2018 FIBA U18 European Championship

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2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLatvia
CityRiga, Ventspils, Liepaja
Dates28 July – 5 August
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (4th title)
Runners-up Latvia
Third place France
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
MVPSerbia Marko Pecarski
Top scorerSerbia Marko Pecarski
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The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Riga, Ventspils and Liepaja, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018.[1]

Participating teams[]

Preliminary round[]

The draw ceremony was held on 16 January 2018 in Freising, Germany.[2]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Latvia (H) 3 2 1 243 219 +24 5[a]
2  Greece 3 2 1 231 212 +19 5[a]
3  Italy 3 1 2 207 238 −31 4[b]
4  Croatia 3 1 2 211 223 −12 4[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Latvia 80–74 Greece
  2. ^ a b Italy 74–67 Croatia
28 July 2018
16:15
Greece  81–65  Italy
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 100
28 July 2018
18:30
Croatia  77–73  Latvia
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 500
29 July 2018
14:00
Italy  74–67  Croatia
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 80
29 July 2018
18:30
Latvia  80–74  Greece
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 650
31 July 2018
14:00
Croatia  67–76  Greece
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 80
31 July 2018
18:30
Italy  68–90  Latvia
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 550

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Germany 3 2 1 235 221 +14 5[a]
2  Russia 3 2 1 219 211 +8 5[a]
3  France 3 1 2 234 242 −8 4[b]
4  Turkey 3 1 2 196 210 −14 4[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Germany 75–72 Russia
  2. ^ a b France 78–67 Turkey
28 July 2018
14:00
Turkey  73–67  Germany
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 250
28 July 2018
20:45
Russia  82–80  France
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–24, 21–16, 12–20
Pts: 14
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: 5		 Pts: Ayayi 18
Rebs: Ayayi 6
Asts: 5
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 150
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Jan Baloun (CZE), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)
29 July 2018
16:15
France  78–67  Turkey
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 100
29 July 2018
20:45
Germany  75–72  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 12–22, 19–23, 24–9
Pts: 15
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4		 Pts: Mikhailovskii 14
Rebs: 10
Asts: 4
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ernad Karović (BIH), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Nicolae Dragoş (ROU)
31 July 2018
16:15
Turkey  56–65  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–13, 15–14, 11–15
Pts: 20
Rebs: 11
Asts: 3		 Pts: 12
Rebs: Mikhailovskii, Zakharov 8
Asts: Mikhailovskii, 3
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 250
Referees: Gytis Vilius (LTU), Jan Baloun (CZE), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)
31 July 2018
20:45
France  76–93  Germany
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 100

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Spain 3 3 0 276 172 +104 6
2  Finland 3 2 1 222 202 +20 5
3  Ukraine 3 1 2 189 252 −63 4
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 0 3 199 260 −61 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
28 July 2018
18:30
Spain  94–64  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 100
28 July 2018
20:45
Ukraine  56–81  Finland
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 80
29 July 2018
18:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  67–80  Ukraine
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 50
29 July 2018
20:45
Finland  55–78  Spain
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 80
31 July 2018
16:15
Finland  86–68  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 80
31 July 2018
20:45
Spain  104–53  Ukraine
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 100

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 264 246 +18 6
2  Serbia 3 2 1 286 258 +28 5
3  Great Britain 3 1 2 240 273 −33 4
4  Montenegro 3 0 3 250 263 −13 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
28 July 2018
14:00
Great Britain  87–78  Montenegro
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 70
28 July 2018
16:15
Lithuania  92–87  Serbia
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 250
29 July 2018
14:00
Serbia  102–71  Great Britain
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 100
29 July 2018
16:15
Montenegro  77–79  Lithuania
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 300
31 July 2018
14:00
Montenegro  95–97 (OT)  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 17–12, 19–22, 16–23, Overtime: 11–13
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 70
31 July 2018
18:30
Lithuania  93–82  Great Britain
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 100

Final round[]

Bracket[]

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
1 August
 
 
 Latvia62
 
3 August
 
 Turkey61
 
 Latvia76
 
1 August
 
 Great Britain51
 
 Finland73
 
4 August
 
 Great Britain77
 
 Latvia91
 
1 August
 
 Russia80
 
 Russia79
 
3 August
 
 Italy66
 
 Russia79
 
1 August
 
 Lithuania77
 
 Lithuania104
 
5 August
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina71
 
 Latvia90
 
1 August
 
 Serbia99
 
 Greece81
 
3 August
 
 France86
 
 France (OT)76
 
1 August
 
 Montenegro74
 
 Spain78
 
4 August
 
 Montenegro83
 
 France67
 
1 August
 
 Serbia78 Third place
 
 Germany73
 
3 August5 August
 
 Croatia60
 
 Germany86 Russia70
 
1 August
 
 Serbia92  France79
 
 Serbia121
 
 
 Ukraine49
 
 
5–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
 Great Britain68
 
5 August
 
 Lithuania100
 
 Lithuania83
 
4 August
 
 Germany55
 
 Montenegro52
 
 
 Germany76
 
7th place
 
 
5 August
 
 
 Great Britain70
 
 
 Montenegro68
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinals9th place
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
 Turkey74
 
4 August
 
 Finland56
 
 Turkey69
 
3 August
 
 Italy79
 
 Italy (OT)98
 
5 August
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina96
 
 Italy62
 
3 August
 
 Spain80
 
 Greece70
 
4 August
 
 Spain85
 
 Spain89
 
3 August
 
 Croatia52 11th place match
 
 Croatia85
 
5 August
 
 Ukraine62
 
 Turkey72
 
 
 Croatia (OT)74
 
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
 Finland79
 
5 August
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina55
 
 Finland (OT)89
 
4 August
 
 Greece85
 
 Greece77
 
 
 Ukraine73
 
15th place
 
 
5 August
 
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina88
 
 
 Ukraine94

Round of 16[]

1 August 2018
14:00
Finland  73–77  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 17–14, 19–24, 18–15
Pts: 24
Rebs: Jantunen 12
Asts: Jantunen, 5		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 12
Asts: Queeley 6
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 80
Referees: Sergei Beliakov (RUS), Beniamino Attard (ITA), Thomas Bissuel (BEL)
1 August 2018
14:00
Russia  79–66  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 19–16, 20–17, 16–14
Pts: , Mikhailovskii 17
Rebs: Mikhailovskii 9
Asts: 5		 Pts: 29
Rebs: 8
Asts: three players 2
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 80
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Nicolae Dragoş (ROU)
1 August 2018
16:15
Lithuania  104–71  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 30–15, 20–22, 22–11
Pts: 18
Rebs: 6
Asts: Jokubaitis 8		 Pts: 20
Rebs: Matković 7
Asts: , Matković 7
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 100
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
1 August 2018
16:15
Greece  81–86  France
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 28–13, 21–21, 16–25
Pts: Rogkavopoulos 21
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: , Rogkavopoulos 4		 Pts: Ayayi 31
Rebs: , 7
Asts: 9
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 200
Referees: Ernad Karović (BIH), Jan Baloun (CZE), Eduard Udyanskyy (GBR)
1 August 2018
18:30
Serbia  121–49  Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 28–13, 32–12, 33–5
Pts: Petrušev 25
Rebs: Pecarski, Petrušev 9
Asts: Paunović 7		 Pts: 15
Rebs: 7
Asts: 3
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 50
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)
1 August 2018
18:30
Latvia  62–61  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 12–13, 5–19, 15–13
Pts: Kurucs 16
Rebs: 8
Asts: Žagars 9		 Pts: 13
Rebs: 6
Asts: Akay 9
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 800
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR), Nikola Bejat (NOR)
1 August 2018
20:45
Spain  78–83  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 14–17, 20–29, 24–25
Pts: 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: Alocén 8		 Pts: , 18
Rebs: Tomašević 7
Asts: Drobnjak, 5
Olympic Center, Liepāja
Attendance: 100
Referees: Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Kyriacos Christou (CYP), Martin Vulić (CRO)
1 August 2018
20:45
Germany  73–60  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 15–18, 18–12, 24–16
Pts: 11
Rebs: 6
Asts: 4		 Pts: 15
Rebs: 8
Asts: Palokaj 5
Olympic Center, Ventspils
Attendance: 50
Referees: Gytis Vilius (LTU), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Joona Haaja (FIN)

9–16th place quarterfinals[]

3 August 2018
14:00
Greece  70–85  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 19–19, 12–13, 22–28
Pts: Tsoumanis 12
Rebs: Rogkavopoulos 6
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 9
Asts: Alocén 7
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 100
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)
3 August 2018
16:15
Croatia  85–62  Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 18–17, 24–12, 25–15
Pts: Šamanić 29
Rebs: 12
Asts: Palokaj 7		 Pts: 14
Rebs: 8
Asts: 3
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 60
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE), Nicolae Dragoş (ROU)
3 August 2018
18:30
Turkey  74–56  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 21–10, 27–13, 14–13
Pts: 16
Rebs: Akay 8
Asts: Akay 7		 Pts: 14
Rebs: Jantunen 11
Asts: 4
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)
3 August 2018
20:45
Italy  98–96 (OT)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 17–20, 10–23, 25–16, Overtime: 10–10, 13–11
Pts: 27
Rebs: 13
Asts: 4		 Pts: 29
Rebs: 9
Asts: 8
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 25
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR), Kyriacos Christou (CYP)

Quarterfinals[]

3 August 2018
14:00
France  76–74 (OT)  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 13–24, 20–13, 11–15, Overtime: 12–10
Pts: 20
Rebs: 13
Asts: Ayayi 4		 Pts: 18
Rebs: 10
Asts: three players 3
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 50
Referees: Gytis Vilius (LTU), Joona Haaja (FIN), Guido Giovannetti (ITA)
3 August 2018
16:15
Germany  86–92  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 20–19, 24–20, 16–26
Pts: 21
Rebs: 4
Asts: 5		 Pts: Paunović 25
Rebs: Pecarski, Petrušev 10
Asts: Trifunović 5
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 500
Referees: Sergei Beliakov (RUS), Martin Vulić (CRO), Eduard Udyanskyy (GBR)
3 August 2018
18:30
Latvia  76–51  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 19–17, 26–13, 17–8
Pts: Kurucs 19
Rebs: 11
Asts: Žagars 6		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 13
Asts: 2
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 2 300
Referees: Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
3 August 2018
20:45
Russia  79–77  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 26–18, 22–18, 19–23
Pts: Mikhailovskii 33
Rebs: Zakharov 8
Asts: Mikhailovskii 5		 Pts: Venskus 18
Rebs: Venskus 10
Asts: Sirvydis 8
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 300
Referees: Beniamino Attard (ITA), Ernad Karović (BIH), Thomas Bissuel (BEL)

13–16th place semifinals[]

4 August 2018
14:00
Greece  77–73  Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 27–12, 8–15, 19–28
Pts: 22
Rebs: 10
Asts: , 4		 Pts: 23
Rebs: 14
Asts: 5
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 30
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)
4 August 2018
16:15
Finland  79–55  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–18, 21–6, 15–18
Pts: 22
Rebs: 6
Asts: 6		 Pts: Bošnjak, 9
Rebs: 6
Asts: 5
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Jan Baloun (CZE), Nicolae Dragoş (ROU)

9–12th place semifinals[]

4 August 2018
18:30
Turkey  69–79  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 23–18, 19–15, 13–21
Pts: 13
Rebs: Akay 9
Asts: 4		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 9
Asts: 7
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Referees: Sergei Beliakov (RUS), Joona Haaja (FIN), Thomas Bissuel (BEL)
4 August 2018
20:45
Spain  89–52  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 32–13, 17–14, 29–9, 11–16
Pts: Alocén 21
Rebs: 7
Asts: Alocén 6		 Pts: 25
Rebs: Šamanić 8
Asts: Palokaj 5
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Referees: Ernad Karović (BIH), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)

5–8th place semifinals[]

4 August 2018
14:00
Montenegro  52–76  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–21, 16–22, 12–16
Pts: 18
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Drobnjak, 3		 Pts: 12
Rebs: 9
Asts: 4
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 60
Referees: Beniamino Attard (ITA), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
4 August 2018
16:15
Great Britain  68–100  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 18–29, 15–28, 17–19
Pts: Queeley 15
Rebs: 9
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: 18
Rebs: 8
Asts: Jokubaitis 8
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 100
Referees: Vladimir Jevtović (SRB), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Kyriacos Christou (CYP)

Semifinals[]

4 August 2018
18:30
Latvia  91–80  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 20–15, 23–18, 26–19
Pts: Žagars 35
Rebs: 6
Asts: Kurucs 7		 Pts: 24
Rebs: Mikhailovskii 10
Asts: 5
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 3 300
Referees: Gytis Vilius (LTU), Martin Vulić (CRO), Eduard Udyanskyy (GBR)
4 August 2018
20:45
France  67–78  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 18–25, 13–17, 22–16
Pts: 12
Rebs: 12
Asts: 9		 Pts: Pecarski 27
Rebs: Pecarski 12
Asts: Lakić, Petrušev 6
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 200
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

15th place game[]

5 August 2018
11:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina  88–94  Ukraine
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 32–24, 14–21, 28–25
Pts: 24
Rebs: Matković 10
Asts: 5		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 11
Asts: 6
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 45
Referees: Joona Haaja (FIN), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)

13th place game[]

5 August 2018
14:00
Finland  89–85 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 13–15, 26–12, 15–26, Overtime: 14–10
Pts: 35
Rebs: Jantunen 16
Asts: 5		 Pts: Rogkavopoulos 33
Rebs: , Rogkavopoulos 10
Asts: Arsenopoulos 4
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 50
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Thomas Bissuel (BEL)

Eleventh place game[]

5 August 2018
16:15
Turkey  72–74 (OT)  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 12–15, 13–15, 13–13, Overtime: 10–12
Pts: Kabaca 19
Rebs: Kabaca 13
Asts: 6		 Pts: 24
Rebs: 12
Asts: Palokaj 11
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 30
Referees: Beniamino Attard (ITA), Eduard Udyanskyy (GBR), Nicolae Dragoş (ROU)

Ninth place game[]

5 August 2018
18:30
Italy  62–80  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 10–14, 15–26, 21–17
Pts: 12
Rebs: 6
Asts: 5		 Pts: 16
Rebs: 13
Asts: 6
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 80
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Kyriacos Christou (CYP), Jan Baloun (CZE)

Seventh place game[]

5 August 2018
14:00
Great Britain  70–68  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 24–16, 13–20, 19–7
Pts: 19
Rebs: 11
Asts: 4		 Pts: 17
Rebs: 11
Asts: 6
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga
Attendance: 30
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Sergii Tyslenko (UKR), Ernad Karović (BIH)

Fifth place game[]

5 August 2018
16:15
Lithuania  83–55  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 27–14, 17–10, 16–15
Pts: Sirvydis 20
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: 5		 Pts: 9
Rebs: 6
Asts: , 2
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 100
Referees: Sergei Beliakov (RUS), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Josip Jurčević (CRO)

Third place game[]

5 August 2018
18:30
Russia  70–79  France
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 24–15, 22–28, 10–25
Pts: Mikhailovskii 16
Rebs: Mikhailovskii 8
Asts: 5		 Pts: Ayayi 22
Rebs: 10
Asts: 5
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 350
Referees: Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Vladimir Jevtović (SRB)

Final[]

5 August 2018
20:45
Latvia  90–99  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 21–22, 24–25, 25–20
Pts: Žagars 26
Rebs: Kurucs 5
Asts: Žagars 11		 Pts: Pecarski 34
Rebs: Pecarski 13
Asts: Trifunović 5
Arēna Rīga, Riga
Attendance: 7 000
Referees: Gytis Vilius (LTU), Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

Final standings[]

Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Relegated to the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Serbia 6–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Latvia 5–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France 4–3
4  Russia 4–3
5  Lithuania 6–1
6  Germany 4–3
7  Great Britain 3–4
8  Montenegro 1–6
9  Spain 6–1
10  Italy 3–4
11  Croatia 3–4
12  Turkey 2–5
13  Finland 4–3
14  Greece 3–4
15  Ukraine 2–5
16  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–7

Awards[]

 2018 FIBA Europe
Under-18 Championship Winner 

Serbia
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Serbia Marko Pecarski
All-Tournament Team[3]

See also[]

  • 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Europe Board confirms hosts for 2018 national team events". FIBA.basketball. 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "FIBA European Youth Championships 2018 Draws completed". FIBA. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Serbia big man Pecarski named MVP, tops All-Star Five". FIBA. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

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