The “Gamebusters!” play contest had 964 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 | 964
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| Number of locations | 110
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| Highest score | 60
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| Median score | 41
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| Lowest score | 17
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| Average score | 40.70 |
Top 100
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 60 | USct | Jason Rotenberg | C | D | D | A | A | C
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| 2 | 59 | HU | Lajos Linczmayer | C | E | D | A | A | C
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| 3 | 58 | AU | Bruce Neill | B | E | D | A | A | C
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| 4 | 58 | UKwa | Julian Pottage | B | D | D | A | B | C
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| 5 | 58 | CAns | Del Knox | C | D | D | B | A | C
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| 6 | 57 | TR | Ergun Bolek | C | E | D | B | A | C
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| 7 | 57 | USor | Barry White | B | D | D | A | A | B
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| 8 | 57 | DE | Rainer Herrmann | B | D | D | A | A | B
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| 9 | 57 | HU | Imre Csiszar | C | E | D | A | A | B
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| 10 | 56 | CN | Wuping Lu | C | D | D | B | A | B
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| 11 | 56 | USpa | Steve White | B | E | D | A | A | B
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| 12 | 56 | USfl | Jim Tully | C | A | D | A | A | C
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| 13 | 56 | IL | Inon Liran | B | D | D | A | B | B
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| 14 | 56 | TR | Soner Cubukcu | B | D | D | A | B | B
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| 15 | 56 | BG | Antonio Kotsev | C | D | D | B | A | B
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| 16 | 56 | UKen | Teymur Tahseen | B | E | D | A | A | B
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| 17 | 55 | USmo | Ding-Hwa Hsieh | B | E | D | E | A | C
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| 18 | 55 | AU | David Wiltshire | B | D | D | B | A | B
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| 19 | 55 | USny | Gene Saxe | B | E | D | A | B | B
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| 20 | 55 | USco | David Caprera | B | D | D | B | A | B
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| 21 | 55 | UKen | Victor Milman | C | D | D | A | A | E
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| 22 | 55 | USny | Gerald Cohen | C | D | D | E | A | B
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| 23 | 55 | HR | Davor Rase | B | D | D | B | A | B
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| 24 | 55 | USca | Len Vishnevsky | B | D | D | B | A | B
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| 25 | 55 | UKen | John Reardon | B | E | A | A | A | C
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| 26 | 55 | HR | Milko Pravdic | B | D | D | B | A | B
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| 27 | 55 | USca | Rob Stevens | B | E | A | A | A | C
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| 28 | 55 | TR | Volkan Denizci | B | D | D | B | A | B
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| 29 | 54 | BE | Alon Amsel | B | D | D | B | B | B
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| 30 | 54 | CAon | Graham Questor | C | D | D | A | C | B
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| 31 | 54 | USnd | Steven Conley | C | E | A | A | A | B
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| 32 | 54 | CN | Ning Liu | C | E | D | E | A | B
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| 33 | 54 | NO | John Aasan | B | E | D | B | A | B
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| 34 | 54 | USca | Richard Ramey | B | D | D | E | A | B
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| 35 | 54 | CN | Yunxiu Zhou | B | E | D | B | A | B
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| 36 | 54 | TR | Osman Ozcan | B | D | D | B | B | B
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| 37 | 54 | LV | Aigars Germanis | C | D | D | A | C | B
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| 38 | 54 | CAab | Nicolae Vartosu | B | D | D | E | A | B
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| 39 | 54 | USin | Dan Spain | C | D | D | A | A | A
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| 40 | 54 | USil | Jon Sorkin | B | D | D | E | A | B
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| 41 | 54 | IN | Sourendra Coomer Dutt | C | D | D | F | A | B
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| 42 | 54 | USfl | Ronald Michaels | B | D | D | A | A | E
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| 43 | 54 | UKen | John England | C | D | B | A | A | F
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| 44 | 54 | TR | Erdinc Erbil | B | D | D | A | A | E
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| 45 | 54 | USnj | Blair Seidler | B | D | D | E | A | B
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| 46 | 54 | USor | John Lusky | B | D | D | E | A | B
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| 47 | 53 | PL | Zbych Bednarek | B | D | D | A | C | B
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| 48 | 53 | USny | Barry Rigal | B | E | D | E | A | B
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| 49 | 53 | CAon | Jordan Cohen | B | A | D | A | A | B
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| 50 | 53 | TR | Okan Ozcan | B | E | D | E | A | B
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| 51 | 53 | RO | Adrian Petculescu | C | A | D | E | A | C
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| 52 | 53 | BG | Ognian Smilianov | B | D | D | E | B | B
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| 53 | 53 | TW | Cheng Chun Wei | B | D | D | B | C | C
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| 54 | 53 | USma | Joon Pahk | B | A | D | A | A | B
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| 55 | 53 | AU | Peter Gill | B | E | D | E | A | B
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| 56 | 53 | UStx | Larry Smith | C | A | A | A | A | C
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| 57 | 53 | FI | Jouko Paganus | B | E | D | E | A | B
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| 58 | 53 | USca | Eric Leong | C | D | D | A | F | B
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| 59 | 53 | IN | Sivakumar Salem | B | A | D | B | A | C
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| 60 | 53 | USil | Charles Blair | B | E | D | B | B | B
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| 61 | 53 | BG | Ivan Kolev | B | D | D | E | B | B
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| 62 | 52 | IT | Valter Boetti | B | E | D | A | B | E
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| 63 | 52 | USpa | Mark Pascale | C | D | D | A | C | F
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| 64 | 52 | UKen | Roger Morton | B | E | D | E | B | B
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| 65 | 52 | CAns | Kok-Keong Tan | C | D | E | B | A | C
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| 66 | 52 | NL | Thea Muller | C | D | A | A | F | C
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| 67 | 52 | USoh | Gary Sikon | C | D | E | B | A | C
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| 68 | 52 | HR | Dubravko Diklic | B | D | D | B | A | E
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| 69 | 52 | USma | French Wall | C | D | D | B | C | B
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| 70 | 52 | CN | Wei Victor Zhang | C | D | B | B | A | F
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| 71 | 52 | USca | Christopher Earl | B | E | D | A | B | E
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| 72 | 52 | USva | Tibor Koos | C | D | D | B | C | B
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| 73 | 52 | USca | Steve Cooperstein | C | A | B | B | A | C
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| 74 | 52 | USny | Keath Chen | B | D | D | E | C | C
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| 75 | 52 | USmo | Thomas Kniest | B | E | D | E | B | B
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| 76 | 52 | USca | John Chen | B | D | B | E | A | B
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| 77 | 52 | CAab | Daniel Bertrand | C | A | D | B | A | B
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| 78 | 52 | CN | Weidong Yang | B | D | D | E | C | C
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| 79 | 51 | NL | Pieter van der Klein | B | A | D | A | C | C
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| 80 | 51 | USca | Sandy Barnes | C | A | D | E | A | B
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| 81 | 51 | CN | Peijie Zang | C | D | D | E | C | B
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| 82 | 51 | USca | Michael Baiano | C | A | A | A | A | B
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| 83 | 51 | LB | Fadi Fattouche | B | D | D | B | C | B
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| 84 | 51 | USfl | John Lipori | B | B | A | A | A | C
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| 85 | 51 | USfl | Joseph Lane | B | A | D | A | A | F
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| 86 | 51 | UKen | Andrew Robson | B | D | D | B | C | B
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| 87 | 51 | PT | Manuel Paulo | B | A | B | B | A | C
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| 88 | 51 | ID | Pika Piskanto | C | A | D | E | A | B
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| 89 | 51 | NL | El Asser | C | A | D | E | A | B
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| 90 | 51 | FR | Laurent Thuillez | C | D | B | E | C | C
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| 91 | 51 | USil | Rick Kirby | A | D | B | E | B | C
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| 92 | 51 | CAon | Dale Freeman | B | D | D | E | A | E
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| 93 | 51 | RU | Alex Perlin | B | E | D | E | A | F
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| 94 | 51 | AU | Nicoleta Giura | C | A | D | E | A | B
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| 95 | 50 | CAab | Dick Yuen | C | D | D | D | B | B
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| 96 | 50 | USil | George Klemic | B | D | D | E | B | E
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| 97 | 50 | USla | James Pellerin | C | E | A | A | C | B
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| 98 | 50 | AU | Ken Dalley | C | E | B | D | A | C
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| 99 | 50 | SG | Poon Hua | B | D | D | D | A | B
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| 100 | 50 | MY | Timothy Liang Kan | B | B | D | B | A | B |
Places 101-200
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 101 | 50 | CN | Roger Sun | B | A | D | B | B | B
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| 102 | 50 | CAon | Jack Shinehoft | B | D | D | A | C | E
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| 103 | 50 | BE | Alan Piotrowski | B | D | D | E | C | B
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| 104 | 50 | USmi | Joseph Mount | C | D | B | F | C | C
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| 105 | 50 | USwa | Robert Getz | A | A | A | A | A | C
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| 106 | 50 | HK | Jonathan Ng | C | A | D | B | A | F
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| 107 | 50 | USct | Terry Lubman | C | D | B | A | C | F
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| 108 | 50 | USmn | Tony Ames | C | A | D | A | C | B
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| 109 | 50 | NL | Niels de Groot | B | B | D | E | B | C
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| 110 | 50 | IT | Michele Jarod | B | B | D | B | A | B
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| 111 | 50 | SI | Egon Novak | B | D | A | A | A | A
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| 112 | 50 | RO | Alexandru Banar | F | D | B | B | A | C
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| 113 | 50 | USca | Ron Landgraff | C | A | B | F | A | C
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| 114 | 50 | CApq | Michel Lalonde | C | E | E | B | B | C
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| 115 | 50 | UKen | Roger Courtney | C | E | A | A | C | B
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| 116 | 50 | FR | Jerome Rombaut | B | E | E | A | A | B
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| 117 | 50 | USky | Max Hoover | A | D | D | E | C | C
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| 118 | 50 | IN | Kamal Roy | B | E | D | C | A | C
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| 119 | 50 | USfl | Arthur Hoffman | B | A | D | A | A | E
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| 120 | 50 | NL | Rinus Balkenende | B | D | D | D | A | B
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| 121 | 50 | SE | Carsten Kofoed | B | E | D | E | A | E
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| 122 | 49 | USwa | Josh Sinnett | B | E | D | D | A | B
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| 123 | 49 | IT | Franco Galleni | B | F | D | A | C | C
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| 124 | 49 | RS | Zoran Radojcic | B | A | D | B | C | C
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| 125 | 49 | UKen | Jonathan Mestel | B | E | D | E | B | E
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| 126 | 49 | AU | Peter Grant | B | D | E | A | C | C
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| 127 | 49 | UKwa | Alan Stephenson | C | D | D | D | C | C
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| 128 | 49 | USca | Allen Prohofsky | A | E | B | E | A | B
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| 129 | 49 | EE | Allar Padari | B | A | B | B | A | B
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| 130 | 49 | PE | Vladana Diaz | C | A | A | A | C | C
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| 131 | 49 | USca | Martin Hertz | B | A | B | B | A | B
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| 132 | 49 | NL | Gerard van Dongen | A | E | A | A | C | C
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| 133 | 49 | CN | Jet Chj | C | D | D | E | C | F
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| 134 | 49 | USga | Larry Giltman | A | A | D | A | A | F
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| 135 | 49 | TR | Ercan Kuru | B | A | D | A | C | B
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| 136 | 49 | USil | Eugene Dille | B | B | D | B | B | B
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| 137 | 49 | CAon | Paul Hardy | C | A | A | F | A | C
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| 138 | 49 | LV | Janis Dzenis | C | F | A | A | A | B
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| 139 | 49 | SG | Junyi Zhu | C | D | D | E | C | F
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| 140 | 49 | EG | Takreem El-Tanamly | C | A | B | E | A | B
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| 141 | 49 | USpa | Brian Holderness | C | A | A | A | A | F
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| 142 | 49 | USwa | N. Scott Cardell | B | D | D | C | A | B
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| 143 | 49 | CAns | Kerry Lafferty | A | D | B | A | C | B
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| 144 | 49 | USil | James Hudson | A | A | D | A | A | F
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| 145 | 49 | CN | Xiaoxin Lu | C | F | B | E | A | C
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| 146 | 49 | IN | Neelotpal Sahai | B | A | B | F | A | C
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| 147 | 49 | USca | Jim Munday | E | A | D | A | A | C
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| 148 | 48 | UKen | John Hall | B | E | D | A | C | A
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| 149 | 48 | SE | Kalle Byden | C | A | E | B | A | C
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| 150 | 48 | USny | Gregg Deitch | C | D | D | D | A | E
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| 151 | 48 | USfl | John Ridenour | A | A | A | A | A | B
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| 152 | 48 | NO | Sjur Boe | C | D | B | B | C | F
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| 153 | 48 | NO | Geir Nostdahl | B | D | D | B | C | E
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| 154 | 48 | USny | Tom Barry | B | D | A | B | C | B
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| 155 | 48 | USma | Jeffrey Gertz | C | D | D | E | C | E
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| 156 | 48 | CN | Jianhua Ai | B | D | D | D | C | C
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| 157 | 48 | USmd | Brad Theurer | B | E | D | C | A | B
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| 158 | 48 | USpa | Frank Abel | A | A | A | A | A | B
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| 159 | 48 | CApq | Sebastien Lachance | B | E | B | B | C | B
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| 160 | 48 | CAon | David Grainger | C | C | D | E | A | B
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| 161 | 48 | USny | Herb Berman | C | E | A | F | A | F
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| 162 | 48 | USco | John Holcomb | B | A | B | A | B | F
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| 163 | 48 | CAab | Sheldon Spier | C | A | D | B | C | B
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| 164 | 48 | USoh | Jerry Fink | F | D | D | E | B | B
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| 165 | 48 | IN | Shyam Sashital | B | D | D | E | A | D
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| 166 | 48 | USny | Brian Meyer | C | A | B | B | A | F
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| 167 | 48 | TW | Wen-Lung Huang | C | D | B | A | C | A
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| 168 | 48 | USca | Ron Jauch | A | A | B | B | B | C
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| 169 | 48 | TW | I-Don Jien | C | D | D | A | C | D
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| 170 | 47 | USil | Dan Goldfein | B | D | A | A | D | B
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| 171 | 47 | USny | Seth Cohen | A | A | B | A | A | F
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| 172 | 47 | USca | Tysen Streib | C | A | B | E | A | F
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| 173 | 47 | AT | Harry Ropper | C | A | B | E | A | F
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| 174 | 47 | SE | Johnny Johansson | B | D | E | E | B | B
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| 175 | 47 | UKen | Dom Goodwin | A | A | B | B | A | B
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| 176 | 47 | NL | Erik Stoffer | B | B | D | A | B | A
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| 177 | 47 | AU | David Matthews | C | D | D | D | C | B
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| 178 | 47 | USca | Matt Matuszewski | C | D | D | C | B | F
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| 179 | 47 | TW | Star Chen | C | D | D | D | C | B
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| 180 | 47 | HR | Dean Pokorny | B | C | B | E | A | C
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| 181 | 47 | CAon | Paul Crossland | C | A | D | E | C | B
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| 182 | 47 | FI | Jussi Tamminen | B | B | D | B | A | E
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| 183 | 47 | USca | Barbara Jones | B | B | B | B | B | B
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| 184 | 47 | USfl | Bruce Kretchmer | C | A | D | F | B | F
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| 185 | 47 | USil | John Goring | C | A | D | D | A | B
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| 186 | 47 | CAon | Daniel Korbel | B | D | D | D | B | F
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| 187 | 47 | CApq | Danny Katz | A | A | B | A | A | F
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| 188 | 47 | CN | Cong Zhang | B | D | B | C | A | B
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| 189 | 47 | PT | Manuel Oliveira | B | A | D | E | A | E
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| 190 | 47 | USor | James Weider | C | A | D | B | F | B
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| 191 | 47 | NL | Frans Buijsen | C | E | E | B | A | F
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| 192 | 47 | USca | Don Taylor | C | A | A | A | A | A
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| 193 | 47 | NL | Jan Tesselaar | B | C | D | E | A | B
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| 194 | 47 | CAns | Bryson Crowell | C | D | C | E | A | B
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| 195 | 47 | TR | Yavuz Ovacik | E | D | B | B | A | B
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| 196 | 47 | IN | Vikas Phadke | B | D | E | A | C | B
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| 197 | 47 | UKen | David Davies | B | A | D | E | A | E
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| 198 | 47 | FR | Jean-Christophe Clement | B | A | D | E | A | E
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| 199 | 47 | USms | Millie Gladney | C | A | A | A | C | B
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| 200 | 47 | CN | Liqiang He | B | E | E | E | A | B |
Places 201-300
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 201 | 47 | PL | Jacek Zwolinski | C | A | D | D | A | B
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| 202 | 47 | CN | Ai Xiao | C | A | E | E | A | C
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| 203 | 47 | TR | Ufuk Cotuk | C | B | D | E | A | E
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| 204 | 47 | USin | Dan Mytelka | B | A | D | B | B | E
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| 205 | 47 | CAns | Jim Mathers | B | D | E | B | C | C
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| 206 | 47 | PL | Roman Kujaczynski | C | D | D | C | A | E
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| 207 | 47 | CAns | B. Downey Grover | A | A | B | B | A | B
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| 208 | 47 | UKen | Julian Wightwick | B | C | D | E | A | B
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| 209 | 46 | USmn | Dale Taylor | B | D | E | E | A | F
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| 210 | 46 | IL | Brian Zietman | B | D | B | A | E | B
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| 211 | 46 | RO | Radu Vasilescu | B | E | D | D | A | E
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| 212 | 46 | USpa | Jerome Blumenthal | B | A | B | B | A | E
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| 213 | 46 | IN | Ashok Dhareshwar | A | A | A | A | A | F
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| 214 | 46 | FI | Jaakko Kylmala | C | D | E | B | A | A
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| 215 | 46 | UKen | Dafydd Jones | B | D | D | D | C | B
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| 216 | 46 | IN | Bonny D’Lima | C | B | A | A | A | A
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| 217 | 46 | USco | Paula Warren | B | A | A | A | C | B
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| 218 | 46 | USca | Phil Pecsok | F | D | A | A | A | E
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| 219 | 46 | USga | Dan Osburn | C | E | A | B | C | F
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| 220 | 46 | CAbc | Michael Dimich | B | D | D | E | F | E
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| 221 | 46 | USil | Micah Fogel | C | A | A | B | B | F
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| 222 | 46 | AU | David Stern | D | E | A | A | A | B
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| 223 | 46 | USny | Kenneth Herman | A | A | B | A | B | F
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| 224 | 46 | USca | Steven Hough | F | D | D | B | C | B
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| 225 | 46 | DE | Guenni Gaulob | C | E | E | B | A | E
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| 226 | 46 | RO | Bogdan Mitran | D | E | D | B | B | B
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| 227 | 46 | NO | Espen Skarpholt | B | B | D | F | A | F
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| 228 | 46 | USnm | Erik Lauer | C | B | D | F | A | E
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| 229 | 46 | USor | Stuart Newberger | A | A | A | A | A | F
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| 230 | 46 | USny | Mildred Simon | A | A | A | A | C | C
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| 231 | 46 | USnc | Owen Lien | B | A | B | B | A | E
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| 232 | 46 | CH | Pedro Bilar | C | A | B | F | C | C
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| 233 | 46 | CAon | Fintan Church | B | A | A | A | A | A
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| 234 | 46 | BE | Bart Delbeke | E | D | A | A | A | F
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| 235 | 46 | UStx | Mark Jackson | C | C | A | A | A | F
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| 236 | 46 | USca | Michael Mazur | C | A | B | B | C | B
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| 237 | 46 | UKen | Carlos Dabezies | B | D | E | E | A | F
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| 238 | 46 | SG | Licai Yeo | B | B | B | B | C | C
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| 239 | 46 | FI | Mauri Saastamoinen | B | A | D | E | B | E
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| 240 | 46 | USca | Steve Mager | C | A | D | C | A | B
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| 241 | 46 | BG | Tchavdar Nikolov | F | D | B | A | C | B
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| 242 | 46 | USco | Charles Goudey | E | D | E | A | B | C
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| 243 | 46 | HR | Zoran Bohacek | B | A | D | E | C | B
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| 244 | 45 | NO | Hans Lahne | B | A | E | B | A | B
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| 245 | 45 | NZ | Fraser Rew | C | A | B | A | C | E
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| 246 | 45 | CAbc | Laurent Coquet | C | A | A | F | A | F
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| 247 | 45 | IN | Arpan Banerjee | C | A | D | E | C | F
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| 248 | 45 | AU | Inez Glanger | A | A | B | A | C | B
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| 249 | 45 | SG | Charles Leong | A | A | B | A | A | A
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| 250 | 45 | RU | Oleg Moroz | C | A | A | B | C | B
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| 251 | 45 | NL | Arnold Fok | A | A | B | B | A | F
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| 252 | 45 | UKni | Emmett Davis | C | E | E | F | C | C
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| 253 | 45 | USfl | June Byrne | C | C | D | B | C | B
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| 254 | 45 | CAon | Joel Shapiro | C | A | A | A | C | F
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| 255 | 45 | CAbc | Shirley Paterson | B | B | B | D | A | C
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| 256 | 45 | USfl | Peter Mooney | C | E | B | F | C | F
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| 257 | 45 | USaz | Sue Woodard | C | A | A | F | A | F
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| 258 | 45 | AU | Robin Knight | B | A | B | B | C | B
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| 259 | 45 | TH | Ekasith Buasroung | C | C | B | B | C | C
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| 260 | 45 | USca | Yumiko Reynolds | B | A | B | B | C | B
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| 261 | 45 | CAbc | Samuel Krikler | B | A | D | B | C | F
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| 262 | 45 | CAon | Kevin Conway | B | A | D | D | B | B
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| 263 | 45 | NL | Abel Wisman | C | D | B | A | F | D
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| 264 | 45 | USnj | Brandon Einhorn | C | A | A | B | C | B
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| 265 | 45 | VE | Carlos Goldstein | A | A | A | A | B | F
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| 266 | 45 | NL | Thijs Veugen | B | C | D | E | A | F
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| 267 | 45 | IN | Nita Banerji | A | A | B | B | A | F
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| 268 | 45 | TR | Sitki Sonmezer | B | D | B | B | C | A
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| 269 | 45 | CApq | Solange Bouchard | B | F | D | E | A | E
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| 270 | 45 | MZ | Paul Fauvet | C | A | B | A | F | F
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| 271 | 45 | UKen | Geraldine Brock | A | C | A | A | A | B
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| 272 | 45 | CApq | Jean-Guy Beaudry | A | E | A | A | C | F
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| 273 | 45 | USin | Tim DeLaney | C | C | D | E | A | E
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| 274 | 45 | TR | Kadir Ahmet Gorege | C | A | B | F | B | F
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| 275 | 45 | SE | Anders Aslund | B | A | B | B | C | B
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| 276 | 45 | CAon | Doug McAvoy | C | A | B | A | C | E
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| 277 | 45 | AU | Merrelyn Daly | B | B | B | B | B | F
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| 278 | 45 | AU | Christina Bringau | F | B | B | B | A | C
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| 279 | 45 | AU | Bernard Nightingale | C | A | B | A | C | E
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| 280 | 45 | USca | Damo Nair | C | C | D | E | A | E
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| 281 | 45 | TH | Apisai Makmitree | C | D | E | E | C | B
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| 282 | 45 | USwa | Roberta Tarr | B | B | A | A | C | B
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| 283 | 45 | UStx | Bill Erwin | E | E | D | E | A | F
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| 284 | 45 | AU | Bill Hearn | C | C | B | B | A | F
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| 285 | 45 | USny | Elaine Universal | A | D | E | F | A | B
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| 286 | 45 | USwa | John Givins | A | A | A | A | B | F
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| 287 | 45 | AT | Michael Benedikt | B | F | D | B | C | B
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| 288 | 45 | USny | Albert Feasley | B | D | D | B | C | D
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| 289 | 45 | IN | Gowniyan Vaideeshwar | B | A | D | D | B | B
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| 290 | 45 | USca | Joseph Chin | C | C | B | B | C | C
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| 291 | 45 | UKen | Douglas Dunn | B | C | D | E | A | F
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| 292 | 45 | AU | Bill Powell | C | C | D | A | C | F
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| 293 | 44 | PL | Darek Kardas | B | D | E | E | B | E
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| 294 | 44 | USnv | Joshua Donn | D | E | B | A | A | E
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| 295 | 44 | PT | Jorge Castanheira | C | D | D | D | C | E
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| 296 | 44 | CN | Michael Liu | C | D | A | B | F | A
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| 297 | 44 | USmo | Shawn Tate | B | D | B | D | C | B
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| 298 | 44 | CApq | Lise Lapointe | C | A | D | D | A | E
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| 299 | 44 | USok | Winston Munn | B | D | E | B | F | B
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| 300 | 44 | PT | Nuno Damaso | E | D | B | E | C | C |
Places 301-400
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 301 | 44 | HK | Sing Lam | C | E | D | E | C | D
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| 302 | 44 | UKen | Charlotte Vine | A | C | B | A | C | C
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| 303 | 44 | TR | Cengiz Seker | F | B | D | A | A | E
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| 304 | 44 | HK | Pui Kong Chiu | C | C | D | E | C | B
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| 305 | 44 | USak | Philip Pallenberg | A | D | B | B | C | E
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| 306 | 44 | USoh | Anton Habash | C | A | A | A | F | F
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| 307 | 44 | CAns | Stephen Tynes | A | D | E | E | A | F
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| 308 | 44 | USmn | Tom Rand | C | A | D | B | C | A
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| 309 | 44 | CN | Man Fei | C | D | D | C | C | F
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| 310 | 44 | BE | Pierre Boes | C | D | B | B | C | D
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| 311 | 44 | USdc | Daniel Morgan | A | A | A | A | A | A
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| 312 | 44 | USca | Henryk Szejnwald | C | A | B | B | C | F
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| 313 | 44 | AU | Justin Brown | A | A | A | A | A | A
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| 314 | 44 | NL | Monique van de Sande | B | A | D | B | C | E
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| 315 | 44 | AU | John Farr | C | A | B | B | C | F
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| 316 | 44 | UKen | Gabriel Ip | B | D | E | E | C | B
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| 317 | 44 | USnj | Michael Mayer | B | B | D | B | C | F
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| 318 | 44 | UKen | Mike James | D | A | B | A | A | B
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| 319 | 44 | USnj | Toby Baskind | C | A | A | A | D | B
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| 320 | 44 | USfl | James Bunch | A | A | A | A | A | A
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| 321 | 44 | TR | Senih Inal | A | E | B | B | C | F
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| 322 | 44 | HR | Tomislav Bosnjak | B | C | D | E | A | E
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| 323 | 44 | SG | Fabian Tan | C | A | B | B | C | F
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| 324 | 44 | USfl | Patrick Thomas | C | C | D | B | D | C
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| 325 | 44 | UKen | Mike Tucker | A | A | B | B | B | F
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| 326 | 44 | ID | Suga Diawara | B | D | E | A | E | C
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| 327 | 44 | BE | Sebastien Louveaux | D | D | D | B | A | A
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| 328 | 44 | UStx | Mike Doyle | B | A | D | B | C | E
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| 329 | 44 | PT | Luciano Machado | C | A | B | B | C | F
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| 330 | 44 | USor | Dottie Allison | C | B | D | D | C | C
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| 331 | 44 | USma | Anne Mills | A | B | B | B | A | F
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| 332 | 44 | AU | Heather Scott | A | E | E | B | C | C
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| 333 | 44 | CL | Isabel-Margarita Honorato | A | B | B | B | A | F
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| 334 | 44 | USfl | Edward Schulte | B | B | D | D | B | B
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| 335 | 44 | UKen | Frances Hinden | B | F | D | E | B | E
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| 336 | 44 | TR | Mehmet Komcu | F | A | B | A | A | F
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| 337 | 44 | PT | Fernando Neves | C | A | B | E | D | C
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| 338 | 44 | PL | Julka Kowalska | B | D | E | F | A | E
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| 339 | 44 | TR | Ahmet Turan Oner | A | E | E | B | C | C
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| 340 | 44 | UKen | David Hodge | B | E | D | B | D | E
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| 341 | 44 | USny | Robert Frick | B | B | D | A | C | A
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| 342 | 44 | UKen | David Morran | B | D | E | E | C | B
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| 343 | 44 | UKen | Toby Kenney | B | A | B | E | B | E
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| 344 | 44 | USwi | Billie Johnson | A | E | A | A | D | B
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| 345 | 43 | JP | Mark LaForge | B | B | B | D | A | B
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| 346 | 43 | BG | Georgi Bachev | C | E | A | D | C | B
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| 347 | 43 | USma | Bill Braucher | B | A | D | B | F | E
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| 348 | 43 | USca | Marvin French | B | C | E | E | A | C
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| 349 | 43 | AU | Michael Seldon | B | C | B | B | A | E
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| 350 | 43 | USnj | Don Davignon | A | D | B | B | C | A
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| 351 | 43 | VE | Miguel Fente | A | D | C | B | C | C
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| 352 | 43 | USny | Rita Sierocinski | A | A | B | A | C | F
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| 353 | 43 | AR | Jorge Gueglio | B | E | E | E | C | B
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| 354 | 43 | AU | Ron Hutchison | B | B | E | E | A | B
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| 355 | 43 | ID | Sony Sasongko | C | A | B | B | D | B
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| 356 | 43 | TW | Kan-Sen Chou | B | A | E | B | C | C
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| 357 | 43 | UStx | Larz Smith | C | F | B | B | D | C
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| 358 | 43 | USnh | Richard Bator | F | D | B | E | C | B
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| 359 | 43 | CApq | Peter Schwartz | B | E | A | D | A | E
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| 360 | 43 | USma | Vincent Harackiewicz | C | A | B | E | C | F
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| 361 | 43 | USca | Pamela Fitch | C | B | B | A | C | A
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| 362 | 43 | CN | Longhai Wang | C | D | F | B | C | B
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| 363 | 43 | GR | Thanos Kalentzos | A | A | B | F | C | C
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| 364 | 43 | USfl | Alan Kravetz | C | A | A | A | C | A
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| 365 | 43 | CAbc | Keith Dowdall | B | A | B | A | C | A
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| 366 | 43 | UKsc | Sam Punch | A | A | D | B | C | F
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| 367 | 43 | USca | Ronald Kow | B | A | E | A | C | B
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| 368 | 43 | UKen | Giles Ip | B | E | D | D | C | F
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| 369 | 43 | USfl | Bob Bernhard | B | D | D | D | C | E
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| 370 | 43 | TR | Guven Dalkilic | B | B | D | E | C | F
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| 371 | 43 | USor | Ethel Birnbach | C | A | B | B | C | E
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| 372 | 43 | DE | Maria Wurmseer | B | D | C | A | C | F
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| 373 | 43 | CN | Xiongwen Gu | C | A | D | C | A | E
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| 374 | 43 | HU | Jozsef Szikszai | B | A | D | D | A | E
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| 375 | 43 | USnj | Steven Shulman | B | B | B | D | A | B
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| 376 | 43 | PT | Alexandre Quaresma | B | E | E | A | C | E
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| 377 | 43 | CAbc | Beth Yetman | C | E | A | F | F | F
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| 378 | 43 | CAab | David Johnson | E | A | B | B | A | B
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| 379 | 43 | UStx | Peter Hudson | A | A | E | A | A | F
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| 380 | 43 | CZ | Tomas Mecl | C | A | B | D | C | C
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| 381 | 43 | CAab | Dorothy Morrison | C | D | D | E | E | E
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| 382 | 43 | USca | Shirley Stromme | C | C | B | B | C | B
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| 383 | 43 | AU | Geoffrey Toon | E | D | B | B | C | B
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| 384 | 43 | RO | Luminita Raita | A | A | B | F | C | C
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| 385 | 43 | RU | Eugene Marchenko | C | F | D | B | C | E
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| 386 | 43 | UKen | Nigel Marlow | C | A | E | E | C | C
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| 387 | 43 | PT | Carlos Cabrinha | A | A | B | C | A | C
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| 388 | 43 | USmd | Jerrold Miller | C | A | B | E | C | F
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| 389 | 43 | PL | Wojtek Urban | B | E | E | E | B | E
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| 390 | 43 | EE | Meelis Tiitson | D | A | D | E | A | B
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| 391 | 43 | USnj | Maurice Silberman | E | E | A | B | A | F
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| 392 | 42 | BE | Graham Southgate | C | A | B | D | B | F
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| 393 | 42 | AU | Lyndy Hickman | B | C | B | B | C | B
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| 394 | 42 | USnh | Bruce Downing | D | A | D | A | C | B
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| 395 | 42 | USny | Daniel Wilderman | C | A | C | B | C | C
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| 396 | 42 | CAbc | William Grover | A | D | A | F | C | F
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| 397 | 42 | UKwa | Churchill Altemimi | A | D | E | A | E | C
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| 398 | 42 | NL | Piet Dekker | F | A | B | A | C | B
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| 399 | 42 | AU | Niels Kjellerup | B | C | E | A | C | C
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| 400 | 42 | UKen | Jonathan de Souza | C | A | B | C | C | C |
All Others Above Average
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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|---|
| 401 | 42 | BE | Eugeen Vannuten | A | D | A | F | C | F
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| 402 | 42 | IN | Sushi Natraj | C | A | B | F | C | F
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| 403 | 42 | UKen | Mark Sheedy | C | E | F | A | C | F
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| 404 | 42 | BE | Bram Amsel | F | D | D | C | C | C
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| 405 | 42 | HU | Laszlo Sztrapkovics | D | A | D | A | C | B
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| 406 | 42 | NL | Jo Simons | B | D | B | F | D | F
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| 407 | 42 | CD | Paul Inbona | F | D | D | E | C | E
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| 408 | 42 | USaz | Jim Kloss | A | A | B | A | D | B
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| 409 | 42 | USwa | Jim Wiitala | E | D | D | B | C | E
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| 410 | 42 | CAon | David Colbert | F | A | D | B | C | B
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| 411 | 42 | IN | Brendon Tauro | C | A | C | B | C | C
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| 412 | 42 | IN | Shreerang Joshi | C | D | E | E | D | B
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| 413 | 42 | NL | Sean Cunningham | F | A | E | B | A | C
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| 414 | 42 | UKen | Dipak Shah | C | A | A | E | C | F
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| 415 | 42 | USca | Stephen Seagren | A | C | B | A | A | A
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| 416 | 42 | NO | Kay Strand | B | F | B | A | C | E
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| 417 | 42 | FR | Jean-Pierre Bloch | A | C | B | B | A | F
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| 418 | 42 | USfl | Nicki Caplan | A | A | A | B | C | B
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| 419 | 42 | CN | Weiqiang Wang | B | B | D | E | C | E
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| 420 | 42 | USca | Jan Nathan | A | A | A | E | F | C
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| 421 | 42 | USca | Milton Spinner | B | B | B | B | C | F
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| 422 | 42 | UKen | Adam Skalski | B | A | B | D | A | F
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| 423 | 42 | CAon | John S. Robson | F | D | D | E | F | F
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| 424 | 42 | USma | K. Scott Kimball | A | A | A | A | C | F
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| 425 | 42 | TW | Ming-Ta Tsai | B | A | D | D | C | B
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| 426 | 42 | SG | Julian Lim | B | C | D | B | C | F
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| 427 | 42 | UKen | Colin Street | B | D | B | F | D | F
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| 428 | 42 | UKen | Mark Taylor | C | B | D | E | F | E
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| 429 | 42 | USnj | Tina Daly | B | A | D | D | A | A
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| 430 | 42 | CAon | Kaiyu Qian | E | D | E | E | A | B
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| 431 | 42 | CH | Catherine Brandt | B | C | B | B | C | B
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| 432 | 42 | USnj | Noel Kohn | A | B | B | B | C | B
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| 433 | 42 | AU | Sandy McCulloch | A | B | B | A | C | F
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| 434 | 42 | AU | Peter Tall | A | B | B | B | C | B
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| 435 | 42 | UKsc | Myles Ellison | B | F | E | A | B | F
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| 436 | 42 | BG | Irina Dimitrova | A | C | A | A | F | C
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| 437 | 42 | CAns | Rosemary Sampson | B | A | E | E | A | F
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| 438 | 42 | CAbc | Dale Stewart | C | E | A | F | C | A
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| 439 | 41 | UKen | Audrey Kueh | B | D | A | F | D | F
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| 440 | 41 | NL | Tjebbe Witteveen | B | E | B | E | C | D
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| 441 | 41 | AE | Ravi Shivram | C | A | B | D | C | B
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| 442 | 41 | USor | Paul Flashenberg | C | A | D | D | C | F
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| 443 | 41 | USca | Paul Misso | B | A | B | B | C | A
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| 444 | 41 | HK | Anthony Leung | B | D | B | F | C | D
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| 445 | 41 | NL | John van der Meij | C | C | E | A | C | B
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| 446 | 41 | BG | Chavdar Kochkov | D | A | D | D | A | C
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| 447 | 41 | NZ | Norman Scott-Morrison | A | A | B | F | C | B
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| 448 | 41 | TR | Leyla Kezer | B | A | E | A | C | F
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| 449 | 41 | UKen | Ruth Lister | B | A | B | A | D | E
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| 450 | 41 | USsc | Rick Giles | A | D | E | B | C | F
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| 451 | 41 | USma | Donald Caplin | A | A | A | A | C | E
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| 452 | 41 | CAns | Scott Greenough | A | C | E | B | B | C
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| 453 | 41 | USnc | Jim Masson | B | B | B | B | D | B
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| 454 | 41 | UKen | Wayne Mayer | A | E | E | F | B | F
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| 455 | 41 | USmn | Richard Lawson | B | F | D | E | C | E
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| 456 | 41 | USla | Carolyn Songy | F | D | B | D | A | F
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| 457 | 41 | USfl | Hy Glantz | A | A | A | A | C | E
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| 458 | 41 | NL | Henk Pippel | A | A | B | A | C | A
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| 459 | 41 | IN | Govind Koteeswaran | A | B | E | A | A | E
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| 460 | 41 | PT | Augusto Lopes | A | A | A | A | F | F
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| 461 | 41 | USny | Vaughan Marks | C | F | E | E | C | C
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| 462 | 41 | USca | Dan Scarola | B | A | B | B | C | A
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| 463 | 41 | BE | Patrick Finaut | C | A | B | D | A | A
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| 464 | 41 | CAon | Sheila Puz | A | B | A | A | C | F
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| 465 | 41 | USaz | Paul Reeder | A | F | B | E | B | F
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| 466 | 41 | UKen | Steven Lee | F | D | E | E | C | C
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| 467 | 41 | USfl | Marie Armstrong | C | A | E | F | B | F
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| 468 | 41 | USal | Ben Wheeler | C | A | E | E | C | B
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| 469 | 41 | FR | Gilles Korngut | C | C | D | E | C | E
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| 470 | 41 | CAbc | Peter Crawley | C | A | E | B | F | B
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| 471 | 41 | USmi | Gordon Parnes | B | E | D | D | F | E
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| 472 | 41 | SK | Stefan Choma | A | B | D | A | D | F
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| 473 | 41 | USil | Jon Greiman | E | D | E | E | B | B
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| 474 | 41 | UStx | Robert Szafranski | A | E | E | B | F | B
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| 475 | 41 | TR | Noyan Ekici | F | D | D | D | C | B
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| 476 | 41 | USca | Joe Fendel | B | F | B | A | F | E
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| 477 | 41 | USfl | William Slepin | C | A | E | F | A | E
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| 478 | 41 | USca | Roger Clough | E | D | D | D | A | E
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| 479 | 41 | UStx | Scott Wansbrough | A | B | A | A | C | F
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| 480 | 41 | USny | Sheng Li | F | D | D | C | A | E
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| 481 | 41 | AU | Jacqui Lund | F | A | A | B | C | C
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| 482 | 41 | PT | Mario Bebiano | A | A | E | B | A | F
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| 483 | 41 | BE | Dirk Devooght | B | A | B | E | C | E
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| 484 | 41 | AU | Paul Cochrane | C | B | B | E | F | F
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| 485 | 41 | GR | Spyros Magklaras | A | D | A | A | D | A
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| 486 | 41 | USnh | Lawrence Cheetham | B | E | B | D | C | F
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| 487 | 41 | RO | Andrei Sechelea | B | C | E | E | A | B
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| 488 | 41 | CApq | Alain Lacourse | F | D | E | E | C | C
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| 489 | 41 | ES | Javier Carbonero | C | A | D | D | C | F
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| 490 | 41 | USnc | Tim Hemphill | C | A | A | F | C | F
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| 491 | 41 | TW | Lemon Chiou | C | D | D | D | C | D
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| 492 | 41 | USny | Gerry Wildenberg | F | A | D | E | B | E |
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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
|
|---|
| 1 | 47.71 | 23 | HR | Croatia | 7
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| 2 | 46.14 | 38 | CAab | Alberta | 7
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| 3 | 45.60 | 10 | CN | China | 25
|
| 4 | 45.00 | 2 | HU | Hungary | 6
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| 5 | 44.50 | 6 | TR | Turkey | 24
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| 6 | 44.00 | 4 | UKwa | Wales | 5
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| 7 | 44.00 | 17 | USmo | Missouri | 5
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| 8 | 43.78 | 7 | USor | Oregon | 9
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| 9 | 43.78 | 53 | TW | Taiwan | 9
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| 10 | 43.33 | 33 | NO | Norway | 9
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| 11 | 43.18 | 15 | BG | Bulgaria | 11
|
| 12 | 42.82 | 105 | USwa | Washington | 11
|
| 13 | 42.67 | 108 | USmn | Minnesota | 6
|
| 14 | 42.45 | 47 | PL | Poland | 11
|
| 15 | 42.18 | 24 | USca | California | 62
|
| 16 | 42.08 | 3 | AU | Australia | 40
|
| 17 | 42.07 | 66 | NL | Netherlands | 28
|
| 18 | 42.06 | 40 | USil | Illinois | 17
|
| 19 | 41.88 | 8 | DE | Germany | 8
|
| 20 | 41.63 | 19 | USny | New York | 30
|
| 21 | 41.30 | 41 | IN | India | 30
|
| 22 | 41.25 | 106 | HK | Hong Kong | 8
|
| 23 | 41.18 | 57 | FI | Finland | 11
|
| 24 | 41.13 | 20 | USco | Colorado | 8
|
| 25 | 41.00 | 5 | CAns | Nova Scotia | 16
|
| 26 | 40.89 | 16 | UKen | England | 56
|
| 27 | 40.87 | 29 | BE | Belgium | 15
|
| 28 | 40.85 | 51 | RO | Romania | 13
|
| 29 | 40.83 | 121 | SE | Sweden | 12
|
| 30 | 40.33 | 90 | FR | France | 12
|
| 31 | 40.31 | 56 | UStx | Texas | 13
|
| 32 | 40.00 | 1 | USct | Connecticut | 7
|
| 33 | 39.91 | 99 | SG | Singapore | 11
|
| 34 | 39.75 | 39 | USin | Indiana | 8
|
| 35 | 39.75 | 54 | USma | Massachusetts | 16
|
| 36 | 39.38 | 30 | CAon | Ontario | 40
|
| 37 | 39.33 | 245 | NZ | New Zealand | 6
|
| 38 | 39.20 | 11 | USpa | Pennsylvania | 15
|
| 39 | 39.10 | 13 | IL | Israel | 10
|
| 40 | 38.91 | 45 | USnj | New Jersey | 23
|
| 41 | 38.86 | 12 | USfl | Florida | 50
|
| 42 | 38.70 | 220 | CAbc | British Columbia | 20
|
| 43 | 38.67 | 157 | USmd | Maryland | 6
|
| 44 | 38.33 | 87 | PT | Portugal | 30
|
| 45 | 38.20 | 129 | EE | Estonia | 5
|
| 46 | 38.00 | 257 | USaz | Arizona | 6
|
| 47 | 37.95 | 114 | CApq | Quebec | 20
|
| 48 | 37.71 | 67 | USoh | Ohio | 14
|
| 49 | 37.56 | 231 | USnc | North Carolina | 9
|
| 50 | 37.33 | 468 | USal | Alabama | 6
|
| 51 | 37.20 | 88 | ID | Indonesia | 5
|
| 52 | 36.80 | 111 | SI | Slovenia | 5
|
| 53 | 36.60 | 97 | USla | Louisiana | 5
|
| 54 | 36.38 | 134 | USga | Georgia | 8
|
| 55 | 35.57 | 366 | UKsc | Scotland | 7
|
| 56 | 33.60 | 489 | ES | Spain | 5 |
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
|
|---|
| 57 | 54.00 | 31 | USnd | North Dakota | 1
|
| 58 | 51.00 | 83 | LB | Lebanon | 1
|
| 59 | 50.00 | 100 | MY | Malaysia | 1
|
| 60 | 49.00 | 130 | PE | Peru | 1
|
| 61 | 46.00 | 173 | AT | Austria | 2
|
| 62 | 45.00 | 37 | LV | Latvia | 3
|
| 63 | 45.00 | 62 | IT | Italy | 4
|
| 64 | 45.00 | 252 | UKni | Northern Ireland | 1
|
| 65 | 45.00 | 270 | MZ | Mozambique | 1
|
| 66 | 44.50 | 124 | RS | Serbia | 2
|
| 67 | 44.25 | 93 | RU | Russia | 4
|
| 68 | 44.00 | 294 | USnv | Nevada | 1
|
| 69 | 44.00 | 305 | USak | Alaska | 1
|
| 70 | 44.00 | 333 | CL | Chile | 1
|
| 71 | 43.00 | 140 | EG | Egypt | 2
|
| 72 | 43.00 | 345 | JP | Japan | 1
|
| 73 | 43.00 | 353 | AR | Argentina | 1
|
| 74 | 42.00 | 199 | USms | Mississippi | 2
|
| 75 | 42.00 | 228 | USnm | New Mexico | 2
|
| 76 | 42.00 | 265 | VE | Venezuela | 3
|
| 77 | 42.00 | 407 | CD | Congo (Dem Republic) | 1
|
| 78 | 41.33 | 259 | TH | Thailand | 3
|
| 79 | 41.00 | 311 | USdc | Washington DC | 2
|
| 80 | 41.00 | 441 | AE | United Arab Emirates | 1
|
| 81 | 41.00 | 472 | SK | Slovakia | 1
|
| 82 | 40.50 | 104 | USmi | Michigan | 4
|
| 83 | 40.50 | 380 | CZ | Czech Republic | 2
|
| 84 | 40.00 | 232 | CH | Switzerland | 3
|
| 85 | 40.00 | 299 | USok | Oklahoma | 2
|
| 86 | 40.00 | 344 | USwi | Wisconsin | 2
|
| 87 | 40.00 | 517 | KW | Kuwait | 1
|
| 88 | 40.00 | 546 | IE | Ireland | 1
|
| 89 | 39.67 | 518 | ZA | South Africa | 3
|
| 90 | 39.50 | 72 | USva | Virginia | 4
|
| 91 | 39.00 | 558 | USme | Maine | 1
|
| 92 | 39.00 | 561 | CAsk | Saskatchewan | 1
|
| 93 | 39.00 | 577 | CAmb | Manitoba | 1
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| 94 | 38.25 | 358 | USnh | New Hampshire | 4
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| 95 | 36.00 | 566 | USwy | Wyoming | 2
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| 96 | 36.00 | 569 | CApe | Prince Edward Island | 2
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| 97 | 36.00 | 698 | KR | Korea (South) | 1
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| 98 | 36.00 | 701 | USsd | South Dakota | 1
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| 99 | 35.67 | 522 | DK | Denmark | 3
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| 100 | 35.50 | 117 | USky | Kentucky | 2
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| 101 | 35.00 | 363 | GR | Greece | 4
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| 102 | 35.00 | 747 | VG | Virgin Islands UK | 1
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| 103 | 34.75 | 450 | USsc | South Carolina | 4
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| 104 | 34.50 | 542 | UStn | Tennessee | 2
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| 105 | 34.00 | 793 | USri | Rhode Island | 1
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| 106 | 33.67 | 547 | USks | Kansas | 3
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| 107 | 33.50 | 699 | GT | Guatemala | 2
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| 108 | 31.00 | 882 | AM | Armenia | 1
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| 109 | 30.00 | 885 | MX | Mexico | 1
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| 110 | 26.00 | 943 | UY | Uruguay | 1 |
Bot’s Eye View
I posed these play 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 have different skill settings (thinking time), and this was set to the highest level within reason.* The scores and rankings, based on six specific problems, are not necessarily indicative of each program’s overall capability.
*I do not allow any setting that takes more than a minute to make a play. Time considerations are also used to break ties, i.e., if two bots have the same score, the edge goes to the one using less time. Tests are conducted on a 3.4 GHz CPU with 512 MB RAM, running Windows 98.
Congratulations to GIB (US) which surged to the fore with an impressive score of 52 — only 1 point better than archrival Jack (Netherlands). Three other bots, Micro Bridge (Japan), Bridge Baron (US) and Blue Chip Bridge (UK), also topped the average human score. Defensive play is generally the weakest area for computer bridge programs, so the respectable scores might mark the beginning of a new bot uprising. Then again, it could just be blind tin-can luck. Time will tell.
Only two of the bot choices went off the chart, and one was a viable alternative: On Problem 4, Q-plus Bridge chose to win the 
K and lead the 
Q without cashing the 
Q first — basically leaving open the possibility for partner to gain the lead with the 9 if necessary. Not bad, so I awarded it 5 (shown by G). The other wayward defense (shown by H on Problem 2) is unworthy of special consideration and awarded 2, same as the worst option listed.
Problem 5 was interesting in regard to the opening lead. Holding J-10-8-7 Q-J-7-6-5 Q-9-2 
5, my conditions forced a heart lead after a Stayman sequence in which declarer showed four hearts and dummy implied four spades. What would you lead? I like a heart but have no strong feelings. The bot vote: J (3), 7 (1), 2 (2), Q (1), 5 (1). It should be no surprise which bot voted for the Q. When I explained to HAL it didn’t hold that card, it printed out, “The most effective lead is the one least expected.” Then why not the club king, I inquired; you don’t have that card either. “Can’t!” printed HAL, “I play Rusinow.”
April 2005 Rankings
| Rank | Score | CC | Program version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 52 | US | GIB 6.1.3 | C | E | B | E | A | B
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| 2 | 51 | NL | Jack 2.04 | C | A | B | E | A | C
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| 3 | 47 | JP | Micro Bridge 11.00 | C | A | B | E | A | F
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| 4 | 46 | UK | Blue Chip Bridge 4.2.3 | C | A | B | F | A | F
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| 5 | 42 | US | Bridge Baron 15.0 | C | H | B | B | D | C
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| 6 | 36 | DE | Q-plus Bridge 7.1 | F | A | F | G | A | C
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| 7 | 34 | CA | Bridge Buff 11.0 | D | F | F | E | A | C
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| 8 | 11 | US | HAL 9003 | D | C | F | C | E | D |
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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| GIB | Matthew Ginsberg
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| HAL | Someone with a warped mind
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| Jack | Hans Kuijf
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| Micro Bridge | Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
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| Q-plus Bridge | Hans Leber |
© 2005 Richard Pavlicek
by Richard Pavlicek
