Anup (nifty2012)

Race #907

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Official speed 45.83 wpm (85.36 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 9, 2014 10:02:58am UTC
Race Finish May 9, 2014 10:04:23am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. thehiep8x (58.51 wpm)
4. nhukhuong (45.11 wpm)
Accuracy 94.0%
Points 0.00
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