Chris (cheetah_1st)

Race #1840

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Official speed 55.01 wpm (71.11 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 14, 2013 1:57:00pm UTC
Race Finish June 14, 2013 1:58:11pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 2. quanghieu1012 (70.67 wpm)
Accuracy 92.0%
Points 0.00
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