2025 Men's World Squash Championship

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2025 Men's World Squash Championship
46th Men's World Squash Championship
Location Flag of the United States.svg   Chicago, United States
Venue University Club of Chicago
Lakeshore Sport & Fitness
Date(s)9–18 May 2025
Website
https://worldsquashchamps.com/
Category PSA World Championships
Prize money$600,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Men's World Squash Championship was the 2025 men's edition of the World Squash Championships, which served as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Chicago, United States, from 9 to 18 May 2025. It was the fourth time that Chicago hosts the PSA World Championships, having previously hosted the 2019, 2021 & 2023 editions. [1]

Contents

Mostafa Asal won his first world title defeating four-time world champion Ali Farag in the final. Asal did not lose a game throughout the tournament and the best that his opponents could manage was scoring an 8 point game. The last player to go through a world championship unbeaten (in games) was Jahangir Khan in the 1988. [2]

Venues

University Club of Chicago and Lakeshore Sport & Fitness are the two venues that host the competition.

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw and results

Key

Finals

Semi finalsFinal
              
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 111111
3 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 5 4 5
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 7 8 3
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 5 5 4
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird RoundQuarter finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 121111
Flag of Spain.svg Bernat Jaume 10 9 4 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 7 111112
17/32 Flag of England.svg Declan James 9 1110 14 Q Flag of India.svg Veer Chotrani 117 3 10
Q Flag of India.svg Veer Chotrani 119 12161 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag w/o
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Dewald van Niekerk 11 7 3 15 Flag of Mexico.svg Leonel Cárdenas
17/32 Flag of England.svg Curtis Malik 13111117/32 Flag of England.svg Curtis Malik 7 13 5
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Dowling 5 6 6 15 Flag of Mexico.svg Leonel Cárdenas 111511
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Leonel Cárdenas 1111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 111111
14 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 1111115 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 8 8 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Romiglio 5 9 3 14 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 1110 6 1
17/32 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar 10 118 4 Flag of England.svg Jonah Bryant 5 121111
Flag of England.svg Jonah Bryant 128 1111 Flag of England.svg Jonah Bryant 9 7 7
Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Soares 7 6 7 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 111111
17/32 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 11111117/32 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 12119 10 8
Flag of England.svg Adrian Waller 114 4 8 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 10 8 111211
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 9 111111

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird RoundQuarter finals
8 Flag of England.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 121111
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim El Hammamy 10 9 8 8 Flag of England.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 11115 8 11
17/32 Flag of India.svg Ramit Tandon 10 11131117/32 Flag of India.svg Ramit Tandon 9 7 11118
Flag of Japan.svg Ryūnosuke Tsukue 12 7 11 7 8 Flag of England.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 119 11 0
Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 1111119 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 5 111311
17/32 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed ElSherbini 4 5 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 2 8 5
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sanjay Jeeva 5 6 6 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 111111
9 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 1111119 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 8 1 8
12 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim 1211 119 113 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 111111
Flag of Egypt.svg Yahya Elnawasany 10 135 116 12 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim 111111
17/32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 7 117 6 Flag of India.svg Abhay Singh 6 6 9
Flag of India.svg Abhay Singh 112 111112 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim 8 0 7
Flag of Hungary.svg Balasz Farkas 4 118 4 3 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 111111
17/32 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Rodríguez 113 111117/32 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Rodríguez 5 8 5
Flag of India.svg Velavan Senthilkumar 117 5 3 3 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 111111
3 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 7 111111

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird RoundQuarter finals
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111111
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Henry Leung 1 5 3 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111111
17/32 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Pajares 10 116 7 Q Flag of France.svg Melvil Scianimanico 3 3 2
Q Flag of France.svg Melvil Scianimanico129 11114 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111111
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alex Lau 114 12 1115 13 Flag of France.svg Victor Crouin 6 4 9
17/32 Flag of France.svg Baptiste Masotti 5 11141 1717/32 Flag of France.svg Baptiste Masotti 114 5 8
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Camilo Vargas 4 4 5 13 Flag of France.svg Victor Crouin 8 111111
13 Flag of France.svg Victor Crouin 1111114 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111111
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Steinmann 9 1111117 Flag of England.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 4 9 2
Flag of England.svg George Parker 116 8 4 16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Steinmann 6 111111
17/32 Flag of the United States.svg Timmy Brownell 119 5 115 Flag of the United States.svg Shahjahan Khan 119 7 9
Flag of the United States.svg Shahjahan Khan 5 11118 1116 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Steinmann 11119 6 8
Flag of Scotland.svg Rory Stewart 8 8 3 7 Flag of England.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 9 8 111111
17/32 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Zakaria11111117/32 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Zakaria 7 8 7
Flag of England.svg Nathan Lake 5 11118 3 7 Flag of England.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 111111
7 Flag of England.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 116 4 1111

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird RoundQuarter finals
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 7 11116 11
Flag of England.svg Simon Herbert 114 9 117 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 111111
17/32 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Al-Tamimi 10 11114 7 Q Flag of Pakistan.svg Noor Zaman 5 7 9
Q Flag of Pakistan.svg Noor Zaman 124 8 11116 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 8 110
Q Flag of Colombia.svg Matías Knudsen 9 9 11111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abou Eleinen 110 0r
Flag of Scotland.svg Greg Lobban 11114 4 7 Q Flag of Colombia.svg Matías Knudsen 6 6 4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yannick Wilhelmi 6 114 10 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abou Eleinen 111111
11 Flag of Egypt.svg Aly Abou Eleinen 112 11126 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 7 4 8
10 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow Ng 1111112 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111
Flag of England.svg Patrick Rooney 8 5 6 10 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow Ng 111111
17/32 Flag of France.svg Auguste Dussourd 9 1110 112 Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Asim Khan 4 2 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Asim Khan117 127 1110 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow Ng 4 6 7
Q Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Spizzirri 9 6 3 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111
16/32 Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 11111116/32 Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 3 5 2
Flag of England.svg Nick Wall 4 3 7 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111

Schedule

Times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00) . To the best of five games.

Abbreviations:

Round 1

Friday, 9 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
9 MayUCC, Court 112:30Flag of Japan.svg  Ryūnosuke Tsukue  (JPN)Flag of India.svg  Ramit Tandon  (IND)12–10, 7–11, 11–13, 7–11
9 MayUCC, Court 212:30Flag of India.svg  Abhay Singh  (IND)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nicolas Müller  (SUI)11–7, 2–11, 11–7, 11–6
9 MayUCC, Court 113:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Marwan Elshorbagy  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Karim El Hammamy  (EGY)12–10, 11–9, 11–8
9 MayUCC, Court 213:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Ibrahim  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Yahya Elnawasany  (EGY)12–10, 11–13, 11–5, 9–11, 11–6
9 MayUCC, Court 313:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed ElSherbini  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Omar Mosaad  (EGY)4–11, 5–11, 4–119 MayUCC, Court 314:00Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Soliman  (EGY)Flag of Malaysia.svg Sanjay Jeeva (MAS)11–5, 11–6, 11–6
9 MayUCC, Court 116:30Flag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Á Rodríguez  (COL)Flag of Hungary.svg Balasz Farkas (HUN)11–4, 3–11, 11–8, 11–4
9 MayUCC, Court 216:30Flag of India.svg  Velavan Senthilkumar  (IND)Flag of Peru.svg  Diego Elías  (PER)11–7, 7–11, 5–11, 3–11
9 MayUCC, Court 117:15Flag of England.svg  Adrian Waller  (ENG)Flag of Egypt.svg  Tarek Momen  (EGY)11–9, 4–11, 4–11, 8–11
9 MayUCC, Court 217:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali Farag  (EGY)Flag of Spain.svg  Bernat Jaume  (ESP)12–10, 11–9, 11–4
9 MayUCC, Court 317:15Flag of India.svg  Veer Chotrani  (IND)Flag of England.svg  Declan James  (ENG)11–9, 9–11, 12–10, 16–14
9 MayUCC, Court 318:00Flag of Egypt.svg  Fares Dessouky  (EGY)Flag of Argentina.svg  Leandro Romiglio  (ARG)11–5, 11–9, 11–3
9 MayUCC, Court 118:45Flag of France.svg  Grégoire Marche  (FRA)Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Soares  (POR)11–7, 11–6, 11–7
9 MayUCC, Court 218:45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rhys Dowling  (AUS)Flag of Mexico.svg  Leonel Cárdenas  (MEX)
9 MayUCC, Court 219:30Flag of England.svg  Curtis Malik  (ENG)Flag of South Africa.svg  Dewald van Niekerk  (RSA)13–11, 11–7, 11–3
9 MayUCC, Court 319:30Flag of England.svg Jonah Bryant (ENG)Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Abouelghar  (EGY)12–10, 8–11, 11–8, 11–4

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Saturday, 10 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
10 MayUCC, Court 112:30Flag of Colombia.svg  Matías Knudsen  (COL)Flag of Egypt.svg  Fares Dessouky  (EGY)9–11, 9–11, 11–4, 11–4, 11–7
10 MayUCC, Court 212:30Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Asim Khan  (PAK)Flag of France.svg  Auguste Dussourd  (FRA)11–9, 7–11, 12–10, 7–11, 11–2
10 MayUCC, Court 113:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Aly Abou Eleinen  (EGY)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Yannick Wilhelmi  (SUI)11–6, 2–11, 11–4, 12–10
10 MayUCC, Court 213:15Flag of Malaysia.svg  Eain Yow Ng  (MAS)Flag of England.svg  Patrick Rooney  (ENG)11–8, 11–5, 11–6
10 MayUCC, Court 313:15Flag of England.svg  Mohamed Elshorbagy  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Nathan Lake  (ENG)11–5, 6–11, 4–11, 11–8, 11–3
10 MayUCC, Court 314:00Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Zakaria (EGY)Flag of Scotland.svg  Rory Stewart  (SCO)11–8, 11–8, 11–3
10 MayUCC, Court 116:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Karim Abdel Gawad  (EGY)Flag of England.svg  Simon Herbert  (ENG)7–11, 11–4, 11–9, 6–11, 11–7
10 MayUCC, Court 216:30Flag of France.svg  Victor Crouin  (FRA)Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Camilo Vargas  (COL)11–4, 11–4, 11–5
10 MayUCC, Court 117:15Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Henry Leung  (HKG)11–5, 11–1, 11–3
10 MayUCC, Court 217:15Flag of France.svg  Baptiste Masotti  (FRA)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Alex Lau  (HKG)5–11, 11–4, 14–12, 1–11, 17–15
10 MayUCC, Court 316:45Flag of Pakistan.svg  Noor Zaman  (PAK)Flag of Qatar.svg  Abdulla Al-Tamimi  (QAT)12–10, 4–11, 8–11, 11–4, 11–7
10 MayUCC, Court 318:00Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Dimitri Steinmann  (SUI)Flag of England.svg  George Parker  (ENG)9–11, 11–6, 11–8, 11–4
10 MayUCC, Court 118:45Flag of France.svg Melvil Scianimanico (FRA)Flag of Spain.svg  Iker Parajes  (ESP)12–10, 9–11, 11–6, 11–7
10 MayUCC, Court 218:45Flag of Germany.svg  Raphael Kandra  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Spizzirri (USA)11–9, 11–6, 11–3
10 MayUCC, Court 219:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Asal  (EGY)Flag of England.svg  Nick Wall  (ENG)11–4, 11–3, 11–7
10 MayUCC, Court 319:30Flag of the United States.svg  Shahjahan Khan  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Timothy Brownell  (USA)5–11, 11–9, 11–5, 8–11, 11–5

Round 2

Sunday, 11 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
11 MayUCC, Court 113:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Marwan Elshorbagy  (EGY)Flag of India.svg  Ramit Tandon  (IND)11–9, 11–7, 5–11, 8–11, 11–8
11 MayUCC, Court 213:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Ibrahim  (EGY)Flag of India.svg  Abhay Singh  (IND)11–6, 11–6, 11–9
11 MayUCC, Court 313:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Soliman  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Omar Mosaad  (EGY)11–2, 11–8, 11–5
11 MayLSF, Glass Court14:00Flag of Peru.svg  Diego Elías  (PER)Flag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Á Rodríguez  (COL)11–5, 11–8, 11–5
11 MayUCC, Court 114:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Tarek Momen  (EGY)Flag of France.svg  Grégoire Marche  (FRA)10–12, 8–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–8
11 MayUCC, Court 214:15Flag of Mexico.svg  Leonel Cárdenas  (MEX)Flag of England.svg  Curtis Malik  (ENG)11–7, 15–13, 11–5
11 MayUCC, Court 314:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Fares Dessouky  (EGY)Flag of England.svg Jonah Bryant (ENG)11–5, 10–12, 6–11, 1–11
11 MayLSF, Glass Court14:45Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali Farag  (EGY)Flag of India.svg  Veer Chotrani  (IND)7–11, 11–7, 11–3, 12–10
11 MayUCC, Court 216:45Flag of Malaysia.svg  Eain Yow Ng  (MAS)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Asim Khan  (PAK)11–4, 11–2, 11–4
11 MayUCC, Court 117:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Aly Abou Eleinen  (EGY)Flag of Colombia.svg  Matías Knudsen  (COL)11–6, 11–6, 11–4
11 MayUCC, Court 217:30Flag of France.svg  Victor Crouin  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Baptiste Masotti  (FRA)8–11, 11–4, 11–5, 11–8
11 MayUCC, Court 318:45Flag of Egypt.svg  Karim Abdel Gawad  (EGY)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Noor Zaman  (PAK)11–5, 11–7, 11–9
11 MayLSF, Glass Court17:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Asal  (EGY)Flag of Germany.svg  Raphael Kandra  (GER)11–3, 11–5, 11–2
11 MayUCC, Court 118:15Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)Flag of France.svg Melvil Scianimanico (FRA)11–3, 11–3, 11–3
11 MayUCC, Court 318:15Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Dimitri Steinmann  (SUI)Flag of the United States.svg  Shahjahan Khan  (USA)6–11, 11–9, 11–7, 11–9
11 MayLSF, Glass Court19:00Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Elshorbagy  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Zakaria (EGY)11–7, 11–8, 11–7

Round 3

Monday, 12 May & Tuesday, 13 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
12 MayLSF, Glass Court14:00Flag of Egypt.svg  Marwan Elshorbagy  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Soliman  (EGY)11–5, 9–11, 11–13, 0–11
12 MayLSF, Glass Court14:45Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Ibrahim  (EGY)Flag of Peru.svg  Diego Elías  (PER)8–11, 0–11, 7–11
12 MayLSF, Glass Court19:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali Farag  (EGY)Flag of Mexico.svg  Leonel Cárdenas  (MEX)w/o
12 MayLSF, Glass Court20:30Flag of England.svg Jonah Bryant (ENG)Flag of Egypt.svg  Tarek Momen  (EGY)9–11, 7–11, 7–11
13 MayLSF, Glass Court14:00Flag of Egypt.svg  Karim Abdel Gawad  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Aly Abou Eleinen  (EGY)8–11, 11–0 ret.
13 MayLSF, Glass Court14:45Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Asal  (EGY)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Eain Yow Ng  (MAS)11–4, 11–6, 11–7
13 MayLSF, Glass Court19:30Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)Flag of France.svg  Victor Crouin  (FRA)11–6, 11–4, 11–9
13 MayLSF, Glass Court20:30Flag of England.svg  Mohamed Elshorbagy  (ENG)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Dimitri Steinmann  (SUI)9–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–8

Quarter-finals

Wednesday, 14 May & Thursday 15 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
14 MayLSF, Glass Court19:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali Farag  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Tarek Momen  (EGY)11–8, 11–8, 11–4
14 MayLSF, Glass Court20:30Flag of Peru.svg  Diego Elías  (PER)Flag of Egypt.svg  Youssef Soliman  (EGY)11–8, 11–1, 11–8
15 MayLSF, Glass Court19:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Asal  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Karim Abdel Gawad  (EGY)11–7, 11–4, 11–8
15 MayLSF, Glass Court20:30Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)Flag of England.svg  Mohamed Elshorbagy  (ENG)11–4, 11–9, 11–2

Semi-finals

Friday, 16 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
16 MayLSF, Glass Court19:30Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali Farag  (EGY)Flag of Peru.svg  Diego Elías  (PER)11–5, 11–4, 11–5
16 MayLSF, Glass Court20:15Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Asal  (EGY)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)11–5, 11–5, 11–4

Final

Saturday, 17 May
DateCourtTimePlayer 1Player 2Score
17 MayLSF, Glass Court18:45Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali Farag  (EGY)Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Asal  (EGY)7–11, 8–11, 3–11

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2024 PSA Men's World Championship. A total of 23 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most represented nation with 14 players.

Flag of Egypt.svg
EGY
Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL
Flag of Peru.svg
PER
Flag of England.svg
ENG
Flag of France.svg
FRA
Flag of Malaysia.svg
MAS
Flag of Mexico.svg
MEX
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
SUI
Flag of India.svg
IND
Flag of Colombia.svg
COL
Flag of Pakistan.svg
PAK
Flag of Germany.svg
GER
Flag of the United States.svg
USA
Flag of Argentina.svg
ARG
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS
Flag of Spain.svg
ESP
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
HKG
Flag of Hungary.svg
HUN
Flag of Japan.svg
JPN
Flag of Portugal.svg
POR
Flag of Qatar.svg
QAT
Flag of South Africa.svg
RSA
Flag of Scotland.svg
SCO
Total
Final22
Semi-final2114
Quarter-final51118
Round 37113111116
Round 21011441113221132
Round 1141111521343213112211111264

See also

References

  1. "Chicago to host PSA World Championships - PSA Squash Tour". www.psasquashtour.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. "Squash: Egyptians chase glory in 2025 PSA World Championships finals". Ahram Online. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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