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and platform tennis has the Grand Prix Series!
Grand Prix Q&A
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2020-2021 Grand Prix Series Tournaments |
Date |
Region/Location |
Darien Invitational - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier
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Weekend of October 16, 2020 |
Region II - Darien, CT |
Indy Invitational - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier
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Weekend of October 23, 2020 |
Region IV - Indianapolis, IN |
Chicago Charities - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of November 6, 2020 |
Region V - Chicago, IL |
Duane Hayden/Long Island Invitational - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of December 4, 2020 |
Region I - Long Island, NY |
The Midwesterns - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of January 15, 2021 |
Region IV - Cincinnati, OH |
Western New England - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of January 22, 2021 |
Region II - Longmeadow, MA |
Hinsdale Women's Challenge - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of February 5, 2021 |
Region V - Hinsdale, IL |
Detroit Men's Invitational - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of February 5, 2021 |
Region V - Detroit, MI |
Philadelphia Open - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier |
Weekend of February 19, 2021 |
Region III - Philadelphia, PA |
Winter Warrior - Grand Prix
Viking President's Cup Qualifier
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Weekend of March 6, 2021 |
Region V - Chicago, IL |
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- Men’s and Women’s Grand Prix standings will be updated and published after each Grand Prix event.
- Points will be awarded based on the final results of each Grand Prix event.
- All teams playing at least one Grand Prix event will receive points.
- Points will be calculated like all NRT’s using tournament strength for each GP. A team’s top four Grand Prix results will be used to calculate the final standings.
- The men’s team with the most points at the end of the season will receive the Men’s Blanchard Cup.
- The women’s team with the most points at the end of the season will receive the Women’s Childress Cup.
- If two or more teams tie in points at the end of the season, both the Blanchard and Childress Cups will be awarded to the team that has: 1) won more Grand Prix tournaments; 2) won more head to head matches ; or 3) had the highest finish in more Grand Prix tournaments.
- The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make adjustments to procedures should any anomalies arise.
- The point structure listed below will be used.
Blanchard Cup Champions
Fessenden S. Blanchard -- a Founder of Platform Tennis
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SEASON
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WINNER |
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2019-20
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Brian Compton and Scott Kahler |
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2018-19
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Juan Arraya and Mark Parsons |
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2017-18
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John Hughes and Marc Powers |
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2016-17
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Max LePivert and George Wilkinson |
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2015-16
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Juan Arraya and Max Le Pivert |
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Childress Cup Champions
The Childress Women -- a Family of Champions
Madeline Childress Beck -- Hall of Fame Page
Sally Childress Auxford
Mary Adair Childress Moore -- Hall of Fame Page
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SEASON
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WINNER |
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2019-20
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Cynthia Dardis and Amy Shay |
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2018-19
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Florentina Hanisch and Annica Cooper |
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2017-18
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Cynthia Dardis and Amy Shay |
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2016-17
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Liz Cruz and Roxy Enica |
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2015-16
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Cynthia Dardis and Amy Shay |
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Grand Prix Champions
| Women's Grand Prix Champions |
Total Wins |
2020 - 2021 |
2019 - 2020 |
2018 - 2019 |
2017 - 2018 |
2016 - 2017 |
2015 - 2016 |
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Gabriela Niculesu
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7
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PNC Steel City
Long Island Invitational |
Patterson Open
Chicago Charities
Boston Open
Short Hills Invitational
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Chicago Charities |
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Martina Ondrejkova
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7
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Chicago Charities
Boston Open |
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Patterson Open
Chicago Charities
Boston Open
Short Hills Invitational
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Chicago Charities |
| Florentina Hanisch |
6
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Western NE
Darien |
Philly Open |
Philly Open
Midwesterns
Short Hills |
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| Annica Cooper |
5
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Midwesterns |
Philly Open |
Philly Open
Midwesterns
Short Hills |
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Cynthia Dardis
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5
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Midwesterns |
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Chicago Charities
Philly Open |
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Midwesterns
Philadelphia Open
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Amy Shay
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5
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Midwesterns |
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Chicago Charities
Philly Open |
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Midwesterns
Philadelphia Open
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Ana Zubori
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4
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Western NE
Darien |
Chicago Charities
Boston Open |
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Liz Cruz
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3
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PNC Steel City
Long Island Invitational |
Midwesterns |
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| Roxy Enica |
3
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Lake Invitational |
Chicago Charities |
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Midwesterns |
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| Viki Stoklasova |
3
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Boston Open |
Boston Open |
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Patterson Open |
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Ana Brzova
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2
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Lake Invitational |
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Patterson Open |
| Jade Curtis |
2
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Boston Open |
Boston Open |
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Kerri Delmonico
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2
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Long Island Invitational |
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Long Island Invitational |
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Lauren Gebbia
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2
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Long Island Invitational |
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Long Island Invitational |
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Heather Prop
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2
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Hinsdale Challenge
Winter Warrior |
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Wendy Shpiz
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2
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Hinsdale Challenge
Winter Warrior |
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| Laura Berendt |
1
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Chicago Charities |
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Spencer Caravaggio
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1
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Chicago |
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Sandy Cvetkovic
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1
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Chicago |
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Myrthe Molenveld
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1
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Midwesterns |
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Alison Morgan
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1
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Indianapolis |
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Alice Tunaru
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1
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Indianapolis |
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| Men's Grand Prix Champions |
Total Wins |
2020-2021 |
2019-2020 |
2018-2019 |
2017 - 2018 |
2016 - 2017 |
2015 - 2016 |
| Juan Arraya |
7
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Philly Open |
Philly Open |
Chicago Charities
Short Hills |
PNC Steel City
Chicago Charities |
Boston Open |
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| John Hughes |
6
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Long Island Invitational |
Boston Open |
Boston Open |
Long Island Invitational
Boston Open
Philly Open |
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Mark Parsons
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6
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Philly Open |
Philly Open |
Short Hills |
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PattersonOpen
Chicago Charities
Midwesterns
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| Marc Powers |
6
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Long Island Invitational |
Boston Open
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Boston Open |
Long Island Invitational
Boston Open
Philly Open |
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| Graham McNerney |
5
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Indianapolis
Chicago |
Lake Invitational
Chicago Charities |
Philly Open |
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Drew Broderick
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4
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Short Hills Invitational |
Chicago Charities
Midwesterns
Philadelphia Open
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| Marek Czerwinski |
4
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Indianapolis |
Lake Invitational
Chicago Charities |
Philly Open |
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| Brian Compton |
3
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Chicago |
Midwesterns |
Midwesterns |
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Steve Derose
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3
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Midwesterns |
Patterson Open
Midwesterns
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Johan du Randt
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3
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Darien |
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Patterson Open
Chicago Charities
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| Scott Kahler |
3
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Midwesterns |
Midwesterns |
Midwesterns |
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Jared Palmer
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3
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Short Hills Invitational |
Chicago Charities
Philadelphia Open
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Tyler Fraser
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2
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Detroit Invitational
Winter Warrior |
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Adam Morgan
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2
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Detroit Invitational
Winter Warrior |
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Jeffrey Morneau
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2
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PNC Steel City |
Boston Open |
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Alex Bancila
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1
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Chicago Charities |
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Sven Burus
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1
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Western New England |
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Marco Graneiro
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1
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Long Island Invitational |
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Mikk Irdoja
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1
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Western New England |
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| Max Le Pivert |
1
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Chicago Charities |
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Jon Lubow
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1
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Patterson Open |
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Stephen Mitchell
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1
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Darien |
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Filip Rams
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1
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Midwesterns |
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George Wilkinson
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1
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Long Island Invitational |
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Current 2019-2020 Grand Prix Standings
(Includes Lake Invitational, Chicago Charities, The Midwesterns, Boston Open and Philadelphia Open)
Points are calculated based on the point structure at the bottom of this page multiplied by the weighting factor for each tournament as published under the APTA Men's and Women's National Rankings Webpage.
| Blanchard Cup Standings |
| Place |
Team |
Points |
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1
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Brian Compton - Scott Kahler |
280.25 |
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2
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Marek Czerwinski - Graham McNerney |
251.44 |
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3
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Sven Burus - Mikk Irdoja |
206.44 |
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4
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Ryan Baxter - Thomas Murphy |
185.75 |
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5
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John Hughes - Marc Powers |
179.25 |
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6
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Nathan Crick - Randy Lofgren |
173.06 |
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7
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Juan Arraya - Mark Parsons |
168.00 |
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8
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Johan du Randt - Stephen Mitchell |
165.38 |
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9
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Max Le Pivert - Anton Protsenko |
164.94 |
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10
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William Colmar - Adam Morgan |
163.94 |
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| Childress Cup Standings |
| Place |
Team |
Points |
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1
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Cynthia Dardis - Amy Shay |
309.25 |
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2
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Alison Morgan - Charlotte Sikora
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292.50 |
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3
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Martina Ondrejkova - Ana Marija Zubori |
247.88 |
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4
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Annica Cooper - Florentina Hanisch |
208.88 |
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5
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Kerri Delmonico - Lauren Gebbia |
182.56 |
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6
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Jessica Guyaux - Myrthe Molenveld |
180.44 |
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7
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Macie Elliott - Marcela Rodezno |
146.63 |
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8
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Ana Brzova - Roxy Enica |
144.25 |
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9
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Laura Berendt - Roxy Enica |
129.81 |
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10
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Maria Manley - Pamela Ruoff |
127.00 |
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Points Structure
| Place |
Points |
Title |
| 1st |
25
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Champion |
| 2nd |
21
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Runner-up |
| 3rd-4th |
18
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Semi-finalist |
| 5th |
15.5
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1/4 Reprieve Winner |
| 6th |
14
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1/4 Reprieve Runner-up |
| 7th-8th |
12.5
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Quarter-finalist |
| 9th |
12
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16 Reprieve Winner |
| 10th |
11
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16 Reprieve Runner-up |
| 11th-12th |
10
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Round of 16 Finisher |
| 13th-16th |
9
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Round of 16 Finisher |
| 17th |
8.5
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32 Reprieve Winner |
| 18th |
8
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32 Reprieve Runner-up |
| 19th-20th |
7.5
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Round of 32 Finisher |
| 21st-24th |
7
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Round of 32 Finisher |
| 25th-32nd |
6.5
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Round of 32 Finisher |
| 33rd |
6
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64 Reprieve Winner |
| 34th |
5.5
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64 Reprieve Runner-up |
| 35th-36th |
5
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Round of 64 Finisher |
| 37th-40th |
4.5
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Round of 64 Finisher |
| 41st-48th |
4
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Round of 64 Finisher |
| 49th-64th |
3.5
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Round of 64 Finisher |
| 65th |
3
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128 Reprieve Winner |
| 66th |
2.75
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128 Reprieve Runner-Up |
| 67th-68th |
2.5
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Round of 128 Finisher |
| 69th72nd |
2.25
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Round of 128 Finisher |
| 73rd-80th |
2
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Round of 128 Finisher |
| 81st-96th |
1.5
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Round of 128 Finisher |
| 97th-128th |
1
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Round of 128 Finisher |
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