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5th BRUNSWICK EURO CHALLENGE
PLAZA BOWLING
SAINT MAXIMIN
FRANCE
March 8 - 16, 2008
FINAL DAY OF QUALIFYING
We're running down the home straight now
with just four squads on today's agenda,
plus, of course, that dreaded one-game
shootout, the Desperado squad in the wee
small hours of the night.
It is a case of 'Vive la France' this
morning as Kevin Seve could hoist the French
tricolor as leader of Saturday's opening
squad, finishing just two pins ahead of
Aussie Andrew Frawley, credited with bowling
for Kuwait on the roster. That final 143
very nearly cost Kevin his place in the
talented line-up tomorrow morning.
A 257 in the second game and a 258 in the
fifth helped to give Kevin his ticket into
the next round on this, his first entry. He
can now scrub any re-entry he has reserved
and that will surely be taken up by someone
eager to make the cut.
There were 15 newcomers on this squad and
that brings the total entry so far to 386 so
it doesn't look as though the final figure
will set any new record for EBT events.
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Still they come ...... another 12 bowlers
from all over joined the fray in Squad 20
and they had the privilege of
 watching
young Jemma Smith from England (pictured)
dominating the group. The daughter of
Pauline (Smith) Buck, the double World Cup
champion and WBW Hall of Famer, to name just
a couple of her honors, Jemma is a force
majeur on the battlefields of Europe
and it is good to see her bowling so well,
on her first entry, too.
Including her 48 pin bonus, Jemma rolled
1,320 and that was 12 pins better than
America's distinguished Diandra Asbaty, 2006
and 2007 WBW Bowler of the Year and multi-titleist.
Jemma now shares 15th berth on the
qualifying table with fellow countryman
Dominic Barrett.
Fifteen players on this squad bettered 'par'
but with the cut for 52nd spot now at 1,255
a tough target is being set for those on the
final two squads.
But there's always the Desperado Squad for
the really desperate!
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It's an old cliche, but 'tis said in many
sporting circles that the cream always rises
to the top and there is no further
 proof
needed in the pudding than to see Mika
Koivuniemi (pictured), a handsome Finn but
now a PBA exempt pro bowler living in
Michigan, United States, as the winner of
the penultimate squad. Not only did he
handsomely top the 56 on the squad, but his
1,378 now places him in sixth place overall.
It was a Scandinavian affair through the six
games as Mika was almost paced by Norway's
Tore Torgersen, the newly-elected WBW Hall
of Famer who should have had his award
presented at this prestigious event. That,
unfortunately, has been postponed until a
later EBT event.
A Scandinavian trio was completed with
Kamilla Kjeldsen of Denmark taking thid
place on this squad, beating 1,300 by two
pins, including her 48 bonus points.
The entry total has now risen to 405, just
beating the 398 set by the Ballmaster Open
in January and bad news for those on the
cusp as the cut is now 1,259.
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Thomas Gross of Vienna, Austria (pictured)
left it all to the final squad to put it all
together, rolling 1,302 to be the squad
leader
 and
in doing so spoiled the party for the
vibrant Ghislaine van der Tol of Utrecht,
Netherlands, who finished just five points
aback in second place.
Thomas finished in 23rd place overall so
misses out on the top 16 who will get a bye
for step one on Sunday morning when places
17-64, including the six qualifiers from
tonight's Desperado squad and the first six
squad winners, roll six games. From that
group the leading 16 will join qualifiers
1-16 for stage two, best of three games,
high seed versus low.
Twelve women have beaten the cut and maybe
there will be more from the Desperado squad
now honing their skills on the Plaza Bowling
lanes.
DESPERADO SQUAD
A field of 90 took to the lanes for the
final chance of qualification through the
Desperado squad - a one-game on one- lane
shootout.
It turned out to be 'ladies' night' as three
of the six to successfully emerge from the
encounter were those of the fairer sex,
dominated by German champion Martina Beckel
from Frankfurt (pictured).
For the full Desperado squad standings, see:
www.brunswickeurochallenge.com.
The top six:
1. Martina Beckel, Germany
262*
2. Zara Glover, England
237*
3. Mark Siders, USA
236
4. Kai Guenther, Germany
231
5. Jolanda Vissers, Netherlands
230*
6. Artu Sadeharju, Finland
229
* denotes 8 pins women's bonus.
FINAL QUALIFYING STANDINGS:
|
RANK |
NAME |
NAT |
GEN |
CAT |
BEST PINS |
LAST G. |
SQUAD # |
SQUAD COUNT |
HAND |
| 1 |
Larsen, Martin |
SWE |
M |
A |
1448 |
246 |
12 |
1 |
R |
| 2 |
Belmonte, Jason |
AUS |
M |
A |
1398 |
237 |
11 |
2 |
R |
| 3 |
Fagan, Mike |
USA |
M |
A |
1390 |
245 |
08 |
1 |
R |
| 4 |
Rash, Sean |
USA |
M |
A |
1383 |
204 |
16 |
3 |
R |
| 5 |
Uotila, Pasi |
FIN |
M |
A |
1382 |
226 |
15 |
2 |
R |
| 6 |
Koivuniemi, Mika |
FIN |
M |
A |
1378 |
217 |
21 |
5 |
R |
| 7 |
Torgersen, Tore |
SWE |
M |
A |
1363 |
246 |
21 |
3 |
R |
| 8 |
Andersin, Erik |
SWE |
M |
A |
1356 |
212 |
15 |
2 |
R |
| 9 |
Bellinder, Missy |
USA |
F |
A |
1348 |
200 |
14 |
3 |
R |
| 10 |
Ng, Shaun |
SGP |
M |
A |
1344 |
244 |
09 |
4 |
R |
| 11 |
Mack, Timothy |
USA |
M |
A |
1338 |
225 |
09 |
4 |
R |
| 12 |
Russell, Ronnie |
USA |
M |
A |
1332 |
198 |
09 |
1 |
R |
| 13 |
Salonen, Petteri |
FIN |
M |
A |
1325 |
248 |
12 |
1 |
R |
| 14 |
Clayton, Corey |
CAN |
M |
A |
1325 |
236 |
11 |
2 |
R |
| 15 |
Palermaa, Osku |
FIN |
M |
A |
1323 |
204 |
12 |
4 |
R |
| 16 |
Barrett, Dominic |
ENG |
M |
A |
1320 |
268 |
09 |
2 |
R |
| 17 |
Smith, Jemma |
ENG |
F |
A |
1320 |
210 |
20 |
1 |
R |
| 18 |
Kanold, Mikael |
SWE |
M |
A |
1319 |
247 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 19 |
Heino, Mika |
FIN |
M |
A |
1315 |
245 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 20 |
Broendsted, Britt |
DNK |
F |
A |
1313 |
243 |
16 |
2 |
R |
| 21 |
Asbaty, Diandra |
USA |
F |
A |
1308 |
255 |
20 |
3 |
R |
| 22 |
Kjeldsen, Kamilla |
DNK |
F |
A |
1302 |
220 |
21 |
3 |
R |
| 23 |
Gross, Thomas |
AUT |
M |
A |
1302 |
201 |
22 |
5 |
R |
| 24 |
Blase, Oliver |
GER |
M |
A |
1301 |
206 |
13 |
1 |
R |
| 25 |
Vander List, Wendy |
NLD |
F |
A |
1301 |
196 |
08 |
1 |
L |
| 26 |
Van Der Tol, Ghislaine |
NLD |
F |
A |
1297 |
240 |
22 |
3 |
L |
| 27 |
Leandersson, Tomas |
SWE |
M |
A |
1295 |
256 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 28 |
Sacco, Francois |
FRA |
M |
A |
1295 |
199 |
08 |
2 |
R |
| 29 |
Flack, Nina |
SWE |
F |
A |
1294 |
201 |
16 |
1 |
R |
| 30 |
Medina, Rafael |
VEN |
M |
A |
1293 |
180 |
07 |
3 |
R |
| 31 |
Bergčs, Mathieu |
CHE |
M |
A |
1292 |
218 |
20 |
3 |
R |
| 32 |
Loschetter, Chris |
USA |
M |
A |
1290 |
234 |
10 |
3 |
R |
| 33 |
Scott, Adam |
ENG |
M |
A |
1290 |
221 |
21 |
2 |
R |
| 34 |
Immonen, Juha |
FIN |
M |
A |
1289 |
234 |
15 |
2 |
R |
| 35 |
Mannonen, Petri |
FIN |
M |
A |
1289 |
233 |
11 |
5 |
R |
| 36 |
Gomez, Andres |
COL |
M |
A |
1282 |
210 |
06 |
4 |
R |
| 37 |
Seve, Kévin |
FRA |
M |
A |
1282 |
143 |
19 |
2 |
R |
| 38 |
Williams, Stuart |
ENG |
M |
A |
1281 |
211 |
12 |
4 |
R |
| 39 |
Ljung, Peter |
SWE |
M |
A |
1281 |
182 |
16 |
3 |
L |
| 40 |
Frawley, Andrew |
KWT |
M |
A |
1280 |
234 |
19 |
3 |
R |
| 41 |
Penny, Kirsten |
ENG |
F |
A |
1278 |
244 |
21 |
3 |
R |
| 42 |
Forestier, Nicolas |
FRA |
M |
A |
1277 |
194 |
06 |
4 |
L |
| 43 |
Houbo Pedersen, Lotte |
DNK |
F |
A |
1276 |
214 |
15 |
6 |
R |
| 44 |
Konieczny, Bodo |
GER |
M |
A |
1276 |
211 |
14 |
2 |
R |
| 45 |
Maragos, Leonidas |
GRE |
M |
A |
1274 |
212 |
13 |
2 |
R |
| 46 |
Cundy, Darren |
ENG |
M |
A |
1269 |
180 |
20 |
2 |
R |
| 47 |
Cavagnaro, Alex |
USA |
M |
A |
1263 |
213 |
11 |
3 |
R |
| 48 |
Dogan, Habib |
TUR |
M |
A |
1263 |
189 |
13 |
2 |
R |
| 49 |
Glover, Zara |
ENG |
F |
A |
1262 |
215 |
12 |
4 |
R |
| 50 |
Ainge, Nicki |
ENG |
F |
A |
1262 |
207 |
14 |
2 |
R |
| 51 |
Jensen, Thomas |
DNK |
M |
A |
1262 |
177 |
10 |
2 |
L |
| 52 |
Lehtonen, Kimmo |
FIN |
M |
A |
1261 |
203 |
16 |
4 |
L |
 |
| 53 |
Knopp, Peter |
GER |
M |
A |
1259 |
223 |
16 |
3 |
R |
| 54 |
Vahidi, Alexandre |
FRA |
M |
A |
1259 |
213 |
07 |
7 |
R |
| 55 |
Moor, Paul |
ENG |
M |
A |
1258 |
251 |
12 |
6 |
L |
| 56 |
Plummen, Ton |
NLD |
M |
A |
1258 |
233 |
16 |
1 |
R |
| 57 |
Sarmadi, Mathias |
FRA |
M |
A |
1256 |
222 |
20 |
4 |
R |
| 58 |
Pöllänen, Krista |
FIN |
F |
A |
1255 |
234 |
20 |
4 |
R |
| 59 |
Rodriguez, Paco |
ESP |
M |
A |
1255 |
214 |
12 |
4 |
R |
| 60 |
Cundy, Jo |
ENG |
F |
A |
1254 |
196 |
21 |
2 |
R |
| 61 |
Manico, Bigi |
CHE |
F |
A |
1254 |
188 |
14 |
2 |
L |
| 62 |
Mullin, Michael |
USA |
M |
A |
1253 |
204 |
12 |
3 |
L |
| 63 |
Albeck, Morten |
DNK |
M |
A |
1251 |
255 |
13 |
5 |
R |
| 64 |
Biguet Petit Jean, Florie |
FRA |
F |
A |
1251 |
211 |
21 |
2 |
R |
| 65 |
Lim, Benjamin |
SGP |
M |
A |
1249 |
226 |
13 |
5 |
L |
| 66 |
Lunden, Reija |
FIN |
F |
A |
1248 |
245 |
21 |
3 |
R |
| 67 |
Gauton, Aurélie |
FRA |
F |
A |
1248 |
241 |
21 |
2 |
R |
| 68 |
Berndt, Marcus |
SWE |
M |
A |
1245 |
257 |
13 |
3 |
R |
| 69 |
Luoto, Mika |
FIN |
M |
A |
1243 |
203 |
16 |
3 |
L |
| 70 |
Grabowski, Achim |
GER |
M |
A |
1242 |
238 |
16 |
2 |
R |
| 71 |
Leroy, Olivier |
BEL |
M |
A |
1242 |
176 |
05 |
2 |
R |
| 72 |
Sadeharju, Arttu |
FIN |
M |
A |
1241 |
212 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 73 |
Michaud, Emmanuel |
FRA |
M |
A |
1240 |
212 |
07 |
3 |
R |
| 74 |
Ong, Remy |
SGP |
M |
A |
1240 |
200 |
18 |
6 |
L |
| 75 |
Koshelev, Nikita |
RUS |
M |
A |
1238 |
202 |
11 |
4 |
R |
| 76 |
Gales, Anne Lorraine |
DNK |
F |
A |
1238 |
182 |
04 |
3 |
R |
| 77 |
Agerbo, Jesper |
DNK |
M |
A |
1236 |
231 |
12 |
4 |
R |
| 78 |
Fabre, Anthony |
FRA |
M |
A |
1236 |
212 |
11 |
2 |
R |
| 79 |
Massonneau, Cédric |
FRA |
M |
A |
1235 |
214 |
20 |
4 |
R |
| 80 |
Ravez, Jimmy |
BEL |
M |
A |
1235 |
185 |
07 |
2 |
R |
| 81 |
Ruiz, Ildemaro |
VEN |
M |
A |
1235 |
171 |
07 |
5 |
R |
| 82 |
Parapini, Marco |
ITA |
M |
A |
1234 |
225 |
11 |
3 |
R |
| 83 |
Stott Jnr, Paul |
IRL |
M |
A |
1234 |
187 |
12 |
3 |
R |
| 84 |
Vorborg, Anders |
DNK |
M |
A |
1233 |
246 |
20 |
3 |
R |
| 85 |
Wells, John |
ENG |
M |
A |
1233 |
171 |
11 |
4 |
R |
| 86 |
Sainio, Peter |
SWE |
M |
A |
1232 |
207 |
10 |
3 |
R |
| 87 |
Rolland, Patrick |
FRA |
M |
A |
1229 |
246 |
21 |
3 |
L |
| 88 |
Verbruggen, Gery |
BEL |
M |
A |
1228 |
202 |
03 |
2 |
L |
| 89 |
Karlsson, Tobias |
SWE |
M |
A |
1228 |
201 |
15 |
4 |
R |
| 90 |
Alix, Yoan |
FRA |
M |
A |
1228 |
195 |
04 |
2 |
R |
| 91 |
Jehkinen, Joonas |
FIN |
M |
A |
1227 |
235 |
12 |
3 |
L |
| 92 |
Cayez, Vincent |
FRA |
M |
A |
1227 |
187 |
21 |
5 |
L |
| 93 |
Jaine, Mikael |
SWE |
M |
A |
1226 |
224 |
10 |
2 |
R |
| 94 |
Hauchwitz, Sascha |
GER |
M |
A |
1226 |
216 |
14 |
3 |
R |
| 95 |
Sanders, Nicole |
NLD |
F |
A |
1226 |
199 |
19 |
3 |
L |
| 96 |
Goldswain, Josh |
ENG |
M |
A |
1223 |
162 |
20 |
2 |
R |
| 97 |
Bonnevalle, Michäel |
BEL |
M |
A |
1222 |
248 |
18 |
3 |
R |
| 98 |
Karetsos, Dimitrios |
GRE |
M |
A |
1221 |
220 |
18 |
4 |
R |
| 99 |
Hacquin, Gery |
BEL |
M |
A |
1221 |
212 |
04 |
3 |
L |
| 100 |
Lebon, Jean-Marc |
BEL |
M |
A |
1221 |
204 |
16 |
3 |
R |
| 101 |
Ching, William |
VEN |
M |
A |
1221 |
177 |
10 |
5 |
R |
| 102 |
Boufesis, Nikolaos |
GRE |
M |
A |
1218 |
209 |
15 |
2 |
R |
| 103 |
Schwarz, Patricia |
GER |
F |
A |
1217 |
241 |
11 |
3 |
R |
| 104 |
Planchard, Marilyn |
FRA |
F |
A |
1216 |
199 |
05 |
2 |
R |
| 105 |
Lee, Yu-Wen |
SGP |
M |
A |
1215 |
265 |
13 |
5 |
L |
| 106 |
Heberle, Nicole |
GER |
F |
A |
1214 |
212 |
13 |
1 |
L |
| 107 |
Kendall, Robert |
ENG |
M |
A |
1214 |
186 |
16 |
4 |
R |
| 108 |
Öhrgaard, Frederik |
DNK |
M |
A |
1213 |
255 |
10 |
4 |
R |
| 109 |
Fischbach, Helene |
SWE |
F |
A |
1213 |
210 |
17 |
3 |
L |
| 110 |
Tiainnen, Olli |
FIN |
M |
A |
1213 |
203 |
16 |
3 |
R |
| 111 |
Gabel, Janine |
GER |
F |
A |
1212 |
211 |
20 |
2 |
R |
| 112 |
Hulsch, Tina |
GER |
F |
A |
1211 |
241 |
20 |
2 |
R |
| 113 |
Mrosek, Manuel |
GER |
M |
A |
1210 |
224 |
18 |
3 |
R |
| 114 |
Virton, Jonathan |
FRA |
M |
A |
1209 |
221 |
16 |
4 |
R |
| 115 |
Catalin, Gheorghe |
ROU |
M |
B |
1208 |
226 |
08 |
2 |
R |
| 116 |
Smirnova, Evgeniya |
RUS |
F |
A |
1207 |
224 |
21 |
3 |
R |
| 117 |
Kok, Wendy |
NLD |
F |
A |
1207 |
196 |
16 |
2 |
R |
| 118 |
Siders, Mark |
USA |
M |
A |
1206 |
234 |
09 |
4 |
R |
| 119 |
Van Den Bogaard, Ron |
NLD |
M |
A |
1206 |
209 |
16 |
2 |
R |
| 120 |
Zinatullin, Ramil |
RUS |
M |
B |
1206 |
200 |
13 |
4 |
R |
| 121 |
Ravez, Pierre |
BEL |
M |
A |
1206 |
180 |
06 |
2 |
R |
| 122 |
Sébastien, Henry |
FRA |
M |
A |
1206 |
157 |
13 |
4 |
R |
| 123 |
Van Der Meer, Sophie |
NLD |
F |
A |
1203 |
223 |
05 |
3 |
R |
| 124 |
Bland, Jr., Ken |
NOR |
M |
A |
1203 |
162 |
13 |
3 |
R |
| 125 |
Froggatt, Nick |
ENG |
M |
A |
1202 |
173 |
19 |
5 |
L |
| 126 |
Vandamme, Gaetan |
BEL |
M |
A |
1199 |
199 |
04 |
2 |
R |
| 127 |
Baudisson, Marie Anne |
FRA |
F |
A |
1198 |
201 |
10 |
2 |
R |
| 128 |
Rossi, Federico |
ITA |
M |
A |
1197 |
170 |
18 |
4 |
R |
| 129 |
Van Der Meer, Daniëlle |
NLD |
F |
A |
1195 |
208 |
05 |
2 |
R |
| 130 |
Quittelier, Laurent |
FRA |
M |
A |
1195 |
163 |
17 |
2 |
R |
| 131 |
Saldjian, Isabelle |
FRA |
F |
A |
1191 |
195 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 132 |
De Jong, Marieke |
NLD |
F |
A |
1191 |
177 |
11 |
1 |
R |
| 133 |
Hossi, Olli |
FIN |
M |
A |
1190 |
229 |
19 |
3 |
R |
| 134 |
Cardi, Laetitia |
FRA |
F |
A |
1190 |
177 |
19 |
2 |
R |
| 135 |
Bódis, György |
HUN |
M |
A |
1189 |
228 |
08 |
3 |
R |
| 136 |
Marcellon Bertrand, Alain |
FRA |
M |
A |
1189 |
217 |
15 |
3 |
R |
| 137 |
Andrea, Steffen |
DNK |
M |
A |
1189 |
201 |
12 |
3 |
L |
| 138 |
Ovchinnikovs, Nikolay |
LVA |
M |
A |
1187 |
184 |
17 |
3 |
R |
| 139 |
Nicolas, Alain |
FRA |
M |
A |
1186 |
178 |
07 |
2 |
R |
| 140 |
Völkl-Brandt, Bianca |
GER |
F |
A |
1184 |
206 |
21 |
2 |
R |
| 141 |
Hellmich, Daniel |
GER |
M |
A |
1183 |
188 |
22 |
3 |
R |
| 142 |
Cauquil, Marion |
FRA |
F |
B |
1180 |
198 |
08 |
1 |
R |
| 143 |
Racpan, Christian |
GER |
M |
A |
1180 |
192 |
13 |
4 |
R |
| 144 |
Pachoulis, Brett |
GRE |
M |
A |
1179 |
190 |
13 |
3 |
R |
| 145 |
Lammens, Pascal |
FRA |
M |
A |
1179 |
189 |
09 |
2 |
R |
| 146 |
Eklund, Dennis |
SWE |
M |
A |
1179 |
151 |
15 |
4 |
R |
| 147 |
Oberkersch, Teresa |
AUT |
F |
B |
1178 |
174 |
17 |
2 |
R |
| 148 |
Ratia, Jari |
FIN |
M |
A |
1177 |
189 |
22 |
3 |
R |
| 149 |
Tscharke, Uwe |
GER |
M |
A |
1176 |
222 |
21 |
2 |
L |
| 150 |
Teece, Raymond |
ENG |
M |
A |
1176 |
169 |
06 |
1 |
R |
| 151 |
Filor, Alexandra |
GER |
F |
A |
1174 |
222 |
22 |
2 |
R |
| 152 |
Häuser, Markus |
GER |
M |
A |
1174 |
220 |
13 |
2 |
L |
| 153 |
Tuomisalo, Laura |
FIN |
F |
A |
1174 |
202 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 154 |
Tybl, Thomas |
AUT |
M |
A |
1174 |
142 |
19 |
2 |
R |
| 155 |
Coussens, Michael |
BEL |
M |
A |
1172 |
258 |
04 |
1 |
R |
| 156 |
Wölki, Robert |
GER |
M |
A |
1172 |
244 |
22 |
2 |
L |
| 157 |
Ussing, Rasmus |
DNK |
M |
A |
1171 |
197 |
10 |
3 |
L |
| 158 |
Glorieux, Patrick |
FRA |
M |
A |
1171 |
192 |
07 |
1 |
R |
| 159 |
Smith, Tony |
GER |
M |
A |
1170 |
145 |
21 |
2 |
L |
| 160 |
Helldén, Sanna |
SWE |
F |
A |
1169 |
179 |
14 |
2 |
R |
| 161 |
Völkel, Dirk |
GER |
M |
A |
1169 |
171 |
21 |
3 |
R |
| 162 |
Visser, Jolanda |
NLD |
F |
A |
1168 |
222 |
04 |
4 |
R |
| 163 |
Lotthe, Xavier |
FRA |
M |
A |
1168 |
215 |
04 |
5 |
L |
| 164 |
Holm Rasmussen, Rikke |
DNK |
F |
A |
1168 |
210 |
20 |
3 |
R |
| 165 |
Einhorn Sr, James |
GER |
M |
A |
1166 |
199 |
09 |
2 |
R |
| 166 |
Vandermeersch, Bernard |
FRA |
M |
A |
1166 |
159 |
09 |
3 |
L |
| 167 |
Voss, Brian |
USA |
M |
A |
1165 |
216 |
12 |
2 |
R |
| 168 |
Helminen, Jouni |
FIN |
M |
A |
1165 |
188 |
09 |
4 |
R |
| 169 |
Mourgues, Valérie |
FRA |
F |
A |
1165 |
187 |
21 |
2 |
R |
| 170 |
Halluin, Mickael |
FRA |
M |
A |
1164 |
214 |
08 |
1 |
R |
| 171 |
Liratzis, Kostas |
GRE |
M |
A |
1164 |
202 |
15 |
3 |
R |
| 172 |
Wouters, Michael |
BEL |
M |
A |
1164 |
200 |
06 |
2 |
R |
| 173 |
Jacques, Pepita |
FRA |
F |
A |
1164 |
166 |
21 |
2 |
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