2018 BWF World Tour Finals
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 12–16 December | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Level | World Tour Finals | ||
| Total prize money | US$1,500,000 | ||
| Venue | Tianhe Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Tianhe, Guangzhou, China | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles |  Shi Yuqi | ||
| Women's singles |  P. V. Sindhu | ||
| Men's doubles |  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | ||
| Women's doubles |  Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi | ||
| Mixed doubles |  Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping | ||
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The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]
Tournament
The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.[2]
Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.[3]
Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.[4]
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 3rd in Group | 4th in Group | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 
Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]
| Achievement | Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalist(s) | 3rd in group | 4th in group | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | $120,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $16,500 | $9,000 | 
| Doubles | $126,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $19,500 | $10,500 | 
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.[5]
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
- Notes: In the women's singles, the 7th-ranked Carolina Marín, who received the wild cards as the women's singles world champion, withdrew from the competition due to injury. The player next in line, He Bingjiao could not fulfill the invitation due to injury as well.[6]
Representatives by nation
| Top Nations | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Players | ||
| 1 |  China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2 |  Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10§ | ||
| 3 |  Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
|  Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 6 |  Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 |  South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 8 |  India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
|  Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
|  England | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 12 | .svg.png) Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
|  United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 63 | |||
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).
Performances by nation
| Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  China | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 
|  Japan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 
|  Indonesia | 6 | |||
|  Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | ||
|  Thailand | 4 | 2 | ||
|  India | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 
|  Malaysia | 2 | |||
|  South Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
|  Bulgaria | 1 | |||
| .svg.png) Canada | 1 | |||
|  Denmark | 1 | 1 | ||
|  England | 1 | |||
|  United States | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 
Men's singles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shi Yuqi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 111 | 
| 2 |  Son Wan-ho | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 150 | 125 | 
| 3 |  Chou Tien-chen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 159 | 
| 4 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 143 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Shi Yuqi   | 2–1 |  Son Wan-ho | 16–21 | 21–19 | 21–8 | 
| 12 Dec | Chou Tien-chen   | 2–1 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 17–21 | 21–18 | 21–18 | 
| 13 Dec | Shi Yuqi   | 2–0 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–8 | 21–19 | |
| 13 Dec | Chou Tien-chen   | 1–2 |  Son Wan-ho | 21–18 | 11–21 | 14–21 | 
| 14 Dec | Son Wan-ho   | 2–0 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–11 | 21–10 | |
| 14 Dec | Chou Tien-chen   | 0–2 |  Shi Yuqi | 17–21 | 19–21 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kento Momota | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 68 | 
| 2 |  Sameer Verma | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 92 | 
| 3 |  Tommy Sugiarto | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 105 | 134 | 
| 4 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 144 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Kento Momota   | 2–0 |  Sameer Verma | 21–18 | 21–6 | |
| 12 Dec | Tommy Sugiarto   | 2–1 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 21–18 | 18–21 | 21–11 | 
| 13 Dec | Tommy Sugiarto   | 0–2 |  Sameer Verma | 16–21 | 7–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Kento Momota   | 2–0 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 21–15 | 21–7 | |
| 14 Dec | Kantaphon Wangcharoen   | 0–2 |  Sameer Verma | 9–21 | 18–21 | |
| 14 Dec | Kento Momota   | 2–0 |  Tommy Sugiarto | 21–14 | 21–8 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3/4 |  Shi Yuqi | 12 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||
|  Sameer Verma | 21 | 20 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 3/4 |  Shi Yuqi | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Kento Momota | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||
|  Son Wan-ho | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
Women's singles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  P. V. Sindhu | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 61 | 
| 2 |  Akane Yamaguchi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 65 | 
| 3 |  Beiwen Zhang | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 84 | 
| N/A |  Tai Tzu-ying | Retired | |||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi   | 0–2 |  P. V. Sindhu | 22–24 | 15–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying   |  Beiwen Zhang | ||||
| 13 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying   |  P. V. Sindhu | ||||
| 13 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi   | 2–0 |  Beiwen Zhang | 21–10 | 21–10 | |
| 14 Dec | P. V. Sindhu   | 2–0 |  Beiwen Zhang | 21–9 | 21–15 | |
| 14 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying   | Retired |  Akane Yamaguchi | 12–11r | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nozomi Okuhara | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 85 | 
| 2 |  Ratchanok Intanon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 81 | 
| 3 | .svg.png) Michelle Li | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 86 | 
| N/A |  Chen Yufei | Retired | |||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Chen Yufei   |  Ratchanok Intanon | ||||
| 12 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara   | 2–0 | .svg.png) Michelle Li | 21–18 | 23–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Chen Yufei   | .svg.png) Michelle Li | ||||
| 13 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara   | 2–1 |  Ratchanok Intanon | 14–21 | 21–11 | 21–14 | 
| 14 Dec | Ratchanok Intanon   | 2–0 | .svg.png) Michelle Li | 21–13 | 21–12 | |
| 14 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara   | Retired |  Chen Yufei | 5–4r | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
|  P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||
|  Ratchanok Intanon | 16 | 23 | |||||||||||
|  P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Nozomi Okuhara | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 3/4 |  Akane Yamaguchi | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Nozomi Okuhara | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
Men's doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 111 | 
| 2 |  Kim Astrup  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 96 | 
| 3 |  Han Chengkai  Zhou Haodong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 110 | 
| N/A |  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Retired | |||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo   |  Kim Astrup  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | ||||
| 12 Dec | Han Chengkai  Zhou Haodong   | 1–2 |  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | 17–21 | 28–26 | 13–21 | 
| 13 Dec | Han Chengkai  Zhou Haodong   | 0–2 |  Kim Astrup  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 17–21 | 19–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo   |  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | ||||
| 14 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo   | Walkover |  Han Chengkai  Zhou Haodong | Walkover | ||
| 14 Dec | Kim Astrup  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen   | 1–2 |  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | 21–18 | 15–21 | 17–21 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hiroyuki Endo  Yuta Watanabe | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 139 | 113 | 
| 2 |  Chen Hung-ling  Wang Chi-lin | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 128 | 
| 3 |  Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 129 | 
| 4 |  Liao Min-chun  Su Ching-heng | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 139 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan   | 0–2 |  Hiroyuki Endo  Yuta Watanabe | 4–21 | 18–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Chen Hung-ling  Wang Chi-lin   | 2–0 |  Liao Min-chun  Su Ching-heng | 21–17 | 21–16 | |
| 13 Dec | Liao Min-chun  Su Ching-heng   | 0–2 |  Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan | 18–21 | 14–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Chen Hung-ling  Wang Chi-lin   | 0–2 |  Hiroyuki Endo  Yuta Watanabe | 19–21 | 19–21 | |
| 14 Dec | Liao Min-chun  Su Ching-heng   | 2–1 |  Hiroyuki Endo  Yuta Watanabe | 11–21 | 21–17 | 21–17 | 
| 14 Dec | Chen Hung-ling  Wang Chi-lin   | 2–1 |  Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan | 13–21 | 21–18 | 21–14 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
|  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | 18 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Chen Hung-ling  Wang Chi-lin | 21 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||
|  Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
|  Hiroyuki Endo  Yuta Watanabe | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||
|  Kim Astrup  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 19 | 13 | |||||||||||
|  Hiroyuki Endo  Yuta Watanabe | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Women's doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 109 | 
| 2 |  Du Yue  Li Yinhui | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 101 | 
| 3 |  Chen Qingchen  Jia Yifan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 125 | 
| 4 |  Greysia Polii  Apriyani Rahayu | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 126 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Chen Qingchen  Jia Yifan   | 0–2 |  Du Yue  Li Yinhui | 19–21 | 15–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi   | 2–0 |  Greysia Polii  Apriyani Rahayu | 21–11 | 21–16 | |
| 13 Dec | Greysia Polii  Apriyani Rahayu   | 0–2 |  Chen Qingchen  Jia Yifan | 14–21 | 8–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi   | 2–0 |  Du Yue  Li Yinhui | 21–9 | 21–19 | |
| 14 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi   | 2–1 |  Chen Qingchen  Jia Yifan | 19–21 | 21–19 | 21–14 | 
| 14 Dec | Greysia Polii  Apriyani Rahayu   | 0–2 |  Du Yue  Li Yinhui | 18–21 | 7–21 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 95 | 
| 2 |  Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 128 | 
| 3 |  Jongkolphan Kititharakul  Rawinda Prajongjai | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 118 | 
| 4 |  Gabriela Stoeva  Stefani Stoeva | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 140 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara   | 2–0 |  Gabriela Stoeva  Stefani Stoeva | 21–10 | 21–16 | |
| 12 Dec | Jongkolphan Kititharakul  Rawinda Prajongjai   | 0–2 |  Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan | 14–21 | 8–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara   | 2–1 |  Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan | 21–18 | 20–22 | 21–17 | 
| 13 Dec | Jongkolphan Kititharakul  Rawinda Prajongjai   | 2–0 |  Gabriela Stoeva  Stefani Stoeva | 21–16 | 21–18 | |
| 14 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara   | 2–0 |  Jongkolphan Kititharakul  Rawinda Prajongjai | 21–5 | 21–12 | |
| 14 Dec | Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan   | 2–1 |  Gabriela Stoeva  Stefani Stoeva | 21–14 | 14–21 | 21–9 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||
|  Du Yue  Li Yinhui | 20 | 3r | |||||||||||
| 1 |  Misaki Matsutomo  Ayaka Takahashi | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||
|  Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||
|  Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
Mixed doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 88 | 
| 2 |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 106 | 
| 3 |  Marcus Ellis  Lauren Smith | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 131 | 140 | 
| 4 |  Goh Soon Huat  Shevon Jemie Lai | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 113 | 147 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong   | 2–0 |  Marcus Ellis  Lauren Smith | 21–16 | 21–17 | |
| 12 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai   | 2–0 |  Goh Soon Huat  Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–19 | 21–10 | |
| 13 Dec | Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong   | 2–0 |  Goh Soon Huat  Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–16 | 21–12 | |
| 13 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai   | 2–0 |  Marcus Ellis  Lauren Smith | 21–16 | 21–19 | |
| 14 Dec | Goh Soon Huat  Shevon Jemie Lai   | 1–2 |  Marcus Ellis  Lauren Smith | 20–22 | 22–20 | 14–21 | 
| 14 Dec | Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong   | 2–0 |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21–19 | 21–8 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 88 | 
| 2 |  Yuta Watanabe  Arisa Higashino | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 125 | 127 | 
| 3 |  Chan Peng Soon  Goh Liu Ying | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 111 | 
| 4 |  Hafiz Faizal  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 113 | 141 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Yuta Watanabe  Arisa Higashino   | 1–2 |  Hafiz Faizal  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 18–21 | 21–16 | 18–21 | 
| 12 Dec | Chan Peng Soon  Goh Liu Ying   | 0–2 |  Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping | 20–22 | 13–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Yuta Watanabe  Arisa Higashino   | 0–2 |  Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping | 12–21 | 14–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Chan Peng Soon  Goh Liu Ying   | 2–0 |  Hafiz Faizal  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–14 | 21–12 | |
| 14 Dec | Yuta Watanabe  Arisa Higashino   | 2–0 |  Chan Peng Soon  Goh Liu Ying | 21–9 | 21–18 | |
| 14 Dec | Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping   | 2–0 |  Hafiz Faizal  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–16 | 21–13 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong | 19 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
| 3/4 |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 |  Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong | 21 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||
|  Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping | 23 | 16 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Yuta Watanabe  Arisa Higashino | 9 | 21 | 13 | |||||||||
|  Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping | 21 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||
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