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These former Duke Blue Devils once teamed up to win an NCAA title; now they’re working together to earn an LPGA card at Q-Series

A total 75 players made the 72-hole Q-Series cut, including four former Duke players.

On the eve of the start of Week 2 of LPGA Q-Series, former Duke teammates Jaravee Boonchant and Gina Kim planned to eat steak at their rental house. Kim thought she might bake brownies for dessert.

During the heavy fortnight that is LPGA Qualifying School, talk of food isn’t just practical, it’s a welcome distraction. After Boonchant won the Epson Tour Championship in early October to finish 12th on the money list, Kim offered to caddie in the final stage. Kim finished eighth on the money list, which secured her LPGA card for the 2023 season. The top 10 players earn cards; Boonchant finished $1,765 behind 10th place.

A total of 100 players began the two-week grind of Q-Series last week and 75 made the 72-hole cut. Four Duke players were among them, including Ana Belac, Lindy Duncan, Miranda Wang and Boonchant. They’ll tee it up again Dec. 8-11 at the Highland Oakes Golf Course in Dothan, Alabama. The scores carry over from Week 1.

Boonchant, Wang, Belac and Kim were on the 2019 Blue Devils team that won the NCAA Championship. Both Kim and Boonchant were rookies on the Epson Tour this season. Kim decided to forgo her final semester of college golf after finishing T-36 at last year’s LPGA Q-Series. She graduated with a degree in psychology this May. Boonchant drove to Durham for the ceremony.

“I’ve been telling Gina every day, I think she has more confidence in me than I have in myself,” said Boonchant, who describes herself as an indecisive golfer.

The Thai native carried a 71.99 stroke average in college, which ranks as the third-best career stroke average in Duke history.

Jaravee Boonchant and Gina Kim and celebrate a shot at Q-Series. (Epson Tour photo)

When Boonchant came back to college at the start of 2021 during the covid-19 pandemic, Kim would stop by her room at the Duke hotel where the athletes stayed, and they’d walk down together for practice. They asked each other the same question that they ask every day this week: “What’s for dinner?”

While the pair worked independently at practice, building a routine together helped them to push each other.

Kim praised her friend’s consistent ball-striking, noting that the stability in her game perfectly suits a pressure-packed marathon like Q-Series.

“I think that’s why she’s in a good position now,” said Kim of Boonchant’s share of 11th through 72 holes. “She played smart.”

Boonchant was a freshman the when Leona Maguire was a senior at Duke. Boonchant, who’d never been part of a team before college golf, was motivated by Maguire’s work ethic. Maguire owns the lowest stroke average in NCAA history among golfers with 100 or more rounds (70.97). She broke through earlier this year to become the first Irish player to win on the LPGA.

“Hopefully one day we get to experience that,” said Boonchant.

The top 45 players and ties this week will earn LPGA cards for 2023. Those who finish in the top 20 earn Category 14 status, and those from 12-45 earn Category 15. Everyone outside the top 45 earns Epson Tour status.

Kim said being back at Q-Series in a different role is a humbling experience.

“The No. 1 thing that came to mind,” said Kim, “was why was I so stressed about this last year? When I look at the course, it seems like a pretty straightforward course.”

Now it’s just a matter of helping a more than capable Boonchant across the finish line.

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Alana Uriell disqualified from LPGA Q-Series after signing an incorrect scorecard

LPGA Q-Series was especially brutal for Alana Uriell.

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect the LPGA’s clarification that Alana Uriell signed for a birdie when it should have been a par.

Few things in golf are tougher than the grind of Qualifying School. Particularly the LPGA’s eight-round marathon that started this week. But Friday at LPGA Q-Series in Mobile, Alabama, was especially brutal for Alana Uriell.

The 26-year-old signed for a wrong score in the second round – signing for a birdie that should’ve been a par – and was disqualified. An LPGA media official relayed that Uriell came into the tournament office after the fact and self-reported the error.

Uriell opened with an even-par 72. She would’ve been 4 under for the tournament and in a share of 18th. The top 45 players this week earn LPGA status for 2023. The field is cut to top 70 and ties after the first four rounds, played at Magnolia Grove over the Crossings and Falls courses.

The former Arkansas player from Carlsbad, California, competed in 21 events on the LPGA this season and finished 130th on the Race to CME Globe points list. She earned $66,506 this season.

Riley Rennell and Manon De Roey pace the field at 10 under.

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LPGA Q-Series: Former Netflix star, an NAIA history maker and freshly-minted pros set for 144-hole grind

Meet 12 of the players set for the 144-hole grind.

One hundred players will tee it up this week at LPGA Q-Series, an eight-round grind that begins on Dec. 1 and ends Dec. 11. The first week will be contested at the RTJ Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama, at the Crossings and Falls courses.

The field will be cut to top 70 and ties after the first week of competition. The second week of competition will take place at Highland Oaks Golf Course in Dothan, Alabama.

A total of 45 players will receive LPGA status in 2023. This is the first year that players were required to turn professional before entering Q-Series. A total of six players turned pro for this week: Nataliya Guseva, Minji Kang, Ashley Lau, Heather Lin, Valery Plata and Natthakritta Vongtaveelap.

Players in the top 75 of the Rolex Rankings automatically advanced to the final stage. Those players include: Yuna Nishimura (44), Hae Ran Ryu (51) and Minami Katsu (56).

Players who finish in the top 20 of Q-Series will fall under Category 14 of the LPGA Priority List. Those who finish 21-45 and ties earn Category 15 and Epson Tour status Category C.

Those who complete all four rounds before the cut earn Epson Tour status.

This year’s field features an eclectic group of players, including former college hotshots, up-and-comers and a former Netflix star.

“No one really wants to be here,” said Dewi Weber, who finished 101st on the CME points list this year, one position shy of a full card.

“The vibes are always really, really weird at Q-school. But I was a rookie on the LPGA, but I feel like I’m kind of a vet when it comes to Q-school because I’ve done this now four times, even though I don’t want to but I have.”

Gabriela Ruffels, who missed the entry deadline for LPGA Q-Series, will instead tee it up in her first Australian Open this week

“I guess it was all on myself, and that’s something I need to work on ­— being more on top of deadlines.”

Gabriela Ruffels drove up from Orlando, Florida, to Mobile, Alabama, in early November on a scouting trip for LPGA Q-Series. Ten minutes away from the course, a thought crossed her mind: Had she entered the tournament?

Ruffels looked on the player portal and saw that she had not registered. The deadline for Q-Series — her last chance to qualify for the LPGA in 2023 — had passed nearly one month prior. Just two days after the Epson Tour finale.

Needless to say, it was a long and sad solo ride home.

“It was tough,” said Ruffels, a promising 22-year-old who finished 15th on the Epson Tour money list. The top 10 earn LPGA cards.

“I basically just called my whole team and let them know the situation … they were all extremely sad and disappointed. I guess it was all on myself, and that’s something I need to work on ­— being more on top of deadlines.”

The final stage of LPGA qualifying, an eight-round grind that spans over two weeks, begins on Thursday at Magnolia Grove in Mobile. A total of 45 players will receive LPGA status for 2023.

Ruffels, whose parents played professional tennis, will instead spend the week competing in her first ISPS Handa Australian Open. The event, which also begins on Dec. 1, will be contested over Victoria and Kingston Heath Golf Clubs. Ruffels learned to play the game at Victoria Golf Club, and this marks her first time in Melbourne in five years. She’s staying with friends in the neighborhood where she used to live, frequenting her favorite restaurants.

From there, the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion will head to Spain to compete in LET Q-School.

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Gabriela Ruffels hits her tee shot on the first hole during the first round at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Photo: Darren Carroll/USGA)

Ruffels works with former PGA Tour winner Grant Waite, who told her that the sooner they can get over this misstep and keep working, “… the LPGA will come.”

Ruffels said she’s inspired by what Linn Grant and Maja Stark were able to accomplish on the LET this season, pointing toward the co-sanctioned events and majors that LET players can play their way into. While that’s not possible on the Epson Tour, there are 10 LPGA cards at stake each season. She could have options.

“I definitely feel like I’m gaining more golf knowledge and knowledge about my own swing,” said Ruffels, who didn’t take up the game until age 15. The former USC star rocketed up the amateur rankings in short order but has hit several speed bumps in her young pro career.

Last year, Ruffels missed out on advancing to Q-Series by a single stroke at Stage II.

This time it was paperwork that kept her out. Both are brutal.

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College golf: Oregon’s Cynthia Lu, Georgia’s Jenny Bae will return to school instead of entering LPGA Q-Series

With the new LPGA rules, college stars had a decision to make.

Five women’s college golfers had a decision to make.

Pursue a professional career or return to school for the spring semester? Michigan fifth-year senior Ashley Lau, Oregon junior Cynthia Lu, Georgia senior Jenny Bae, Michigan State senior Valery Plata and Miami sophomore Nataliya Guseva finished in the top 50 at the LPGA’s stage two qualifying last week, meaning a spot in final stage qualifying.

That is, if they turned professional.

This year, LPGA rules stated that only professionals can compete in the final stage. Eight amateurs, including the five college players, had to decide whether to turn professional and forego the spring semester of college golf or return to school and wait to pursue their future.

Oregon’s Lu, a junior, decided to stay in school.

“I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to play in LPGA Q-School stage I & II because it highlighted certain areas of my game that still need work before I turn professional,” Lu told Golfweek in a text. “With that said, I have decided to stay amateur and defer attending the Q-Series. I believe in Coach Derek (Radley) and Coach Monica (Vaughn) who will continue helping and supporting me until I make the decision to turn professional. I am so excited to play this upcoming spring season with my team. Go Ducks.”

Lu is ranked 28th in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings and 35th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. She finished second in the stroke play portion of the East Lake Cup and has the defending runner-up Ducks looking to make another title push this spring.

Senior Jenny Bae is also returning to school, but Lau and Guseva have decided to forego the remainder of their seasons and enter Q-Series. Golfweek has yet to confirm Plata’s decision.

Q-Series begins Monday at Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama. The top 70 and ties advance for a 72-hole final for LPGA cards Dec. 5-11 at Highland Oaks Golf Course in Dothan, Alabama.

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Mariah Stackhouse, eight amateurs among 50 players who advanced to final stage of LPGA qualifying

Becca Huffer and Seulki Lee were co-medalists in the event, which featured a field of 178 players.

The same day Lydia Ko collected $2 million at the CME Group Tour Championship, the biggest winner’s check in LPGA history, 50 players took a step closer to having that same opportunity. Stage II of LPGA Qualifying, delayed due to Hurricane Ian, was staged last week at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida.

Becca Huffer and Seulki Lee were co-medalists in the event, which featured a field of 178 players.

“I love accomplishing my goal,” said Huffer, who was an Epson Tour rookie in 2019. “And I’m especially glad for a day like today where the back nine was just rain and wind and nastiness, that I put myself in the position to not have to worry too much about it. That was great, and I’m very excited to play at Q-Series.”

LPGA veteran Mariah Stackhouse, fellow Stanford alum Aline Krauter and two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur Kristen Gillman were also among the 50 who advanced through to the final stage, which will be held in December over the span of two weeks in Alabama.

“I think the course, considering all the weather they got over the last month or two, was in great shape,” said Gillman, who finished 175th in CME rankings.

“I know that they worked really hard to get it back to where we can play. I think the course is in great shape and it was fun to play.”

Becca Huffer tees off in Stage II of LPGA qualifying. (courtesy LPGA)

Eight amateurs also advanced and will have until noon on Tuesday to let the LPGA know if they intend to play in Q-Series. This year, LPGA rules state that only professionals can compete in the final stage. Those amateurs include collegiate players Valeria Plata (Michigan State), Ashley Lau (Michigan), Hsin-Yu Lu (Oregon), Jenny Bae (Georgia) and Nataliya Guseva (Miami).

Bailey Shoemaker, a high school senior and USC commit, missed the cut by one. Former LPGA player Haley Moore closed with a 78 to fall below the cutline at T-65. Bobbi Stricker, eldest daughter of PGA Tour winner Steve Stricker, also did not advance.

Everyone who completed four rounds received limited Epson Tour status.

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Meet each of the 46 players who earned LPGA cards at Q-Series for 2022

Get to know the players who earned status for 2022.

A total of 29 players earned LPGA status for the first time following an eight-round grind at Q-Series over the last two weeks. Winner Na Rin An was among them, carding Sunday’s lowest-round, 6-under 66, to finish at 33 under.

In all, 46 players left Dothan, Alabama with LPGA status. Among the high-ranking elites was a major winner in Hinako Shibuno and a hotshot from Thailand, Atthaya Thitikul, who dominated in Europe this season, and a couple of sisters from Taiwan. A total of four amateurs earned LPGA status for 2022, should they accept.

Here’s a closer look at the 46 who earned their LPGA cards for 2022.

Q-Series finale: Major winner, Thai phenom and a pair of sisters among 46 players to earn LPGA cards

There are plenty of storylines to follow next season from LPGA Q-Series.

Another sister act is heading to the LPGA.

Taiwan’s Hou sisters, Yu-Sang (22) and Yu-Chiang (21), who both play for the University of Arizona, will immediately turn professional after earning their LPGA cards at Q-Series for the 2022 season.

“I mean, it’s been our goal since like the beginning of our golf career,” said Yu-Chiang. “It’s been 13 years already and playing on LPGA is our dream. Just to achieve this goal with my sister and knowing that we both going to play on LPGA next year, it’s something really special.”

A total of 46 players earned LPGA cards for next season, including four amateurs. Arkansas’ Brooke Matthews and Gina Kim of Duke joined the Hous. Both said they plan to announce their decision about whether they will turn pro or defer in the coming days.

Na Rin An, a 25-year-old South Korean who has won twice on the KLPGA and is ranked 64th in the world, topped the field after a final-round 66 to finish at 33 under for the eight-round event. An tied for third at the BMW Ladies Championship in October, her career-best finish on the LPGA.

An called the Q-Series experience physically straining and said she’ll have to quarantine for 10 days when she gets back to South Korea.

“I’m excited to be able to travel to different countries,” she said of playing on the LPGA, “and I’m also looking forward to playing with players that I’ve only been able to see on TV.”

Frenchwoman Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, winner of the second stage and the leader heading into the final round, was disappointed not to pull off the victory after a final-round 72 to finish second.

“I’m just very happy,” said the former South Carolina Gamecock. “I’m not really allowed to say that, but I’m kind of frustrated of the last round. I guess it’s because I’m a competitor and I love competition and all that.

“But I had a couple friends stopping me from getting mad and be like, ‘Dude you have your LPGA card. Like that’s what you wanted.’ So I’m just focusing on that right now and I can’t wait for what’s coming.”

Atthaya Thitikul, the 18-year-old Thai phenom who was both Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year on the Ladies European Tour, finished solo third.

“It’s like a dream come true, just a dream come true,” said Thitikul. “I know everyone will have a goal to be a member in LPGA because it’s the biggest tour in the world for women, and then, yeah, I’ve done it.”

Japan’s Ayaka Furue, who is currently ranked 15th in the world, finished seventh while major champion Hinako Shibuno tied for 20th and two-time Solheim Cup player Emily Kristine Pedersen tied for 14th.

Longtime LPGA player and mom Sarah Jane Smith and Mariah Stackhouse made the cut for a card on the number at 4 under.

Former Texas player Agathe Laisne earned her LPGA card for the 2022 season and now heads to Spain on Monday for the final stage of the Ladies European Tour Q-School.

“It’s going to be hard physically I think. Mentally also,” said Laisne. “Just reset and try to relax and enjoy and, yeah. That’s it.”

Another Arizona Wildcat, Bianca Pagdanganan, who earned her card at the 2019 Q-Series, was once again successful, taking a share of 10th. One of the longest players in the women’s game, Pagdanganan enjoyed a successful 2020 campaign only to have it wiped away due for the COVID-19 pandemic. While she couldn’t carry the momentum over to 2021, she’ll get another try next year.

More: Meet the LPGA’s newest power player, Bianca Pagdanganan

Duke’s Kim won the first stage of Q-Series back in August before competing in the Curtis Cup the next week with Matthews in Wales. College players have the option of deferring and can accept LPGA membership at any point until July 1, 2022. Their position on the priority list would be held until that point.

“I have a feeling I’ll probably make my decision in the very near future just simply because, you know, I do need to tell my coaches,” said Kim, who tied for 35th. “I do need to tell my team about it.”

“I think that’s the biggest respect I can give them, update them on what I’m planning on doing.”

Matthews, a fifth-year senior who tied for 30th, said she’ll go back home to Arkansas and talk to her family and coaches and go from there.

“Either way,” she said, “I’m in a good position.”

LPGA Q-SERIES TOP-45 AND TIES (29)

Julie Amie (France), Na Rin An (Republic of Korea), Hye-Jin Choi (Republic of Korea), Allisen Corpuz (United States), Olivia Cowan (Germany), Karis Davidson (Australia), Ayaka Furue (Japan), Linn Grant (Sweden), Haylee Harford (United States), Lauren Hartlage (United States), Yaeeun Hong (Republic of Korea), Yu-Chiang Hou (Chinese Taipei), Yu-Sang Hou (Chinese Taipei), Gina Kim (United States), Stephanie Kyriacou (Australia), Agathe Laisne (France), Brooke Matthews (United States), Sanna Nuutinen (Finland), Kaitlyn Papp (United States), Jessica Peng (Chinese Taipei), Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (France), Hinako Shibuno (Japan), Maddie Szeryk (Canada), Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), Savannah Vilaubi (United States), Dewi Weber (Netherlands), Ruoning Yin (China), Katie Yoo (United States), Weiwei Zhang (China).

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LPGA Q-Series: Breaking down the final week of golf’s biggest grind

“So we’re all here for different reasons, some good and some not good.”

Sarah Jane Smith finds herself back at LPGA Qualifying School for the first time in 13 years. The anticipation of coming back started to build in July for the Aussie mom and by the time the Pelican Women’s Championship had finished, Smith knew there was no getting around it.

“It was a lot,” she said, “but at the same time, I felt like a little weight came off once we got there.”

Smith is one of 74 players who made the cut to advance to the second stage of LPGA Q-Series. The top 45 players and ties will earn status for 2022. Smith ended the 2021 season No. 151 on the CME points list and 149th on the money list.

“I feel like it was always over my head,” said Smith, “and then once Tampa was finished it was like, ‘Right, this is what we’re doing. There is no ifs and buts. I’m going to Q-School. Let’s get ready.’ ”

At 37, Smith is on the veteran end of the experience scale at the RTJ’s Highland Oaks Highland & Marshwood Courses in Dothan, Alabama. Play begins on Thursday and scores from the first 72 holes of the event carry over. They’ll vie for a purse of $150,000.

France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard paces the field at 19 under.

There are seven players in the top 100 of the Rolex Rankings, including Ayaka Furue (No. 14), Atthaya Thitikul (No. 18), Hinako Shibuno (No. 38), Hye Jin Choi (No. 53) Na Rin An (No. 67), Emily K. Pedersen (No. 71), Steph Kyriacou (No. 77).

There are six amateurs, 17 Symetra Tour winners, nine LET winners, two Korea LPGA winners, three JLPGA winners, three China LPGA winner and three Solheim Cup players.

Early on in her Q-School experience, a shier Smith felt uncomfortable not knowing anyone in the field. Like she didn’t belong.

“Now having a lot of years on the LPGA, I don’t want to sound like in a bad way, but it’s girls coming out that either have little experience, or – obviously they’re amazing golfers – but girls that have struggled.

“So we’re all here for different reasons, some good and some not good. You just got to remember everyone is here for a reason and make sure you stay in your lane.”

Bianca Pagdanganan, 24, looked like she was poised to never return to Q-Series after a terrific half season in 2020. She led the tour in driving distance, made noise in her first major and advanced to the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, finishing 60th on the money list.

But none of that carried over.

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Bianca Pagdanganan tees off of the sixth hole during the final round of the 2020 LPGA Drive On Championship – Reynolds Lake Oconee on October 25, 2020 in Greensboro, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)

Pagdanganan made her first start of 2021, her real rookie season, in April at the ANA Inspiration and her final in October at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She made only $68,215, less than half of what she earned in 2020.

Pagdanganan tried to view the opportunity of a second rookie season in a positive light, focusing on the benefits of success and experience. But the results didn’t follow.

“Obviously, I feel like this year was a little bit tougher seeing how well I played the previous year,” said Pagdanganan, who is tied for 19th entering the second week of Q-Series.

“Again, there was a lot of pressure on myself trying to force myself to play the same way, trying to be who I was last year, trying to, I don’t know, just play great golf when I shouldn’t have, you know, done that.”

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Pauline Roussin-Bouchard leads LPGA Q-Series while Haley Moore, Sierra Brooks among those who missed the cut

The top 45 players and ties earn LPGA status for 2022. The rest of the field earns Symetra status.

The final stage of LPGA qualifying has a familiar feel to it. Frenchwoman Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, winner of Stage II, is once again atop the board at the midway point of the Q-Series marathon.

Roussin-Bouchard fired a 7-under 65 on the Crossings Course Sunday to take a two-shot lead at 19 under into Week 2 on the Robert Trent Jones Trail. There are six players ranked in the top 75 of the Rolex Rankings in the Q-Series field, and four of those players are in the top 10: Hye-Jin Choi (-17), Na Rin An (-14), Atthaya Thitikul (-13) and Ayaka Furue (-11). Major winner Hinako Shibuno and two-time European Solheim Cup player Emily Kristine Pedersen are tied for 24th.

Roussin-Bouchard credits her early success to the peaceful atmosphere her team has helped her to create, calling it “pressure-less.”

“I do a lot of martial arts, boxing,” said Roussin-Bouchard, “and I went boxing before leaving because I needed to let some pressure go. It really helped because it puts me in the mood where I really want to destroy everything on my way.”

Atthaya Thitikul (Photo credit Ben Harpring/LPGA)

Aussie Stephanie Kyriacou carded the low round of the week on Sunday, a 9-under 63, on the Crossings Course with seven birdies and an eagle. Kyriacou first won on the LET as a 19-year-old amateur at the 2020 Australian Ladies Classic Bonville.

“Over the last couple days some things were working and some things weren’t,” she said, “and then today they just both were in sync.”

Currently ranked 77th in the world, Kyriacou won the 2021 Big Green Egg Open on the LET and notched a dozen top-10 finishes.

While Roussin-Bouchard and Kyriacou look ahead to the 72-hole event at Highland Oaks Golf Club in Dothan, Alabama, not everyone in the field will make the trip.

There was a cut on Sunday to the top 70 and ties and 74 players advanced. Among those not making the cut: Haley Moore, Sierra Brooks, Beth Wu, Sarah Burnham, Virginia Elena Carta and amateurs Polly Mack and Hyo Joon Jang.

LPGA veteran Mariah Stackhouse carded a fourth-round 69 to bolt up the board into the next week. England’s Meghan MacLaren’s back-to-back 68s moved her back in contention for a tour card at T-39.

The top 45 players and ties earn LPGA status for 2022. The rest of the field earns Symetra status.

Six amateurs made the cut including Arizona’s Hou sisters, who are currently tied for 29th. Yu-Sang shot 66 on Sunday to join her sister Yu-Chiang at 5 under.

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