The men's tournament of the 2011 European Curling Championships took place in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10. The winners of the Group C tournament in Tarnby, Denmark, Poland and Lithuania, moved on to the Group B tournament.
The top seven men's teams at the 2011 European Curling Championships, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Germany, Scotland, and France, will join hosts Switzerland in representing their respective nations at the 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship in Basel. France played Russia in the World Challenge Games, where France defeated Russia after two games in a best-of-three series to win the final berth.
In the Group A competitions, round robin play finished with three teams tied at first and four teams tied at fourth.[1] The Czech Republic emerged victorious from the four-way tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs.[2] The page playoffs saw Sweden slip past defending champions Norway and the Czech Republic edge Denmark, last year's runners-up.[3] Norway soundly defeated the Czech Republic in the semifinal with a score of 5–2, and the Czech Republic dropped to the bronze medal game.[4] The Czechs, skipped by Jiří Snítil, fell to Denmark's Rasmus Stjerne, who led his team in a 9–6 victory over Snítil and team. The final saw Sweden's Niklas Edin face Norway's Thomas Ulsrud in another rematch of the 2011 World Championships bronze medal game. Norway started out strong and continued to solidify their lead with two crucial steals, but Sweden bounced back with two successive deuces with last rock, tying the game up at 6–6. Ulsrud drew against two Swedish stones in the tenth end to secure Norway their second consecutive championship.[5]
The Group C competitions in Tårnby, Denmark saw Poland and Lithuania advance to the Group B competitions, after Lithuania defeated Turkey in the semifinal. They joined fourteen other teams in Group B to create two groups of eight, and a round robin was held within those groups. Hungary and Russia advanced from the Red Group, and Ireland and England advanced from the Blue Group. Hungary advanced straight to the final after defeating Ireland, while Russia advanced to the semifinal against Ireland after defeating England. Russia won the semifinal over Ireland, sending Ireland to the bronze medal game. England stole a win over Ireland in the bronze medal game, winning with a score of 8–4. The home team Russia proceeded to defeat Hungary to win the Group B competitions. As a result, Russia and Hungary advance to the 2012 Men's Group A competitions, replacing Latvia and Italy, and Belarus and Croatia were relegated to the 2012 Men's Group C competitions.
Group A
Teams
Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
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Countries to Playoffs
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Countries to Tiebreakers
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Countries relegated to 2012 Group B
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Round-robin results
Draw 1
Saturday, December 3, 16:30
Draw 2
Sunday, December 4, 8:00
Draw 3
Sunday, December 4, 16:00
Draw 4
Monday, December 5, 8:00
Draw 5
Monday, December 5, 16:00
Draw 6
Tuesday, December 6, 11:00
Draw 7
Tuesday, December 6, 20:00
Draw 8
Wednesday, December 7, 12:00
Draw 9
Wednesday, December 7, 20:00
World Challenge Games
Challenge 1
Friday, December 9, 20:00
Challenge 2
Saturday, December 10, 9:30
France moves on to the 2012 World Men's Championship.
Tiebreakers
Round 1
Thursday, December 8, 8:00
Round 2
Thursday, December 8, 14:00
Playoffs
Page 1 vs. 2
Thursday, December 8, 20:30
Page 3 vs. 4
Thursday, December 8, 20:30
Semifinal
Friday, December 9, 13:00
Bronze-medal game
Friday, December 9, 20:00
Gold-medal game
Saturday, December 10, 15:00
| 2011 European Curling Championships – Men's Winner
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 Norway 5th title
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Group B
Teams
Red Group
Blue Group
Belgium
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Croatia
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England
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Estonia
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Skip: Marc Suter
Third: Thomas Suter
Second: Timo Verreycken
Lead: Thomas Lemmens
Alternate: Peter Suter
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Skip: Alen Cadez
Third: Drazen Cutic
Second: Robert Mikulandric
Lead: Ognjen Golubic
Alternate: Alberto Skendrovic
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Skip: Alan MacDougall
Third: Andrew Reed
Second: Andrew Woolston
Lead: Tom Jaeggi
Alternate: John Brown
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Skip: Harri Lill
Third: Erkki Lill
Second: Jaanus Lindre
Lead: Tanel Telliskivi
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Ireland
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Netherlands
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Poland
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Wales
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Skip: Robin Gray
Third: John Kenny
Second: Bill Gray
Lead: Neil Fyfe
Alternate: John Furey
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Skip: Jaap van Dorp
Third: Brian Doucet
Second: Floyd Koelewijn
Lead: Carlo Glasbergen
Alternate: Mark Neeleman
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Skip: Jakub Glowania
Third: Tomasz Ziolo
Second: Michael Zoltowski
Lead: Michael Koziol
Alternates: Jakub Chec
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Skip: Stuart Hills
Third: Andrew Tanner
Second: James Pougher
Lead: Richard Pougher
Alternate: Chris Wells
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Round-robin standings
Final round-robin standings
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Countries to Playoffs
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Countries relegated to 2012 Group C
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Round-robin results
Red Group
Draw 1
Saturday, December 3, 7:30
Draw 2
Saturday, December 3, 16:30
Draw 3
Sunday, December 4, 8:00
Draw 4
Sunday, December 4, 16:00
Draw 5
Monday, December 5, 8:00
Draw 6
Monday, December 5, 16:00
Draw 7
Tuesday, December 6, 8:00
*Belarus ran out of time in the 10th end, and officially forfeited the game to Lithuania.
Draw 8
Tuesday, December 6, 16:00
Draw 10
Wednesday, December 7, 16:00
Blue Group
Draw 1
Saturday, December 3, 7:30
Draw 2
Saturday, December 3, 16:30
Draw 3
Sunday, December 4, 8:00
Draw 4
Sunday, December 4, 16:00
Draw 5
Monday, December 5, 8:00
Draw 6
Monday, December 5, 16:00
Draw 7
Tuesday, December 6, 8:00
Draw 8
Tuesday, December 6, 16:00
Draw 9
Wednesday, December 7, 8:00
Relegation game
Thursday, December 8, 8:00
Playoffs
Page R1 vs. B1
Thursday, December 8, 20:00
Page R2 vs. B2
Thursday, December 8, 20:00
Semifinal
Friday, December 9, 8:00
Bronze-medal game
Saturday, December 10, 9:30
Gold-medal game
Friday, December 9, 13:00
Russia and
Hungary advance to the 2012 Group A competitions.
Group C
Teams
Greece
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Iceland
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Poland
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Skip: Georgios Arampatis
Third: Nikolaos Zacharias
Second: Dionysios Karakostas
Lead: Alexandros Arampatsis
Alternate: Efstratios Kokkinellis
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Skip: Hallgrimur Valsson
Third: Kristjan Bjarnason
Second: Olafur Hreinsson
Lead: Savar Sveinbjörnsson
Alternate: Gunnar Haukur Johannesson
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Skip: Tadas Vysukpaisas
Third: Vytis Kulakauskas
Second: Vidas Sadauskas
Lead: Mantas Kulakauskas
Alternates: Vygantas Zalieckas
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Skip: Marco Etienne
Third: Jörg Moeser
Second: Alex Benoy
Lead: Claude Schweitzer
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Fourth: Jakub Glowania
Skip: Tomasz Zioło
Second: Michael Zoltowski
Lead: Michael Koziol
Alternates: Jakub Chec
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Romania
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Serbia
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Slovenia
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Turkey
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Skip: Allen Coliban
Third: Bogdan Colceriu
Second: Bodgan Tăut
Lead: Adrian Panaitescu
Alternate: Mihai Mardare
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Skip: Marko Stojanovic
Third: Bojan Mijatovic
Second: Goran Ungurovic
Lead: Djordje Neskovic
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Skip: Zvonimir Sever
Third: Mitja Donosa
Second: Domen Zalkoar
Lead: Marjaz Prezelj
Alternate: Mitja Resman
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Skip: İlhan Osmanağaoğlu
Third: Muhammet Çağrı Bayraktar
Second: Kadir Çakır
Lead: Muhammet Oǧuz Zengin
Alternate: Yusuf Ziya Bayraktutan
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Standings
Final round-robin standings
| Key
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To Group C Final
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To Group C Semifinal
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Round-robin results
Draw 1
Friday, September 30, 15:00
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Greece (Arampatis)
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0
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0
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0
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4
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1
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1
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0
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0
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6
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Iceland (Valsson)
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1
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1
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3
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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8
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| Sheet 2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
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1
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0
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1
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3
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2
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3
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X
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X
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10
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Serbia (Stojanovic)
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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X
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X
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2
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| Sheet 3
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Luxembourg (Etienne)
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0
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1
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0
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3
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1
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0
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2
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0
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7
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Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
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1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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2
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0
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3
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9
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| Sheet 4
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Poland (Zioło)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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3
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0
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2
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0
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6
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Slovenia (Sever)
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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4
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Draw 2
Saturday, October 1, 08:00
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Romania (Coliban)
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4
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0
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4
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0
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1
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0
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1
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X
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10
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Slovenia (Sever)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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X
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3
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| Sheet 2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Luxembourg (Etienne)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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1
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0
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4
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Poland (Zioło)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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3
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0
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0
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1
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5
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| Sheet 6
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Iceland (Valsson)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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X
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1
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Serbia (Stojanovic)
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
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1
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X
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6
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| Sheet 7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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2
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2
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X
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5
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Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
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0
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0
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4
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0
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3
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0
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0
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X
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7
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Draw 3
Saturday, October 1, 16:30
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Iceland (Valsson)
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0
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3
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1
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1
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0
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0
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5
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X
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10
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Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2
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1
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0
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X
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4
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| Sheet 2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Serbia (Stojanovic)
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0
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1
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3
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0
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1
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0
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2
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1
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8
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Slovenia (Sever)
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1
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0
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0
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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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7
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| Sheet 6
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Greece (Arampatis)
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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1
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2
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5
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Poland (Zioło)
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0
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3
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0
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2
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1
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0
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0
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0
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6
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| Sheet 7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Final
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Luxembourg (Etienne)
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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3
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0
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0
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2
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8
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Romania (Coliban)
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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0
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6
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Draw 4
Sunday, October 2, 12:00
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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0
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5
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Poland (Zioło)
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4
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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8
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| Sheet 2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Greece (Arampatis)
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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X
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2
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Luxembourg (Etienne)
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1
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1
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1
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1
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0
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1
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4
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X
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9
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| Sheet 6
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Serbia (Stojanovic)
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3
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1
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1
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0
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1
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0
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2
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X
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8
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Romania (Coliban)
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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X
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2
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| Sheet 7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Iceland (Valsson)
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0
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2
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0
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5
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1
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1
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1
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X
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10
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Slovenia (Sever)
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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X
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2
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Draw 5
Sunday, October 2, 19:30
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Serbia (Stojanovic)
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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X
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X
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2
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Greece (Arampatis)
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2
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0
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2
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1
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1
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2
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X
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X
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8
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| Sheet 2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Final
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Romania (Coliban)
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2
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0
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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7
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Iceland (Valsson)
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0
|
2
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0
|
0
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0
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2
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0
|
2
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0
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6
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| Sheet 6
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
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2
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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4
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2
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11
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Luxembourg (Etienne)
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0
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0
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4
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0
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0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
6
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| Sheet 7
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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X
|
3
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Poland (Zioło)
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2
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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1
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X
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6
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Draw 6
Monday, October 3, 12:00
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Slovenia (Sever)
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2
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0
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1
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2
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0
|
1
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0
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X
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6
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Luxembourg (Etienne)
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0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
X
|
8
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| Sheet 2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Poland (Zioło)
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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0
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
4
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Serbia (Stojanovic)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
2
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| Sheet 3
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4
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5
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6
|
7
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8
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Final
|
Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
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0
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
X
|
13
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Romania (Coliban)
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
5
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| Sheet 4
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1
|
2
|
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
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Greece (Arampatis)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
3
|
Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
|
1
|
2
|
3
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0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
7
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Draw 7
Monday, October 3, 19:30
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
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Final
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Poland (Zioło)
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0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
X
|
7
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Romania (Coliban)
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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X
|
2
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| Sheet 2
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1
|
2
|
3
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4
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5
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6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
13
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Greece (Arampatis)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
1
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| Sheet 3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Slovenia (Sever)
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
X
|
4
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Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
|
11
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| Sheet 4
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1
|
2
|
3
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4
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5
|
6
|
7
|
8
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Final
|
Luxembourg (Etienne)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
X
|
3
|
Iceland (Valsson)
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0
|
3
|
2
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2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
X
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8
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Draw 8
Tuesday, October 4, 8:30
| Sheet 1
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Final
|
Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
X
|
5
|
Serbia (Stojanovic)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
3
|
| Sheet 2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Romania (Coliban)
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
2
|
Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
X
|
X
|
10
|
| Sheet 6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Poland (Zioło)
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
Iceland (Valsson)
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
| Sheet 7
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Slovenia (Sever)
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
X
|
12
|
Greece (Arampatis)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
0
|
Draw 9
Tuesday, October 4, 16:00
| Sheet 1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Iceland (Valsson)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
X
|
0
|
Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
X
|
X
|
8
|
| Sheet 2
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Slovenia (Sever)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
X
|
1
|
Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
X
|
13
|
| Sheet 6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Romania (Coliban)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
Greece (Arampatis)
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
| Sheet 5
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Final
|
Serbia (Stojanovic)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
Luxembourg (Etienne)
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
Playoffs
Following the round robin, Poland, the leader of the group, automatically qualified to the Group B competitions in Moscow. The semifinal served as a tiebreaker for the second qualifying spot, which went to Lithuania. Poland and Lithuania were both already qualified to the Group B competitions, but played a gold medal game to determine the winner of the Group C competitions.
Semifinal
Thursday, October 6, 12:00
| Sheet 6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
Final
|
Turkey (Osmanagaoglu)
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
Gold-medal game
Thursday, October 6, 19:30
| Sheet 5
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
Final
|
Poland (Zioło)
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
Lithuania (Vysukpaisas)
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Poland and
Lithuania advance to the Group B competitions in Moscow.
References
External links