2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the 16th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. Like the previous tournament, the 2010 edition also was held in Japan, from 29 October to 14 November 2010, though the range of venues and locations was modified slightly (Matsumoto and Hamamatsu replaced Sapporo and Kobe in 2010). Twenty-four teams participated in the tournament.

2010 Women's World Championship
バレーボール女子世界選手権
日本 2010
Tournament details
Host nation Japan
Dates29 October - 14 November
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Champions Russia (7th title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Japan
Fourth place United States
Tournament awards
MVP Ekaterina Gamova
Best Setter Wei Qiuyue
Best OH Tatiana Kosheleva
Best MB Christiane Fürst
Best Libero Stacy Sykora
Best Scorer Neslihan Darnel
Best Server Maret Grothues
Best Digger Stacy Sykora
Best Receiver Logan Tom
Official website
2010 World Championship

The tournament was won by Russia, who finished with a perfect record, defeating Brazil in the intense final game.[1][2] Japan defeated the United States for the third place, winning their first bronze medal in the tournament history, and the first medal since 1978, having so far three gold and three silver already to their name.[3] Russia won its second straight title,[4] while Brazil was prevented from achieving a volleyball double of winning both the men's championship and the women's championship in the same year.

Russia's towering outside hitter Yekaterina Gamova was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.[5]

Qualification
Main article: 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification
Team Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Appearance
in finals
 JapanAVCHost0116 November 200614th
 RussiaCEV2006 World Championship Winner0216 November 200615th1
 Dominican RepublicNORCECANORCECA Pool H Winner0314 June 20096th
 CubaNORCECANORCECA Pool F Winner0423 June 200911th
 ChinaAVCAVC Pool D Winner054 July 200912th
 ThailandAVCAVC Pool D Runner-up064 July 20093rd
 United StatesNORCECANORCECA Pool G Winner078 July 200914th
 Puerto RicoNORCECANORCECA Pool I Winner089 July 20095th
 KenyaCAVBCAVB Pool C Winner0912 July 20095th
 GermanyCEVCEV Pool K Winner1018 July 200913th2
 NetherlandsCEVCEV Pool K Runner-up1118 July 200912th
 TurkeyCEVCEV Pool J Winner1218 July 20092nd
 PolandCEVCEV Pool J Runner-up1318 July 200910th
 SerbiaCEVCEV Pool I Winner1418 July 20093rd3
 CroatiaCEVCEV Pool I Runner-up1518 July 20092nd
 ItalyCEVCEV Pool H Winner1619 July 20099th
 Czech RepublicCEVCEV Pool H Runner-up1719 July 200911th4
 AlgeriaCAVBCAVB Pool D Winner1824 July 20091st
 BrazilCSVCSV Pool B Winner1925 July 200914th
 PeruCSVCSV Pool B Runner-up2025 July 200912th
 South KoreaAVCAVC Pool E Winner2130 August 200911th
 KazakhstanAVCAVC Pool E Runner-up2230 August 20092nd
 CanadaNORCECANORCECA Pool J Winner2330 August 20097th
 Costa RicaNORCECANORCECA Pool J Runner-up2430 August 20092nd
1.^ Competed as Soviet Union from 1952 to 1990; 5th appearance as Russia.
2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1956 to 1990; 5th appearance as Germany.
3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia for 1978 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia.
4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1952 to 1986; 3rd appearance as Czech Republic.

Format

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the four best teams of each group (total of 16 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Second round, the 16 teams were divided in two groups of eight teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, matches already played between teams in the First round were counted in this round. The six best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.

In the Final round, the 12 teams were allocated to semifinals for placement matches according to their Second round group positions. First and second of each group played the semifinals, third and fourth played the 5th-8th semifinals and fifth and sixth played the 9th-12th semifinals. Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 12th places.

Source:FIVB[6]

Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The drawing was held in November 2009.[7] The rankings displayed in this table are from August 2010.[8]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Japan (5) Hosts  Brazil (1)  United States (2)  China (3)
 Serbia (9)  Italy (4)  Cuba (6)  Russia (7)
 Poland (8)  Netherlands (10)  Germany (15)  South Korea (21)
 Peru (17)  Kenya (35)  Kazakhstan (16)  Dominican Republic (11)
 Algeria (14)  Puerto Rico (13)  Thailand (12)  Turkey (22)
 Costa Rica (31)  Czech Republic (38)  Croatia (45)  Canada (24)

Squads
Main article: 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads

Venues

The tournament was played at six venues in five cities.[9]

Pool C Pool A, E, Final round Final round
Host venues in Tokyo
Matsumoto, Japan Tokyo, Japan
Matsumoto City Gymnasium Yoyogi National Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 10,000
Pool D Pool F Pool B
Host cities in Japan
Osaka, Japan Nagoya, Japan Hamamatsu, Japan
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Nippon Gaishi Hall Hamamatsu Arena
Capacity: 8,200 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 8,000

First round
(A)Advanced to the Second round

Pool A
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Japan (A) 10 5 0 461 351 1.313 15 4 3.750
2  Serbia (A) 9 4 1 441 378 1.167 13 5 2.600
3  Poland (A) 8 3 2 429 336 1.277 12 6 2.000
4  Peru (A) 7 2 3 379 398 0.952 8 10 0.800
5  Costa Rica 6 1 4 282 381 0.740 4 12 0.333
6  Algeria 5 0 5 227 375 0.605 0 15 0.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Oct12:30Peru  3–0  Algeria 25–1625–1225–18  75–46P2 P3
29 Oct15:00Serbia  3–0  Costa Rica 25–1525–1825–14  75–47P2 P3
29 Oct18:45Poland  2–3  Japan 28–2625–2120–2523–2512–15108–112P2 P3
30 Oct12:30Costa Rica  3–0  Algeria 25–1825–2125–10  75–49P2 P3
30 Oct15:00Serbia  3–1  Poland 19–2527–2526–2425–22 97–96P2 P3
30 Oct19:00Japan  3–1  Peru 25–1525–1722–2525–14 97–71P2 P3
31 Oct12:30Peru  1–3  Serbia 21–2525–1621–2518–25 85–91P2 P3
31 Oct15:00Poland  3–0  Costa Rica 25–1425–1225–15  75–41P2 P3
31 Oct18:00Algeria  0–3  Japan 18–257–2514–25  39–75P2 P3
2 Nov13:00Serbia  3–0  Algeria 25–1525–1225–21  75–48P2 P3
2 Nov15:30Poland  3–0  Peru 25–1025–1525–16  75–41P2 P3
2 Nov18:45Costa Rica  0–3  Japan 9–2513–258–25  30–75P2 P3
3 Nov12:30Peru  3–1  Costa Rica 25–1825–1832–3425–19 107–89P2 P3
3 Nov15:00Algeria  0–3  Poland 17–2516–2512–25  45–75P2 P3
3 Nov18:00Japan  3–1  Serbia 28–2629–2718–2527–25 102–103P2 P3

Pool B
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil (A) 10 5 0 410 294 1.395 15 2 7.500
2  Netherlands (A) 8 3 2 386 316 1.222 11 6 1.833
3  Italy (A) 8 3 2 417 389 1.072 11 8 1.375
4  Czech Republic (A) 8 3 2 428 402 1.065 11 8 1.375
5  Puerto Rico 6 1 4 268 362 0.740 3 12 0.250
6  Kenya 5 0 5 229 375 0.611 0 15 0.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Oct13:30Brazil  3–0  Kenya 25–1525–1625–11  75–42P2 P3
29 Oct16:15Czech Republic  0–3  Netherlands 24–2620–2514–25  58–76P2 P3
29 Oct18:45Puerto Rico  0–3  Italy 20–2511–2518–25  49–75P2 P3
30 Oct13:00Czech Republic  2–3  Brazil 25–2222–2525–2320–259–15101–110P2 P3
30 Oct15:35Kenya  0–3  Puerto Rico 20–2523–2519–25  62–75P2 P3
30 Oct18:00Netherlands  2–3  Italy 25–1821–2523–2528–2612–15109–109P2 P3
31 Oct13:00Puerto Rico  0–3  Czech Republic 14–2514–2517–25  45–75P2 P3
31 Oct15:30Italy  3–0  Kenya 25–925–725–21  75–37P2 P3
31 Oct18:00Brazil  3–0  Netherlands 25–1925–1825–14  75–51P2 P3
2 Nov13:30Brazil  3–0  Puerto Rico 25–2025–1825–20  75–58P2 P3
2 Nov16:15Netherlands  3–0  Kenya 25–825–1425–11  75–33P2 P3
2 Nov18:45Czech Republic  3–2  Italy 25–2727–2925–2325–2217–15119–116P2 P3
3 Nov13:00Puerto Rico  0–3  Netherlands 12–2513–2516–25  41–75P2 P3
3 Nov15:30Kenya  0–3  Czech Republic 20–2515–2520–25  55–75P2 P3
3 Nov18:00Italy  0–3  Brazil 16–2519–257–25  42–75P2 P3

Pool C
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  United States (A) 10 5 0 426 350 1.217 15 2 7.500
2  Germany (A) 9 4 1 366 293 1.249 12 3 4.000
3  Cuba (A) 7 2 3 430 433 0.993 7 11 0.636
4  Thailand (A) 7 2 3 360 375 0.960 7 10 0.700
5  Croatia 7 2 3 320 356 0.899 6 9 0.667
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 5 335 430 0.779 3 15 0.200
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Oct13:30Germany  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–2125–1425–16  75–51P2 P3
29 Oct16:15United States  3–1  Thailand 23–2525–1725–1725–21 98–80P2 P3
29 Oct19:00Croatia  3–0  Cuba 25–2334–3225–21  84–76P2 P3
30 Oct13:00United States  3–0  Croatia 25–1625–1325–23  75–52P2 P3
30 Oct15:30Thailand  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–1625–1820–2525–16 95–75P2 P3
30 Oct18:00Cuba  0–3  Germany 24–2617–2523–25  64–76P2 P3
31 Oct13:00Kazakhstan  2–3  Cuba 25–2015–2525–2725–2310–15100–110P2 P3
31 Oct15:45Croatia  0–3  Thailand 15–2514–2517–25  46–75P2 P3
31 Oct18:00Germany  0–3  United States 23–2524–2617–25  64–76P2 P3
2 Nov13:30Croatia  0–3  Germany 24–2618–2521–25  63–76P2 P3
2 Nov16:15Thailand  0–3  Cuba 19–2527–2925–27  71–81P2 P3
2 Nov18:45United States  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–1725–1925–19  75–55P2 P3
3 Nov13:00Kazakhstan  0–3  Croatia 19–2517–2518–25  54–75P2 P3
3 Nov15:30Germany  3–0  Thailand 25–1425–1525–10  75–39P2 P3
3 Nov18:00Cuba  1–3  United States 28–3023–2525–2223–25 99–102P2 P3

Pool D
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia (A) 10 5 0 440 329 1.337 15 3 5.000
2  South Korea (A) 9 4 1 411 389 1.057 13 5 2.600
3  Turkey (A) 8 3 2 493 464 1.063 12 11 1.091
4  China (A) 7 2 3 352 336 1.048 7 9 0.778
5  Dominican Republic 6 1 4 377 445 0.847 6 13 0.462
6  Canada 5 0 5 318 428 0.743 3 15 0.200
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
29 Oct13:30Russia  3–1  Dominican Republic 21–2525–925–1725–11 96–62P2 P3
29 Oct16:15Canada  0–3  South Korea 19–2519–2514–25  52–75P2 P3
29 Oct18:45Turkey  3–1  China 19–2525–1425–2025–17 94–76P2 P3
30 Oct13:00Russia  3–1  Turkey 25–2725–2225–1125–17 100–77P2 P3
30 Oct15:30Dominican Republic  0–3  South Korea 27–2923–2520–25  70–79P2 P3
30 Oct18:00China  3–0  Canada 25–1625–1925–10  75–45P2 P3
31 Oct13:00Turkey  3–2  Dominican Republic 25–2025–1423–2523–2517–15113–99P2 P3
31 Oct15:45Canada  0–3  Russia 13–2516–2521–25  50–75P2 P3
31 Oct18:00South Korea  3–0  China 25–2225–2325–23  75–68P2 P3
2 Nov13:30Turkey  3–2  Canada 19–2520–2525–1425–1715–8104–89P2 P3
2 Nov16:15Russia  3–1  South Korea 25–1825–1719–2525–22 94–82P2 P3
2 Nov28:45Dominican Republic  0–3  China 12–2521–2514–25  47–75P2 P3
3 Nov13:00Canada  1–3  Dominican Republic 25–2126–2811–2520–25 82–99P2 P3
3 Nov15:30South Korea  3–2  Turkey 16–2525–2125–2119–2515–13100–105P2 P3
3 Nov18:00China  0–3  Russia 22–2517–2519–25  58–75P2 P3

Second round
(I)Advanced to 1st–4th semifinals
(II)Advanced to 5th–8th semifinals
(III)Advanced to 9th–12th semifinals
  • All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the First round are taken into account for the Second round.

Pool E
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Russia (I) 14 7 0 600 448 1.339 21 3 7.000
2  Japan (I) 12 5 2 644 616 1.045 17 11 1.545
3  Serbia (II) 11 4 3 556 577 0.964 13 12 1.083
4  Turkey (II) 10 3 4 598 583 1.026 14 13 1.077
5  Poland (III) 10 3 4 612 604 1.013 12 15 0.800
6  China (III) 10 3 4 543 549 0.989 11 13 0.846
7  South Korea 10 3 4 569 600 0.948 12 15 0.800
8  Peru 7 0 7 442 587 0.753 3 21 0.143
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Nov10:30Serbia  0–3  Turkey 19–2516–2520–25  55–75P2 P3
6 Nov12:45Peru  0–3  Russia 15–2515–2520–25  50–75P2 P3
6 Nov15:00Poland  3–2  South Korea 12–2525–1725–1822–2517–15101–100P2 P3
6 Nov18:00Japan  1–3  China 23–2523–2529–2712–25 87–102P2 P3
7 Nov10:30Peru  1–3  South Korea 26–2415–2518–2523–25 82–99P2 P3
7 Nov12:45Serbia  3–1  China 21–2525–2025–2225–22 96–89P2 P3
7 Nov15:00Poland  0–3  Russia 17–2521–2531–33  69–83P2 P3
7 Nov18:00Japan  3–1  Turkey 25–1923–2525–1925–13 98–76P2 P3
9 Nov11:15Serbia  0–3  Russia 19–258–2512–25  39–75P2 P3
9 Nov13:30Peru  0–3  Turkey 15–2518–2520–25  53–75P2 P3
9 Nov15:45Poland  0–3  China 21–2523–2518–25  62–75P2 P3
9 Nov18:45Japan  3–0  South Korea 25–2225–1725–19  75–58P2 P3
10 Nov11:15Peru  0–3  China 17–2522–2521–25  60–75P2 P3
10 Nov13:30Serbia  3–0  South Korea 25–1725–2225–16  75–55P2 P3
10 Nov15:45Poland  3–1  Turkey 25–2324–2627–2525–22 101–96P2 P3
10 Nov18:45Japan  1–3  Russia 21–2514–2525–2313–25 73–98P2 P3

Pool F
Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  Brazil (I) 14 7 0 607 461 1.317 21 4 5.250
2  United States (I) 12 5 2 605 555 1.090 17 8 2.125
3  Germany (II) 11 4 3 514 475 1.082 13 10 1.300
4  Italy (II) 11 4 3 668 629 1.062 16 13 1.231
5  Cuba (III) 10 3 4 604 660 0.915 12 15 0.800
6  Netherlands (III) 9 2 5 553 573 0.965 10 16 0.625
7  Thailand 9 2 5 470 577 0.815 7 17 0.412
8  Czech Republic 8 1 6 555 646 0.859 7 20 0.350
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
06 Nov11:00Netherlands  3–1  Cuba 25–1222–2525–1225–20 97–69P2 P3
06 Nov13:15Czech Republic  0–3  United States 20–2520–2513–25  53–75P2 P3
06 Nov15:30Brazil  3–0  Thailand 25–1925–1925–16  75–54P2 P3
06 Nov18:00Italy  3–1  Germany 22–2532–3025–825–15 104–78P2 P3
07 Nov11:00Netherlands  1–3  Thailand 15–2523–2525–1524–26 87–91P2 P3
07 Nov13:15Czech Republic  0–3  Germany 8–2517–2516–25  41–75P2 P3
07 Nov15:30Brazil  3–1  Cuba 23–2525–2025–1325–18 98–76P2 P3
07 Nov18:00Italy  3–1  United States 25–1624–2627–2527–25 103–92P2 P3
09 Nov11:45Czech Republic  1–3  Cuba 22–2530–2822–2523–25 97–103P2 P3
09 Nov14:00Brazil  3–0  Germany 25–1625–1325–21  75–50P2 P3
09 Nov16:15Italy  3–0  Thailand 25–1325–1225–19  75–44P2 P3
09 Nov18:30Netherlands  0–3  United States 17–2522–2518–25  57–75P2 P3
10 Nov11:45Czech Republic  1–3  Thailand 25–1618–2520–2523–25 86–91P2 P3
10 Nov14:00Brazil  3–1  United States 25–1924–2625–1925–23 99–87P2 P3
10 Nov16:15Netherlands  1–3  Germany 12–2514–2525–1925–27 76–96P2 P3
10 Nov18:30Italy  2–3  Cuba 25–1624–2625–2123–2522–24119–112P2 P3

Final round

9th–12th place
 
Semifinals9th place
 
      
 
13 November
 
 
 Poland3
 
14 November
 
 Netherlands2
 
 Poland3
 
13 November
 
 China0
 
 Cuba1
 
 
 China3
 
11th place
 
 
14 November
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Cuba0

9th–12th semifinals
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov12:30YNGPoland  3–2  Netherlands 24–2625–2225–2219–2515–9108–104108–104
13 Nov13:00TMGCuba  1–3  China 25–1622–2519–2522–25 88–9188–91

11th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov13:00TMGNetherlands  3–0  Cuba 32–3025–2325–17  82–7082–70

9th place match
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov14:00YNGPoland  3–0  China 25–2325–2125–22  75–6675–66

5th–8th place
 
Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
13 November
 
 
 Serbia0
 
14 November
 
 Italy3
 
 Italy3
 
13 November
 
 Turkey0
 
 Germany2
 
 
 Turkey3
 
7th place
 
 
14 November
 
 
 Serbia1
 
 
 Germany3

5th–8th semifinal
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov15:30Germany  2–3  Turkey 23–2518–2525–1425–2011–15102–99P2 P3
13 Nov18:00Serbia  0–3  Italy 20–2515–2522–25  57–75P2 P3

7th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov15:30Serbia  1–3  Germany 25–2021–2522–2523–25 91–95P2 P3

5th place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov18:00Italy  3–0  Turkey 25–2325–2025–21  75–64P2 P3

Finals
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
13 November
 
 
 Russia3
 
14 November
 
 United States1
 
 Russia3
 
13 November
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil3
 
 
 Japan2
 
3rd place
 
 
14 November
 
 
 United States2
 
 
 Japan3

Semifinals
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 Nov15:00Russia  3–1  United States 25–1613–2525–1925–21 88–81P2 P3
13 Nov18:00Brazil  3–2  Japan 22–2533–3525–2225–2215–11120–115P2 P3

3rd place match
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov17:00United States  2–3  Japan 25–1823–2525–2119–258–15100–104P2 P3

Final

The final was a repeat of the 2006 final, between Russia and Brazil. Both teams had cruised through the group stages undefeated, though Brazil got to the final after winning a tough five-set semifinal match with Japan the day before.[10]

Russia was forced to rally from a set down twice, winning in five sets (21–25, 25–17, 20–25, 25–14, 15–11). Russia's 2.02 meter tall Yekaterina Gamova led all scorers with a tournament-high 35 points, while Sheilla Castro led Brazil with 26.[10]

The match was played at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo in front of a crowd of 12,000.[11]

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
14 Nov19:45Russia  3–2  Brazil 21–2525–1720–2525–1415–11106–92P2 P3

Final standing

Individual awards

See also
  • 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship

References
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  2. Russia best at women’s volleyball worlds Russia Today
  3. Japan upset USA to win bronze fivb.org
  4. Gamova powers Russia over Brazil to capture second straight world championship fivb.org
  5. http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/2010/Women/viewPressRelease.asp?No=27084&Language=en
  6. "Competition format". FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2010 Media Guide. FIVB. pp. 4–7. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. "Pools Composition as per Drawing of lots". FIVB. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. "FIVB World Ranking". FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2010 Media Guide. FIVB. pp. 202–205. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  9. "Venue information". FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2010 Media Guide. FIVB. pp. 16–19. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  10. Russia beats Brazil in final at volleyball worlds USA Today
  11. Russia repeat as world champions fivb.org
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