World-class action at the 2025 All Japan Table Tennis Championships

The 2025 edition of the All Japan Table Tennis Championships (2025年全日本卓球選手権大会) traditionally features World-class players, such as Tomokazu Harimoto, and brings the finest table tennis spectacle.

Tokyo once again becomes the home of the Japanese National Championships and welcomes hundreds of the nation’s best table tennis talents. Two young and highly talented athletes have dominated the competition in recent years: Tomokazu Harimoto (who won in 2024) and Shunsuke Togami (2022, 2023). Overall, Harimoto has been more successful, winning a total of 6 medals versus Togami’s three.

Furthermore, both players have the potential to cement their success and become among the most accomplished Japanese players of all time. Japan has produced several World champions and table tennis icons in the past – Ichiro Ogimura, Shigeoh Itoh, and Mitsuru Kono are just a few of those legendary names. Tomokazu Harimoto has been among the World’s best players for years, and he has the potential to reach the peak heights.

Harimoto expressed a confident mood before the tournament: “Of course, I want to win consecutively, and continue winning, but because I won last year I don’t feel any extra pressure this year.”

Top-seeded players could enter the competition from the Round of 64 stage, while the majority of players had to begin their journey from the Round of 512 or Round of 256, depending on the draw.

One of the first major surprises of the tournament was Shunsuke Togami’s exit in the Round of 32. The former Japanese champion lost 3-4 in a nerve-racking game against Yuma Tanigaki. The fan-favorite Koki Niwa also was eliminated in the same stage of the competition.

The talented Japanese players Sora Matsushima and Yuma Tanigaki displayed very consistent performances throughout the rounds, and both of them earned a chance to win their first medal in the singles event.

Sora Matsushima eventually turned out to be the winner of this tournament, cruising past Tomokazu Harimoto (4-1) in the semi-final stage, and Hiroto Shinozuka (4-1) in the final. A great and memorable run for the 17-year-old talent, who has been on the rise in a recent year.

FINAL
Sora Matsushima
4-1 vs. Hiroto Shinozuka (11-9, 11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 11-3)

1/2 FINALS
Sora Matsushima
4-1 vs. Tomokazu Harimoto (13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7)
Hiroto Shinozuka
4-1 vs. Yuma Tanigaki (11-2, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9, 11-3)

1/4 FINALS
Tomokazu Harimoto
4-0 vs. Yuta Tanaka (11-5 , 11-8, 11-7, 11-3)
Sora Matsushima
4-2 vs. Kakeru Sone (3-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8)
Hiroto Shinozuka
4-3 vs. Yukiya Uda (11-5, 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 9-11, 11-9)
Yuma Tanigaki
4-1 vs. Shunsuke Okano (11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-4)

ROUND OF 16
Tomokazu Harimoto
4-1 vs. Taimu Arinobu (11-7, 11-13, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
Yuta Tanaka
4-2 vs. Yuto Muramatsu (11-13, 11-9, 4-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4)
Kakeru Sone
W:L vs. Kenji Matsudaira
Sora Matsushima
4-1 vs. Maharu Yoshimura (11-5, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-8)
Hiroto Shinozuka
4-1 vs. Takuya Jin (11-8, 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8)
Yukiya Uda
4-0 vs. Tonin Ryuzaki (14-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9)
Shunsuke Okano
4-1 vs. Kazuki Hamada (11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-7)
Yuma Tanigaki
4-3 vs. Taisei Matsushita (3-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5)

ROUND OF 32
Tomokazu Harimoto
4-1 vs. Satoshi Aida (11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2)
Taimu Arinobu
4-1 vs. Yuto Abe (11-13, 11-8, 11-4, 12-10, 11-7)
Yuto Muramatsu
4-0 vs. Norihito Ito (11-7, 11-9, 11-9, 11-3)
Yuta Tanaka
4-1 vs. Kanta Tokuda (11-8, 11-7, 13-15, 12-10, 11-4)
Kakeru Sone
4-3 vs. Taku Takakiwa (9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9)
Kenji Matsudaira
4-2 vs. Hiromu Kobayashi (11-7, 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 4-11, 11-9)
Sora Matsushima
4-0 vs. Asuka Machi (11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5)
Maharu Yoshimura
4-0 vs. Keishi Hagihara (11-6, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8)
Hiroto Shinozuka
4-1 vs. Yuki Matsuyama (11-7, 7-11, 11-1, 11-3, 11-8)
Takuya Jin
4-1 vs. Shohei Onodera (13-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 11-7)
Tonin Ryuzaki
4-2 vs. Ryoichi Yoshiyama (4-11, 7-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-5, 12-10)
Yukiya Uda
4-3 vs. Kazuhiro Yoshimura (7-11, 14-12, 8-11, 12-10, 11-7, 6-11, 14-12)
Shunsuke Okano
4-0 vs. Kazuki Yoshiyama (11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8)
Kazuki Hamada
4-0 vs. Masaki Kayama (11-9, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5)
Taisei Matsushita
4-1 vs. Koki Niwa (11-9, 13-11, 12-10, 12-14, 11-4)
Yuma Tanigaki
4-3 vs. Shunsuke Togami (11-6, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-5)

ROUND OF 64
Tomokazu Harimoto
4-1 vs. Yuma Tsuboi (11-3, 11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9)
Satoshi Aida
4-3 vs. Shunto Iwaida (11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9)
Yuto Abe
4-0 vs. Shuhei Uchimura (11-6, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6)
Taimu Arinobu
4-1 vs. Chiaki Takezaki (9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5)
Yuto Muramatsu
4-0 vs. Ryo Hakusan (13-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-6)
Norihito Ito
4-1 vs. Takahashi Takumi (10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6)
Kanta Tokuda
4-0 vs. Koyo Kanamitsu (11-4, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10)
Yuta Tanaka
4-1 vs. Shin Ishiyama (9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
Taku Takakiwa
4-1 vs. Shuhei Suzuki (11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7)
Kakeru Sone
4-2 vs. Fumiya Igarashi (11-9, 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 6-11, 11-8)
Kenji Matsudaira
4-3 vs. Sota Noda (9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-6)
Hiromu Kobayashi
4-3 vs. Jo Yokotani (11-9, 5-11, 7-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5)
Sora Matsushima
4-1 vs. Kohei Sambe (8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10)
Asuka Machi
4-3 vs. Satoshi Eto (7-11, 11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8, 12-10)
Keishi Hagihara
4-3 vs. Junichi Komatsu (11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 11-8)
Maharu Yoshimura
4-2 vs. Yuta Fukuzawa (11-6, 11-4, 11-13, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8)
Hiroto Shinozuka
4-2 vs. Soma Ono (11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 12-14, 11-9)
Yuki Matsuyama
4-1 vs. Karasuta Higashi (11-4, 11-6, 11-7, 13-15, 11-5)
Takuya Jin
4-1 vs. Aori Asatsu (14-12, 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-8)
Shohei Onodera
4-0 vs. Takahiro Aoyama (11-8, 11-5, 11-3, 11-9)
Ryoichi Yoshiyama
4-0 vs. Kenta Tazoe (11-4, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7)
Tonin Ryuzaki
4-2 vs. Takami Masaki (7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9)
Kazuhiro Yoshimura
4-0 vs. Yasukazu Ono (11-7, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6)
Yukiya Uda
4-0 vs. Takahashi Takumi (11-9, 11-6, 11-7, 11-3)
Kazuki Yoshiyama
4-2 vs. Yuya Oshima (7-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10, 11-7)
Shunsuke Okano
4-1 vs. Takuto Sato (11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7)
Kazuki Hamada
4-2 vs. Yuhi Sakai (9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6)
Masaki Kayama
4-1 vs. Rikuto Maede (11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-7)
Koki Niwa
4-2 vs. Shodai Miyagawa (6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9)
Taisei Matsushita
4-0 vs. Rinne Muramatsu (11-3, 11-9, 16-14, 11-5)
Yuma Tanigaki
4-1 vs. Keiya Uemura (11-5, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5)
Shunsuke Togami
4-0 vs. Chikayoshi Masumoto (11-5, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6)

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ROUND OF 256
Yuma Tsuboi
3-1 vs. Yusuke Watanabe (11-4, 13-11, 8-11, 11-8)
Takumi Takimoto
3-1 vs. Tomoki Menda (4-11, 11-3, 15-13, 11-5)
Aoi Yoshida
3-0 vs. Yusei Tanahashi (11-8, 12-10, 11-7)
Shunto Iwaida
3-0 vs. Norikazu Ogihara (11-5, 11-4, 11-3)
Kowa Nakamura
3-1 vs. Tomoya Fujimura (11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4)
Shuhei Uchimura
3-0 vs. Tenyoku Wakatsuke (11-6, 11-9, 11-8)
Chiaki Takezaki
3-1 vs. Katsuya Yamamoto (11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4)
Ren Imazumi
3-1 vs. Ryoto Hijiki (11-9, 7-11, 14-12, 11-7)
Ayuma Matsuda
3-0 vs. Masateru Yamamoto (11-6, 11-6, 11-8)
Ryo Hakusan
3-1 vs. Kazushi Hoshi (11-6, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5)
Takahashi Takumi
3-0 vs. Takemoto Hiratsuka (11-6, 12-10, 11-6)
Shun Fujimoto
3-1 vs. Sho Kato (8-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9)
Koyo Kanamitsu
3-1 vs. Takumi Sato (11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7)
Hayato Miki
3-0 vs. Takahiro Maki (11-9, 11-7, 11-4)
Shin Ishiyama
3-2 vs. Kaito Fujimoto (11-8, 9-11, 4-11, 12-10, 11-8)
Yuji Kato
3-2 vs. Ikuya Aoki (11-5, 8-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8)
Shuhei Suzuki
3-0 vs. Kei Yamashita (13-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Yu Kayama
3-0 vs. Ayumu Yamamoto (11-7, 11-7, 11-8)
Mizuki Oikawa
3-1 vs. Asuka Sakai (4-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4)
Kakeru Sone
3-2 vs. Masami Yoshida (11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7)
Naoki Takada
3-2 vs. Toshinobu Yoshida (11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5)
Sota Noda
3-0 vs. Kazuya Arai (11-9, 11-3, 11-8)
Hiromu Kobayashi
3-0 vs. Ryo Kato (11-4, 11-9, 11-5)
Yuki Kitamura
3-2 vs. Kazuya Sugimoto (8-11, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7, 11-4)
Kohei Sambe
3-1 vs. Yukyo Saiko (6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7)
Munehisa Iwanaga
3-2 vs. Yasukazu Bando (11-13, 11-13, 11-5, 11-3, 12-10)
Asuka Machi
3-1 vs. Ryo Okada (10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8)
Takuto Izumo
3-0 vs. Hiromu Nodo (11-8, 12-10, 11-3)
Junichi Komatsu
3-0 vs. Kazuki Hashimoto (11-8, 11-1, 11-8)
Kensuke Kubo
3-2 vs. Yusuke Sadamatsu (11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10)
Shogo Matsui
3-2 vs. Hanaki Seiya (11-13, 11-8, 11-8, 13-15, 12-10)
Yuta Fukuzawa
3-0 vs. Ryoma Tezuka (11-7, 11-5, 14-12)
Soma Ono
3-2 vs. Hirotaka Ishiyama (4-11, 7-11 11-5, 11-8, 11-7)
Tamito Watanabe
3-0 vs. Hibiki Tazoe (11-9, 11-7, 11-7)
Mahiro Funayama
3-1 vs. Isa Maou (11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 12-10)
Karasuta Higashi
3-2 vs. Kyotaro Tanaka (13-11, 4-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8)
Takuya Jin
3-0 Hibiki Yoshimura (11-2, 11-4, 11-4)
Yuto Kizukuri
3-1 vs. Yasuyasu Watanabe (11-6, 11-13, 15-13, 11-6)
Takahiro Aoyama
3-0 vs. Kazuha Nakamura (11-2, 11-6, 11-4)
Hiroshi Hori
3-2 vs. Yuuta Iimura (12-10, 8-11, 12-10, 11-13, 11-9)
Naoto Hamada
3-1 vs. Daisuka Yoshida (12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5)
Kenta Tazoe
3-1 vs. Haruki Miyamoto (11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-1)
Tonin Ryuzaki
3-0 vs. Takuma Takizawa (11-9, 11-7, 11-7)
Hayate Suzuki
3-2 vs. Kohaku Nakano (9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6)
Kazuhiro Yoshimura
3-1 vs. Naoki Mitani (11-7, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8)
Kaoru Yamagishi
3-1 vs. Toshinori Terashita (11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7)
Yudai Miura
3-0 vs. Takumi Shibahara (11-3, 11-6, 11-7)
Takahashi Takumi
3-0 vs. Takaya Takari (11-7, 12-10, 11-6)
Atsuhiro Horikawa
3-1 vs. Kotaro Seo (13-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-6)
Kazuki Yoshiyama
3-0 vs. Kimura Hisho (11-8, 12-10, 11-7)
Shodai Sakane
3-0 vs. Kei Hanami (11-9, 11-4, 11-9)
Takuto Sato
W:L Takuto Shiba
Yuhi Sakai
3-0 vs. Hiromitsu Kasahara (11-5, 12-10, 11-6)
Yuma Niihara
3-0 vs. Yuta Aimura (11-8, 11-9, 14-12)
Yoshito Muranaka
3-1 vs. Motoki Mawatari (12-10, 5-11, 11-6, 12-10)
Rikuto Maede
3-0 vs. Seiya Sato (11-2, 11-7, 11-2)
Shodai Miyagawa
3-2 vs. Tomoya Kimura (8-11, 12-10, 11-4, 10-12, 12-10)
Ryoga Sugiura
3-0 vs. Sho Suzuki (11-9, 11-9, 11-6)
Rinne Muramatsu
3-1 vs. Shuhei Fujii (8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6)
Yamato Sakurai
3-0 vs. Osuke Shinoda (11-4, 11-8, 11-3)
Yuma Tanigaki
3-0 vs. Takahiro Tamai (4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9)
Naoya Onishi
3-2 vs. Makoto Suzuki (11-5, 8-11, 13-11, 9-11, 11-9)
Taiga Tama
3-1 vs. Tatsuro Nakachin (8-11, 11-5 11-4, 11-8)
Chikayoshi Masumoto
3-1 vs. Tsubasa Okamoto (11-8, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8)

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ROUND OF 512
Yuma Tsuboi
3-1 vs. Haruki Miyamoto (11-8, 6-11, 12-10, 11-4)
Takumi Takimoto
3-2 vs. Takumi Kageyama (11-8, 8-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-7)
Aoi Yoshida
3-2 vs. Naoya Kawakami (6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8)
Shunto Iwaida
3-0 vs. Shota Tahara (11-8, 11-9, 11-4)
Norikazu Ogihara
3-1 vs. Kazuki Inoue (11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9)
Kowa Nakamura
3-1 vs. Shunsuke Tsukidate (9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4)
Tenyoku Wakatsuke
3-2 vs. Kenta Minamitami (6-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4)
Chiaki Takezaki
3-1 vs. Kazuki Hayashinaka (5-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8)
Ren Imazumi
3-2 vs. Seba Goto (11-6, 12-10, 6-11, 5-11, 11-9)
Masateru Yamamoto
3-2 vs. Yuichi Tokiyoshi (14-16, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9)
Kazushi Hoshi
3-0 vs. Takahashi Keita (11-8, 14-12, 11-8)
Takemoto Hiratsuka
3-1 vs. Masahiro Fujita (11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 11-3)
Sho Kato
3-0 vs. Shimamura Taikan (11-7, 11-9, 12-10)
Koyo Kanamitsu
3-1 vs. Ko Okobu (11-3, 10-12, 11-9, 16-14)
Hayato Miki
3-2 vs. Yuta Ito (11-8, 8-11, 3-11, 11-2, 11-8)
Shin Ishiyama
3-0 vs. Yuhi Yoshida (12-10, 11-3, 11-3)
Yuji Kato
3-2 vs. Riu Murakami (11-6, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7)
Shuhei Suzuki
3-0 vs. Mitsufumi Matsumoto (11-8, 11-8, 12-10)
Ayumu Yamamoto
3-0 vs. Hironari Sadamatsu (11-2, 11-6, 11-9)
Mizuki Oikawa
3-1 vs. Shota Suganuma (11-3, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5)
Kakeru Sone
3-0 vs. Katsuhito Ishizawa (11-9, 11-1, 11-8)
Naoki Takada
3-2 vs. Tomohiro Marukawa (11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 9-11, 11-5)
Sota Noda
3-1 vs. Yuki Maekawa (6-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5)
Hiromu Kobayashi
3-0 vs. Maeyama Sosuke (11-6, 11-4, 11-8)
Kazuya Sugimoto
3-2 vs. Ryo Watanabe (10-12, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4)
Yukyo Saiko
3-1 vs. Isao Kawaguchi (11-9, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8)
Munehisa Iwanaga
3-1 vs. Toshiki Kagami (11-7, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5)
Ryo Okada
3-0 vs. Takeshi Takemori (11-3, 11-2, 11-5)
Takuto Izumo
3-1 vs. Fukushima Tasei (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7)
Junichi Komatsu
3-1 vs. Tajiri Ho (11-3, 11-9, 6-11, 11-0)
Kensuke Kubo
3-2 vs. Yuuki Osawa (11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5)
Shogo Matsui
3-2 vs. Shun Yamagishi (11-6, 11-8, 12-14, 6-11, 11-8)
Yuta Fukuzawa
3-1 vs. Masaaki Naito (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6)
Soma Ono
3-0 vs. Sato Sora (11-5, 11-5, 11-6)
Tamito Watanabe
3-0 vs. Junki Atae (11-6, 11-4, 13-11)
Isa Maou
3-0 vs. Tomoya Yoshida (11-7, 11-8, 11-6)
Karasuta Higashi
3-0 vs. Ryoya Fujita (11-4, 11-6, 11-5)
Takuya Jin
3-0 vs. Suzuki Ibuki (11-5, 11-2, 11-5)
Yasuyasu Watanabe
3-2 vs. Mizuki Iino (9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 7-11, 12-10)
Takahiro Aoyama
3-1 vs. Daito Masaki (11-6, 11-6, 10-12, 11-2)
Yuuta Iimura
3-0 vs. Haruki Harada (11-9, 11-8, 11-6)
Daisuka Yoshida
3-1 vs. Sunao Nishimura (11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Haruki Miyamoto
3-0 vs. Haruki Michihiro (13-11, 12-10, 11-5)
Takuma Takizawa
W:L vs. Yuma Hoshi
Kohaku Nakano
3-0 vs. Kosuke Kano (11-3, 11-4, 11-6)
Naoki Mitani
3-1 vs. Kosuke Ikeda (11-6, 11-8, 15-17, 12-10)
Kaoru Yamagishi
3-0 vs. Keita Fujita (11-5, 11-7, 11-9)
Takumi Shibahara
3-2 vs. Fuki Kumagai (11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 3-11, 11-5)
Takahashi Takumi
3-0 vs. Sho Maizuru (11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
Kotaro Seo
3-2 vs. Ryuma Miura (11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5)
Kimura Hisho
3-1 vs. Yuki Ishii (11-4, 11-13, 11-7, 16-14)
Kei Hanami
3-0 vs. Masao Haraguchi (11-8, 11-9, 11-8)
Takuto Sato
3-0 vs. Motohiko Saito (11-7, 11-8, 11-5)
Yuhi Sakai
3-0 vs. Kai Watanabe (11-8, 11-9, 11-6)
Yuta Aimura
3-1 vs. Yashiki Dai (11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9)
Motoki Mawatari
3-0 vs. Ren Nakamura (16-14, 11-9, 11-9)
Seiya Sato
3-2 vs. Mitsuto Nakamura (11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8)
Tomoya Kimura
3-0 vs. Tatsuya Isono (11-8, 11-3, 11-6)
Ryoga Sugiura
3-0 vs. Soya Kitani (11-3, 11-7, 11-9)
Rinne Muramatsu
3-2 vs. Yasuhiro Nishi (9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8)
Yamato Sakurai
3-0 vs. Yoshiki Goto (11-5, 11-4, 11-5)
Yuma Tanigaki
3-0 vs. Rento Kishimoto (11-1, 11-7, 11-6)
Makoto Suzuki
3-2 vs. Tokunaga Daiki (3-11, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8)
Tatsuro Nakachin
3-2 vs. Shun Tomizawa (8-11, 11-8, 12-14, 12-10, 12-10)
Tsubasa Okamoto
3-2 vs. Hayato Takashi (11-8, 8-11, 13-11, 12-14, 11-9)

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