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| Bi Zhu Qing beats Chen Siming in Womens World Championship |
Posted on Friday, September 23 2011 @ 06:47:05 UTC By admin |
Women’s 9-ball World Championship 2011 Tennis Hall of Training Base of Hunnan, Liaoning 32 Hunnan Mid Road Hunnan New District Shenyang 110168 China www.wpa-pool.com - Twitter - brackets (pdf) - live score www.my147.com - official coverage - live stream video
22 - 25 September 2011
This photograph courtesy of MY147.com - used by Pro9 with express permission. BI-G THING IN A SMALL PACKAGE
BI ZHU QING IS THE SURPRISE WINNER OF THE 2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 9-7 WIN OVER CHEN SIMING.
Bi Zhu Qing stands no more than 4’11”. But Sunday night in Shenyang, this tiny woman became a giant of women’s pool and a sporting hero in the most populace nation on earth. This after the relatively unknown from Beijing defeated world number 2 and heavy favorite Chen Siming 9-7 to capture the 2011 Women’s World 9-ball Championship.
Bi’s title win capped an incredible day for the 23 year old. Up until Sunday, she was mostly unknown beyond her professional peers in China, where the women’s game is wildly popular and its top players are legitimate stars. She is ranked number 7 in China and 81st worldwide and had never won any pool tournaments of note.
That all changed on the last day of the Women's World 9-Ball Championship in this northeastern city of 7 million people. After she quietly worked her way through the field at the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Arena beginning Thursday, Bi shocked defending champion and world number one Fu Xiaofang in Sunday’s semi-final, 9-6. Playing the role of underdog perfectly, Bi played seemingly without a care in the world, while the pressure of stardom and expectation appeared at times to get to Fu.
Bi’s finals match against Chen later in the evening, played in front of over 1200 people, didn’t go quite as smoothly as the semi-final against Fu, and she could have very nearly lost. But Bi freewheeled long enough to build up a decent cushion and held on down the nervy stretch to cross the finish line first.
For Chen the loss was a major disappointment, but like Fu earlier, the mantle of expectation seemed to weigh heavily on her shoulders. The 17 year old pool prodigy has won three big tournaments in the last year and a half, including a gold medal in snooker in the Asian games. As a result she has built up a major following and entered the finals a heavy favorite to capture the crown. Chen, though, spent most of the middle part of the match looking uncomfortable and slightly out of sorts, as her deadly accuracy failed her on several occasions. Chen made a great fight back at the end, but it was too little too late.
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An anxious Chen had barely escaped against Han Yu in the second semi-final, but at the beginning of the race to 9, alternate break final she looked like she had shrugged off any of those previous anxieties as she quickly moved up 3-0. But then the cracks returned to Chen’s famously solid game, while at the same time Bi settled back in underdog mode and started relaxing as she had against Fu.
Up 3-1, Chen snookered herself and handed the table to Bi, who eventually cleared. In the next rack Chen missed a cut on the three, and Bi pounced and tied the match.
Bi continued her fine rhythm in rack seven while Chen kept sliding downhill. Bi played a lock down safety and forced Chen into a foul. With ball in hand Bi quickly went up 4-3. After a mandatory break, Chen sank the one on the break, but then missed a very makeable 2-ball. Bi stepped up and mowed down the colors for a two rack lead. In the next rack Bi kept Chen in her chair and nailed a 4-9 combo to make it six straight racks and a 6-3 lead.
Chen SimingChen settled down with a break and run in rack 10. In the next frame, though, Chen got unlucky when she scratched while attempting a jump shot and fell behind 7-4. Chen then dug in for a big time fight back as she broke and ran rack 12, then won a safety battle in rack 13 and cleared to move within one at 7-6.
Chen looked like she was about to tie the proceedings but she suffered an unlucky scratch which allowed Bi to move to the hill and one away from the title. Rack 15 was filled with tension and drama as the two couldn’t break up an 8-9 cluster. Finally Chen showed her mettle by forcing Bi to foul. It was now 8-7 in favor of Bi, but with Chen breaking next, it was anyone’s final.
For Chen, though, it was not to be. She got to the table and tried to draw the cue back full table for a sure 2-9 combination. The cue didn’t cooperate as it traveled too far and into the corner pocket. Bi then nailed the 2-9 for an unlikely world championship.
“I’m very happy, very excited,” Bi said afterward as a throng of media snapped the new champion’s picture. “That’s the best I ever played. Fu and Chen are great players and to beat them both in one day makes me proud. I was more nervous during the finals than in the semi-finals but I wanted to do my best because this was my chanced to achieve my dream. So I tried to relax.”
Chen hardly seemed disappointed as she joked with Bi in the media room afterwards and posed for photos. She realized that she hadn’t played her best and, with a gracious manner typical of all the Chinese women pool players, gave full credit for the win to Bi.
“The first three racks I played well,” Chen said. “But after that, Bi played better than me. I’m happy for her.”
Bi won $30,000 while Chen took home $15,000.
::: WOMEN'S 9 BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 3 :::
All photography © Alison Chang for the WPA - used by Pro9 with express permission. THE QUEEN IS BACK
A RESURGENT PAN XIAOTING JOINS SIX OTHER CHINESE PLAYERS AS SHE ESCAPES INTO THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Riding an unstoppable wave that she helped create, Chinese superstar Pan Xiaoting, moved into the quarterfinals of the 2011 Women’s World 9-ball Championship today, after holding off a furious fight back from world number 3 Ga Young Kim and winning a thriller, 9-8.
The gritty win by the 29 year old Pan, known throughout China as the “Queen of 9-ball,” moves the Chinese superstar into a marquee nationally televised matchup later on Saturday against defending champion Fu Xiaofang in the first race to 9, alternate break quarter final at the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Arena in the northeastern city of Shenyang.
Pan’s last rack heroics capped an incredible surge for the home side on Saturday during the round of 16, as the tournament has become nearly an all-China affair with seven out of the eight spots in the quarterfinals of this year’s championship now belonging to players from China. The other place was grabbed by Taiwan’s Lin Yuan Chun.
That China has literally taken over the women’s game is not in doubt. As to who is responsible for this awesome success there is also no doubt. Pan’s win at the 2007 World 9-ball championship in Taiwan was the first ever by a player from China. She then set off for the US where she carved out a successful niche for herself. At the same time, Pan’s looks, fashion sense and pleasant demeanor fit perfectly with the tastes of the Chinese public. She is a huge star in every sense of the word here, always followed by throngs of fans and media wanting a photo or autograph.
But while Pan is one of China’s most popular sporting personalities, the massive wave of talent in the likes of Liu Shahsha, Fu Xiaofang, Siming Chen and others has led to whispers that she has lost a step in the last few years. After beating Kim today, Pan said she has indeed heard the gossip and said it has motivated her to step up her game in the last year.
“In recent years I only played in other countries,” Pan said as a throng of media besieged her. “But now there are many new billiard players coming up. Their skills have improved rapidly. This has motivated me to practice more and this is what I’m doing now because I want to show that I’m still capable of being on top of the game.”
Pan XiaotingNone of Pan’s fellow players are going to lie down for the superstar, however, and this was evident in the seven other matches played this morning in Shenyang. Pan’s quarterfinals opponent Fu looked as solid as ever as she mowed down fellow Chinese Ren Qiuye, 9-4. 2009 world 9-ball champion Liu steamrolled 16 year old Gao Meng, 9-1, a day after Gao had given the boot to Korean’s Yu Ram Cha. And 17 year old sensation Siming Chen outlasted Taiwan’s talented Chou Chei Yu, 9-6.
The two non-Asian players remaining in the final 16 will long be ruing what might have been. The USA’s Monica Webb trailed 5-2 to China’s Han Yu then fought back to finally jump ahead at 7-6. Webb had a clear path to the hill with just two balls left on the table but lost position on the 8. The resulting kick out left the table open and Han cleared to leave a one rack decider. In the final rack Webb fouled on the 1 ball which allowed Han to clear the rack and grab the win.
Canada’s Brittany Bryant also saw a sure win slip through her grasp against China’s Zhou Doudou. Up 8-6 Bryant had the match in hand only to commit several basic errors that allowed Zhou back in the contest. Bryant ended losing the match, 9-8.
The only player not from China to make it into the quarterfinals, Taiwan’s Lin Yuan Chun, looked very tough in her round of 16 match, as she blanked China’s Wu Jing, 9-0. Lin now faces the daunting prospect of being the only player to have a chance to stop the China freight train in this year’s world championship. Lin faces China Bi Zhu Qing, who took down Japan’s Chichiro Kawahara, 9-6.
The four quarterfinal matchups will all be played on the TV table on Saturday beginning at 2pm local time(GMT +8 ).
The semi-finals and finals will take place Sunday the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Arena. The total prize fund for the 2011 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship is $150,000 with $30,000 going to the winner on Sunday.
::: WOMEN'S 9 BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 2 P.M. :::
All photography © Alison Chang for the WPA - used by Pro9 with express permission. ASIAN INVASION!
Monica Webb and Brittany Bryant must be wondering just what they’ve gotten themselves into.
Sure, the two talented players are incredibly delighted to still be standing in the final 16 of the 2011 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship. But what lies before them at this juncture is nothing short of a rampaging juggernaut that threatens to sweep them aside like a tsunami carries away a grass hut.
As the knockout round of the final 32 players concluded at the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Arena Friday evening in Shenyang, northeastern China, the USA’s Webb and Canada’s Bryant find themselves as the only non-Asian players remaining in what was, just a day earlier, a stellar field of 64 of the finest women pool players from 25 countries.
Of course it’s not particularly important what country a player comes hails from. But in this case the handwriting is on the wall and it’s printed in big, bold letters; 14 of the last 16 players in this year’s Women’s World 9-ball championship are from North Asia. More specifically, and perhaps more ominously, 10 out of those last 16 players are from China, where the women’s game is wildly popular and government backed training regimes are producing seemingly endless streams of young and brilliant talent.
The fact that Asian players, and Chinese women in particular, are taking over the game, is not news to anyone who has followed the women’s scene for some time. But what happened Friday in Shenyang felt like an exclamation point staking its claim at the end of a brutally cold fact.
As the knockout stages got underway at 6:30pm, two big names, world number 5 Allison Fisher and world number 6 Kelly Fisher, had already been shown the exits in the group stages. Thus the first match on the TV table held some significance as world number one and defending World 9-Ball champion Fu Xiaofang of China faced world number four Jasmin Ouschan of Austria.
A victory for the Austrian would have sent a loud and defiant message through the field, but Ouschan simply couldn’t keep up with the steadier Fu. The contest was close midway but the 23 year old Fu proved the better player on this night and won going away, 9-5.
All five Chinese women won their round of 32 matches in the first session of the night, including China’s massively popular Pan Xiaoting who easily defeated Turkey’s Eyul Kybaroglu, 9-1. The once pioneering Pan, who’s surely no longer a betting favorite in China, will now face world number three Ga Young Kim of Korea in what is sure to be a high profile glamour match on Saturday. Kim took down Miyuki Fuke of Japan, 9-3.
Chichuro Kawahara of Japan continued her fine play by thoroughly beating the Philippines Rubilen Amit, 9-4. Taiwan star Lin Yuan Chun kept her campaign going by defeating 15 year old Belgian Kamila Khodjaeva by the same score line.
The second session of the round of 32 saw what appeared to be a massive surprise result when Korea’s Yu Ram Cha got hammered 9-4 by a relative unknown Chinese player, 16 year old Gao Meng. It turns out, however, that Gao is another one of these massive talents here that have been flying under the radar of bigger names such as Pan, Fu and Siming Chen. Gao actually played in the Women’s World Championship two year ago at the age of 14, where she knocked out Ouschan in a hill-hill thriller. The friendly Gao, who’s still a high school student, lives in Shanghai where she trains 6-8 hours every day under the guise of the local association.
Gao will now face China’s 2009 World 9-ball champion and world number 7 Liu ShaSha, who kept the storyline running for the home side as she thrashed Tamara Peeters-Rademakers of the Netherlands 9-2. 17 year old Chinese star Siming Chen did her part and continued to look strong with a solid 9-3 win over Taiwan’s Chan Ya Ting.
The USA’s Webb was one of the few players to have little problem handling her Chinese opponent. Webb put in a strong performance and drubbed Chen Xue 9-4. Webb admitted afterwards that she doesn’t normally do well overseas and surely things aren’t going to get any easier for the veteran American as she faces another strong Chinese player in the round of 16, Yu Han. Yu showed tremendous guts in coming back to defeat Taiwan’s Tsai 9-7 in a TV table match.
Bryant was surely feeling lucky to walk out alive in her match with the Philippines Iris Ranola. At 8-8 the Filipino dogged a gimme 7 ball, which led to Bryant grabbing the victory and ending the Philippines last hope. Bryant now goes up against another member in the Great Wall of China, Zhou Doudou, who blasted out Korea’s normally tough Lim You Mi, 9-2.
The round of 16 begins at 10am Saturday(GMT +8 ). Each quarterfinal match will be played on the TV table and televised nationally by China’s CCTV. Organizers here have said they expect close to 300 million people to tune in to watch the last two days of this year’s championship.
::: WOMEN'S 9 BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 2 A.M. :::
All photography © Alison Chang for the WPA - used by Pro9 with express permission. AN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE TOP
For some pool players, like defending champion Fu Xiaofang of China, Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan, and Korea’s Ga Young Kim, the only satisfaction to be found in Shenyang this week at the 2011 Women’s World 9-ball Championship will be inside the winner’s circle on Sunday. For others, like the Netherland’s Tamara Peeters-Rademakers, or Belgium’s 15 year old Kamila Khodjaeva, just getting through to the knockout stage in a world championship might be considered victory in itself.
Which is why even though perhaps no more than 15 players in the field of 64 can be considered serious contenders for the title, there was still a roller coaster of emotions and plenty of nervy drama on display inside the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Arena on day 2 of the 2011 Women’s World 9-ball Championship on Friday. It was the Day of Reckoning as the field was reduce down to 32 players and the knockout stages were set to begin.
The second day of action in Shenyang began with players on the winners’ side of each group going head to head to see who could walk straight into the final 32. Things are certainly looking up for the home side as world number one and defending champion Fu Xiaofang locked horns with the USA’s Monica Webb before prevailing 7-5. China’s 2009 World 9-ball champion Lui ShaSha and compatriot Chen Siming, who’s just 17 years old, both looked in solid form as they cruised to convincing wins. And China’s First Lady of 9-ball, Pan Xiaoting, made it through to the knockout stage with a stingy 7-6 win over Korea’s Lim Yun Mi.
Others are looking to make their mark as well. The Philippines top female player, Rubilen Amit, looked extremely sharp for the second straight day, stomping Venezuela’s Carly Sanchez, 7-2. Canada’s Brittany Bryant admits she hasn’t played her best, she beat China’s Zheng Xiaochun 7-5 for two straight and a spot on the big stage.
Not everything went according to the script, however, as several of pool’s stars unexpectedly found themselves on the verge of elimination. Korea’s two big names Ga Young Kim and Yu Ram Cha both had to go to the losers side with 7-6 defeats. Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan also lost in the morning session and was sent to left side of her bracket for one last chance.
The nerves and tension could clearly be felt in the afternoon sessions inside the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Arena as each match became a do or die affair where careers lived and died on a single roll of the ball. Kim, Cha and Ouschan showed their class by easily winning their matches and advancing to the final 32. But plenty of others started feeling the pressure, missing makeable balls and losing the ability to even think clearly.
Chichiro KawaharaThis was not the case for world ranked number 5, Kelly Fisher of Britain and Japan’s top player, Chichiro Kawahara. The two brought their ‘A’ games to their sudden death match with each executing four break and run outs. Kawahara prevailed 7-5 only after Fisher committed her very first mistake late in the match, over cutting an 8 ball in the last rack.
“That 8-ball was the only ball I missed all match,” a shell shocked Fisher said afterwards. “We both played great and it was a really good match. It was a tough draw to get her but that’s the way it goes.”
15 year old Kamila Khodjaeva was making her third appearance in a world championship, and while she and her father have no illusions about winning here this week, the family’s happiness after her 7-4 win over Taiwan’s Wu Zhiting was palpable.
“It’s a very big accomplishment for Kamila to make it into the final 32,” her father Timur said afterwards. “We are very happy.”
Peeters-Rademakers found herself in a tension filled match with Taiwan’s former two time world champion Shin Mei Lui. The pressure of the moment got to both players and shots started going array in the late going. After the Dutch woman finally prevailed she was ecstatic, revealing how for some players, just crossing that barrier into the final 32 is satisfaction enough, at least for the moment anyway.
“I was so nervous at the end,” Peeters-Rademakers said. “I needed to get into the knockout stages so I could get the $2000. That’s the money I need for my next tournament. If I don’t win, I don’t play in that tournament.”
The 2011 Women’s World 9-ball Championship now moves onto the 32 player single elimination knockout stages, which begin Friday evening, where the field will be reduced to the final 16.
The total prize fund for the 2011 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship is $150,000 with $30,000 going to the winner on Sunday.
::: WOMEN'S 9 BALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - DAY 1 :::
All photography © Alison Chang for the WPA - used by Pro9 with express permission. DOOMSDAY FOR THE DUCHESS
September 22nd, 2011 will be a day Allison Fisher would love to soon forget.
Fisher, one of the greatest women players of all time and a four time World 9-ball champion, crashed out of this year’s Women’s World 9-ball Championship just barely after the event had gotten underway in the northeastern city of Shenyang, China. The “Duchess of Doom,” who finished second last year in this event, lost twice in one day and will now have to watch the remainder of pool’s premiere women’s tournament from the stands.
Things began ominously for the Hall of Famer when she drew Taiwanese great Shin Mei Lui in her first match of the group stage in the 64 player event on Thursday. With six world titles between them, the two slugged it out right to the end, with Liu taking the win by a nose, 7-6.
This sent Fisher over to the losers side of her group where she faced a do or die battle against rising Korean talent Park Eun Ji in the last session of the evening. The match took on extra significance because it was played on the TV table in front of a packed house inside the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Base arena.
With the score tied at 2-2, things started to go awry for Fisher, while everything came together for Park. The 23 year old Korean played the match of her career, potting confidently while working the cue ball with absolute precision. When she did get a chance at the table Fisher simply couldn’t find a groove and found herself down 6-2. Fisher started a fight back but then, at 6-3 behind and running the table, she lost position on the 9-ball then proceeded to scratch, literally handing the match to Park.
Park now gets one more chance on Friday to move into the knockout stage of 32.
This is the third year running that the Women’s World 9-ball Championship is being held in this city of 7 million people. The 64 players have come from 25 nations and the strong field of the world’s best women pool players promises plenty more fireworks to come over the next three days.
The three sessions played in the afternoon and evening on day one saw 16 players eliminated from the field with Fisher clearly the biggest name to exit the tournament so far. It was easy pickings for the other big names, though, especially the popular Chinese stars. 2009 World 9-ball Champion Liu Shasha, 17 year old phenom Chen Siming and superstar Pan Xiaoting all cruised to easy victories.
The Philippines lone two entries are still alive. Rubilen Amit romped to a 7-1 win in her first match, while Iris Ranola rebounded from a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of Pan Xiaoting to win her losers side match 7-1 over India’s Indira Gowdi. Britain’s Kelly Fisher got one back after losing earlier in the day with a well deserved 7-1 win over Singapore’s Chai Charlene.
The ladies are back at it on Friday morning in Shenyang for a busy day of action. The group stages will be completed by the afternoon with the first round of the final 32 single elimination knockout stage set to begin in the evening session. The field will be down to the final 16 by the end of Friday's play.
The total prize fund for the 2011 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship is $150,000 with $30,000 going to the winner on Sunday.
The WPA will be providing full coverage of all the action at the 2011 Women’s World 9-ball Championship. Fans around the world can follow matches as they happen via our live scoring platform. The live scoring button can be seen on the front page of the WPA’s website, www.wpa-pool.com . There you can also see the brackets icon which will give you updated standings from each group and the knockout stage.
The World Pool Association(WPA) is the world governing body of pool. The 2011 Women's World 9-ball Championship is being sponsored by Chevrolet Automakers. Star is the official pool table, while Andy is the official table cloth. The event is sanctioned by the WPA and the Chinese Billiard and Snooker Association, (CBSA).
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP | SHENYANG - CHINA | THE LAST 32 | Fu Xiao Fang(CHN) 9 – 6 Jasmin Ouschan(AUT) Ren Qiuyue(CHN) 9 – 7 Park Eun Ji(KOR) Kim Ga Young(KOR) 9 – 3 Miyuki Fuke(JPN) Pan Xiaoting(CHN) 9 – 1 Eyul Kybaroglu(TUR) Lin Yuan Chun(TPE) 9 – 4 Kamila Khodjaeva(BEL) Wu Jing(CHN) 9 – 5 Tingting(CHN) Bi Zhu-Qing(CHN) 9 – 4 Line Kjorsvik(NOR) Chichiro Kawahara(JPN) 9 – 4 Rubilen Amit(PHL) Lui Sha Sha(CHN) 9 – 4 Tamara Rademakers(NED) Gao Meng(CHN) 9 – 4 Cha Yu Ram(KOR) Monica Webb(USA) 9 – 4 Chen Xue(CHN) Yu Han(CHN) 9 – 7 Tsai Pei Chen(TPE) Zhou Doudou(CHN) 9 – 2 Lim Yun Mi(KOR) Brittany Bryant(CAN) 9 – 8 Iris Ranola(PHL) Chou Chieh Yu (TPE) 9 – 7 Tan Ho-Yun(TPE) Chen Siming(CHN) 9 – 3 Chan Ya Ting(TPE) |
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP | SHENYANG - CHINA | THE LAST 16 | Pan Xiaoting(CHN) 9 – 8 Ga Young Kim(KOR) Han Yu(CHN) 9 – 8 Monica Webb(USA) Lin Yuan Chun(TPE) 9 – 0 Wu Jing(CHN) Zhou Doudou(CHN) 9 – Brittany Bryant(CAN) Liu Sha Sha(CHN) 9 – 4Gao Meng(CHN) Fu Xiaofang(CHN) 9 – 2 Ren Qiuye(CHN) Chen Siming(CHN) 9 – 6 Chou Chei Yu(TPE) Bi Zhu Qing(CHN) 9 – 6 Chuchiro Kawahara(JPN) |
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP | SHENYANG - CHINA | THE QUARTER-FINALS | Fu XiaoFang(CHN) 9 – 4 Pan Xiaoting(CHN) Bi Zhu Qing(CHN) 9 –7 Lin Yuan Chun(TPE) Han Yu(CHN) 9 – 7 Liu Sha Sha(CHN) Chen Siming(CHN) 9 – 3 Zhou Doudou(CHN) |
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP | SHENYANG - CHINA | THE SEMI-FINALS | Bi Zhu Qing(CHN) 9 – 6 Fu XiaoFang(CHN) Chen Siming(CHN) 9 – 7 Han Yu(CHN) |
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP | SHENYANG - CHINA | THE FINAL | Bi Zhu Qing(CHN) 9 – 7 Chen Siming(CHN) |
2011 WOMEN'S WORLD 9 BALL CHAMPIONSHIP | SHENYANG - CHINA | THE PRIZE FUND | Winner: | US$30,000 x 1 | Runner Up: | US$15,000 x 1 | Third Place: | US$10,000 x 1 | Fourth Place: | US$7,000 x 1 | Quarter-Finalists: | US$5,000 x 4 | Last 16: | US$3,000 x 8 | Last 32: | US$2,000 x 16 | Total Prize Fund = US$150,000 |
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