 | DE | Gunther Peter | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 235 | 52 | GR | Angelo Giokaris | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 236 | 51 | USmn | Paul Friedman | P | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 237 | 51 | USny | Carl Hess | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 238 | 51 | AU | Bill Maddock | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | B
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| 239 | 51 | USak | Michael Schmahl | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 240 | 51 | CAsk | Andy Anderson | 1 NT | 3 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 241 | 51 | AU | Bill Powell | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 2 | X
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| 242 | 51 | USmd | Steven Forsythe | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | P | C
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| 243 | 51 | NL | Tjeerd Kootstra | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | F
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| 244 | 51 | USil | Jonathan Fry | P | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 245 | 51 | CL | Rudolf Buitelaar | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 246 | 51 | USil | Mark Friedlander | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | P | X
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| 247 | 51 | USca | Mike Kerr | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | B
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| 248 | 51 | USny | Robert Lipton | P | P | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 249 | 51 | USmn | Brian Weikle | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | X
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| 250 | 51 | USor | Todd Anderson | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | P | 1 | B
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| 251 | 51 | USfl | Lance Marrou | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 252 | 51 | CAab | Daniel Bertrand | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 253 | 51 | NL | Wim van Roon | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | C
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| 254 | 51 | FR | Daniel Tixier | P | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 255 | 51 | USky | Paul Hightower | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | E
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| 256 | 51 | IN | Govindarajan Srinivasan | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 257 | 51 | CAon | Chuck Arthur | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | P | X
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| 258 | 51 | CAns | Brian Hansen | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 3 | X
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| 259 | 51 | ID | Firdaus Ma’ruf | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 3 | B
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| 260 | 51 | CAon | David Lindop | P | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 261 | 51 | SE | Jan Gutenwik | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 262 | 51 | USpa | Barbara Morrison | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 263 | 51 | USny | Jack Presser | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 264 | 51 | USca | Paul Nelson | P | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 265 | 51 | USny | Alvin Bluthman | P | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | P | X
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| 266 | 51 | HU | Jozsef Szikszai | 1 NT | 2 NT | 4 | 4 | P | X
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| 267 | 51 | IT | Amelio Silvestri | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 268 | 51 | USoh | Craig Satersmoen | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 269 | 51 | TR | Serpil Altinirmak Gokbel | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 270 | 51 | UStx | Richard Higgins | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | B
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| 271 | 51 | TW | I-Don Jien | X | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 272 | 51 | USnc | Dale Swift | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 273 | 50 | BE | Eric Baes | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | A
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| 274 | 50 | USil | George Klemic | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 275 | 50 | USnj | Mani Gupta | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | B
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| 276 | 50 | IS | Bjorn Thorlaksson | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 3 | B
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| 277 | 50 | EE | Meelis Tiitson | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 278 | 50 | TR | Noyan Ekici | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 4 | B
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| 279 | 50 | UKsc | Mike Hammett | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 280 | 50 | USny | Kevin Bathurst | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 281 | 50 | CApq | Marc-Andre Parent | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | B
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| 282 | 50 | USoh | Charles Bisesi | 1 NT | 2 NT | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 283 | 50 | FR | Andrei Varlan | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 284 | 50 | NL | Marc Mentink | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | C
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| 285 | 50 | IN | Arvind Nimbalker | P | 3 | 5 | X | 3 | B
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| 286 | 50 | CAon | Jean-Pierre Patry | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 287 | 50 | UKen | Robin Zigmond | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | P | X
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| 288 | 50 | USoh | Bill Huepenbecker | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | P | F
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| 289 | 50 | AU | Niclas Jonsson | 1 NT | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 290 | 50 | USma | J. Michael Andresen | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 291 | 50 | ZA | Brad Ross-Jones | P | 2 NT | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 292 | 50 | USca | Tim Prince | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | P | B
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| 293 | 50 | SI | Janko Mijoc | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 294 | 50 | USga | Larry Giltman | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 295 | 50 | ES | Raimon Tatxe | P | 2 NT | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 296 | 50 | USfl | Gray Henry | P | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 297 | 50 | UStx | Albert Sekac | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | P | C
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| 298 | 50 | USfl | Baxter Clifford | P | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | B
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| 299 | 50 | USmi | Jason Flinn | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | P | X
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| 300 | 50 | UKen | Mark Goddard | P | P | 5 | X | 1 | C |
Places 301-400
| Rank | Score | LC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
|
|---|
| 301 | 50 | DE | Christian Glubrecht | P | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 302 | 50 | BC | Jabi Peralta | 1 NT | 3 NT | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 303 | 50 | SE | Arne Jordestedt | P | P | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 304 | 50 | TW | Hung-Ching Chiu | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | P | B
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| 305 | 50 | PT | Manuel Paulo | 1 NT | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 306 | 50 | USca | Ron Landgraff | P | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 307 | 50 | CAon | Chris Chambers | P | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 308 | 50 | USmt | Bruce Cook | P | 2 NT | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 309 | 50 | AU | Janet Brown | 1 NT | 2 NT | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 310 | 50 | USmo | Thomas Kniest | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 311 | 50 | IN | K.V. Raghupathi | 1 NT | 3 NT | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 312 | 50 | UStx | Thomas Peters | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 313 | 50 | CApe | Virendra Gupta | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | X | P | B
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| 314 | 50 | USma | Jonathan Weinstein | 1 NT | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 315 | 50 | TW | Ye-Fon Tsai | X | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 316 | 50 | USor | Atul Khare | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | P | 1 | X
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| 317 | 50 | USmt | Lenze Walker | 1 NT | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 318 | 50 | CAon | Michael Selby | 1 NT | 2 NT | 4 | 4 | P | X
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| 319 | 49 | USga | Bill Bickford | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | P | C
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| 320 | 49 | ZA | Gundi Fritzsche | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 321 | 49 | AU | Peter Gill | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | B
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| 322 | 49 | USca | John R. Mayne | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | P | X
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| 323 | 49 | AU | Ken Dalley | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 324 | 49 | USca | Jojo Sarkar | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | E
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| 325 | 49 | CAbc | Merv Adey | P | P | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 326 | 49 | ID | Didik Koesbianto | P | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 327 | 49 | DE | Harro Wimmel | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 328 | 49 | JP | Katsuko Kawakubo | X | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 329 | 49 | USga | David Hemmer | P | P | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 330 | 49 | USco | David Caprera | 1 NT | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 331 | 49 | IT | Franco Galleni | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | P | B
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| 332 | 49 | UKen | Martin Greeley | 1 NT | 3 NT | 4 | X | 1 | C
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| 333 | 49 | USca | Milton Spinner | X | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 334 | 49 | PL | Wojtek Urban | P | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 335 | 49 | FI | Matti Ronka | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | C
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| 336 | 49 | USwa | Ed Chow | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 337 | 49 | USga | Martin Nathan | 1 NT | P | 5 | X | 1 | F
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| 338 | 49 | USfl | David Tyler | X | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 339 | 49 | UKen | Ryan Stephenson | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | P | 1 | C
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| 340 | 49 | USny | Frank Anshen | 2 | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 341 | 49 | USco | Judy Drury | X | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | X
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| 342 | 49 | CI | Dominique Lapaz | X | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | B
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| 343 | 49 | PL | Slawek Cwiek | P | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 344 | 49 | DE | Rainer Herrmann | 1 NT | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 345 | 49 | RO | Costin Georgescu | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 346 | 49 | UStx | John Stieber | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | F
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| 347 | 49 | CAns | Gerald Murphy | P | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 3 | X
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| 348 | 49 | IE | James Heneghan | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 349 | 49 | UKen | Anthony Golding | 1 NT | 2 NT | 5 | 4 | 5 | X
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| 350 | 49 | UKen | Dave Warren | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 351 | 49 | USfl | Bernice Mazar | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 352 | 49 | HR | Zoran Mandic | 2 | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | C
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| 353 | 49 | USwa | Barry Balof | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | F
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| 354 | 49 | SE | Lars Jarming | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 355 | 49 | USfl | Len Rubin | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 356 | 49 | USfl | Arnold Kimmel | X | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 357 | 49 | US | Cliff Gillespie | P | P | 5 | 4 | P | X
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| 358 | 49 | USca | Phil Clayton | P | 3 | 4 | X | 3 | X
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| 359 | 49 | AU | Bill Jacobs | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | B
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| 360 | 49 | USma | Shelley Cohen | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | X
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| 361 | 49 | NZ | Karen Harris | P | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 362 | 49 | USmo | Jonathan Goldberg | 2 | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 363 | 49 | USca | Pamela Fitch | X | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 364 | 49 | USal | Ben Wheeler | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | P | B
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| 365 | 49 | USnj | James Connell | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 366 | 49 | USca | Jeff Tang | P | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | C
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| 367 | 49 | IS | Ulfar Kristinsson | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | F
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| 368 | 49 | AU | Jane Bolles | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 369 | 49 | UKen | James Mates | P | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | P | X
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| 370 | 48 | CAmb | Glenn Roberts | X | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 371 | 48 | USfl | Arthur Hoffman | P | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 372 | 48 | ID | Nurrachmanto Parbudi | X | 3 | 3 NT | X | 1 | F
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| 373 | 48 | IN | Parichay Shah | 1 NT | 3 NT | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 374 | 48 | IN | Ashok Dhareshwar | 1 NT | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 375 | 48 | SG | Marco Poh | 2 | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | B
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| 376 | 48 | USwa | Craig Zastera | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 5 | P | C
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| 377 | 48 | USfl | Mark Raphaelson | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 378 | 48 | UKen | Steve Noble | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | P | X
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| 379 | 48 | USmi | Douglas Ogozaly | P | 3 | 5 | X | P | F
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| 380 | 48 | PL | Jacek Masiarek | P | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 381 | 48 | DE | Julius Linde | 1 NT | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 382 | 48 | USca | Neill Currie | 1 NT | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | A
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| 383 | 48 | BE | Sven Neirynck | P | P | 3 NT | X | 5 | X
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| 384 | 48 | CAon | Gabriel Nita-Saguna | X | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | F
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| 385 | 48 | CAon | Dale Freeman | 1 NT | P | 5 | 5 | P | X
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| 386 | 48 | AU | John Niven | 2 | 2 NT | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 387 | 48 | USsc | Wes Bailey | 1 NT | 3 NT | 3 NT | X | 3 | C
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| 388 | 48 | CAns | Louise Fisher | 1 NT | P | 4 | X | 1 | X
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| 389 | 48 | USwa | John Givins | P | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 390 | 48 | TW | Kan-Sen Chou | X | 2 NT | 4 | X | 1 | C
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| 391 | 48 | CAon | Sheila McDonald | P | P | 5 | 5 | 1 | X
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| 392 | 48 | IN | Dinesh Panchamia | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | B
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| 393 | 48 | HR | Tomislav Zoric | X | 3 | 5 | X | 1 | A
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| 394 | 48 | NL | Jelmer Hasper | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 395 | 48 | GR | Theodore Karadimos | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 396 | 48 | USwa | Matthew McCoy | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | X
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| 397 | 48 | USoh | Walter Bein | 2 | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
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| 398 | 48 | CAon | Paul Redvers | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | X | P | A
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| 399 | 48 | UKen | Carlos Dabezies | 2 | P | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
|
| 400 | 48 | USpa | John Policella | 1 NT | 3 | 3 NT | 3 NT | 1 | B |
All Others Above Average
| Rank | Score | LC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
|
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| 401 | 48 | UKwa | Steve Webb | X | P | 5 | X | 1 | C
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| 402 | 48 | USca | Harold Simon | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 4 | P | A
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| 403 | 48 | USny | Norma Goldberg | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 404 | 48 | NL | Graard Steenbakkers | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | F
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| 405 | 48 | PT | Rodrigo Cunha | 1 NT | P | 5 | 4 | 1 | B
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| 406 | 48 | TR | Feride Sabuncuoglu | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 1 | F
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| 407 | 48 | USfl | John Jones | P | 3 | 3 NT | P | 3 | X
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| 408 | 48 | USca | Jack Scott | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | A
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| 409 | 48 | UStx | Betty Rinker | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | 5 | 1 | C
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| 410 | 48 | USor | Ed Freeman | 2 | P | 5 | X | 1 | X
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| 411 | 48 | FR | Michel Mayeur | X | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 412 | 48 | USpa | Dottie Abel | 1 NT | 3 | 5 | X | 3 | X
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| 413 | 48 | NL | Leo Blaauw | P | P | 3 NT | X | P | B
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| 414 | 48 | SE | Marcus Hjelte | 1 NT | 2 NT | 4 | X | P | B
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| 415 | 48 | AU | Alex Kemeny | 1 NT | 3 | 4 | X | 3 | B
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| 416 | 48 | USva | Gordon Brown | P | 2 NT | 3 NT | P | 1 | X
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| 417 | 48 | USok | Linda Waggener | X | 3 | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | B
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| 418 | 48 | UKen | Sonia Zakrzewski | 1 NT | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 419 | 48 | USoh | Carl Hudecek | X | P | 3 NT | X | 1 | B
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| 420 | 48 | FI | Erkki Malkamaki | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | X
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| 421 | 48 | CH | Olivier La Spada | 1 NT | P | 5 | 5 | P | X
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| 422 | 48 | BG | Elena Mitkova | P | P | 3 NT | P | 1 | X
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| 423 | 48 | USfl | Bijoy Anand | 1 NT | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | P | F
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| 424 | 48 | USfl | Richard Hunter | 2 | 2 NT | 3 NT | X | 1 | B |
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 | LC | Location | Entries
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|---|
| 1 | 51.38 | 37 | TW | Taiwan | 13
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| 2 | 50.23 | 4 | FR | France | 13
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| 3 | 50.00 | 75 | HR | Croatia | 6
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| 4 | 50.00 | 154 | SI | Slovenia | 7
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| 5 | 49.90 | 15 | USpa | Pennsylvania | 10
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| 6 | 49.80 | 97 | USmi | Michigan | 5
|
| 7 | 49.38 | 127 | HU | Hungary | 8
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| 8 | 49.29 | 114 | CApq | Quebec | 7
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| 9 | 49.13 | 74 | FI | Finland | 8
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| 10 | 49.00 | 72 | NO | Norway | 6
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| 11 | 48.98 | 12 | UKen | England | 43
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| 12 | 48.88 | 6 | SE | Sweden | 24
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| 13 | 48.80 | 52 | BG | Bulgaria | 5
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| 14 | 48.80 | 69 | USor | Oregon | 5
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| 15 | 48.67 | 26 | CAbc | British Columbia | 9
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| 16 | 48.67 | 47 | USil | Illinois | 15
|
| 17 | 48.60 | 87 | CAab | Alberta | 5
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| 18 | 48.58 | 9 | CAon | Ontario | 31
|
| 19 | 48.28 | 8 | USca | California | 69
|
| 20 | 48.23 | 33 | DE | Germany | 13
|
| 21 | 48.20 | 78 | IT | Italy | 10
|
| 22 | 48.12 | 1 | USny | New York | 25
|
| 23 | 48.11 | 3 | NL | Netherlands | 28
|
| 24 | 47.56 | 181 | PL | Poland | 9
|
| 25 | 47.50 | 59 | BE | Belgium | 10
|
| 26 | 47.44 | 98 | GR | Greece | 9
|
| 27 | 47.30 | 29 | CAns | Nova Scotia | 10
|
| 28 | 47.28 | 10 | AU | Australia | 40
|
| 29 | 47.17 | 201 | USmn | Minnesota | 6
|
| 30 | 46.71 | 11 | USmd | Maryland | 7
|
| 31 | 46.67 | 100 | HK | Hong Kong | 6
|
| 32 | 46.57 | 294 | USga | Georgia | 7
|
| 33 | 46.50 | 54 | USnj | New Jersey | 10
|
| 34 | 46.43 | 93 | TR | Turkey | 14
|
| 35 | 46.29 | 177 | USwa | Washington | 14
|
| 36 | 46.03 | 7 | IN | India | 29
|
| 37 | 46.00 | 153 | UKsc | Scotland | 6
|
| 38 | 45.69 | 27 | USfl | Florida | 45
|
| 39 | 45.57 | 268 | USoh | Ohio | 7
|
| 40 | 45.33 | 23 | USma | Massachusetts | 12
|
| 41 | 45.29 | 259 | ID | Indonesia | 7
|
| 42 | 45.20 | 106 | USsc | South Carolina | 5
|
| 43 | 45.17 | 189 | USco | Colorado | 6
|
| 44 | 44.56 | 21 | RO | Romania | 9
|
| 45 | 44.27 | 162 | UStx | Texas | 15
|
| 46 | 44.00 | 48 | USva | Virginia | 5
|
| 47 | 43.88 | 103 | US | United States | 17
|
| 48 | 43.60 | 80 | USin | Indiana | 5
|
| 49 | 43.00 | 375 | SG | Singapore | 9
|
| 50 | 42.78 | 138 | USnc | North Carolina | 9
|
| 51 | 41.17 | 310 | USmo | Missouri | 6 |
| Rank | Average | Best | LC | Location | Entries
|
|---|
| 52 | 60.00 | 2 | USne | Nebraska | 1
|
| 53 | 57.50 | 28 | USwi | Wisconsin | 2
|
| 54 | 55.50 | 55 | USnd | North Dakota | 2
|
| 55 | 54.00 | 101 | RS | Serbia | 1
|
| 56 | 54.00 | 105 | USct | Connecticut | 1
|
| 57 | 54.00 | 118 | USla | Louisiana | 1
|
| 58 | 53.00 | 146 | UKni | Northern Ireland | 1
|
| 59 | 52.67 | 14 | ZA | South Africa | 3
|
| 60 | 52.00 | 193 | USme | Maine | 1
|
| 61 | 52.00 | 214 | AT | Austria | 1
|
| 62 | 50.00 | 83 | UK | United Kingdom | 2
|
| 63 | 50.00 | 302 | BC | Basque Country | 1
|
| 64 | 50.00 | 308 | USmt | Montana | 2
|
| 65 | 50.00 | 313 | CApe | Prince Edward Island | 1
|
| 66 | 49.67 | 151 | CAsk | Saskatchewan | 3
|
| 67 | 49.25 | 192 | IS | Iceland | 4
|
| 68 | 49.00 | 50 | DK | Denmark | 4
|
| 69 | 49.00 | 155 | EE | Estonia | 3
|
| 70 | 49.00 | 174 | USky | Kentucky | 3
|
| 71 | 49.00 | 215 | CH | Switzerland | 4
|
| 72 | 49.00 | 342 | CI | Cote d’Ivoire | 1
|
| 73 | 48.75 | 90 | IL | Israel | 4
|
| 74 | 48.50 | 34 | CZ | Czech Republic | 2
|
| 75 | 48.00 | 370 | CAmb | Manitoba | 1
|
| 76 | 48.00 | 401 | UKwa | Wales | 1
|
| 77 | 47.50 | 245 | CL | Chile | 2
|
| 78 | 47.00 | 328 | JP | Japan | 2
|
| 79 | 47.00 | 440 | CAnb | New Brunswick | 1
|
| 80 | 47.00 | 457 | UY | Uruguay | 1
|
| 81 | 46.67 | 163 | EG | Egypt | 3
|
| 82 | 46.50 | 40 | USal | Alabama | 4
|
| 83 | 46.33 | 133 | RU | Russia | 3
|
| 84 | 46.00 | 157 | USaz | Arizona | 3
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| 85 | 46.00 | 239 | USak | Alaska | 3
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| 86 | 46.00 | 295 | ES | Spain | 4
|
| 87 | 46.00 | 417 | USok | Oklahoma | 2
|
| 88 | 45.00 | 514 | UStn | Tennessee | 1
|
| 89 | 45.00 | 523 | USde | Delaware | 1
|
| 90 | 45.00 | 539 | PF | French Polynesia | 1
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| 91 | 45.00 | 550 | AR | Argentina | 1
|
| 92 | 44.75 | 71 | NZ | New Zealand | 4
|
| 93 | 44.33 | 123 | USdc | Washington DC | 3
|
| 94 | 44.33 | 197 | CN | China | 3
|
| 95 | 44.25 | 96 | IE | Ireland | 4
|
| 96 | 44.00 | 512 | LV | Latvia | 2
|
| 97 | 43.67 | 305 | PT | Portugal | 3
|
| 98 | 43.00 | 120 | CA | Canada | 3
|
| 99 | 42.00 | 646 | BR | Brazil | 1
|
| 100 | 41.00 | 689 | USwv | West Virginia | 1
|
| 101 | 40.00 | 704 | USia | Iowa | 1
|
| 102 | 39.50 | 563 | USar | Arkansas | 2
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| 103 | 38.00 | 472 | USnh | New Hampshire | 2
|
| 104 | 38.00 | 738 | CAnf | Newfoundland | 1
|
| 105 | 37.00 | 756 | BS | Bahamas | 1
|
| 106 | 36.00 | 777 | MT | Malta | 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 Bridge Buff, not only for topping the bots but also for being the only bot to beat the average human score. Bridge Buff also deserves recognition as the only bot to have won both a bidding poll and a play contest since I began doing this about a year ago. Overall, the bot scores were mediocre this month, which attests to the difficulty of the problems.
On Problem 6, only one bot (Q-plus Bridge) understood the natural 2 opening (11-15). Kudos to creator Hans Leber (Germany) for his versatile programming, allowing the user to play or defend against a wide variety of systems. Most of the other bots passed the 2 opening expecting it to be strong. Rather than junk the problem, I reposed it with a 1 opening (followed by a 3 raise). While certainly not the same, it was close enough for the tin cans, as they generally found reasonable actions.
It was also interesting to note that, aside from the incompatibility on Problem 6, none of the bots drifted off the charts this month. Usually there are at least few aberrations, causing me to have to add additional calls to my scoring program. Even HAL was impressive: Imagine scoring 13 when you can’t even count to 13.
March 2002 Rankings
| Rank | Score | LC | Program version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
|
|---|
| 1 | 49 | CA | Bridge Buff 8.0 | P | 3 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 1 | C
|
| 2 | 46 | US | GIB 4.1.12 | 1 NT | 3 NT | 4 | 5 | 1 | C
|
| 3 | 41 | UK | Blue Chip Bridge 3.4.3 | P | 3 | 5 | P | 1 | C
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| 4 | 41 | DE | Q-plus Bridge 6.1 | P | 3 | P | P | 1 | X
|
| 5 | 39 | JP | Micro Bridge 9.01 | 2 | P | 5 | 4 | P | A
|
| 6 | 35 | US | Finesse Bridge 2.5 | P | 3 NT | P | P | 1 | C
|
| 7 | 33 | US | Bridge Baron 11.0 | X | P | P | 5 | 1 | A
|
| 8 | 13 | US | HAL 9000 | 2 | 2 | P | 3 NT | 5 | E |
Bots Tested (alphabetical)
| Program | Author/Creator
|
|---|
| Blue Chip Bridge | Ian Trackman and Mike Whittaker
|
| 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
|
| GIB | Matthew Ginsberg
|
| HAL | Someone with a warped mind
|
| Micro Bridge | Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
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| Q-plus Bridge | Hans Leber |
© 2002 Richard Pavlicek
by Richard Pavlicek
