NAF extends contract with Liquid

28-11-2021 21:16

The Canadian is committed to the organization until 2024.

Reports of Keith "⁠NAF⁠" Markovic's imminent exit from Liquid as the team is looking to rebuild have been invalidated on Sunday as it has been announced that the 24-year-old player has "re-signed through to 2024."

Jonathan "⁠EliGE⁠" Jablonowski was noted as the only player set to stick around from the current roster according to an earlier rumor, but it is NAF who is the first one to be confirmed as a part of Liquid's 2022 lineup after an impressive 1.15-rated BLAST Premier Fall Final showing.

Liquid have retained NAF's services

During his three years in Liquid, NAF won numerous international tournaments, including the second Intel Grand Slam season, spent 18 weeks as the No.1 ranked team, and added four MVPs and two Top 20 medals to his collection.

nitr0's Liquid return "close to a done deal" - Report

The rest of Liquid's 2022 roster remains up in the air, as big changes are still on the cards. As much was confirmed by Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip during an interview at the BLAST Premier Fall Finals where he said that "there is no secret that changes are coming" and called Liquid a "dead team walking".

Stewie2K and Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo were reported exploring their options at the start of November, with later rumors also counting out Michael "⁠Grim⁠" Wince from the upcoming lineup. Liquid were linked to Richard "⁠shox⁠" Papillon, Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella, Vinicius "⁠VINI⁠" Figueiredo, as well as a primary AWPer, but who will end up missing out on a spot due to NAF's extension with Liquid remains to be seen.

wowo

2021-11-28 21:16

-naf eksdee

feels good to be a naffer

POG

LETS GO DUDE

nice4him

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2021-11-29 04:21

god naf carrying liquid in 2022

great

2021-11-28 21:17

na cs not dead then.

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2021-11-28 22:28

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balkanon cs

2021-11-28 22:47

ez igy van uram!

2021-11-29 15:26

Well it has been for years, that's exactly why NAF wanted to secure easy money for the next 2 years. Easy money.

2021-11-29 14:00

FaZe ropz

Nice

That tweet is so damn funny

I lol’d and showed a friend who had no idea what cs was. Quality twitter content

2021-11-28 21:22

is is good for him? xD

so shox joining did not go through

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idk possibly did, we dont know yet but i hope vitality stays together

2021-11-28 21:18

Tbh I hope so too. Vitality is now at their best with full French

2021-11-28 21:21

yeah they actually look pretty good, maybe -kyojin but otherwise they are a good team

2021-11-28 21:23

i mean magisk and dupreeh have already been confirmed.

2021-11-28 21:35

the idea was already wild, the guy has a family, also him and naf play the same role, they don't want another coL lol

EPIC NAFFERS COME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2021-11-29 17:00

Les goooo

letsgoo

LETS GIOOOOOO

Damn it feels good to still be a naffer 🦥🦥🦥

nitr0 elige naf osee rush?

2021-11-28 21:19

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Actually not a bad idea.

This

2021-11-28 21:31

hopefully

2021-11-28 21:50

Or Vini. Actually i prefer vini than rush

2021-11-28 22:21

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yeah you would flag checks out

2021-11-28 22:39

who wouldnt prefer vini over rush in 2021?

2021-11-29 00:45

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A patriotic person, but yeah vini is more relevant , but rush was my second choice.

2021-11-29 00:53

2021-11-29 01:14

even autimatic is better than rush until today

2021-11-29 04:25

Well, its clear that vini is better than rush rn. He have been playing very well, even at the major

2021-11-29 00:55

Good team

2021-11-29 00:03

Wasnt it reported that shox and vini are about to join Liquid together with nitro? If so, Im sadly not excited about the line up. Like yours a lot more.

2021-11-29 02:49

Obo over rush

2021-11-29 03:16

i lost my hope for rush either vini or obo

2021-11-29 07:10

WOW! Very cool!

Good news

ué

So we all know that the roster is gonna be elige, nitr0, NAF, shoxie and VINI

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Who's gonna awp?

yeah my bad ;(

2021-11-28 21:20

I think they're gonna get oSee and one of the 2 you mentioned

2021-11-28 21:24

nitr0 or shox

If they do that they have no hope of winning any major events.

2021-11-29 14:45

Well, they had their best phase with nitr0 on the awp

2021-11-29 19:17

not really, they need an awper, unless theyre banking on nitr0 being main awp

yeah you're probably right

NAF and shox are the same player and shox coming to NA would not be good for either party

LETS FUCKING GOOO

Liquid disband canceled HLTV confirmed

FUCK YEAH ! nitr0 elige naf now just get a sick awper like osee and some other talent and im excited

Rush? Obo?

2021-11-29 00:04

Nitr0 naf elige twistzz and osee would be nice to see. I know it won’t happen as far as twistzz goes though.

2021-11-29 01:16

NAF <3

SeriousSloth

I can't imagine TL without Naf and Elige.

empty article... ?

-naf +naf-fly

my dream

2021-11-28 21:25

Get him and elige some proper teammates

SeriousSloth naffers rise up

I’m so happy right now. NAF did not leave us alone. Damn it feels good to still be a naffer 🦥🦥🦥🦥

Naffers unite

2021-11-28 21:44

so elige naf shox ? ?

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rumors are nitr0 & vini I thought

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nitr0, vini, shox, elige, the last was unknown till NAF was confirmed to be signed by Liquid I really thought he was going to join EG with Stew

2021-11-28 21:27

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NAF & elige are like the best duo you can build around in NA... IMO... So, thank God Liquid extended that contract.

2021-11-28 21:28

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Yeah you're not wrong but it made it really seem like NAF and Stewie were a package duo and wanted out. Just curious on how EG will be now.

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I mean... Lets be honest EG isnt in the best space with NAF off the table... nitr0 getting bought out to be on Liquid... IDK who they get. Guess see who's in Val worthy of a transition. Got Ethan & autimatic there so... Maybe money talks and get one of those guys.

2021-11-28 21:33

Stewie Brehze Cerq/someone else RUSH/Grim Autimatic who knows there are options but only time will tell. I think Stewie going to EG is going to happen. I don't see him going to Val.

2021-11-28 21:36

I think RUSH might be a bad idea?

2021-11-28 21:39

Val is looking like it's poaching CS talent days are coming to an end. We'll get the few transitions here and there but, I can see Grim & autimatic moving to EG. Rush idk... He might go the streaming route or who knows.

One thing I always didn’t understand about Val orgs is they offer cs players contracts when they hardly have played or touched the game. I feel bad for people who actually grind the game who just get shoved to the side. That was always the biggest problem with NA CS and it’s already happening in NA VAL. I get the games are similar but I think having knowledge of the game is important.

2021-11-29 00:21

Who cares about eg... Liquid is alive

We need more than just Liquid

2021-11-28 21:37

So 1 competitive NA team huh lol... Nah, we need atleast a solid 3... We need some damn structure but, that's a whole other conversation.

2021-11-28 21:40

Wouldve much more liked naf to build a new team with stewie. Stewie, RUSH, Naf, Brehze & Osee.

2021-11-29 02:51

not fan of nitr0 ....

Probably one of the BEST igl's you can get in NA... Sure, he had a year in Val but, that ability to lead is still there. Dude has a crazy competitive drive... Not the greatest fragger but I mean... Dude got a Grand Slam if Im not mistaken.

yeah but it's not an lineup with some young talent. so let's see what happen

2021-11-28 22:06

He's definitely a good caller, but in the latter rounds of close games he tends to crumble, sadly.

2021-11-29 02:52

no shox, shox was probably the naf replacement but now naf is staying so yeah

2021-11-28 23:55

shox gonna play with liquid for sure it's the fifth the question? vini ? or ?

2021-11-29 00:18

its not for sure, vini is way more likely than him.

2021-11-29 01:00

1pv was saying that it's for 99.99% sure but we will see

2021-11-29 01:22

yeah but it was prob 99.99 sure because his info said that naf was leaving and shox was about to sign, I assume this scenario is that naf decided to stay and so shox isn't needed anymore, it wouldn't make sense for him to be here when he fills the same role as naf.

2021-11-29 01:36

Makes sense.

2021-11-29 02:53

Damn I wonder how it feels to not be a naffer

Thank God If he left i would have to switch teams to support

+1 Liquid would be very bad if NAF leaves.

2021-11-28 21:29

oSee next

if they get osee i hope they get floppy too

Obo and rush are also good options

2021-11-29 00:06

thats nice

rip EG with stewie then

nice

So they have full squad. naf nitro ellige vini shox so nitro/naf awps

Deserved

OMG IM HAPPY!

thank god new lulquid roster for 2022 is ? NAF Elige nitr0 oSee Vini

looks like a dumb roster but I think it might actually work lul

maybe

-vini +floppy

2021-11-28 21:34

that's also good

Would love that. That line up might be missing some aggressive players though.

2021-11-29 02:54

True, but stablized in roles. With adreN’s coaching and nitr0s calling i’m sure they’ll sort the structure part out :) Just look at NaVi, 0 aggressive players. Structure triumphs agressiveness (imo) :)

2021-11-29 13:05

-oSee +autimatic pls

2021-11-28 22:18

auti is good but I don't trust him in t1 awping

2021-11-29 00:39

nice news

New Liquid? ELiGE NAF VINI nitr0 shox/oSee

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! NA CS IS STILL PRESENT

good player to build around

Let's gooo

free cash till 2024 sounds nice

LETS GOOOO there may be some hope for liquid yet.

Naf Elige Nitr0 oSee floppy please.

2021-11-28 21:26

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This!

Literally about as good as you're going to get in NA, but won't happen most likely.

2021-11-28 21:47

Why Do people think nitro is still relevant as a tier 1 player :0

2021-11-29 00:47

I see no reason he wouldn't be. I never thought he was the problem in the first place and, albeit in a different game, he's been keeping active in a professional capacity so who's to say that wont help to expand his perspective. He's also the best bet for an NA igl for liquid so he's a pretty obvious answer.

2021-11-29 02:11

I see... Well we'll see what happens, I personally think he isn't a good choice for an IGL. Last time he played he was playing poorly individually and nowadays u cant have an IGL like that. So my opinion is based on that. But who's to say that he can't improve and come back better.

2021-11-29 02:37

I mean, even when liquid won the grand slam he was generally average individually but liquid still dominated to that extent. It still helps, for sure, to have an igl that frags consistently but, even in the current landscape I'd say it isn't a necessity (maybe if they want to beat teams like NaVi, sure, but one step at a time) and nitr0 has shown many times that he can step up individually so there's that to consider as well, so yeah maybe he will come back even stronger after refreshing his point of view, most of this game is mental, afterall.

2021-11-29 11:01

Liquid fan or not, this would be a good move by the org. The only unknown would be the chemistry between them, but that's an unknown with any new roster. This would definitely be worth the gamble. give them 6-9 months together to get that cohesiveness that is needed. Solid top 10 team.

2021-11-29 21:03

Bad move. He and Grim deserve so much better than n1tro and EliGE.

What about nitr0 & ELiGE?

2021-11-29 01:55

Elige NAF Nitr0 Shox please for the love of fuck get an AWPer instead of shitti vini

Vini >>> shox since shox plays the same roles as naf

2021-11-29 04:51

Shox seems like a rather malleable guy and someone who will buy a teamplayer and play whatever role they need of him, I think VINI is the same but in terms of individual skill I'd rather have Shox over VINI. I just don't feel confident in a roster that has Nitr0 and VINI... seems like it would put too much pressure on the other 3 guys to ALWAYS frag out.

2021-11-29 05:41

Really thought he was going to join EG with Stewie.

Pls liquid dont take shox

Shox needs to chill in tier 2 and teach young french players how to play like what Edward from Navi did.

Yes and also the language barrier. Communicating with americans will be really hard for him

His english is pretty good I don't think you need extremely good English for CS it's just I see Utility A or Ima peak because I'm low just trade me etc. that sort of thing.

2021-11-28 21:32

I pray.

This is excellent news. Naf needed to stay! I bet Stewie is going to Val and that's why Naf stayed. 100T and Liquid are prob doing a 1:1 trade for Stewie and Nitro.

+1 this actually weirdly makes sense

2021-11-29 02:05

NAF legit ruinning his carrer just to barely save a dying scene

Nah it's called being smart if you're playing on a shit team and you're the star you're guaranteed to never get kicked.

yes i bet staying with the same core for another 4 years will get him something not everyone is s1mple or zywoo

I'm not sure Naf thought process but I don't think he wants to move to EU and in NA there's only 2 tier 1 orgs it's Liquid and Eg his options are limited.

Definitely not ruining his career lol...

LMAO and joining EG isn't gonna ruin his career?

#112 i prefer joinning a "new" roster other than washingup for nothing

so join with stew which wont get better and brehze and cerq who are twice worse already... Liquid still have more potential and with nitro coming back as IGL and if they get awper they can be great again

2021-11-28 21:43

yes liquid will have even more potential with +fer +taco +fallen +coldzera +fnx !!!!!!!!!

yes EG will have potential with brehze cerq and stewie!

2021-11-28 21:53

lets prepare for liquid era then 😎😎

2021-11-28 21:57

why do I expect normal conversation on this site

2021-11-28 21:58

THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS

Nice!!!

🦥🦥🦥🦥N

NIIICEEEE

and a cycle of roster changes continues. :( I was afraid this would come in these years, just as gla1ve awping or s1mple winning a major

NIICEEEE

So this rumors about EG not true

DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A NAFFER

poor guy

I think you poor guy

2021-11-28 21:46

its safe to assume that with the resigning , he is anything but a "poor guy"

2021-12-02 09:38

GOATED

what a plot twist does that mean grim or elige to EG

stew

my condolences to NAF best NA player stuck with average ones

Lets go NAF

2021-11-28 21:38

Plot twist incoming....

BUT who is going out PauseChamp Clueless

NAF was the only worthy one for future tier1 cs:go already. I'm suprised they decided to keep elige.

FalleN will destroy them anyways

Nice :) Nitr0 NAF Elige Strong core if nitr0 steps up

2021-11-28 21:41

Don't forget VINI, the best support in NA. This team is going to be great

Hope so, hoping for oSee on the AWP too :)

2021-11-28 21:59

youtube.com/watch?v=gHcNYIRS0z0

NAFFERS)))

2021-11-28 21:42

great player. good for liquid

Elige+NAF should stick together, only way NA is gonna win anything. Ideally Brehze would ditch EG and join but I doubt it

Thank you Team Liquid.

2021-11-28 21:45

Keeping the best part of the team together is a great start for the rebuild

SeriousSloth SeriousSloth

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2021-11-28 21:48

Good. I can see a world where they sign VINI (maybe). But shox? Cmon now...

2021-11-28 21:49

Doubt Shox will join tbh. He got his wife/gf and child in EU and i doubt they would relocate to NA. If Liquid stays permanently in EU then yes, but not if they will return to NA. I think they will sign someone else instead of Shox.

2021-11-28 21:51

NICE! What a beast team for NA ELiGE NAF VINI Nitr0 oSee

why would oSee downgrade

2021-11-28 21:54

very strong man, i swear this team top10 minimum

2021-11-28 21:56

nitr0 as IGL? Cause otherwise he would have no place in team (there are much better NA players than he was, when he left for vaLULrant). If he's IGL i think this is best murica can provide right now (sadly...).

2 awper?

2021-11-29 01:07

Wut? It's just oSee

2021-11-29 01:28

nitro?

2021-11-29 03:17

Nop

2021-11-29 04:08

Well....yikes, but expected.

YESSSSSSS!!!! I LOVE YOU NAF-FLY <3

2021-11-28 21:55

Naffers rise up?!

2021-11-28 22:05

NAFFERS RISE UP

2021-11-28 22:04

Damm its good to be a naffer

I think he decided extend cause nitr0 is back, and also naf like also ellige did really good on blast, its last dance baby. Better stayin in liquid than join eg or other dead na team.

Kick grim, kick fallen bring back Twistzz and we got old good Liquid.

2021-11-28 22:08

good now pls don't take Shox and nitr0 bro

2021-11-28 22:09

Nafers gunna Naf

Naf should have join Eg with breeze and cerq, to build a super team.

2021-11-28 22:11

EliGE+NAF are way better. Also Liquid in talks to get m0nesy

2021-11-28 22:14

Source?

2021-11-28 22:23

hltv.org/forums/threads/2553109/liquid

2021-11-28 22:26

Good news for Liquid for sure, but bad news for every other top NA team..

2021-11-28 22:13

"bad news for every other top NA team.." theres no other top NA team tho...

2021-11-28 22:29

EG is rebuilding... NAF + Brehze is already a very good duo that could have rivaled Liquid

2021-11-28 22:30

hmm maybe liquid but out Brehze who knows

2021-11-28 22:32

NIICE

2021-11-28 22:24

YESSIR!!!!!!!!

LETS GO NAF!!!

BING BONG

YESSSSSSSS

2021-11-28 22:33

sadge

so the old Liquid core will reunite but without Twistzz

Damn SeriousSloth it SeriousSloth feels SeriousSloth good SeriousSloth to SeriousSloth be SeriousSloth a SeriousSloth Naffer

2021-11-28 22:34

3 MORE YEARS OF NAFFING, let's goo

great guy, good luck! also Liquid need to add some fresh blood to the roster to open a new chapter not only veterans pls mens)

2021-11-28 22:36

LETS GOOOOOOO NAFFERSSSS

of course, who would even want to play for EG man lmao

2021-11-28 22:43

NAF - Elige - oSee - Nitro - Brehze

2021-11-28 22:44

Let's try and think out of the box a little with the intention to put together the best possible Liquid roster. With NAF staying, we can now say that the VINI+nitr0+shox rumour was not 100% correct (or they won't have a main AWPer, which would be strange) I see basically five possibilitites: 1. Stay with the US core, still believe the report fully: nitr0/Elige/NAF/VINI/Shox 2. Stay with the US core, go for the best possible team, disregarding the rumours: nitr0/Elige/NAF/oSee/Brehze 3. Don't stick with the NA core, mostly stick to the rumours: nitr0/Elige/NAF/VINI/m0nesy 4. Don't stick with the rumour and go for the best possible international team (this might also be a real possibility considering shox looks to be staying in Europe: Magisk/Elige/NAF/Dupreeh/m0nesy 5. Go for another star player such as ropz and fill the holes as cheap as possible I would personally love option 4 with Zonic and the Astralis duo, would be one hell of a roster, But with NAF staying, it won't be horrible in any case :)

2021-11-28 22:56

the number 3 from your scenarios seems to be the way they are going for imo. I feel like the rumors were actually true about them getting Vini and Shoxie but now that NAF has resigned , Shox deal might not go through as there`s apparent role clash there. Few sources have stated that Liquid and G2 were the only ones serious about Monesy so that means Liquid are looking in to invest in some hotshot awper , meaning they are actually looking for a star with the big green hence the 3rd scenario makes the most sense. In this case , i think the team we get with the 3rd scenario could be something realllly good if the awper is someone who can pull more than his own weight and be the third star with NAF and Ellige already there, Vini is a great support player and Nitro is there to keep everyone in line like before. Excited to see what transpires.

2021-12-02 09:42

Damn it feels good to be a naffer. New Liquid: +Elige +Nitr0 +NaF +Support/Entry (Vini or someone else) +AWPer (Osee/Monesy) Well, now we are looking to be top 5 once again and potentially lifting trophies!

stew next fuck elige fuck vini fuck shox, shox is a french retard and should retire, anybody who doesn't +1 this obviously has a vitality flair and shout stfu. fuck shox pls liquid keep core stew elige naf pls fuck shox and two faced toleado fallen

So much hate for a naffer 💔

2021-11-29 07:35

It does in fact feel good

2021-11-28 22:57

Lets fucking go Keith

2021-11-28 23:05

thank god

2021-11-28 23:16

NAF VINI Elige KennyS Nitro ?

2021-11-28 23:23

FaZe NAF Kekw

2021-11-28 23:25

Expected

2021-11-28 23:40

NA STILL ALIVE! Let's go!!!

a liquid team with naf, nitro, elige, cerc and brezhe was a good idea

2021-11-28 23:43

Pls no shox, he's washed up

All they had to do was replace Grim. Maybe Fallen if they can find a good Awper that can IGL, go with Stewie’s calling, or replace grim with an IGL. Grim was the one always costing them important rounds, with dumbass mistakes.

2021-11-28 23:54

Ofc he will resign the contract Na teams have biggest paychecks, no matter how bad results are

2021-11-28 23:47

Damn it feels good to still be a naffer!

naffers dont need liquid, or do they?

2021-11-29 16:10

Lets go naff

2021-11-28 23:51

pls Liquid release CSGO roster. its over.

2021-11-28 23:56

Gj Liquid still toxic LOL

Woo! Tytyty.

2021-11-29 00:31

Good move for liquid

2021-11-29 00:33

Damn SeriousSloth it SeriousSloth feels SeriousSloth good SeriousSloth to SeriousSloth be SeriousSloth a SeriousSloth NAFFER SeriousSloth

2021-11-29 00:35

saving grace

2021-11-29 01:06

Damn it feeels good to be a NAFFER

Great day to be a Liquid fan

LETS FUCKIN GOOOO

2021-11-29 01:47

praise odin

2021-11-29 02:15

Made my day. Feels good to be a naffer ^_^

2021-11-29 02:48

Great news NAF!

2021-11-29 02:55

Stew stays and Twistzz come back? Liquid 2019 Reunion?

2021-11-29 03:57

2021-11-29 06:28

Naf well deserved, he really showed what he is capable of and he gave it all when everything was on the line

2021-11-29 03:58

DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A NAFFER!!!

2021-11-29 04:12

Good

2021-11-29 04:46

elige nitro naf osee and vini i love it

2021-11-29 04:54

2021-11-29 06:27

Elige Nitro (igl) NAF shox KennyS (awp) Thank me later

2021-11-29 07:14

trash

2021-11-29 07:24

I wonder why no one is talking about oBo as a possible addition to liquid

2021-11-29 07:36

Nitro Elige Naf Brehze Cerq

2021-11-29 07:37

Hmm missed opportunity for EG..

2021-11-29 10:01

Nitro Elige Naf Osee Vini Solid top 7 team

2021-11-29 11:36

It would be foolish for Liquid to let go of a player like NAF-FlY

2021-11-29 11:53

i dont understand this extand

2021-11-29 13:03

why not Mr.KennyHess ?

2021-12-02 09:43

Fr like bro the dude's stats literally stand out. Would've been stupid of Liquid to let NAF leave.

2021-11-29 15:04

Rip NAF to Faze But good thing is now there is no way they also sign all 3 rumored players (shox nitro and vini) or roles would overlap

2021-11-29 15:05

could still happen, no?

I guess shox's TL rumour is done then. Looks like they are staying full NA too, so between that and the conflicting roles shox wouldn't make any sense

2021-11-30 10:27

Oh well

2021-11-30 15:02

Great news for Liquid honestly! I am happy for NAF and looking forward to it with Nitro`s return , Liquid rumoredly getting a good support in Vini and looking to invest in some good awper too!

2021-12-02 09:44