Samarkand 2026
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UZB
AVG R
2720
PLACE
1/206
#2
OPEN
IND
AVG R
2735
PLACE
2/206
#5
OPEN
GER
AVG R
2677
PLACE
3/206
#1
OPEN
USA
AVG R
2753
PLACE
4/206
#7
OPEN
AZE
AVG R
2667
PLACE
5/206
#10
OPEN
ARM
AVG R
2637
PLACE
6/206
#8
OPEN
HUN
AVG R
2652
PLACE
7/206
#4
OPEN
CHN
AVG R
2707
PLACE
8/206
#9
OPEN
FRA
AVG R
2638
PLACE
9/206
#13
OPEN
ESP
AVG R
2620
PLACE
10/206
#12
OPEN
UKR
AVG R
2623
PLACE
11/206
#11
OPEN
ENG
AVG R
2624
PLACE
12/206
#14
OPEN
TUR
AVG R
2616
PLACE
13/206
#16
OPEN
POL
AVG R
2615
PLACE
14/206
#18
OPEN
IRI
AVG R
2587
PLACE
15/206
#6
OPEN
NED
AVG R
2675
PLACE
16/206
#23
OPEN
ROU
AVG R
2562
PLACE
17/206
#47
OPEN
VIE
AVG R
2456
PLACE
19/206
#17
OPEN
CRO
AVG R
2589
PLACE
20/206
#20
OPEN
CZE
AVG R
2585
PLACE
21/206
#15
OPEN
SRB
AVG R
2616
PLACE
22/206
#24
OPEN
ARG
AVG R
2559
PLACE
23/206
#22
OPEN
ISR
AVG R
2565
PLACE
24/206
#35
OPEN
KAZ
AVG R
2517
PLACE
25/206
#51
OPEN
MGL
AVG R
2446
PLACE
26/206
#39
OPEN
BLR
AVG R
2503
PLACE
27/206
#29
OPEN
GEO
AVG R
2536
PLACE
28/206
#26
OPEN
ITA
AVG R
2551
PLACE
29/206
#19
OPEN
GRE
AVG R
2585
PLACE
30/206
#34
OPEN
SLO
AVG R
2519
PLACE
31/206
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Final standings · Top 30 · Open · 206 teams total
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