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West Coast US Nationals Report
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West Coast US Nationals Report
held 17 - 18 May 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevanda
with David Griffin
Despite the many personal issues that came up that caused our player base to dwindle, sixteen brave souls met at the Alexis Park Resort in Las Vegas to battle it out for the title of West Coast Nationals Champion. The Little Shop of Magic based in Las Vegas graciously stepped up and hosted the event this year at the proverbial eleventh hour and made sure everything went smoothly for those that attended. I would also like to thank Thomas Weaver, who volunteered to play a ringer if needed, but stayed around and took pictures of the entire event.
Left: Proof that David actually works at these events. |
We tried a new idea at this event on the advice of many players; the Free-For-All battle was extended by thirty minutes so as to give a bit more time for the players to decisively finish their games. Many players also asked for the other Fair Fight missions to be extended, something we shall try at future events.
The player breakdown was as follows:
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Name
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Force
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Name |
Force
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Eric Camba
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Soviet Tankovy
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Mike Mansfield |
Indian Rifle Company |
Leo Colon |
Leichte Pionierkompanie
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Russell Moore |
Italian Posizione di Fucilieri |
Steve Deis
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German Luftlandesturm
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Steve Owens |
British Guards Rifle Company |
Ed Forbes
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Soviet Tankovy
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Rick Parrish |
Italian Compagnia Carri |
Chris Fretts |
French Escadron de Fusiliers Portes |
David Partak |
Compagnie de Tirailleurs (Vichy Legion) |
Bob Genso |
British Rifle Company (8th Army) |
Wyn Robertson |
French Escadron de Reconnaissance |
Michael Henshaw |
German Panzerschutzenkompanie |
Bryon Sinor |
Japanese Hohei Chutai (7th) |
Ron Lange |
German SS Infantriekompanie |
Robert Welch |
Italian Compagnia Bersaglieri |
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First Mission: Dust Up
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Table
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Match-Up
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Score
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One |
Chris Fretts vs. Leo Colon |
3 - 1 |
Two
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Bob Genso vs. Steve Deis
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6 - 1
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Three
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Mike Mansfield vs. Michael Henshaw
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6 - 1
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Four
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Steven Owens vs. Ron Lange |
3 - 3
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Five
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Wyn Robertson vs. Rick Parrish
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3 - 1
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Six
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Russell Moore vs. Eric Camba
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2 - 2
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Seven
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David Partak vs. Byron Sinor
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4 - 3
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Eight
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Ed Forbes vs. Robert Welch
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6 - 1
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Right: German Luftlandesturm gliders come in for the attack.
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Below: Wyn and Rick battle it out amongst the buildings of Table Five.
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Below: Eric Camba attempts to break Russell’s defenses with his T-35 Land Battleships.
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Second Mission: Hasty Attack
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Table
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Match-Up
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Score
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Four |
Rick Parrish vs. Eric Camba |
6 - 1 |
Five
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Robert Welch vs. Mike Henshaw
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5 - 2
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Seven
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Russell Moore vs. Steve Deis
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6 - 1
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Eight
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Wyn Robertson vs. Leo Colon |
5 - 2
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Nine
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David Partak vs. Steven Owens
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6 - 1
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Ten
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Chris Fretts vs. Ron Lange
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6 - 1
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Eleven
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Bob Genso vs. Ed Forbes
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4 - 3
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Twelve
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Byron Sinor vs. Mike Mansfield
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6 - 1
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Left: Roberts’ Italians just could not stand up to Ed’s Tankovy push this time.
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Below: Steven Owens pushes on David’s lines, but they held strong.
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Below: Mike and Robert discuss lines of sight before the bullets fly.
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Third Mission: Fighting Withdrawal
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Table
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Match-Up
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Score
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One |
David Partak vs. Bob Genso |
6 - 1 |
Two
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Byron Sinor vs. Chris Fretts
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4 - 3
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Three
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Ed Forbes vs. Russell Moore
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5 - 2
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Four
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Wyn Robertson vs. Mike Mansfield |
6 - 1
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Five
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Eric Camba vs. Ron Lange
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6 - 1
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Six
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Rick Parrish vs. Robert Welch
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5 - 2
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Seven
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Michael Henshaw vs. Steven Owens
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6 - 1
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Nine |
Leo Colon vs. Steve Deis
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4 - 3 |
Right: Steve’s Glider assaults into Russell’s lines, all seemed lost until Russell’s artillery commander became an unknown hero, shrugging off massive casualties and counter-assaulting on his own before succumbing to enemy fire, grenades and bayonets.
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Below: Ron’s Armoured Cars valiantly attempt to stem the tide of Eric’s Soviet Heavy Armour.
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Below: Mike ponders his next move as his Indian Rifle Company conduct war drills with Wyn’s Escadron de Reconnaissance
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End of Day One Rankings
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Rank
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Name
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Score
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Rank
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Name |
Score
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1.
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David Partak
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16
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9.
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Eric Camba
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9
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2.
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Ed Forbes
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14
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10.
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Michael Henshaw
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9
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3.
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Wyn Robertson |
14
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11.
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Mike Mansfield
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8
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4.
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Byron Sinor
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13
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12.
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Robert Welch |
8
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5.
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Chris Fretts
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12
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13.
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Leo Colon |
7
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6.
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Rick Parrish
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12
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14.
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Ron Lange |
5
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7.
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Bob Genso |
11
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15.
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Steven Owens |
5
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8.
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Russell Moore
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10
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16
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Steve Deis |
5
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Below: Robert Welch and his Italians attempt to hold against Mike’s British Armor support.
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Fourth Mission: Counterattack
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Table
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Match-Up
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Score
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Three |
Leo Colon vs. Ron Lange |
6 - 1 |
Five
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Steven Owens vs. Steve Deis
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5 -2 |
Six
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Ed Forbes vs. Byron Sinor
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4 - 3 |
Seven
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Mike Mansfield vs. Robert Welch |
5 - 2
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Eight
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Eric Camba vs. Michael Henshaw
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6 - 1
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Nine
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Chris Fretts vs. Rick Parrish
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4 - 3
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Ten
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Russell Moore vs. Bob Genso
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6 - 1
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Twelve |
Wyn Robertson vs. David Partak
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6 - 1 |
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Below: Russell Moores’ Italians look well-fortified and ready to fight.
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Fifth Mission: Free-For-All
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Table
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Match-Up
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Score
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One |
Wyn Robertson vs. Ed Forbes |
4 - 3
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Two
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Leo Colon vs. Mike Mansfield
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6 - 1
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Six
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Chris Fretts vs. David Partak
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6 - 1 |
Eight
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Steve Deis vs. Ron Lange |
4 - 3
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Nine |
Bob Genso vs. Michael Henshaw
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2 - 1
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Ten
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Byron Sinor vs. Eric Camba
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3 - 3
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Eleven
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Russell Moore vs. Rick Parrish
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3 - 2
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Twelve |
Robert Welch vs. Steven Owens
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6 - 1 |
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Below: Ed Forbes lines his Tankovy up for a decisive push on Byrons’ Hohei Chutai.
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Below: Despite Eric’s constant attacks, Byrons’ Japanese company hold’s this Soviet horde to a 3-3 tie.
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Rank
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Name
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Score
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Rank
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Name |
Score
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1.
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Wyn Robertson
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29
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9.
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Rick Parrish
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21.8
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2.
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Chris Fretts
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27
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10.
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Robert Welch
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20.2
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3.
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Ed Forbes |
26
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11.
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Mike Mansfield
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19
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4.
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Byron Sinor
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24
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12.
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Bob Genso |
19
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5.
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Russell Moore
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24
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13.
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Steve Deis |
16
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6.
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Leo Colon
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23.8
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14.
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Michael Henshaw |
15.8
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7.
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David Partak |
23
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15.
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Steven Owens |
15.2
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8.
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Eric Camba |
23
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16
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Ron Lange |
14
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Best Overall
Wyn Robertson
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Second Overall
Chris Fretts
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Third Overall
Ed Forbes |
Best Sport
Steve Deis
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Best Painted Army
Robert Welch: Italian Compagnia Bersaglieri
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Last Updated On Wednesday, May 28, 2014 by Blake at Battlefront
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