The “Finesses of Frankenstein” play contest had 904 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 | 904
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| Number of locations | 114
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| Highest score | 60
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| Median score | 38
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| Lowest score | 22
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| Average score | 38.87 |
Top 100
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 1 | 60 | USny | Chris Willenken | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 2 | 60 | DE | Rainer Herrmann | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 3 | 60 | USor | Barry White | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 4 | 60 | HR | Tomislav Bosnjak | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 5 | 60 | PT | Manuel Paulo | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 6 | 60 | AU | Bill Powell | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 7 | 60 | RU | Alex Perlin | C | A | F | C | B | E
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| 8 | 59 | USor | John Lusky | C | A | F | C | C | E
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| 9 | 58 | USco | David Caprera | C | A | C | C | B | E
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| 10 | 58 | IN | Subhransu Patnaik | C | A | C | C | B | E
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| 11 | 58 | ZW | Leif-Erik Stabell | C | A | C | C | B | E
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| 12 | 58 | USca | Jim Munday | C | B | F | C | B | E
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| 13 | 58 | USca | Patrick Chye | C | A | F | C | B | D
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| 14 | 58 | CAon | Dale Freeman | C | A | C | C | B | E
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| 15 | 58 | UKen | John Atthey | C | A | F | C | B | D
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| 16 | 58 | CN | Weidong Yang | D | A | F | C | B | E
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| 17 | 57 | USnv | Joshua Donn | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 18 | 57 | NL | Thijs Veugen | C | A | C | C | C | E
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| 19 | 57 | HU | Lajos Linczmayer | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 20 | 57 | USma | Joon Pahk | C | D | F | C | B | E
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| 21 | 57 | AU | Ed Barnes | C | A | F | C | C | D
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| 22 | 57 | ES | Jordi Sabate | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 23 | 57 | TW | Cheng Chun Wei | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 24 | 57 | UKen | John Reardon | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 25 | 57 | USca | Rob Stevens | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 26 | 57 | NL | Daniel de Lind van Wijngaarden | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 27 | 57 | UKen | Julian Wightwick | C | A | F | C | A | E
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| 28 | 57 | USwa | N. Scott Cardell | C | D | F | C | B | E
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| 29 | 56 | IN | Jai Grama | C | B | F | C | B | D
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| 30 | 56 | UKwa | Julian Pottage | C | A | F | C | B | B
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| 31 | 56 | USin | Tim DeLaney | C | A | F | C | B | B
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| 32 | 56 | PT | Manuel Oliveira | F | A | F | C | C | E
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| 33 | 56 | NZ | Jeff Miller | C | A | F | C | B | B
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| 34 | 56 | BG | Antonio Kotsev | C | B | F | C | B | D
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| 35 | 56 | NL | Perry Groot | C | A | F | C | B | B
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| 36 | 56 | TR | Volkan Denizci | C | A | C | C | B | D
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| 37 | 56 | USil | Eugene Dille | C | A | F | C | C | C
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| 38 | 55 | CN | Wuping Lu | C | A | F | C | C | B
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| 39 | 55 | FI | Joakim Fabritius | C | B | F | C | B | C
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| 40 | 55 | RO | Radu Vasilescu | C | A | F | D | B | D
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| 41 | 55 | USca | Len Vishnevsky | C | D | F | C | B | D
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| 42 | 55 | UKen | Andrew Robson | C | A | F | C | A | D
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| 43 | 55 | CN | Ning Liu | F | A | F | C | B | D
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| 44 | 55 | UKen | Bill March | C | A | F | F | C | C
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| 45 | 55 | USil | Charles Blair | D | A | F | C | A | E
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| 46 | 55 | NL | Ruud von Seida | C | A | F | C | A | D
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| 47 | 55 | CAbc | Michael Dimich | C | D | F | C | B | D
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| 48 | 55 | USsc | Jeff Ziemer | C | A | C | C | B | C
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| 49 | 55 | SG | Junyi Zhu | C | A | C | C | A | E
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| 50 | 55 | UKen | Toby Kenney | C | B | F | C | B | C
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| 51 | 55 | CAab | Sheldon Spier | C | A | F | C | B | A
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| 52 | 55 | BG | Ivan Kolev | C | A | C | C | C | D
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| 53 | 55 | UKen | David Hodge | C | A | C | C | B | C
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| 54 | 54 | AU | Bruce Neill | D | A | F | C | B | B
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| 55 | 54 | USma | Brian Lee | C | A | C | C | B | B
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| 56 | 54 | RO | Adrian Petculescu | C | A | C | C | C | C
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| 57 | 54 | FR | Gilles Korngut | C | A | C | F | C | D
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| 58 | 53 | USpa | Steve White | C | A | F | C | A | B
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| 59 | 53 | CAon | Sheila McDonald | C | A | F | C | A | B
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| 60 | 53 | UKen | David Kendrick | C | A | F | C | A | B
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| 61 | 53 | UKen | Teymur Tahseen | D | A | F | C | C | B
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| 62 | 53 | IT | Valter Boetti | C | A | C | C | C | B
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| 63 | 53 | IN | Sandeep Thakral | C | A | F | C | A | B
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| 64 | 53 | USny | Brian Meyer | F | B | F | C | B | D
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| 65 | 53 | FI | Matti Niemi | C | B | F | C | A | D
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| 66 | 53 | USoh | Carolyn Ahlert | C | A | F | C | A | B
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| 67 | 53 | UKsc | Nigel Guthrie | C | A | C | C | A | D
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| 68 | 52 | UKen | Geraint Harker | C | D | F | C | A | D
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| 69 | 52 | CApq | Solange Bouchard | C | A | D | C | B | B
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| 70 | 52 | IT | Marco Catellani | C | A | C | C | A | C
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| 71 | 52 | USil | Dan Goldfein | C | D | F | C | A | D
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| 72 | 52 | CAon | Kevin Conway | C | B | C | C | B | B
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| 73 | 52 | CN | Quan Zhang | C | D | C | C | C | D
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| 74 | 52 | UKen | John Osmond | F | A | F | C | A | D
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| 75 | 52 | JP | Masayuki Hayasaka | F | A | F | C | A | D
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| 76 | 52 | IE | Padraig O’Briain | C | A | F | C | E | C
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| 77 | 52 | PT | Carlos Cabrinha | F | D | F | C | B | D
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| 78 | 52 | FI | Mauri Saastamoinen | F | A | F | C | A | D
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| 79 | 51 | HR | Dean Pokorny | C | A | F | B | B | B
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| 80 | 51 | USmi | Joel Singer | B | A | F | C | B | C
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| 81 | 51 | CD | Paul Inbona | D | A | F | B | B | D
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| 82 | 51 | NL | Tommie Nooij | F | A | F | C | C | A
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| 83 | 51 | CN | Wei Victor Zhang | F | A | C | C | C | C
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| 84 | 51 | UKen | John Hall | C | B | F | D | C | C
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| 85 | 51 | HK | Jonathan Ng | C | D | F | C | B | F
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| 86 | 51 | UKen | Gareth Birdsall | C | B | F | C | A | B
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| 87 | 51 | UKen | Stephen Turner | C | A | F | B | B | B
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| 88 | 51 | NL | Gerard Versluis | C | A | F | C | A | F
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| 89 | 51 | FI | Jouko Paganus | C | D | C | C | B | B
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| 90 | 51 | USmn | Jack Rhatigan | C | B | F | C | E | D
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| 91 | 51 | UStx | Bill Erwin | C | A | F | C | A | F
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| 92 | 51 | IN | Sivakumar Salem | C | D | D | C | B | D
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| 93 | 51 | CZ | Ludek Ambroz | C | F | D | C | B | E
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| 94 | 51 | BY | Dmitri Shabes | C | A | C | C | A | B
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| 95 | 50 | USoh | Jerry Fink | C | D | F | C | A | B
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| 96 | 50 | USnc | Hjalmar Beijl | F | B | F | D | B | D
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| 97 | 50 | IL | Amiram Millet | D | B | A | C | B | E
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| 98 | 50 | HU | Laszlo Sztrapkovics | F | D | F | C | C | C
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| 99 | 50 | IT | Franco Galleni | F | A | F | B | B | D
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| 100 | 50 | NL | Karen de Leeuw | D | D | C | C | C | D |
Places 101-200
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 101 | 50 | USmd | Brad Theurer | C | B | F | B | A | E
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| 102 | 49 | PL | Darek Kardas | C | A | F | A | E | E
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| 103 | 49 | LB | Fadi Fattouche | B | B | F | C | C | D
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| 104 | 49 | BE | Alan Piotrowski | F | D | F | C | C | B
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| 105 | 49 | USnh | Ron Mak | C | A | B | C | B | C
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| 106 | 49 | USnh | Lawrence Cheetham | F | D | F | C | C | B
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| 107 | 49 | USny | Andrew Nitzberg | F | D | F | C | C | B
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| 108 | 49 | FI | Jyrki Lahtonen | F | A | C | D | B | C
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| 109 | 49 | ZA | Sid Ismail | C | B | A | C | C | D
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| 110 | 49 | RO | Adrian Popescu | B | D | F | C | B | D
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| 111 | 49 | HK | Simon Cheung | C | B | C | C | A | B
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| 112 | 49 | USwa | Craig Zastera | C | A | A | F | C | C
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| 113 | 49 | CAns | Gerald Murphy | C | D | F | C | E | C
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| 114 | 49 | UKen | David Dawson | C | A | F | C | E | F
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| 115 | 48 | USny | Barry Rigal | F | A | F | C | A | F
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| 116 | 48 | NL | J.J. Gass | C | F | F | D | C | C
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| 117 | 48 | USaz | Robb Gordon | C | B | F | B | A | D
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| 118 | 48 | NL | Niels de Groot | C | F | F | B | B | D
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| 119 | 48 | USca | Marvin French | C | F | F | C | A | B
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| 120 | 48 | HK | Mo Yee Sum | F | B | C | C | A | D
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| 121 | 48 | USca | Richard Stein | D | A | F | C | D | D
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| 122 | 48 | BE | Alon Amsel | F | A | C | C | E | D
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| 123 | 48 | USal | J. Larry Miles | F | F | C | C | B | D
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| 124 | 48 | USmn | Gabrielle Uz | D | D | F | C | E | D
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| 125 | 48 | PL | Wojtek Urban | C | A | F | B | E | D
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| 126 | 48 | UKen | Jonathan Mestel | C | A | F | C | D | B
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| 127 | 48 | CAon | Ken Warren | D | A | C | F | A | B
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| 128 | 48 | IN | Gowniyan Vaideeshwar | C | F | D | C | C | D
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| 129 | 48 | NL | Bas Oosthoek | F | B | C | C | A | D
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| 130 | 48 | UKen | Douglas Dunn | C | A | F | C | D | B
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| 131 | 48 | UKen | John Haslegrave | C | A | A | F | C | B
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| 132 | 47 | JP | Mark LaForge | F | B | F | B | B | C
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| 133 | 47 | TR | M. Fahir Uzumcu | D | B | E | C | B | D
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| 134 | 47 | HK | Theo Chin | C | B | F | A | A | D
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| 135 | 47 | UKen | Weiping Xu | B | A | F | C | C | F
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| 136 | 47 | IN | Satish Diwanji | F | A | E | C | B | C
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| 137 | 47 | NL | Geert-Jan Fleischeuer | F | D | C | C | A | D
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| 138 | 47 | NL | Kees Kaiser | F | B | F | B | C | D
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| 139 | 47 | HR | Boris Richter | F | B | F | C | E | C
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| 140 | 47 | USwi | Bob Marheine | F | F | F | C | A | D
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| 141 | 47 | RO | Bogdan Mitran | C | A | F | A | E | D
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| 142 | 47 | CN | Xiongwen Gu | C | D | F | B | C | B
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| 143 | 47 | USil | George Klemic | C | A | A | B | B | D
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| 144 | 47 | FR | Didier Saint-Pastou | F | F | C | C | B | C
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| 145 | 47 | PL | Kazik Drozdz | C | A | F | B | E | C
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| 146 | 47 | PL | Jacek Masiarek | C | A | F | A | E | D
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| 147 | 46 | MY | Timothy Liang Kan | F | F | F | C | B | F
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| 148 | 46 | USnh | Alice Bruist-Mak | C | B | F | C | D | B
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| 149 | 46 | CAon | Joseph Sauro | F | F | F | C | C | A
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| 150 | 46 | PT | Jorge Cruzeiro | F | A | F | F | F | B
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| 151 | 46 | JP | Atsushi Mochizuki | F | F | F | F | B | A
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| 152 | 46 | DE | Georg Edelmann | C | A | F | C | D | F
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| 153 | 46 | LV | Robert Lusis | B | F | F | C | C | D
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| 154 | 46 | IN | Mihir Jha | B | A | F | C | E | C
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| 155 | 46 | UStx | Kevin Pheiffer | F | E | F | C | B | B
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| 156 | 46 | HK | Wing-Kai Hon | D | A | F | C | D | B
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| 157 | 46 | RO | Dan Moraru | C | A | F | F | D | A
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| 158 | 46 | BG | Chavdar Kochkov | C | C | A | C | B | E
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| 159 | 46 | NL | Rob Wijman | C | A | B | C | A | C
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| 160 | 46 | PL | Slawek Cwiek | C | A | F | B | E | B
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| 161 | 46 | PL | Andrzej Krakowiak | C | A | F | A | E | C
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| 162 | 46 | PL | Marcin Zbroja | C | A | F | B | E | B
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| 163 | 46 | RO | Adrian Ioan | C | A | F | C | D | F
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| 164 | 46 | CAab | Dorothy Morrison | C | B | C | A | B | B
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| 165 | 46 | USoh | Russell Haney | C | F | D | C | B | A
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| 166 | 45 | AU | David Wiltshire | B | A | F | C | A | F
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| 167 | 45 | UKen | Gabriel Ip | F | A | F | A | B | F
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| 168 | 45 | USny | Gene Saxe | F | A | C | C | D | D
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| 169 | 45 | RO | Marius Cosma | C | A | A | B | C | C
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| 170 | 45 | UKen | Dom Goodwin | F | D | A | C | B | C
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| 171 | 45 | CAns | Alan Doane | F | A | D | C | E | C
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| 172 | 45 | TR | Osman Ozcan | B | A | F | C | A | F
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| 173 | 45 | USny | Gerald Cohen | F | B | F | C | F | B
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| 174 | 45 | USor | James Weider | F | E | F | C | A | D
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| 175 | 45 | PT | Miguel Matos | F | A | E | C | B | A
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| 176 | 45 | USny | Tom Barry | F | F | F | B | B | D
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| 177 | 45 | UKen | Daniel Miller | F | B | F | C | F | B
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| 178 | 45 | USny | Albert Feasley | B | D | F | C | A | C
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| 179 | 45 | CAon | Bala Iyer | F | B | F | C | D | D
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| 180 | 45 | GR | Tasos Koukouselis | B | E | F | C | B | D
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| 181 | 45 | FI | Jussi Tamminen | F | D | C | C | E | D
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| 182 | 45 | IN | Soumik Sardar | F | D | A | F | B | D
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| 183 | 45 | LV | Aigars Germanis | F | D | D | F | C | C
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| 184 | 45 | USms | Wendel Archer | D | B | A | B | B | E
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| 185 | 45 | USmd | Ted Ying | C | D | C | C | F | B
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| 186 | 45 | PL | Julka Kowalska | C | A | F | A | E | B
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| 187 | 45 | RO | Liviu Oprea | C | A | A | E | B | D
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| 188 | 45 | CAns | Bryson Crowell | F | B | F | C | E | A
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| 189 | 45 | ID | Tommy Suhendra | D | D | E | C | B | C
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| 190 | 45 | CAns | Jim Mathers | F | A | C | E | C | D
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| 191 | 45 | SK | Stefan Choma | F | B | A | F | C | D
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| 192 | 44 | NZ | Fraser Rew | F | F | D | C | C | C
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| 193 | 44 | USnv | Raija Davis | F | D | F | E | B | C
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| 194 | 44 | TR | Ugur Tas | B | F | F | C | A | D
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| 195 | 44 | CAon | Randy Breuer | F | F | A | C | B | D
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| 196 | 44 | USma | French Wall | F | D | F | C | F | B
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| 197 | 44 | USca | Stephen Seagren | D | B | B | C | B | B
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| 198 | 44 | CAon | Jordan Cohen | C | F | A | C | A | D
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| 199 | 44 | IL | Ilana Loonstein | B | B | A | C | B | D
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| 200 | 44 | USma | Jack Shen | F | F | A | C | B | D |
Places 201-300
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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| 201 | 44 | USfl | Irv Feinglass | F | E | D | C | B | D
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| 202 | 44 | USaz | Steven Price | D | E | F | C | A | B
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| 203 | 44 | SE | Enar Bergstrom | F | D | F | F | F | C
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| 204 | 44 | CN | Roger Sun | D | A | A | F | A | B
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| 205 | 44 | DE | Zuzana Herrmann | C | A | F | B | E | F
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| 206 | 44 | CN | Hong Li | F | D | A | F | C | D
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| 207 | 44 | USmn | Andy Caranicas | F | A | C | F | E | A
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| 208 | 44 | CAab | Nicolae Vartosu | F | F | F | A | B | D
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| 209 | 44 | USca | Damo Nair | C | B | C | F | D | C
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| 210 | 44 | IN | Neelotpal Sahai | F | C | F | B | B | E
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| 211 | 44 | SE | Carsten Kofoed | C | B | F | E | A | B
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| 212 | 44 | UKni | Ian Hamilton | F | B | A | C | A | D
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| 213 | 43 | NL | Peter Linssen | B | C | F | C | B | C
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| 214 | 43 | CAon | John Cunningham | C | F | E | C | A | D
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| 215 | 43 | TR | Okan Ozcan | F | D | F | C | D | C
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| 216 | 43 | FI | Taru Suppula | B | A | B | F | B | D
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| 217 | 43 | NO | Magnus Skaar | F | D | A | C | B | A
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| 218 | 43 | USil | Rick Kirby | F | B | A | F | B | A
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| 219 | 43 | USwv | Jim Buck | C | D | C | A | A | C
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| 220 | 43 | IT | Stefano Bertorelli | F | E | F | B | B | D
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| 221 | 43 | PK | Ahsan Qureshi | F | F | E | C | B | D
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| 222 | 43 | UKen | Andrew Doye | F | B | F | B | E | D
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| 223 | 43 | UKen | Dafydd Jones | F | A | C | B | E | D
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| 224 | 43 | USfl | Jim Saxon | C | F | F | C | F | F
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| 225 | 43 | USwa | Jim Wiitala | D | E | D | C | C | C
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| 226 | 43 | CApq | Sebastien Lachance | F | F | E | C | B | D
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| 227 | 43 | USca | William Maxedon | F | E | C | C | B | A
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| 228 | 43 | LV | Ivars Rubenis | C | D | F | B | E | B
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| 229 | 43 | UKsc | Tim McKay | F | B | F | B | E | D
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| 230 | 43 | USmd | Jay Weinstein | F | D | A | C | B | A
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| 231 | 43 | HU | Balazs Kovacs | F | A | B | D | B | C
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| 232 | 43 | UKen | Dipak Shah | C | F | A | D | C | D
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| 233 | 43 | CApq | Ansar Burney | F | D | A | F | B | B
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| 234 | 43 | AU | Ned Stokes | B | D | A | C | B | D
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| 235 | 43 | FR | Pire Cusi | F | C | F | F | C | B
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| 236 | 43 | USca | Steve Mager | D | F | F | D | E | D
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| 237 | 43 | AU | David Stern | F | B | F | B | E | D
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| 238 | 43 | NO | John Aasan | C | B | E | C | D | E
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| 239 | 43 | USny | Jay Levy | C | A | B | F | E | C
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| 240 | 43 | UKen | Charlotte Vine | F | D | E | C | B | B
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| 241 | 43 | TR | Noyan Ekici | F | B | C | C | E | A
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| 242 | 43 | CApq | Alain Lacourse | F | A | E | C | C | F
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| 243 | 43 | AU | David Brooks | C | B | B | C | C | F
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| 244 | 43 | EE | Allar Padari | F | D | F | C | F | A
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| 245 | 43 | IL | Michael Tilles | F | B | B | C | B | B
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| 246 | 43 | HU | Peter Breuer | F | A | B | C | B | F
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| 247 | 43 | USky | Jane Wininger | F | F | C | C | E | D
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| 248 | 43 | USal | John Randall | F | D | C | E | B | D
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| 249 | 43 | PT | Paulino Correa | F | A | F | C | D | F
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| 250 | 43 | USnj | James Connell | F | D | E | C | B | B
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| 251 | 42 | IL | Avi Meidan | B | A | A | C | C | A
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| 252 | 42 | USnj | Leonard Helfgott | B | B | D | C | A | C
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| 253 | 42 | FI | Juha Tamminen | D | F | E | F | C | D
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| 254 | 42 | HK | Ken Yip | F | F | F | B | B | A
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| 255 | 42 | RO | Vlad Rusu | C | D | E | B | B | C
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| 256 | 42 | DE | Martin Rehder | B | A | F | B | A | B
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| 257 | 42 | NL | Peter van Casteren | C | B | C | D | D | C
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| 258 | 42 | USny | Gene Marks | F | A | E | C | F | D
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| 259 | 42 | USsc | Rick Giles | F | B | A | B | B | D
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| 260 | 42 | CApq | Peter Schwartz | F | B | A | C | E | D
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| 261 | 42 | USma | Donald Caplin | F | B | C | E | B | B
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| 262 | 42 | NL | Arno Eversdijk | F | D | A | D | C | D
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| 263 | 42 | USfl | Gene Petrey | F | D | F | C | F | F
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| 264 | 42 | USnd | Noreen Braun | F | E | A | C | B | D
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| 265 | 42 | ZA | Brad Ross-Jones | D | B | A | D | B | A
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| 266 | 42 | USmn | Dale Taylor | D | F | B | C | B | C
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| 267 | 42 | CAbc | Allan Becker | F | D | A | C | B | F
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| 268 | 42 | CH | Miriam Kull | C | B | E | B | C | C
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| 269 | 42 | CN | Michael Liu | B | A | F | B | A | B
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| 270 | 42 | SG | Julian Lim | D | D | F | E | B | F
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| 271 | 42 | SE | Leif Lundberg | F | D | A | C | A | C
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| 272 | 42 | USca | Phil Pecsok | F | F | E | C | C | D
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| 273 | 42 | CN | Cong Zhang | C | C | E | C | B | C
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| 274 | 42 | UStx | Richard Higgins | C | A | B | C | E | A
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| 275 | 42 | USil | John Goring | C | F | A | C | E | D
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| 276 | 42 | USnj | Paul Quodomine | F | D | F | A | B | F
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| 277 | 42 | USwa | Keller Wightman | C | E | F | E | C | C
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| 278 | 42 | BG | Tatiana Trendafilova | F | B | D | E | B | D
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| 279 | 42 | USco | Charles Goudey | F | D | A | D | C | D
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| 280 | 42 | USny | Rita Redlich | F | F | A | C | C | C
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| 281 | 42 | USoh | Steve Moese | F | E | F | A | B | D
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| 282 | 42 | FR | Jean-Christophe Clement | F | F | F | C | E | A
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| 283 | 42 | IT | Alberto Cialdea | C | D | E | D | B | A
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| 284 | 42 | CAon | Robert Avery | F | F | F | B | C | B
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| 285 | 42 | HR | Tomislav Gracin | F | B | A | C | E | D
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| 286 | 42 | TR | Ugur Ozbek | C | D | A | F | E | C
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| 287 | 42 | CAnb | David Ingham | C | C | F | C | D | D
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| 288 | 41 | NO | Geir Nostdahl | F | D | E | D | C | D
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| 289 | 41 | USsc | Rich Regan | C | F | C | A | C | A
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| 290 | 41 | HK | Wing Ho Lo | F | C | F | B | C | D
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| 291 | 41 | USnj | Aleksandar Lishkov | C | F | E | F | C | A
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| 292 | 41 | USwa | Hendrik Sharples | F | A | C | B | F | C
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| 293 | 41 | UKen | Gareth Stone | F | E | C | B | B | D
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| 294 | 41 | UKen | Andy Holland | E | F | C | C | B | A
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| 295 | 41 | HU | Jozsef Szikszai | B | D | F | C | F | B
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| 296 | 41 | USma | Cathy Vinton | F | E | C | A | C | E
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| 297 | 41 | USny | Bill Daly | C | B | F | B | D | B
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| 298 | 41 | USca | Alex Hutton | A | B | F | C | F | D
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| 299 | 41 | USoh | Bob Stitt | F | F | F | A | B | A
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| 300 | 41 | CApe | Ron Butler | B | B | D | C | C | F |
Places 301-400
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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|---|
| 301 | 41 | CAab | Bill Paterson | F | D | A | F | C | A
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| 302 | 41 | USnc | Owen Lien | F | A | E | E | B | D
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| 303 | 41 | GR | Thanos Kalentzos | F | E | F | A | B | C
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| 304 | 41 | USor | Paul Flashenberg | D | F | E | C | C | B
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| 305 | 41 | CAon | Richard Papineau | F | B | A | B | A | E
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| 306 | 41 | TR | Altay Alp | F | B | E | B | B | D
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| 307 | 41 | USga | Tom Roush | C | E | A | D | B | C
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| 308 | 41 | AU | Bruce Carroll | F | E | A | F | B | D
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| 309 | 41 | USnh | Richard Bator | F | B | E | D | B | B
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| 310 | 41 | AT | Harry Ropper | F | D | A | B | B | D
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| 311 | 41 | NZ | Peter Wilson | F | C | A | C | B | D
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| 312 | 41 | USca | Jojo Sarkar | B | F | A | C | B | D
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| 313 | 41 | PL | Stanislaw Makowka | F | D | A | C | E | D
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| 314 | 41 | SE | Jorgen Peterson | F | E | D | C | B | A
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| 315 | 41 | CAon | Ragnar Paulson | D | C | E | C | B | D
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| 316 | 41 | TR | Mahmut Colak | F | E | C | C | E | D
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| 317 | 41 | AU | Michael Seldon | F | F | E | C | C | C
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| 318 | 41 | USfl | Kay Jones | F | D | E | C | C | A
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| 319 | 41 | USaz | Kurt Oelze | C | D | E | D | B | F
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| 320 | 41 | IN | Ashok Sreenivas | F | B | C | A | C | A
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| 321 | 41 | RO | Adrian Craciun | F | A | A | B | B | A
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| 322 | 41 | USva | Prahalad Rajkumar | F | C | F | C | E | C
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| 323 | 41 | TR | Emrah Sen | B | B | C | B | C | C
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| 324 | 41 | USca | Alan Holmes | C | F | A | C | F | D
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| 325 | 41 | BG | Peter Ludnev | C | D | A | B | B | A
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| 326 | 41 | MZ | Paul Fauvet | F | F | A | C | C | B
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| 327 | 41 | USca | Bill Cubley | F | F | C | A | B | C
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| 328 | 41 | CApq | Danny Katz | F | F | A | C | B | A
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| 329 | 41 | CAbc | William Grover | B | B | C | A | B | C
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| 330 | 41 | CApq | Louise Cote | F | D | A | C | E | D
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| 331 | 41 | NL | Frans Buijsen | D | D | E | C | E | D
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| 332 | 41 | UKen | Paul Huggins | F | D | A | C | E | D
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| 333 | 41 | ES | Javier Carbonero | B | A | C | C | E | F
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| 334 | 41 | HR | Zoran Bohacek | C | B | E | E | B | C
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| 335 | 40 | DK | Jacob Grabowski | F | F | A | F | B | A
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| 336 | 40 | CAab | Dick Yuen | F | F | F | C | F | F
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| 337 | 40 | USca | Sandy Barnes | F | B | E | F | A | B
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| 338 | 40 | HR | Bozidar Putanec | D | E | A | B | B | E
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| 339 | 40 | PL | Zbych Bednarek | F | D | C | C | D | B
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| 340 | 40 | UKen | Audrey Kueh | F | F | C | D | C | F
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| 341 | 40 | USfl | Peter Mooney | F | D | A | B | C | D
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| 342 | 40 | SI | Jure Vehovec | F | B | E | D | A | D
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| 343 | 40 | HR | Srdjan Katusic | F | D | F | B | F | C
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| 344 | 40 | SG | Charles Leong | F | B | A | B | C | C
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| 345 | 40 | AU | Tania Gariepy | F | F | A | D | C | D
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| 346 | 40 | RO | Viorica Mladin | F | B | C | B | A | A
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| 347 | 40 | ZA | Carin Verburg | F | A | A | D | E | C
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| 348 | 40 | IE | Conor Fox | F | F | A | C | C | A
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| 349 | 40 | UKsc | Myles Ellison | F | A | B | F | F | D
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| 350 | 40 | USoh | Barbara Bisesi | B | D | D | D | C | C
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| 351 | 40 | TW | Star Chen | F | F | F | C | F | F
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| 352 | 40 | AU | Warren Muller | F | D | A | B | C | D
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| 353 | 40 | USca | Larry Harris | F | D | F | E | E | D
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| 354 | 40 | RO | Geza Stanca-Vass | F | F | F | C | F | F
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| 355 | 40 | CAon | David Colbert | C | F | F | E | F | D
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| 356 | 40 | USor | Dottie Allison | F | D | A | D | B | A
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| 357 | 40 | USwa | Robert Getz | F | F | F | C | F | F
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| 358 | 40 | CN | Man Fei | F | B | A | F | F | D
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| 359 | 40 | USva | Donald Whalen | D | D | A | B | C | C
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| 360 | 40 | IN | Rahul Chhabra | C | D | A | D | A | A
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| 361 | 40 | USpa | Dottie Abel | F | F | C | E | B | C
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| 362 | 40 | CN | China Caac | F | E | F | F | A | F
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| 363 | 40 | PT | Jose Egreja | F | C | A | C | C | D
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| 364 | 40 | UKen | David Sims | B | C | D | C | B | D
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| 365 | 40 | UKen | Allan Thomas | F | F | A | C | A | C
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| 366 | 40 | USny | Brian Universal | F | D | E | F | C | A
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| 367 | 40 | IN | Nilanjan Ray | F | E | E | C | B | C
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| 368 | 40 | ES | Elisa Linares-Rivas | C | D | A | B | C | A
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| 369 | 40 | USca | Bob Klein | F | B | B | D | B | B
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| 370 | 40 | UStx | Mark Jackson | C | C | C | B | B | A
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| 371 | 40 | USpa | Jim Boyer | B | E | F | B | B | D
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| 372 | 40 | CApq | Maxine Sanders | F | B | A | A | C | D
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| 373 | 40 | UKen | Nigel Marlow | F | C | A | C | B | C
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| 374 | 40 | CAab | Thomas Wang | E | B | A | F | B | B
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| 375 | 40 | TR | Yavuz Ovacik | C | D | E | C | F | B
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| 376 | 40 | USco | Jess Cohen | F | F | F | C | F | F
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| 377 | 40 | USny | William Bascom | F | F | E | C | C | B
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| 378 | 40 | PT | Mario Correia | F | D | A | B | C | D
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| 379 | 40 | USfl | Eloise Johnson | F | E | C | B | B | C
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| 380 | 40 | USny | Arthur Laufer | F | E | A | F | C | D
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| 381 | 40 | AM | Gagik Arzumanyan | F | E | C | C | E | C
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| 382 | 39 | USmo | Thomas Kniest | C | D | C | E | F | C
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| 383 | 39 | NL | Gerbrand Hop | D | D | A | E | C | D
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| 384 | 39 | SE | Anders Aslund | F | F | F | B | E | C
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| 385 | 39 | SE | Johnny Johansson | F | F | B | C | A | D
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| 386 | 39 | USfl | Bob Bernhard | F | D | A | C | F | C
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| 387 | 39 | USny | Carl Gueli | E | D | F | A | A | D
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| 388 | 39 | IN | Natarajan Krishnamoorthy | F | F | A | C | E | D
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| 389 | 39 | USny | Grace Lloyd | F | A | E | B | C | A
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| 390 | 39 | TR | Ahmet Rifat Sahin | D | F | E | C | A | B
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| 391 | 39 | USca | Steven Yang | B | B | F | D | F | B
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| 392 | 39 | VG | Beverly Washburn | F | F | A | C | E | D
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| 393 | 39 | USin | John Huus | B | F | A | C | B | B
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| 394 | 39 | CApq | Jean-Pierre Bilodeau | F | D | A | F | E | C
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| 395 | 39 | USco | John Bortins | F | F | A | C | E | D
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| 396 | 39 | UKen | Chris Challinor | F | E | A | C | A | D
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| 397 | 39 | USca | Hank Murphy | F | D | A | B | C | C
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| 398 | 39 | HK | Pui Kong Chiu | B | D | C | C | D | D
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| 399 | 39 | HK | Bill Leung | B | A | E | B | C | D
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| 400 | 39 | USky | Robert Coffey | B | F | F | A | B | B |
All Others Above Average
| Rank | Score | CC | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
|
|---|
| 401 | 39 | CAmb | David Sired | F | D | F | B | E | A
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| 402 | 39 | TR | Senih Inal | F | F | A | C | E | D
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| 403 | 39 | USmn | Brian Weikle | C | D | E | B | B | F
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| 404 | 39 | USid | Geoff Bridges | F | C | A | C | C | C
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| 405 | 39 | USca | Martin Hertz | F | D | E | C | F | D
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| 406 | 39 | BG | Georgi Bachev | F | E | F | B | B | F
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| 407 | 39 | USfl | Alan Kravetz | F | D | D | F | E | A
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| 408 | 39 | RO | Gelu Serpoi | B | D | F | C | F | F
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| 409 | 39 | HK | Anthony Leung | F | E | E | C | B | B
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| 410 | 39 | UKen | Roger Morton | B | A | D | C | E | F
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| 411 | 39 | CAns | Kerry Lafferty | F | D | A | B | C | C
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| 412 | 39 | UStx | Jack Lacy | F | D | E | B | C | D
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| 413 | 39 | NZ | Paul Carter | C | E | A | B | B | C
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| 414 | 39 | MT | Simona Ardelean | F | D | E | B | B | C
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| 415 | 39 | USnj | James Rinnovatore | F | F | F | B | E | C
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| 416 | 39 | NO | Kay Strand | B | F | E | C | B | C
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| 417 | 39 | IN | Nita Banerji | F | B | A | B | A | D
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| 418 | 39 | CApq | Sergepier Brunette | E | E | C | D | B | D
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| 419 | 39 | BG | Ognian Smilianov | F | A | B | D | E | D
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| 420 | 39 | RO | Andrei Sechelea | F | F | E | D | B | C
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| 421 | 39 | NL | Jan Tesselaar | B | A | F | F | D | F
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| 422 | 39 | USma | Susan Pappas | D | F | A | A | B | D
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| 423 | 39 | CAon | Michel Paquette | F | D | A | A | C | D
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| 424 | 39 | USfl | Pricilla Katon | F | D | C | A | C | F
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| 425 | 39 | USma | Charles Altman | F | E | A | C | B | A
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| 426 | 39 | USfl | Arthur Hoffman | B | E | A | C | B | D
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| 427 | 39 | TR | Guven Dalkilic | F | C | F | B | E | E
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| 428 | 39 | IN | Krishna Chakravartula | B | F | F | F | E | B
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| 429 | 39 | USca | Mark Kornmann | E | D | F | C | E | F |
Names with accented or non-English letters have been converted to an English representation with a 26-letter alphabet. Many people use erratic capitalization, so I determine proper case by algorithm; if this does not correctly display your name, please advise and I will add it to the exception list. If you wish to contact someone whose name you see listed (such as a lost friend) give me permission to send your address to that person, then he or she can contact you. I will not give out e-mail addresses (these are private and go nowhere from me).
Location Ranking
This table lists all the participating locations, ranked by the average score of their entries. The “Best” column shows the best finish (by rank) of any player in that location. Locations with less than five entries are ineligible for the top ranking and grouped separately.
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
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|---|
| 1 | 46.80 | 19 | HU | Hungary | 5
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| 2 | 46.17 | 3 | USor | Oregon | 6
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| 3 | 45.86 | 4 | HR | Croatia | 7
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| 4 | 45.64 | 39 | FI | Finland | 11
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| 5 | 43.71 | 16 | CN | China | 17
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| 6 | 43.62 | 18 | NL | Netherlands | 26
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| 7 | 43.55 | 85 | HK | Hong Kong | 11
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| 8 | 43.25 | 62 | IT | Italy | 8
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| 9 | 43.25 | 102 | PL | Poland | 12
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| 10 | 42.61 | 40 | RO | Romania | 18
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| 11 | 42.29 | 90 | USmn | Minnesota | 7
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| 12 | 42.27 | 15 | UKen | England | 55
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| 13 | 41.29 | 105 | USnh | New Hampshire | 7
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| 14 | 40.78 | 10 | IN | India | 27
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| 15 | 40.07 | 37 | USil | Illinois | 14
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| 16 | 39.50 | 22 | ES | Spain | 6
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| 17 | 39.46 | 28 | USwa | Washington | 13
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| 18 | 39.25 | 9 | USco | Colorado | 8
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| 19 | 39.25 | 33 | NZ | New Zealand | 8
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| 20 | 39.25 | 49 | SG | Singapore | 8
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| 21 | 39.09 | 1 | USny | New York | 33
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| 22 | 39.00 | 109 | ZA | South Africa | 6
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| 23 | 38.73 | 36 | TR | Turkey | 26
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| 24 | 38.71 | 217 | NO | Norway | 7
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| 25 | 38.69 | 51 | CAab | Alberta | 13
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| 26 | 38.64 | 34 | BG | Bulgaria | 11
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| 27 | 38.25 | 20 | USma | Massachusetts | 16
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| 28 | 38.18 | 113 | CAns | Nova Scotia | 11
|
| 29 | 38.15 | 5 | PT | Portugal | 20
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| 30 | 38.00 | 101 | USmd | Maryland | 9
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| 31 | 37.86 | 48 | USsc | South Carolina | 7
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| 32 | 37.83 | 91 | UStx | Texas | 12
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| 33 | 37.78 | 6 | AU | Australia | 32
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| 34 | 37.78 | 47 | CAbc | British Columbia | 9
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| 35 | 37.66 | 14 | CAon | Ontario | 35
|
| 36 | 37.55 | 2 | DE | Germany | 11
|
| 37 | 37.36 | 203 | SE | Sweden | 11
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| 38 | 37.27 | 12 | USca | California | 55
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| 39 | 37.18 | 97 | IL | Israel | 11
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| 40 | 37.00 | 80 | USmi | Michigan | 5
|
| 41 | 36.73 | 57 | FR | France | 11
|
| 42 | 36.64 | 69 | CApq | Quebec | 22
|
| 43 | 36.60 | 66 | USoh | Ohio | 15
|
| 44 | 35.83 | 104 | BE | Belgium | 12
|
| 45 | 35.75 | 96 | USnc | North Carolina | 8
|
| 46 | 35.71 | 76 | IE | Ireland | 7
|
| 47 | 35.57 | 250 | USnj | New Jersey | 21
|
| 48 | 34.20 | 492 | USla | Louisiana | 5
|
| 49 | 34.07 | 58 | USpa | Pennsylvania | 15
|
| 50 | 33.41 | 201 | USfl | Florida | 39
|
| 51 | 32.50 | 307 | USga | Georgia | 8 |
| Rank | Average | Best | CC | Location | Entries
|
|---|
| 52 | 58.00 | 11 | ZW | Zimbabwe | 1
|
| 53 | 51.00 | 81 | CD | Congo (Dem Republic) | 1
|
| 54 | 51.00 | 94 | BY | Belarus | 1
|
| 55 | 50.50 | 17 | USnv | Nevada | 2
|
| 56 | 49.00 | 103 | LB | Lebanon | 1
|
| 57 | 48.50 | 7 | RU | Russia | 2
|
| 58 | 48.33 | 75 | JP | Japan | 3
|
| 59 | 46.00 | 147 | MY | Malaysia | 1
|
| 60 | 45.00 | 184 | USms | Mississippi | 1
|
| 61 | 45.00 | 189 | ID | Indonesia | 1
|
| 62 | 44.50 | 30 | UKwa | Wales | 2
|
| 63 | 44.00 | 212 | UKni | Northern Ireland | 1
|
| 64 | 43.25 | 67 | UKsc | Scotland | 4
|
| 65 | 43.00 | 23 | TW | Taiwan | 3
|
| 66 | 43.00 | 219 | USwv | West Virginia | 1
|
| 67 | 43.00 | 221 | PK | Pakistan | 1
|
| 68 | 42.00 | 264 | USnd | North Dakota | 1
|
| 69 | 42.00 | 287 | CAnb | New Brunswick | 1
|
| 70 | 41.75 | 153 | LV | Latvia | 4
|
| 71 | 41.00 | 300 | CApe | Prince Edward Island | 1
|
| 72 | 41.00 | 326 | MZ | Mozambique | 1
|
| 73 | 40.75 | 117 | USaz | Arizona | 4
|
| 74 | 40.50 | 31 | USin | Indiana | 4
|
| 75 | 40.50 | 93 | CZ | Czech Republic | 2
|
| 76 | 40.00 | 123 | USal | Alabama | 4
|
| 77 | 40.00 | 381 | AM | Armenia | 1
|
| 78 | 39.50 | 191 | SK | Slovakia | 2
|
| 79 | 39.00 | 335 | DK | Denmark | 2
|
| 80 | 39.00 | 392 | VG | Virgin Islands UK | 1
|
| 81 | 39.00 | 414 | MT | Malta | 1
|
| 82 | 38.50 | 404 | USid | Idaho | 2
|
| 83 | 38.25 | 180 | GR | Greece | 4
|
| 84 | 38.00 | 247 | USky | Kentucky | 3
|
| 85 | 38.00 | 434 | SA | Saudi Arabia | 1
|
| 86 | 38.00 | 438 | USvt | Vermont | 1
|
| 87 | 38.00 | 463 | UY | Uruguay | 1
|
| 88 | 37.75 | 140 | USwi | Wisconsin | 4
|
| 89 | 37.00 | 342 | SI | Slovenia | 4
|
| 90 | 36.75 | 382 | USmo | Missouri | 4
|
| 91 | 36.25 | 268 | CH | Switzerland | 4
|
| 92 | 36.00 | 442 | USak | Alaska | 2
|
| 93 | 36.00 | 518 | USdc | Washington DC | 1
|
| 94 | 36.00 | 521 | UKje | Jersey & Guernsey | 1
|
| 95 | 35.75 | 244 | EE | Estonia | 4
|
| 96 | 35.50 | 322 | USva | Virginia | 4
|
| 97 | 35.50 | 401 | CAmb | Manitoba | 2
|
| 98 | 34.50 | 526 | USme | Maine | 2
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| 99 | 34.00 | 310 | AT | Austria | 3
|
| 100 | 34.00 | 454 | TH | Thailand | 3
|
| 101 | 34.00 | 487 | USct | Connecticut | 3
|
| 102 | 34.00 | 581 | USnm | New Mexico | 2
|
| 103 | 34.00 | 588 | VE | Venezuela | 2
|
| 104 | 34.00 | 617 | USsd | South Dakota | 1
|
| 105 | 34.00 | 652 | USri | Rhode Island | 1
|
| 106 | 33.00 | 439 | CL | Chile | 3
|
| 107 | 33.00 | 593 | EG | Egypt | 2
|
| 108 | 31.00 | 674 | USks | Kansas | 2
|
| 109 | 31.00 | 765 | USmt | Montana | 1
|
| 110 | 31.00 | 782 | USde | Delaware | 1
|
| 111 | 30.00 | 817 | BW | Botswana | 1
|
| 112 | 28.00 | 847 | UStn | Tennessee | 1
|
| 113 | 27.00 | 869 | RS | Serbia | 1
|
| 114 | 27.00 | 878 | USwy | Wyoming | 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 Q-plus Bridge (Germany) which scored a modest 35, winning only by tiebreaker over Bridge Baron (US). Blue Chip Bridge (UK) and Jack (Netherlands) were close behind with 34. The mediocre bot scores (well below the human average of 38.87) offer evidence that defense is the weakest area in bridge computer programming. One reason is that good defense requires partnership cooperation (LOL, Fritz?) involving delicate signals, which is difficult to program.
Only three finesses were refused by the bots: Blue Chip Bridge ducked the 
J on Problem 1; Q-plus Bridge ducked the 
Q on Problem 2; and Q-plus Bridge ducked at both opportunities on Problem 4. (Only on Problem 4 was the holdup correct.) This suggests a tendency to “win tricks and think later” — been there, done that. No doubt, many computer algorithms adopt shortcuts, or dispense with longer search paths, when following suit. This is certainly understandable, as users would be irritated with programs that tanked at every opportunity.
The bots were well behaved this month, as only one defensive choice went off my chart. On Problem 4, GIB chose to win the 
K and return the same suit, which is similar in principle to the three inferior options (ranked by the voting) so I awarded it the median 4. HAL objected fiercely, arguing that unlisted answers should get zero, period. Actually, HAL was just pissed with another last-place finish after implementing its new “palindromic vowel” algorithm. Sorry, HAL; even Vanna White can’t help your game.
October 2005 Rankings
| Rank | Score | CC | Program version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
|
|---|
| 1 | 35 | DE | Q-plus Bridge 7.1 | B | F | A | C | E | C
|
| 2 | 35 | US | Bridge Baron 16.0 | D | E | A | B | C | B
|
| 3 | 34 | UK | Blue Chip Bridge 4.2.6 | F | B | B | B | E | C
|
| 4 | 34 | NL | Jack 3.01 | D | C | A | A | C | C
|
| 5 | 30 | JP | Micro Bridge 11.00 | B | E | A | A | B | A
|
| 6 | 30 | US | GIB 6.1.3 | D | E | A | G | E | B
|
| 7 | 27 | CA | Bridge Buff 11.0 | B | E | A | B | E | B
|
| 8 | 22 | US | HAL 9003 | A | E | A | A | E | A |
Participants (alphabetical)
| Program | Author/Creator
|
|---|
| Blue Chip Bridge | Ian Trackman and Mike Whittaker
|
| Bridge Baron | Tom Throop and Stephen Smith
|
| Bridge Buff | Doug Bennion
|
| GIB | Matthew Ginsberg
|
| HAL | Someone with a warped mind
|
| Jack | Hans Kuijf
|
| Micro Bridge | Tomio and Yumiko Uchida
|
| Q-plus Bridge | Hans Leber |
© 2005 Richard Pavlicek
by Richard Pavlicek
