Cloud9 run over Vega Squadron to qualify for playoffs

Cloud9 have booked their spot in the ELEAGUE Major playoffs following a comprehensive 16-4 victory over Vega Squadron.

The match started with Vega Squadron failing to hold down the A site despite a well-timed split, with Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta and Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip splitting the frags. The North Americans were able to carry their momentum into the gun rounds, and the game quickly turned into a massacre as the Russians simply could not find a way through the rock-solid Cloud9 defence.

Cloud9 got out to a massive 12-0 lead before Vega Squadron could finally get their first round on the board. The CIS representative would not be able to follow it up, however, as the home side hit back immediately, setting themselves up for a massive 14-1 lead.

Cloud9 through to the playoffs

Now playing on the CT side, Vega Squadron kept themselves in the game thanks to three quick kills from Dmytro "⁠jR⁠" Chervak in the pistol round. The Russian team then picked up both anti-ecos to keep their hopes of a comeback alive, but such dreams would soon be crushed as Cloud9 took control of the game after buying up, winning two rounds in a row to assure themselves of a place in the knockout stages of the Major.

Matchpage
4
16
23rd January 2018
4
Mirage
16

 Vega Squadron K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
12 - 17 -5 62.0 60.0% 0.78
11 - 16 -5 49.5 55.0% 0.71
11 - 18 -7 65.9 45.0% 0.70
9 - 18 -9 53.8 50.0% 0.51
4 - 17 -13 53.4 50.0% 0.49
 Cloud9 K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
22 - 10 +12 110.0 75.0% 1.75
19 - 8 +11 87.2 80.0% 1.50
16 - 10 +6 89.3 90.0% 1.35
15 - 7 +8 70.7 85.0% 1.33
13 - 12 +1 89.2 85.0% 1.29

Qualified
France G2   Europe FaZe
Russia Quantum Bellator Fire   Brazil SK
Ukraine Natus Vincere   Sweden fnatic
United States Cloud9    
2-2
Europe MOUZ   Turkey Space Soldiers
Eliminated
Denmark North   Poland Virtus.pro
Germany BIG   Denmark Astralis
United States Liquid

Kazakhstan Gambit
Russia Vega Squadron    
Ukraine Dmytro 'jR' Chervak
Dmytro 'jR' Chervak
Age:
24
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
332
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.65
United States Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip
Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
632
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.69
United States Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Timothy 'autimatic' Ta
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
661
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.68
finally SKADADDY made legends stage
2018-01-23 02:00
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10 replies
#13
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Spain jorgeroe
Was sad to see Vega underperform so much
2018-01-23 02:00
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1 reply
#17
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Australia StVincent
ez
2018-01-23 02:01
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C9 will get to semis
2018-01-23 02:01
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7 replies
#52
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United States STERBENVII
then lose against FaZe 1-2
2018-01-23 02:13
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6 replies
very likely no shame in that
2018-01-23 02:13
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1 reply
#76
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United States STERBENVII
Mhm.
2018-01-23 02:33
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It depends They can still get the g2 bracket Or either get sk in the quarter finals
2018-01-23 02:32
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3 replies
#77
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United States STERBENVII
Naw...it's their destiny to get FaZe in Semis. Same with how SK will get G2's side of the bracket and beat them to meet FaZe in the finals. It's all coming into fruition...SK will beat the G2 curse at this major. C9 will lose 1-2 to FaZe.
2018-01-23 02:34
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2 replies
God bless you,, friend
2018-01-23 02:47
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Well if they get the win vs G2 it will be SK in the semis, scary stuff
2018-01-23 12:57
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SKADADDYYYYYYYY
2018-01-23 02:00
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#3
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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United States onesix
GG
2018-01-23 02:00
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#4
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United Kingdom Rooftrellen
GJ C9
2018-01-23 02:00
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#5
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Brazil nt_prodka
Fcking 3g
2018-01-23 02:01
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#6
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Cyprus delur
pz
2018-01-23 02:00
0
wasted spot in playoffs
2018-01-23 02:00
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24 replies
Lul nt NA hater baiter
2018-01-23 02:01
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Nobody cares, let them celebrate
2018-01-23 02:01
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#40
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United States Censors
"Fan of teams: Isurus" LUL like they would ever make it to a major LUL
2018-01-23 02:03
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2 replies
like they would ever make it out of Argentina
2018-01-23 02:11
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1 reply
#62
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United States NA_CS_FAN
+1233213123123123123123
2018-01-23 02:17
0
-184729385828/8 bad bait nt
2018-01-23 02:12
0
Vega would be any better? Uragay logic
2018-01-23 02:11
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8 replies
SS, Mouz, Gambit and Fnatic > c9 and vega So yes, wasted spot.
2018-01-23 02:15
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7 replies
#64
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United States NA_CS_FAN
uruguay more like ur a gay, good b8 though
2018-01-23 02:18
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#66
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United States LookitsJrd
Salt
2018-01-23 02:18
0
Gambit made stupid decisions, hobbit was playing shit, dosia good adren good fitch shit, they deserved to lose, fnatic already qualified, either mouz or space soldiers and lets be honest, mouz is the ONLY one of the four who has a really solid chance of going far into the tournament, space soldiers hasnt proven themselves yet in a bo3 and fnatic has an ok chance to do good too
2018-01-23 02:19
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0-2 to come back 3-2 by beating VP and Astralis = wasted spot?
2018-01-23 02:23
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3 replies
Yes, because the others 4 teams in elimination games are better and more skilled than c9 and vega. "vp" LUL astralis in 2k18 OMEGALUL
2018-01-23 02:26
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2 replies
Sad to see 5 legends go huh Unlucky match ups LUL
2018-01-23 02:35
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Must be hard To be that stupid
2018-01-23 09:10
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Reeled in 3 with this b8, nice job man
2018-01-23 02:12
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Lol so if you make a team of you and your GN friends, you’ll win the major?
2018-01-23 12:25
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#89
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United States Censors
MORE LIKE G2 WASTED SPOT IN PLAYOFFS LUL
2018-01-27 01:00
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5 replies
c9 ruined the semifinal. No chance vs SK. Absolutely one sided match.
2018-01-27 01:02
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4 replies
#91
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United States Censors
Even if that was true, your original statement of "wasted spot in playoffs" is completely and utterly wrong, so stfu. LOL
2018-01-27 01:11
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#92
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United States Censors
"Absolutely one sided match for SK" Cloud9 win mirage 16-3 win series 2-1. I think this proves you're brain dead.
2018-01-28 03:49
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2 replies
sk with stand-in and a dramatic bo3 vs fnatic. rigged af. anyways, ez final 4 faze, tier 3 team ruining a major.
2018-01-28 05:14
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1 reply
#94
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United States Censors
If c9 is 'tier 3' than does that make Isurus tier 50?
2018-01-28 14:38
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#95
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United States Censors
"Wasted spot in playoffs" *Wins Major* LUL
2018-01-29 04:07
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#8
f0rest | 
Taiwan tudoh
NACS
2018-01-23 02:00
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NICE C9
2018-01-23 02:00
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#10
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Norway Phancy11
Rip skadoodle streak
2018-01-23 02:00
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1 reply
#57
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United States STERBENVII
rip dev1ce streak.
2018-01-23 02:14
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NA major coming!
2018-01-23 02:00
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#12
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United States Censors
EZ C9
2018-01-23 02:00
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#14
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United States Toxsick11
ez c9
2018-01-23 02:01
0
ez
2018-01-23 02:01
0
EZ
2018-01-23 02:01
0
OK
2018-01-23 02:01
0
cool for c9
2018-01-23 02:01
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#20
PeeP | 
United States Den422
Hell yeah boys
2018-01-23 02:01
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#23
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United States Mol10
finally out of groups!
2018-01-23 02:01
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#24
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
shox | 
United States generalmajorah
Stop thinking about how your enemy will play and you go 3-0 NA CS lmao
2018-01-23 02:01
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2 replies
Golden Rule of NA : No Brain But Aim
2018-01-23 02:04
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1 reply
#58
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United States STERBENVII
it worked tho.
2018-01-23 02:14
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#26
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Ireland Finneas98
ez
2018-01-23 02:02
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W A S T E D S P O T
2018-01-23 02:02
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#28
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Brazil HueyNewton
Well done C9, you guys deserved this so much
2018-01-23 02:02
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#29
Faceit level 7 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal dracø
Vega's story deserved a better ending :( But c9 worked hard for this, unlike the previous lineups, this guys are actually hungry for wins, and it shows. WP c9, grats on the legend status
2018-01-23 02:02
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2 replies
Vega goes step by step: they lose 2-3 at ELEAGUE 2017 Offline Quals, then they passed to the next major PGL Krakow 2017 quals, but lose 0-3 in "groups". Now they are easily qualified to the Boston, but lose 2-3. Following this logic, at next major they should be in Legends. They really can do it. And congrats C9, they deserve it
2018-01-23 02:14
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1 reply
#71
Faceit level 7 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal dracø
+1
2018-01-23 02:25
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Final C9 vs SK, SK Wins in C9 House. equal to what happened in the ESL Pro League Final São Paulo
2018-01-23 02:02
0
Leets go Tarik
2018-01-23 02:02
0
#LETSGOC9
2018-01-23 02:02
0
C9 vs qbf pls
2018-01-23 02:02
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2 replies
#43
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Norway Phancy11
I hope too, best chance for qbf to advance semis. Clown9 always choke hard in playoffs.
2018-01-23 02:06
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1 reply
#61
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United States STERBENVII
C9 won EPL S4 with C9's 3 core players. OpTic won ELEAGUE S2 with tarik and RUSH. Besides, they only play FaZe in playoffs, and FaZe is basically a counter-C9.
2018-01-23 02:16
0
Gggggg
2018-01-23 02:03
0
C9 navi final my prediction still stands #RUNC9
2018-01-23 02:03
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First Playoffs Match C9-FaZe and thats the end of C9 again...
2018-01-23 02:03
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#38
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Europe Skraj
C9 so lucky. Going 0-2 against two real teams, then they rng semi-pro team VP, then Astralis with their worst form to date, and finally a Russian team that relies on having a good day
2018-01-23 02:03
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3 replies
Let them have their fun, and G2 was also lucky, they didnt even run into SK or FaZe at all and got the ez teams
2018-01-23 02:05
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#63
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United States STERBENVII
Let's not forget that everybody thought VP would bounce back at this major and had over a month to prepare. Astralis was a top 4 team that shouldn't have played so terribly, and Vega impressed a lot of people this major. Some people even had Vega going into playoffs.
2018-01-23 02:18
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1 reply
#73
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Europe Skraj
I'm aware, but my point still stands. Tho I'm mostly salty that a fucking bo1 decides everything instead of having a bo3 for elimination games.
2018-01-23 02:27
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#39
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Not too surprised, good job C9! RIP Gambit and Vega, but still showed a few good games, its hard to keep up where everyone can beat each other on any given day, today you win, tomorrow you lose, waaay too much competition, I hope the roster for Gambit and for Vega stay together for a bit longer not jumping to conclusion and changes right away as both teams still have a lot of power.....
2018-01-23 02:03
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#44
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United States NA_CS_FAN
ez
2018-01-23 02:06
0
#45
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Brazil hugoooo
Vega had a rough reality check on this major: 3-16 3-16 4-16
2018-01-23 02:07
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feelsbadman, at least c9 finally made it through. There is only 1 hope now. #RUNQBF
2018-01-23 02:10
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3 replies
Feelsfuckingbadman vega got ALL the hard teams
2018-01-23 02:13
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#65
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United States STERBENVII
Na'Vi is here.
2018-01-23 02:18
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1 reply
Let's hope they show up.
2018-01-23 02:22
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#50
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sunde | 
Denmark MEN))))
Luck is over
2018-01-23 02:12
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gg wp c9 bb vega(
2018-01-23 02:13
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You had a nice run Vega But it was time for the curse to be broken.
2018-01-23 02:15
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6 replies
#68
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United States STERBENVII
It's down to ChrisJ...the Dutch...we broke VP's 10 major playoff streak, the Astralis core's 12 major playoff streak, VP always beating C9 for 3+ years streak, Skadaddy...shoxie...NiKo...not making playoffs streak.
2018-01-23 02:20
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5 replies
This major seems to be the major of breaking records. I just can't be mad at this major even for using the swiss system; it's too perfect
2018-01-23 02:29
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4 replies
If SK Wi this it will e the first major won with a stand in If FaZe win it will be first major won with a international roster. If c9 win (unlikely but) it will be the first major won by an NA team If fnatic win it will be the first team with 5 majors won And there’s NaVi who never won a major and QBF who is really a surprise here. Don’t know what to expect from ss/mouse tho G2 ain’t no surprise here. If they win I won’t be impressed. Guys are playing like gods rn Really this major is breaking records
2018-01-23 03:00
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3 replies
+1 Can't wait for the playoffs You might want to fix the fnatic part though, this would be their 4th win, not 5th. Sorry m8
2018-01-23 03:03
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1 reply
Yeah I got it mixed up with NiP losing the final 4 times lmao
2018-01-23 03:34
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I Just wish cold preformed better so if sk won he would be the first to have 3 major mvps
2018-01-23 14:19
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EZ FOR C9
2018-01-23 13:30
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