OCBL JOURNAL Issue N. 75. Monday, 12 April, 2021 OCBL OPEN LEAGUE: THE SWISS STAGE HAS STARTED REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN! We are approaching the end of the OCBL OPEN LEAGUE qualification stage of the OCBL Open SWISS, Round 2/3. 21.30 CEST / 3.30 EDT League. Two more rounds will be played today and SWISS A on Wednesday, then top 7 Teams from Anatolia VS Salvo Swiss A and the 1st Team from Swiss B Alexander VS Donner will advance to the K.O. Ventin VS Moss Ireland VS Goded Team Anatolia are leading the ranking of the DenMix VS De Michelis Swiss A group (109.11 VPs). Denmark VS Bourricot Robinson VS Austromany They are followed by teams Alexander Black VS Compton (102.4 VPs) and Salvo (100.48 VPs).

SWISS B Apex Predators are leading the tough race Apex Predators VS The Expats for the top of the Swiss B ranking Scorway VS Slovakia (81.98 VPs). Skalman VS Baltic Express Leslie VS Cannon Fodder Amateurs VS Amalgamated https://www.ocbl.org/registration/ Swedese VS Skeidar Swedish Fish VS Harris Turkish Delight VS German Strain THE OCBL JOURNAL MikaRippey VS De Botton IN YOUR MAILBOX Would you like receiving the OCBL Journal by e-mail for free? Just drop your e-mail address here: https://ocbl.org/journal/

OCBL OPEN LEAGUE - RESULTS AFTER ROUND 1/3 (SWISS)

SWISS A SWISS B 1 Anatolia 109.11 1 Apex Predators 81.98 ANY 2 Alexander 102.4 2 The Expats 80.63 3 Salvo 100.48 3 Scorway 79.59 INTERESTING 4 Donner 99.99 4 Skalman 79.39 5 Ventin 98.15 5 Slovakia 78.77 PLAY? 6 Ireland 94.23 6 Baltic Express 76.25 7 Moss 92.62 7 Leslie 73.9 8 Goded 92.52 8 Amateurs 73.37 LET US KNOW! 9 DenMix 90.55 9 Swedese 70.77 10 De Michelis 90.43 10 Cannon Fodder 68.71 If you see an interesting bid or play 11 Denmark 90.26 11 Amalgamated 68.51 please let us know by e-mail at: 12 Robinson 89.12 12 Skeidar 67.28 [email protected] 13 Austromany 86.28 13 Swedish Fish 65.06 14 Bourricot 82.43 14 Harris 64.44 15 Black 77.47 15 Turkish Delight 63.19 Thank you! 16 Compton 75.08 16 MikaRippey 63.05 17 De Botton 57.24 18 German Strain 36.75 OCBL Journal

OCBL UPCOMING EVENTS

OPEN LEAGUE 10 May - 6 June, 2021 Play every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday at 21.30 CEST - 15.30 EDT

MAY CUP 17 - 21 May, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 17 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Tuesday 18 May 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 19 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00

OCBL CUP Thursday 20 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 KO: Friday 21 May 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30

JUNE CUP 31 May - 4 June, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 31 May 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Tuesday 1 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 2 June 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Thursday 3 June 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 OCBL CUP KO: Friday 4 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30

SUPER CUP 28 June - 3 July, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 28 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Tuesday 29 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 30 June 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Thursday 1 July 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 KO: Friday 2 July 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Saturday 3 July 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30

JULY CUP 12 - 16 July, 2021 CEST EDT Qualification: Monday 12 July 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Tuesday 13 July 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30 Wednesday 14 July 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 Thursday 15 July 16.30 - 19.00 10.30 - 13.00 OCBL CUP KO: Friday 16 July 16.30 - 19.00 - 21.30 10.30 - 13.00 - 15.30

2 OCBL Journal 20-20, Right Side, Misfi t, Tough to Bid by Martin Cantor

No connecting theme to my report today, just either played a spade or another club, either 118. Dealer East. EW Vul. four interesting deals (that’s my excuse for an way allowing the . So, well done to the [ J 10 4 3 uninspiring title). Mark Horton has mentioned two EWs who passed both tests: Fritsche-Reps ] A 4 a couple of times recently Roland Wald’s and Kalita-Klukowski. { J 9 7 4 appreciation of 20-20 deals, and we started In the last round of the first qualifying stage I } 8 7 6 with one. Not the most exciting deal of the day, reported on two deals where it was essential to [ — [ A K 9 8 5 but one with a little test for both defenders in the get your contract played from the right hand. ] K J 9 6 ] 5 East-West seats. Did they all pass? Here is another; it’s also a hand where either { K Q 10 8 6 5 3 { 2 side might be sacrificing - and where either side } K Q } J 10 9 5 4 3 Board 113. Dealer North. None Vul. might think they are sacrificing, but end up [ Q 7 6 2 [ A 4 making. So lots of swing potential; indeed, 209 ] Q 10 8 7 3 2 ] A J 10 9 6 3 2 IMPs changed hands including three 18s and { A { 5 one 19. } A 2 } K J 8 [ K J 6 [ Q 10 5 2 Board 114. Dealer East. NS Vul. It’s not immediately obvious, even looking ] K 8 4 ] 5 [ Q 5 3 at all four hands, where you would want to } Q 9 6 4 { A J 7 2 ] K 8 play this. The good news for NS is that they } A 6 5 } 10 9 7 3 { K Q 10 5 are unlikely to play in (or even find) their 4-4 [ 9 8 7 3 } A K 5 4 spade fit, especially if East opens 2[ for 5 ] Q 7 [ 10 9 8 4 [ K 7 6 2 spades and a minor. South might play some { K 10 8 3 ] J 9 7 6 2 ] A Q 10 5 4 3 number of hearts but mostly West will end up } Q 4 2 { 7 { A 6 2 as declarer, in diamonds or perhaps notrump. } Q 9 6 } — South having bid hearts, North is apt to lead the At first glance you might fancy North’s chances [ A J ace of that suit. In diamonds, wanting to kill the in 4], with just a loser in each side suit. You ] — , a comes next, and both South and will also notice that a diamond from hand will { J 9 8 4 3 North are in severe danger of being endplayed. set up the king in dummy for a discard of the } J 10 8 7 3 2 In notrump a heart is probably continued, and losing spade if the ace hasn’t been knocked out. now the is less likely to develop and, First glances are never enough in this game, EW can make 5] if they hook the trump, but unless declarer has second sight in the diamond and you won’t need long to realise that a trump even some aggressive bidding by NS suit, eight tricks is the maximum. Once again, I finesse is necessary, and for that declarer has is unlikely to give them enough reason to do so, have conjectured some likely courses of events, to get to dummy, just as s/he does to make unless perhaps NS go to the six level. North can but did the players follow my script? use of an established {K. East therefore has make 6{ where South goes off on an initial To a fair degree, they did. Exactly half the total to take the {A on the first round, which isn’t club lead, and they both go down in 6} on the field played in 3{, two of those being doubled. automatic, especially with the 10 alongside the diamond ruff - if those leads can be found. So Best defence holds this to eight tricks, and king (it would be even harder with the jack). If the par is 6]X-1 by East or West. Can anyone eight NS pairs managed that. The other nine, East passes that test, West has to hold the } realistically get to where they want to be? And including the two doublers, let it slip through, A up until declarer plays the queen; also not did anyone get where they theoretically should? which is easily done, but you have to doubt the so easy when, as usually, East leads the }10 We can assume East will open 1], and West wisdom of the double. Three overstretched to at trick 1. Fifteen of thirty-four Norths played will raise to 4, whether South passes or bids an four or five diamonds. Twelve NSs declared, ten 4], the others a heart part score. Eight of them unusual notrump. At the vulnerability North will of them in 3] of which three doubled, going made eleven tricks when either East ducked a surely not sell out, perhaps with 4NT, or with light by one, two or three tricks. Two defied diamond, or when the spade suit was still intact five of one of the minors. East might take the my warning to play in 3[, down one or four. when West let declarer into dummy for the push, with the sixth heart and the , but might The remaining two were in 3NT - fewer than I discard and finesse. Five made ten tricks when equally well not. If s/he does, South’s void will expected, but credit to them all for recognising East took the with the }A and encourage her/him to take out insurance. So, the inadvisability of playing misfits in notrump. now I’ve described the likely scenarios, how did our protagonists interpret it? In the A Flight 7 Easts were left to play 4] peacefully. Three played 5], twice doubled, all one off, while the two in the par 6]X both went two light. At the other four tables the contract was 6} (doubled once), and it made every time. No way to tell whether Bedouet’s double was intended as Lightner, or simply as protecting the score, but given his hand, probably the former. Whatever the intention, Vallet didn’t read it as Lightner and led a slightly pedestrian ]A. In the B Flight the picture was much the same, the three 6} contracts (twice doubled) all making, but here 5] made three times, went off four times. The odd auction of the day award goes to Small (East)-Cooke (West) for the following unopposed effort: 1] - 2} (artifical GF) - 2] (4[s) - All Pass. It made, with an overtrick. Board 114 might have had the oddest auction of the day, but freak deals can lead to some odd contracts, some weird play, and some bizarre Jacek Kalita results. Michal Klukowski 3 OCBL Journal One pair - Small-Cooke again, made nine tricks, Bridging Academia, Policy and Practice Conference, after South took the first club and exited a spade, Mon 28 June – Thurs 1 July 2021 allowing Cooke to ditch the blocking }Q, run all the clubs bar one, then exit a diamond. South, Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) is bringing together bridge teachers, players, NBO now horribly endplayed, tried the [Q, but the administrators and academics from twenty countries. The aim is to exchange ideas, review case [A then 9 left both EW hands high. The other studies and share good practice in order to promote bridge more widely in society. For example, 3NT declarer was Ali Uçar. The ]A and ] to the final session will lead to the creation of a marketing campaign to increase participation in the the queen and king were followed by the {DK game. to the ace. On a small spade from South declarer discarded a diamond, then played a club from The sessions will explore what drives individuals at different lifecourse stages to learn and dummy which South won. He exited with the continue playing. The conference will develop an understanding of the barriers to learning and [Q so declarer’s other club honour went away, benefits gained from the leisure activity. Insights will be shared in relation to inclusivity, inequality and he ran clubs, coming down to this position and participation. By focusing on the recruitment and retention of players, the conference will [ J also consider new ways to transform the negative images of bridge. ] — { 97 BAMSA hopes you will join us to share learning from case studies and exchange views of best } — practice. The development of educational resources in relation to each of the eight conference [ — [ 9 8 sessions will contribute to the wider recognition of bridge as a mindsport and social game. These ] J ] — will include practical implications for bridge education, policy and practice. For more information { Q 10 { — and to register for this free conference see: } — } 4 [ 7 https://bridgemindsport.org/conference-2021/ ] 10 7 { — } — Bridging Academia, Policy and Practice Conference Declarer can play any card from dummy and Monday 28 June – Thursday 1 July 2021 (Ten 2-hour sessions online) discard the {10. He can exit a [, discarding the {10, just as Jon Cooke did, leaving both hands high. But instead he cashed the }4, discarding the {, then exited with a spade, and now he had to figure out which of the red winners to keep. You might have wondered why Tommy Bergdahl in North had discarded the {J but kept the 97 - now you see the effect; it completely bamboozled declarer who held on to the ]J, which not only meant one off, it also meant that ƒ•‡•–—†‹‡•ǣ—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒǡŠ‹ƒǡœ‡ Š‡’—„Ž‹ ǡ‡ƒ”ǡ †‹ƒǡ ƒ’ƒǡ‘”™ƒ›ǡ‘Žƒ†ǡǡ Bergdahl won the last trick with the {7 . We have all seen one defender doing this to ‘‹Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ‡–™‘”ƒ†•Šƒ”‡„‡•–’”ƒ –‹ ‡ partner, cashing a winner that forces partner to Free international conference for academics, bridge players, teachers & NBO administrators guess which of their winners to keep, but I don‘t recall ever seeing declarers doing it to themselves. We started with a 20-20 hand and a close game. We ended with a lowish point slam, but a competitive 28 June: Benefits of bridge as a sport 30 JuneǣHow can bridge be more inclusive? auction which might make it hard to bid. ’‡‹‰ǣ‘”Ž†”‹†‰‡ ‡†‡”ƒ–‹‘”‡•‹†‡– [3A] Ageing, Intergenerationality & Bridge [1A]Bridge as a Mindsport 10:00ȋȌȀ05:00ȋȌ  Board 128. Dealer West. EW Vul. 13:00ȋȌ/ 08:00ȋȌ [ A K Q 10 9 [3B] Gender, Sexism & Bridge ] 9 6 [1B] Wellbeing & Bridge 15:00ȋȌȀ10:00ȋȌ { Q J 3 2 16:30ȋȌȀ11:30ȋȌ ƒ‡Žͳ‘‡ǯ•”‹†‰‡ǣ”‘•Ƭ‘• } 10 9 ‡›‘–‡ǣ ”‘ˆƒ”–‹‡Ž‹‰ƒȋȌ ƒ‡Žʹ‡š‹•™‹–Š‹–Š‡ ƒ‡ǣ‘Ž—–‹‘•ǫ Bridge at the Topȋ ‹ŽŽ‡˜‹ƬŠ‹’ƒ”–‡ŽȌ [ J 7 2 [ K 4 ] Q 8 7 ] A K J 4 3 { A { 10 9 8 7 } K Q J 7 6 4 } A 8 5 29 June: The future hybrid of F2F & online 1 July: How to transform the image of bridge? [ 8 6 5 3 [2A] Covid Impacts on Bridge [4A] New Approaches to Recruitment ] 10 5 2 11:30ȋȌȀ06:30ȋȌ  13:00ȋȌȀ08:00ȋȌ { K 6 5 4 [2B] Digital Bridge & Cheating ƒ‡Žͳ‡ƒ Š‹‰Ƭ‡–ƒ‹‹‰‡ƒ”‡”• } 3 2 19:30ȋȌȀ14:30ȋȌ ƒ‡Žʹ ‘™–‘‰‡–‘”‡”‹†‰‡‹–‘ Š‘‘Ž•

What makes slam so good of course is two ƒ‡Žǣ ƒƒ”ƒ•ȋȌǡ”‹ ƒ—”ƒ–ȋ Ȍ [4B] Marketing Bridge factors: the double fit of good suits; and the ‘›‡”‘‰‡Žƒ†Ƭ–‡˜‡‡‹•–‡‹ 16:30ȋȌȀ11:30ȋȌ complementary shortages. After North’s spade South generally raised or jumped to the three level, and some Norths, with an eye on 29 June Conference Pairs + Q&A with RealBridge 15:00ȋȌȀ10:00ȋȌ the vulnerability, went on to 4[. So a crowded auction, and both of East West have nothing 30 June Bridge Taster for First-timers 18:30ȋȌȀ13:30ȋȌ extra in points, just good suits and controls. It proved too tough for the vast majority. Par is Over 60 presenters from 20 countries. Full programme and to sign up: 6]. 6[ may look like a good until https://bridgemindsport.org/conference-2021/ you notice that EW can arrange to ruff three diamonds to go with their five top tricks. the @bridgemindsport —‡”‹‡•ǣ„ƒ•ƒ̷•–‹”Ǥƒ Ǥ—#BAMSA2021 nearest anyone got to that being De Michelis- Failla who defeated 5[X by five tricks for 1100. Three EW pairs got to the small slam in clubs (to be fair a bit safer than in hearts) for big swings in their favour: Fritsche-Reps (them again), Small-Cooke (them again, again) and Jansons-Rubenis. But the gold star goes to Tom Hanlon-Hugh McGann who hit the jackpot with 6]. 4 OCBL Journal

OCBL OPEN LEAGUE - RESULTS

SWISS A Round 1

14.8 VPs 5.2 VPs Anatolia 35 IMPs 16 IMPs Ventin

9.39 VPs 10.61 VPs Alexander 26 IMPs 28 IMPs Salvo

13.04 VPs 6.96 VPs Donner 42 IMPs 31 IMPs Goded

8.8 VPs 11.2 VPs Robinson 39 IMPs 43 IMPs DenMix

7.2 VPs 12.8 VPs Austromany 34 IMPs 44 IMPs Denmark

14.8 VPs 5.2 VPs Moss 51 IMPs 32 IMPs Bourricot

17.72 VPs 2.28 VPs Ireland 63 IMPs 26 IMPs Black

16.58 VPs 3.42 VPs De Michelis 68 IMPs 39 IMPs Compton

SWISS B Round 1

10.61 VPs 9.39 VPs Apex Predators 36 IMPs 34 IMPs Slovakia

10.61 VPs 9.39 VPs Scorway 38 IMPs 36 IMPs Baltic Express

4.62 VPs 15.38 VPs Cannon Fodder 15 IMPs 37 IMPs Skalman

8.52 VPs 11.48 VPs Swedese 26 IMPs 31 IMPs Amateurs

6.96 VPs 13.04 VPs Amalgamated 37 IMPs 48 IMPs Leslie

20 VPs 0 VPs The Expats 92 IMPs 23 IMPs De Botton

10.61 VPs 9.39 VPs Skeidar 23 IMPs 21 IMPs Harris

10.91 VPs 9.09 VPs Swedish Fish 40 IMPs 37 IMPs Turkish Delight

11.2 VPs 8.8 VPs MikaRippey 46 IMPs 42 IMPs German Strain

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OCBL OPEN LEAGUE - RESULTS BUTLER RANKING

1 C. Small, (cameron_1) Apex Predators 2 16 69 G. Zanasi, (Mikadinho) MikaRippey -0.01 16 2 B. Moss, (brad) Donner 1.54 16 M. Verhaegen, (Marcel_ve) MikaRippey -0.01 16 J. Grue, (joegrue) Donner 1.54 16 71 M. Schneider, (docms) German Strain -0.04 16 4 T. Erkoc, (MrAce) Anatolia 1.13 16 G. Smykalla, (karo72003) German Strain -0.04 16 I. Chorush, (Chorush) Anatolia 1.13 16 73 O. Saur, (Saurdino) Scorway -0.04 16 S. Amer, (Samer026) The Expats 1.13 16 74 B. Rubenis, (brunchiks) Baltic Express -0.05 16 E. Endelman, (E11) The Expats 1.13 16 U. Jansons, (ugisj) Baltic Express -0.05 16 8 J. Pacareu, (paca1987) Ventin 1.02 16 76 C. Lahrmann, (christianL) Swedish Fish -0.08 16 J.C. Ventin, (phave) Ventin 1.02 16 77 D. Marker, (marker544) Cannon Fodder -0.12 16 10 J. Cooke, (mugsmate) Apex Predators 0.94 16 78 A. Farstad, (Kha66) Skeidar -0.13 16 11 C. Krefeld, (camse2) DenMix 0.91 16 79 O. Burgess, (mrspen) Leslie -0.16 16 J. Hammelev, (johse61) DenMix 0.91 16 80 A. Grossack, (nevereast) Robinson -0.17 16 13 M. Byrne, (Mgb81) Leslie 0.9 16 81 A. Morath, (andersm) Swedese -0.19 16 K. Dyke, (Woozle) Leslie 0.9 16 T. Gullberg, (psotogul) Swedese -0.19 16 15 H. McGann, (hmg2) Ireland 0.84 16 83 B-E. Efraimsson, (berik56) Swedese -0.2 16 16 M. Di Franco, (M_DiFranco) De Michelis 0.84 16 T. Guichet, (Krati_Lyz) Bourricot -0.2 16 A. Manno, (maqeda) De Michelis 0.84 16 85 J. Pitt, (scoobyroo) Cannon Fodder -0.21 16 18 L. Bellicaud, (lbellicaud) Bourricot 0.8 16 86 E. Serdar, (Exerdar) Turkish Delight -0.23 16 19 A. Madala, (septiembre) Robinson 0.76 16 87 S. Tommasini, (Stefanot) Apex Predators -0.25 16 20 M. Vodička, (vodka47) Slovakia 0.74 16 88 K. Todd, (Kmtnyc) Swedish Fish -0.29 16 21 J. Sabaté, (jsabate) Goded 0.71 16 F. Wrang, (fly21) Ventin -0.29 16 22 C. Berktas, (babacan2) Anatolia 0.71 16 90 V. Vahe, (Vilmar) Baltic Express -0.29 16 J. Breihan, (devilscoup) Anatolia 0.71 16 M. Karpov, (rott2020) Baltic Express -0.29 16 24 K. Ahlesved, (kruska) Skalman 0.66 16 92 S. Sofu, (Serkansofu) Turkish Delight -0.36 16 N. Warne, (nikwar2) Skalman 0.66 16 93 H. Berger, (wuzi5) Austromany -0.38 16 26 D. Wolkowitz, (wolkowitz) Amateurs 0.59 16 D. Guttmann, (daviesG) Austromany -0.38 16 Jie Zhao, (brgpro) Compton 0.59 16 95 T. Hantveit, (hantveit) Cannon Fodder -0.39 16 Fu Zhong, (dutouqi) Compton 0.59 16 96 B. Cole, (April2) Amateurs -0.39 16 29 E. Suiçmez, (grundar) Salvo 0.56 16 A. Schwartz, (alansc) Amateurs -0.39 16 30 S. De Wijs, (sm1) Moss 0.54 16 98 S. Hult, (hultahult) Black -0.41 16 31 B. Muller, (beukertje) Moss 0.53 16 G. Hallberg, (rerack) Black -0.41 16 G. Goded, (fluffy) Goded 0.53 16 100 M. Felmy, (Game Over) Amalgamated -0.44 16 33 J. Fritsche, (joefri) Austromany 0.52 16 A. Smirnov, (Smirny) Amalgamated -0.44 16 K. Reps, (rops) Austromany 0.52 16 102 S. Uras, (safaku) Turkish Delight -0.47 16 35 I. Savchenko, (Igors) The Expats 0.5 16 103 L. De Michelis, (lucadm) De Michelis -0.47 16 G. Botta, (gio 89) The Expats 0.5 16 G. Failla, (gioffi) De Michelis -0.47 16 37 J. Molberg, (juve_) Alexander 0.48 16 105 G. Helgemo, (micelle45) Skeidar -0.48 16 J. Larsson, (Jela79) Alexander 0.48 16 106 T. Charlsen, (tcharlsen) De Botton -0.49 16 39 A. Uçar, (no weak) Salvo 0.44 16 107 T. Leslie, (Culross66) Leslie -0.52 16 40 D. Bakhshi, (Bakhshi) De Botton 0.39 16 108 M. Axdorph, (axdorph63) Swedese -0.53 16 41 N. Kubac, (nezihk) Salvo 0.32 16 P. Bedouet, (pi420) Bourricot -0.53 16 42 H. Stornes, (helsto) Scorway 0.31 16 E. Vallet, (rasko179) Bourricot -0.53 16 T. Hanlon, (kinder1) Ireland 0.31 16 111 L. Andersson, (bt) Alexander -0.54 16 N. Kvangraven, (Nils123) Scorway 0.31 16 112 H. Kvick, (kvicken) Skalman -0.55 16 45 M. Klukowski, (skrzat96) Moss 0.3 16 PA Karlsson, (st1energy) Skalman -0.55 16 J. Kalita, (paulinka18) Moss 0.3 16 114 A. Khandelwal, (Fide51) Apex Predators -0.55 16 D. Bilde, (ballebo-jr) Robinson 0.3 16 115 G. Donner, (GDonnersc1) Donner -0.59 16 48 A. Black, (boggis) Black 0.3 16 116 S. Rimstedt, (sandria) Donner -0.6 16 D. Gold, (dagold) Black 0.3 16 117 M. Rippey, (radiators) MikaRippey -0.65 16 50 A. Mesbur, (AMesbur) Ireland 0.28 16 118 K. Nowak, (kamiln) MikaRippey -0.72 16 N. Fitzgibbon, (nickfg1) Ireland 0.28 16 119 E. Ultav, (Simplyhi) Turkish Delight -0.79 16 52 J. Kvoček, (Big Baran) Slovakia 0.28 16 120 S. Johnsen, (sverjohn) Skeidar -0.81 16 53 A. Palma, (apalma) Ventin 0.21 16 A. Stokkeland, (stokken) Skeidar -0.81 16 54 L. Robinson, (saba) Robinson 0.19 16 122 P. Fredin, (P_Fredin) Swedish Fish -0.84 16 55 M. Bensby Nøhr, (mbn1974) Denmark 0.16 16 J. Clemmensson, (jannec69) Swedish Fish -0.84 16 L. Lund Madsen, (lalun2) Denmark 0.16 16 124 D. Dang, (netslow) Compton -0.88 16 57 N. Monsted, (Monsted) DenMix 0.13 16 125 M. Bilde, (ballebo) Denmark -0.91 16 R. Monsted, (Rikkemusdk) DenMix 0.13 16 126 J. Harris, (Jdache) Harris -0.94 16 E. Jepsen, (emilos) Denmark 0.13 16 127 P. Gonçalves, (pgonsalvs) Goded -1 16 60 N. Zorlu, (begse) Salvo 0.11 16 128 J. Rumančík, (The_Dagda) Slovakia -1.02 16 61 R. Trendafilov, (rumen) Harris 0.11 16 129 R. Gómez, (comissure) Goded -1.02 16 V. Isporski, (smileyv) Harris 0.11 16 130 E. Malhasyan, (master DJ) Harris -1.09 16 63 O. Yilmaz, (ovncylmz) Amalgamated 0.1 16 131 T. Moses, (hottodstl) Compton -1.77 16 D. Seker, (possessed) Amalgamated 0.1 16 132 J. Lepper, (mumenrider) German Strain -1.79 16 65 T. Bergdahl, (lingonback) Alexander 0.05 16 F. Doermer, (feli1912) German Strain -1.79 16 66 G. Brekka, (kaninen) Scorway 0.05 16 134 J. Jakabšic, (oldo) Slovakia -1.85 16 T. Dressing, (TEDressing) Cannon Fodder 0.05 16 135 J. De Botton, (Capt Lulu) De Botton -1.93 16 68 F. Baseggio, (baseggio) Amateurs 0 16 A. Malinowski, (malisuper) De Botton -1.93 16

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