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Rank Score Rating
3
9.78
100% 301
8
9.75
100% 403
10
9.75
100% 174
11
9.74
100% 864
13
9.73
99% 323
19
9.70
99% 377
20
9.70
100% 866
25
9.69
99% 738
27
9.68
100% 129
28
9.68
99% 427
29
9.68
99% 326
30
9.67
99% 159
31
9.67
99% 306
34
9.64
99% 341
46
9.62
99% 192
47
9.61
99% 188
1 49
9.61
100% 100
53
9.59
99% 600
5 56
9.59
99% 890
1 66
9.58
99% 864
1 67
9.57
98% 536
2 70
9.57
99% 926
1 71
9.56
99% 162
1 72
9.56
100% 88
1 73
9.56
100% 88
1 74
9.56
98% 296
1 77
9.56
99% 112
1 78
9.56
99% 1.28 K
1 79
9.56
98% 617
1 80
9.56
99% 977
1 81
9.55
99% 111
1 82
9.55
98% 246
1 83
9.55
100% 86
1 86
9.55
98% 597
2 89
9.54
98% 238
2 94
9.54
100% 82
96
9.53
98% 314
2 97
9.53
99% 105
100
9.53
99% 104
1 103
9.52
98% 387
1 104
9.52
98% 386
1 106
9.52
99% 102
110
9.52
98% 763
3 111
9.52
99% 1.64 K
1 115
9.52
98% 467
118
9.51
99% 142
1 119
9.51
98% 218
1 120
9.51
100% 77
1 121
9.51
100% 77
1 125
9.50
99% 139
1 129
9.50
98% 635
1 131
9.50
99% 97
1 132
9.50
98% 399
1 133
9.50
98% 399
1 135
9.49
98% 798
1 136
9.49
99% 96
1 137
9.49
100% 74
1 141
9.48
98% 133
1 142
9.48
98% 1.01 K
1 145
9.48
98% 237
153
9.48
98% 337
155
9.47
98% 921
1 157
9.47
100% 71
1 158
9.47
100% 71
1 161
9.47
98% 129
1 165
9.47
98% 366
166
9.47
98% 295
169
9.46
99% 89
170
9.46
98% 192
172
9.46
97% 461
174
9.46
98% 191
1 181
9.45
98% 220
1 183
9.45
99% 87
1 187
9.44
98% 881
188
9.44
98% 215
195
9.43
97% 654
19 196
9.43
98% 182
1 200
9.43
97% 393
1 202
9.43
98% 1.41 K
1 203
9.43
97% 491
1 208
9.42
97% 521
2 210
9.42
98% 117
2 211
9.42
97% 865
1 214
9.42
100% 64
2 216
9.42
98% 116
1 217
9.42
97% 479
2 224
9.41
99% 2.18 K
3 225
9.41
98% 202
4 226
9.41
98% 144
2 227
9.41
97% 403
2 228
9.41
97% 229
2 230
9.40
100% 62
2 231
9.40
100% 62
1 234
9.40
99% 79
4 235
9.40
97% 225
17 236
9.40
97% 693
2 238
9.40
97% 197
1 241
9.40
97% 970
1 243
9.39
97% 904
245
9.39
98% 110
247
9.39
97% 194
248
9.39
97% 275
249
9.39
98% 1.89 K
250
9.39
100% 60
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