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Semi Finals - Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia vs. Pedro Salgado/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil

Aleksandrs Samoilovs Janis Smedins Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: April 6, 1985 (28 yrs old) Birth Date: July 31, 1987 (25 yrs old) Home Town: Riga Home Town: Kuldiga Resides: Riga Resides: Kuldiga Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 191 cm (6'3") Weight: 94 kg (209 lbs.) Weight: 84 kg (186 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 11 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 97 Tournaments: 65 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (Stare Jablonki 2012) Best WT Finish: 2nd (Kristiansand 2009) Career Winnings: $138,675 Career Winnings: $212,750

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$19,600.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Corrientes Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool H Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (24) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34 Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool H Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (25, Q7) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:44 Fri, 5/24/2013 Pool H Pablo Bianchi / Pablo Suarez, Argentina (8) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:35 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (16, Q1) Won 21-18, 29-27 0:47 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 3 Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:31 Sun, 5/26/2013 Semi-Finals Pedro Salgado / Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil (4)

Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins have been playing together since the beginning of this season. They are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Aleksandrs is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one silver medal (2009 Kristiansand with Ruslans Sorokins). Janis is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one gold, one silver, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Aleksandrs finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th with Ruslans Sorokins in 2012 (London). Janis won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2012 (London). Aleksandrs finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2007 (Gstaad), and finished 9th in 2009 (Stavanger) and 17th in 2011 (Rome), both with Ruslans Sorokins. Janis finished 4th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2011 (Rome). Aleksandrs and Janis are currently ranked 8th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,160 points and 7th in winnings with $19,600. Aleksandrs and Janis rank 869th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with three. Aleksandrs and Janis rank 297th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $19,600. Janis (1) ranks 56th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Aleksandrs (90) ranks 84th and Janis (54) ranks 163rd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Aleksandrs ($209,950) ranks 73rd and Janis ($133,950) ranks 110th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Aleksandrs won the gold medal at the U-21 World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Janis won the bronze medal at the U-18 World Championships with Ingars Ivanovs in 2004 (Termoli, Italy).

Page 1 of 8 Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: March 27, 1986 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (26 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Brasilia Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 9 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 100 Tournaments: 66 Best Finish: 1st (14 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (11 times) Best WT Finish: 2nd (3 times) Career Winnings: $530,313 Career Winnings: $222,463

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$38,275.00 FIVB Jr/Youth 11000000000 US$0.00 Overall 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$38,275.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Corrientes Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool D Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (29, Q12) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:42 Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool D Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (20, Q4) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:39 Fri, 5/24/2013 Pool D Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:39 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 2 Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (25, Q7) Won 21-18, 26-24 0:44 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 3 Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (28, Q11) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:38 Sun, 5/26/2013 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (9)

Pedro Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt have been playing together since the beginning of this season. They are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Pedro is playing in his 32nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with 11 gold, six silver, five bronze medals and nine 4th place finishes. Bruno Oscar is playing in his 8th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with three silver medals, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes. Pedro finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Harley Marques in 2007 (Gstaad), finished 17th with Pedro Cunha in 2009 (Stavanger), and finished 5th with Rhooney Ferramenta in 2011 (Rome). Bruno Oscar finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Joao Maciel in 2009 (Stavanger) and finished 9th with Benjamin Insfran in 2011 (Rome). Pedro and Bruno Oscar are currently ranked 2nd in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,580 points and 2nd in winnings with $38,275. Pedro and Bruno Oscar rank 869th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with three. Pedro and Bruno Oscar rank 218th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $38,275. Pedro (11) ranks 11th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Pedro (91) ranks 82nd and Bruno Oscar (59) ranks 150th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Pedro ($527,962) ranks 22nd and Bruno Oscar ($216,962) ranks 71st in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Pedro and Bruno Oscar won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland) Pedro won the gold medal at the U18 Junior World Championships in 2002 (Xylokastro, Greece) and the silver medal in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand), both with Ian Borges. Pedro won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Pedro Cunha in 2003 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France) and the bronze medal with Moises Santos in 2004 (Porto Santo, Portugal). Pedro was FIVB World Tour Champion and named the Team of the Year with Harley Marques in 2008. Bruno Oscar was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2010.

Pedro Salgado/Bruno Oscar Schmidt lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/26/2013 Fuzhou Open Winner 1 Pedro Salgado/Bruno Oscar Schmidt 22-24, 33-31, 15-11 1:03

Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy vs. Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson, United States

Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Roma Home Town: Ortona Resides: Rome Resides: Ortona Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 203 cm (6'8") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 27 Tournaments: 47 Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $82,300 Best WT Finish: 2nd (2 times) Career Winnings: $128,225

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 19 0 2 1 1 2 2 5 0 2 2 1 US$159,800.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Corrientes Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool C Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (30) Lost 19-21, 21-15, 11-15 0:48 Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool C Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19, Q3) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:48 Fri, 5/24/2013 Pool C Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (14) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:34 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (5) Won 17-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:52 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (6) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:54 Sun, 5/26/2013 Semi-Finals Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (7)

Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 19th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Daniele is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with two silver medals, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Paolo is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with two silver medals, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Daniele finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Andrea Tomatis in 2011 (Rome). Paolo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matteo Martino. Daniele and Paolo are currently ranked 4th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,410 points and 4th in winnings with $26,400. Daniele and Paolo rank 193rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 19. Daniele and Paolo rank 83rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $159,800. Daniele (23) ranks 348th and Paolo (43) ranks 208th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Daniele ($82,300) ranks 153rd and Paolo ($128,225) ranks 115th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Paolo won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and in 2008 (Brighton, Great Britain). Paolo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012.

Page 3 of 8 Jake Gibb Casey Patterson Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 6, 1976 (37 yrs old) Birth Date: April 20, 1980 (33 yrs old) Home Town: Bountiful, UT Home Town: Van Nuys, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Resides: Huntington Beach, CA Height: 201 cm (6'7") Height: 201 cm (6'7") Weight: 93 kg (206 lbs.) Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 2 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 73 Tournaments: 12 Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Best Finish: 1st (Shanghai 2013) Career Winnings: $437,975 Career Winnings: $35,500

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 US$47,900.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Corrientes Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool G Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (26, Q8) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:43 Thu, 5/23/2013 Pool G Ryan Doherty / Todd Rogers, United States (10) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:38 Fri, 5/24/2013 Pool G Sebastian Chevallier / Alexei Prawdzic, Switzerland (23) Won 21-9, 21-11 0:30 Fri, 5/24/2013 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (19, Q3) Won 13-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:46 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Won 24-22, 16-21, 15-12 0:54 Sat, 5/25/2013 Winner 3 Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (12) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:36 Sun, 5/26/2013 Semi-Finals Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (3)

Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson have been playing together since the beginning of the season. They are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Jake is playing in his 20th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with five gold, six silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Casey is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one gold medal. Jake finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 5th in 2012 (London) with Sean Rosenthal. Jake finished 13th in the FIVB World Championships with Stein Metzger in 2005 (Berlin) and finished 5th in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 17th in 2011 (Rome) with Sean Rosenthal. Jake and Casey are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,610 points and 1st in winnings with $47,900. They have one win in 2013 (Shanghai Grand Slam). Jake and Casey rank 36th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team gold medal list with one. Jake and Casey rank 869th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with three. Jake and Casey rank 192nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $47,900. Jake (5) ranks 30th and Casey (1) ranks 56th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Jake (73) ranks 116th and Casey (12) ranks 536th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Jake ($437,975) ranks 30th and Casey ($35,500) ranks 225th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Jake was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2005 and was Tour Champion and named Team of the Year with Sean Rosenthal in 2012.

Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

Page 4 of 8 Bronze Medal Match - Pedro Salgado/Bruno Oscar Schmidt, Brazil vs. Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Pedro Salgado Collett Solberg Bruno Oscar Schmidt Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: March 27, 1986 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: October 6, 1986 (26 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Brasilia Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Vitória Height: 194 cm (6'4") Height: 185 cm (6'1") Weight: 90 kg (200 lbs.) Weight: 85 kg (189 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 9 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 100 Tournaments: 66 Best Finish: 1st (14 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (11 times) Best WT Finish: 2nd (3 times) Career Winnings: $530,313 Career Winnings: $222,463

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$38,275.00 FIVB Jr/Youth 11000000000 US$0.00 Overall 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$38,275.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Page 5 of 8 Daniele Lupo Paolo Nicolai Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: August 6, 1988 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Roma Home Town: Ortona Resides: Rome Resides: Ortona Height: 195 cm (6'5") Height: 203 cm (6'8") Weight: 80 kg (178 lbs.) Weight: 91 kg (202 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 8 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 27 Tournaments: 47 Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $82,300 Best WT Finish: 2nd (2 times) Career Winnings: $128,225

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 Money FIVB 19 0 2 1 1 2 2 5 0 2 2 1 US$159,800.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicolai have been playing together since 2011. They are playing in their 19th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Daniele is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with two silver medals, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Paolo is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with two silver medals, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Daniele and Paolo finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Daniele finished 33rd in the FIVB World Championships with Andrea Tomatis in 2011 (Rome). Paolo finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger) and 9th in 2011 (Rome), both with Matteo Martino. Daniele and Paolo are currently ranked 4th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,410 points and 5th in winnings with $26,400. Daniele and Paolo rank 193rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with 19. Daniele and Paolo rank 83rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $159,800. Daniele (23) ranks 348th and Paolo (43) ranks 208th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Daniele ($82,300) ranks 153rd and Paolo ($128,225) ranks 115th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Paolo won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda). Paolo won the gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Francesco Giontella in 2007 (Modena, Italy) and in 2008 (Brighton, Great Britain). Paolo was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2012.

Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai lead the series 1-0 Date Tournament Round Winning Team Score Time 4/26/2013 Fuzhou Open Winner 3 Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai 23-21, 21-19 0:44

Page 6 of 8 Gold Medal Match - Aleksandrs Samoilovs/Janis Smedins, Latvia vs. Jake Gibb/Casey Patterson, United States

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 US$28,700.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins have been playing together since the beginning of this season. They are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Aleksandrs is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one silver medal (2009 Kristiansand with Ruslans Sorokins). Janis is playing in his 5th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one gold, one silver, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish. Aleksandrs finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th with Ruslans Sorokins in 2012 (London). Janis won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games with Martins Plavins in 2012 (London). Aleksandrs finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2007 (Gstaad), and finished 9th in 2009 (Stavanger) and 17th in 2011 (Rome), both with Ruslans Sorokins. Janis finished 4th in the FIVB World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2011 (Rome). Aleksandrs and Janis are currently ranked 5th in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,320 points and 4th in winnings with $28,700. Aleksandrs and Janis rank 869th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with three. Aleksandrs and Janis rank 248th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $28,700. Janis (1) ranks 56th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Aleksandrs (90) ranks 84th and Janis (54) ranks 163rd in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Aleksandrs ($214,500) ranks 72nd and Janis ($138,500) ranks 109th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Aleksandrs won the gold medal at the U-21 World Championships with Martins Plavins in 2005 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Janis won the bronze medal at the U-18 World Championships with Ingars Ivanovs in 2004 (Termoli, Italy).

Page 7 of 8 Jake Gibb Casey Patterson Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 6, 1976 (37 yrs old) Birth Date: April 20, 1980 (33 yrs old) Home Town: Bountiful, UT Home Town: Van Nuys, CA Resides: Costa Mesa, CA Resides: Huntington Beach, CA Height: 201 cm (6'7") Height: 201 cm (6'7") Weight: 93 kg (206 lbs.) Weight: 88 kg (195 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 2 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 73 Tournaments: 12 Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Best Finish: 1st (Shanghai 2013) Career Winnings: $442,525 Career Winnings: $40,050

Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 US$57,000.00

Previous Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson have been playing together since the beginning of the season. They are playing in their 3rd FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour/Open tournament together. Jake is playing in his 20th FIVB World Tour/Open final four with five gold, six silver, five bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Casey is playing in his 2nd FIVB World Tour/Open final four with one gold medal. Jake finished 5th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 5th in 2012 (London) with Sean Rosenthal. Jake finished 13th in the FIVB World Championships with Stein Metzger in 2005 (Berlin) and finished 5th in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 17th in 2011 (Rome) with Sean Rosenthal. Jake and Casey are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour/Open points in 2013 with 1,770 points and 1st in winnings with $57,000. They have one win in 2013 (Shanghai Grand Slam). Jake and Casey rank 36th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team gold medal list with one. Jake and Casey rank 869th on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team tournament list with three. Jake and Casey rank 171st on the all-time FIVB World Tour/Open team winnings list with $57,000. Jake (5) ranks 30th and Casey (1) ranks 56th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual gold medals. Jake (73) ranks 116th and Casey (12) ranks 536th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual tournaments. Jake ($442,525) ranks 30th and Casey ($40,050) ranks 217th in all-time FIVB World Tour/Open individual earnings. Jake was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2005 and was Tour Champion and named Team of the Year with Sean Rosenthal in 2012.

Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event

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