WBU Invitation Pairs 2011
This was held at St Mellons Golf Club on 10-11 September, ably directed by Ken Richardson.
Eight Welsh pairs met eight top pairs from all over Europe. The high standard of the visitors makes this event perhaps the most challenging in Wales, and recent Welsh successes must owe something to the experience of playing in it. Read Patrick Shields's report on the event.
Thor Erik Hoftaniska & Svein Arild Nass Olsen were convincing winners.
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VPS
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R1
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R2
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R3
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R4
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R5
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R6
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R7
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R8
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R9
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R10
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R11
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R12
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R13
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R14
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R15
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Total VPs
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Rank
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| Thor Erik Hoftaniska & Svein Arild Nass Olsen (Norway) |
17
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40
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35
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44
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34
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29
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35
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25
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38
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30
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24
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44
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33
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26
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36
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490
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1
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| Paul Denning & Pat Shields |
20
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30
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30
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50
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16
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5
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39
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25
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27
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40
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34
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7
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29
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24
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38
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414
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2
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| Micheal O'Briain & Padraig O'Briain (Ireland) |
19
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32
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15
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38
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38
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39
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21
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18
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23
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10
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34
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49
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10
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26
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40
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412
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3
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| Mike Tedd & John Salisbury |
16
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46
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15
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27
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12
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29
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27
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37
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24
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34
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46
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26
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21
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24
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27
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411
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4
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| Rex Anderson & David Greenwood (Northen Ireland) |
31
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17
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23
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6
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26
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39
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23
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29
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17
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34
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27
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43
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18
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22
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36
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391
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5
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| David Kendrick & Jon Cooke (England) |
40
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20
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23
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23
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28
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33
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22
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36
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12
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29
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16
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12
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40
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34
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14
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382
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6
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| Brian Short & David Walker (Scotland) |
33
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33
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27
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26
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27
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18
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11
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30
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22
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16
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20
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50
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41
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16
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10
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380
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7
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| Gary Jones & Dafydd Jones |
8
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30
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35
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12
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6
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45
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27
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28
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28
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9
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23
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6
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40
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31
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50
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378
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8
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| Aarnout Helmich & Gerbrand Hop (Holland) |
22
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21
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20
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24
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22
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11
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37
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13
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28
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16
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26
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28
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42
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19
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41
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370
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9
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| Mike Best & Mark Roderick |
34
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10
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37
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25
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50
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32
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13
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14
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10
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32
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16
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45
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10
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28
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12
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368
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10
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| Sue Ingham & Laura Woodruff |
12
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29
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13
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42
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34
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29
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23
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20
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26
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15
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4
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38
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32
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24
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14
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355
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11
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| Filip Kurbalija & Diane Kurbalija |
30
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18
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27
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32
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16
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17
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16
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22
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40
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35
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30
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24
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24
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11
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9
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351
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12
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| Janet De Botton & Artur Malinowski (England) |
38
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15
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27
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25
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44
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21
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29
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21
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22
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20
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3
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0
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26
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26
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30
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347
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13
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| David Mossop & Gojko Zivkovic (Switzerland) |
42
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35
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23
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18
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0
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11
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15
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30
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23
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21
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46
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1
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8
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29
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23
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325
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14
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| Patrick Jourdain & Mike Hirst |
28
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20
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27
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8
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24
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21
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28
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20
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27
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41
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4
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5
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9
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39
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20
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321
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15
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| David Birt & Geoff Evans |
10
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4
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23
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0
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23
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21
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34
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32
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33
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18
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47
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22
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17
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21
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0
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305
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16
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Hands with Deep Finesse analysis: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3
Travellers with Hands and Scorecards
The winners with the organisers, Patrick Jourdain and Gary Jones
Second prize to Paul Denning & Pat Shields
and, just behind, the third prize went to Micheal O'Briain & Padraig O'Briain from the Republic of Ireland