PDC World Darts Championship

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PDC World Darts Championship
PDC World Darts Championship 2016.jpg
The stage at the 2016 edition
Founded1994
First season 1994
Organising body Professional Darts Corporation
Country England
Venue(s) Circus Tavern (1994–2007)
Alexandra Palace (since 2008)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries
(2024)
TV partner(s) Sky Sports (1993–)
Tournament format Sets

The PDC World Darts Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the Paddy Power World Darts Championship, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), is a World Professional Darts Championship held annually in the sport of darts. The PDC world championship begins in December and ends in January and is held at Alexandra Palace in London and has been held there since 2008. It is the most prestigious of the PDC's tournaments, with the winner receiving the Sid Waddell Trophy, named in honour of the darts commentator Sid Waddell, who died in 2012. Along with the Premier League Darts and World Matchplay, it is considered part of the Triple Crown.

Contents

The PDC championship began in 1994 as the WDC World Darts Championship as one of the consequences of the split in darts, which saw the World Darts Council break away from the BDO. As a result of the settlement between the BDO and the WDC in 1997, the WDC became the PDC, and players were thenceforth free to choose which world championship to enter (but not both in the same year), as long as they met certain eligibility criteria. Both organisations continued to organize their own world championship until the 2020 editions, after which the BDO folded.

There have been twelve different winners since the tournament's inception. With 14 wins from 25 appearances, Phil Taylor has dominated the competition, last winning it in 2013. The other players to win it more than once are John Part (2003 & 2008), Adrian Lewis (2011 & 2012), Gary Anderson (2015 & 2016), Michael van Gerwen (2014, 2017 & 2019) and Peter Wright (2020 & 2022). The one-time winners are the inaugural champion Dennis Priestley (1994), Raymond van Barneveld (2007), Rob Cross (2018), Gerwyn Price (2021), Michael Smith (2023) and Luke Humphries (2024).

History

A match between Mensur Suljovic and Kevin Painter at the 2010 championship 2009 World Darts Championship.jpg
A match between Mensur Suljović and Kevin Painter at the 2010 championship

In 1992, some high-profile players, including all previous winners of the BDO World Darts Championship still active in the game, formed the WDC (now PDC), and in 1994, held their first World Championship. Dennis Priestley won the inaugural competition.

The players who broke away were taking a significant gamble – the tournament was broadcast on satellite television rather than terrestrial, and from 1994 to 2001, the prize fund for the players in the WDC/PDC World Championship was lower than the prize fund in the BDO version, although the 1997 PDC World Champion received £45,000 compared to that year's BDO World Champion receiving £38,000. In 2002, the PDC prize fund overtook that of the BDO for the first time, and the PDC event now boasts the largest prize fund of any darts competition. In 2010, the prize fund reached £1 million for the first time, with the World Champion collecting £200,000.

The 2014 and 2015 PDC World Champions collected £250,000 for their respective wins. For the next, winner's share increased to £50,000 each year culminating in a 2018 prize fund of £1.8 million. [1] The current prize fund for the tournament is £2.5 million with £500,000 to the winner, as set since the 2019 edition.

In 2020, the British Darts Organisation — which had held a separate version of the world championship since the split in 1994 — went into liquidation. As a result, the PDC version was briefly the only recognised world championship in darts until the 2022 WDF World Darts Championship was held.

Venue

The PDC World Darts Championship has been held at Alexandra Palace in London since 2008, having previously been held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, Essex, from 1994 to 2007. [2] Currently, the play takes place inside the venue's West Hall, which has a capacity of 3,200. [3]

List of finals

YearChampion (average in final) [4] ScoreRunner-up (average in final)Prize moneySponsorVenue
Total [5] ChampionRunner-up
1994 Flag of England.svg   Dennis Priestley (94.38)6–1 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (85.62)£64,000£16,000£8,000 Skol Circus Tavern,
Purfleet
1995 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (94.11)6–2 Flag of England.svg   Rod Harrington (87.15)£55,000£12,000£6,000 Proton Cars
1996 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (98.52)6–4 Flag of England.svg   Dennis Priestley (101.48)£62,500£14,000£7,000 Vernon's Pools
1997 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (100.92)6–3 Flag of England.svg   Dennis Priestley (96.78)£99,500£45,000£10,000Red Band
1998 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (103.98)6–0 Flag of England.svg   Dennis Priestley (90.75)£72,500£20,000 Skol
1999 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (97.11)6–2 Flag of England.svg   Peter Manley (93.63)£104,000£30,000£16,000
2000 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (94.42)7–3 Flag of England.svg   Dennis Priestley (91.80)£111,000£31,000£16,400
2001 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (107.46)7–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Part (92.58)£125,000£33,000£18,000
2002 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (98.47)7–0 Flag of England.svg   Peter Manley (91.35)£205,000£50,000£25,000
2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Part (96.87)7–6 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (99.98)£237,000 Ladbrokes
2004 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (96.03)7–6 Flag of England.svg   Kevin Painter (90.48)£257,000
2005 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (96.14)7–4 Flag of England.svg   Mark Dudbridge (90.66)£300,000£60,000£30,000
2006 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (106.74)7–0 Flag of England.svg   Peter Manley (91.72)£500,000£100,000£50,000
2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld (100.93)7–6 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (100.86)
2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Part (92.86)7–2 Flag of England.svg   Kirk Shepherd (85.10)£589,000 Alexandra Palace,
London
2009 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (110.94)7–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld (101.18)£724,000£125,000£60,000
2010 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (104.38)7–3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock (100.51)£1,000,000£200,000£100,000
2011 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis (99.40)7–5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (99.41)
2012 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis (93.06)7–3 Flag of England.svg   Andy Hamilton (90.83)
2013 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (103.04)7–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (100.66)
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (100.10)7–4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (95.71)£1,050,000£250,000
2015 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (97.68)7–6 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (100.69)£1,250,000£120,000 William Hill
2016 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (99.26)7–5 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis (100.23)£1,500,000£300,000£150,000
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (107.79)7–3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (104.93)£1,650,000£350,000£160,000
2018 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (107.67)7–2 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor (102.26)£1,800,000£400,000£170,000
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (102.21)7–3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (95.29)£2,500,000£500,000£200,000
2020 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (102.79)7–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (102.88)
2021 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (100.08)7–3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (94.25)
2022 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (98.34)7–5 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (99.22)
2023 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (100.71) [6] 7–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (99.58) Cazoo
2024 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (103.67)7–4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (101.13) Paddy Power

Records and statistics

As of 3 January 2024

Total finalist appearances

RankPlayerWinnerRunner-upFinalsAppearances
1 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 1451925
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 33617
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 23515
4 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 21318
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Part 21318
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 21315
7 Flag of England.svg   Dennis Priestley 14519
8 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 12313
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 11217
10 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 1017
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 1017
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 10110
13 Flag of England.svg   Peter Manley 03313
14 Flag of England.svg   Mark Dudbridge 01110
Flag of England.svg   Andy Hamilton 01113
Flag of England.svg   Rod Harrington 01110
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 0111
Flag of England.svg   Kevin Painter 01117
Flag of England.svg   Kirk Shepherd 0114
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 01115

Champions by country

CountryPlayersTotalFirst titleLast title
Flag of England.svg  England 62019942024
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2420072019
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2420152022
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1220032008
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1120212021

Nine-dart finishes

Fourteen nine-dart finishes have been thrown at the World Championship. The first one was in 2009.
Two have been made in world finals: firstly by Adrian Lewis in 2011 and then Michael Smith in 2023.

NumberPlayerYear (+ Round)MethodOpponentResult
1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 2009, Quarter-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen Won
2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 2010, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan Won
3. Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 2011, Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson Won
4. Flag of England.svg   Dean Winstanley 2013, 2nd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort Lost
5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2013, Semi-Final 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 Flag of England.svg   James Wade Won
6. Flag of England.svg   Terry Jenkins 2014, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of Denmark.svg   Per Laursen Lost
7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Kyle Anderson 2014, 1st Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of England.svg   Ian White Lost
8. Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 2015, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld Lost
9. Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 2016, Semi-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen Won
10. Flag of England.svg   James Wade 2021, 3rd Round 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting Lost
11. Flag of Scotland.svg   William Borland 2022, 1st Round 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 Flag of England.svg   Bradley Brooks Won
12. Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas 2022, 1st Round T20, 2 x T19; 3 x T20; T20, T17, D18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker Lost
13. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 2022, Quarter-Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T19, T20, D12 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith Lost
14. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 2023, Final 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen Won

Averages

Since the breakaway of the PDC players, there has been much debate about the relative merits of the players within each organisation. The debate often focuses on the three-dart averages of players in matches.

An average over 100 in a match in the PDC World Championship has since been achieved 195 times. [7] This is compared to 21 times in the BDO World Championship, following the 2019 event. In 2010 Phil Taylor became the first player to average over 100 in all six rounds of the tournament. He repeated this feat (though lost the final) in 2015 and Michael van Gerwen achieved it in 2017 and 2019.

An average of over 105 in a match in the PDC World Championship has been achieved 40 times. The highest match average ever in the BDO World Championship is 103.83 by Raymond van Barneveld in his quarter-final victory over John Walton in 2004.

Ten highest PDC World Championship one-match averages [8]
AveragePlayerYear (+Round)OpponentResult
114.05 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2017, Semi-Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 6–2
111.21 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 2002, 2nd Round Flag of England.svg   Shayne Burgess 6–1
110.94 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 2009, Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 7–1
109.34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 2017, Semi-Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2–6
109.23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2016, 2nd Round Flag of England.svg   Darren Webster 4–0
109.00 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 2007, 2nd Round Flag of Ireland.svg   Mick McGowan 4–1
108.98 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2021, 2nd Round Flag of Scotland.svg   Ryan Murray 3–1
108.80 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 2009, Quarter-Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Co Stompé 5–0
108.74 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 2024, Semi-Final Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 6–0
108.65 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2018, 2nd Round Flag of England.svg   James Wilson 4–0
Five highest losing averages
AveragePlayerYear (+Round)OpponentResult
109.34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 2017, Semi-Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2–6
106.09 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jeffrey de Zwaan 2019, 2nd Round Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 1–3
106.07 Flag of Spain.svg   Cristo Reyes 2017, 2nd Round Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2–4
105.78 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2016, 3rd Round Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 3–4
104.93 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 2017, Final Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 3–7
Players with 5 or more 100+ match average
PlayerTotalHighest Av.Year (+Round)
Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 56111.21 2002, 2nd Round
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 39114.05 2017, Semi-Final
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 23108.39 2011, 3rd Round
Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 15106.51 2010, 1st Round
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 15105.86 2020, Quarter-Final
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 13109.34 2017, Semi-Final
Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 13106.32 2022, 2nd Round
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 7107.67 2018, Final
Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 7107.34 2021, Quarter-Final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 7105.37 2010, Quarter-Final
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 6105.61 2021, 2nd Round
Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 5106.12 2024, 1st Round
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 5104.20 2020, 3rd Round
Ten highest tournament averages (min 3 matches)
AveragePlayerYearRound (+ result)Reference
106.32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2017 Final (won) [9]
104.68 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2016 3rd Round [10]
104.63 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 2010 Final (won) [11]
104.19 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 2010 Quarter-Final [11]
104.08 Flag of England.svg   Phil Taylor 2009 Final (won) [12]
104.05 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2018 Semi-Final [13]
103.64 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2021 Quarter-Final
103.45 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 2017 Final (loss) [9]
103.38 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 2019 Final (won) [14]
103.06 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 2011 Final (loss) [15]

Records

Most titles: 14, Phil Taylor. Taylor's two BDO titles take his total to 16, a record across both organisations. [16] [17]
Most finals: 19, Phil Taylor, 1994–2007, 2009–2010, 2013, 2015 and 2018. [16] Taylor's two BDO finals take his total to 21, a record across both organisations. [16] [17]
Most match wins: 110, Phil Taylor, 1994–2018. Taylor has only lost 11 matches at the tournament and reached every final from 1994 until 2007, before being beaten in the quarter-finals by Wayne Mardle in 2008. [18] [19] [20]
Longest unbeaten run: 44 matches, Phil Taylor, 1995–2003, between his defeats in the 1994 and 2003 finals.
Most 180s in a tournament (total): 914 in 2024.
Most 180s in a tournament (individual): 83, Michael Smith (2022) [21]
Most 180s in a match: 24, Peter Wright (2022 semi-final) and Michael Smith (2022 final) [22] [23]
Most 180s in a match (both players): 42, Gary Anderson (22) and Michael van Gerwen (20) (2017 final)
Longest streak of 100+ averages: 19 matches, Michael van Gerwen, 2016–2019 [24]
Most appearances: 25, Phil Taylor.
Youngest player: Mitchell Clegg, 16 years and 37 days in 2007. Clegg had qualified as a 15-year-old. He was younger than Michael van Gerwen, who set the BDO World Championship youngest player record a few weeks later.
Youngest finalist: Luke Littler, 16 years and 347 days in the 2024 final. Littler was 4 years and 106 days younger than Kirk Shepherd, who reached the final in 2008.
Record TV audience UK: 3.71 million (2024 final) [25]
Record TV audience outside UK: 2,170,000 (2017 Final). The record was set during the Dutch broadcast (RTL7) of the 2017 final between Dutchman Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson. [26] The 2018 final holds the record for highest combined audience in the UK, Netherlands and Germany with over 4.4 million viewers.
Won both World Championships: Four players. Dennis Priestley was the first player to win both versions of the World Championship, [27] [28] winning the 1991 BDO Championship and the 1994 PDC Championship. Phil Taylor, John Part and Raymond van Barneveld have since matched the feat. [27] [28]
Overseas World Champions: Three players. John Part was the first player from outside the UK to win the PDC World Championship with his 2003 title, followed by Raymond van Barneveld in 2007 and Michael van Gerwen in 2014. Part was also the first overseas player to win the BDO title, doing so in 1994.
Youngest World Champion: Michael van Gerwen was 24 years and 9 months old when he won the title in 2014.
Oldest World Champion: Phil Taylor was 52 years and 5 months old when he won his last world title in 2013.

Media

Domestic broadcaster

The PDC World Championship has been broadcast live and in its entirety by Sky Sports in the UK since its inception. Since 2009 the tournament has been presented in High Definition (HD). Their coverage is currently presented from a studio overlooking the interior of the Alexandra Palace venue.

The current presenting team is as follows:

Presenters:

Commentators:

Co-commentators/pundits:

Former presenters and commentators have been:

Overseas broadcasters

Dutch broadcaster SBS6, having covered the BDO World Darts Championship for many years, also covered the event until RTL7 took over broadcasting. TV3 Sport (Denmark), Fox Sports (Australia), TSN (Canada), SuperSport (South Africa), Sky Sport (New Zealand), StarHub (Singapore), Ten Sports (India), CCTV (China), Showtime (Middle East), Ukraine TV, TVP Sport (Poland), NOVA Sport (Czech Republic and Slovakia), Sport1 (Germany, Hungary), Meersat (Malaysia), 7TV (Russia), Measat (Indonesia), J Sports (Japan), DAZN (USA, Italy), GOL TV (Spain) Eurosport (Romania), Viaplay (Iceland) and VTM4 (Belgium) now also broadcast the event.

Viewing figures

Television viewing figures for the final are as follows: [29]

YearBroadcaster
Sky UK Germany SPORT1 Netherlands
20243.68 million peak [30] 2.86 million peak [31]
2023
2,360,000 [32]
2022
1,490,000 [33]
1,650,000 [34]
2021
1,000,000 [35]
1,550,000 [36]
20201,006,553 [37] 1,590,000 [38] 1,200,000 (RTL 7) [39]
2019658,3001,490,000 [40] 1,540,000 (RTL 7) [41]
20181,400,0002,150,000 [42] 864,000 (RTL 7)
2017607,0001,480,000 [43] 2,170,000 (RTL 7) [26]
2016908,000950,000 [44] 869,000 (RTL 7) [45]
20151.5 million peak [46] 1,360,000 [47] 908,000 (RTL 7) [48]
2014668,000560,000 [49] 2,054,000 (RTL 7)
20131,270,000 [50] 810,0001,748,000 (RTL 7)
2012728,000762,000 (RTL 7)
2011920,000435,000 (SBS6)
2010888,000730,000854,000 (SBS6)
2009809,000490,0001,441,000 (SBS6)
2008731,000340,000211,000 (compilation SBS6)
20071,028,0001,339,000 (SBS6)
2006761,000
2005530,000
2004820,000
2003610,000
2002Unavailable
2001420,000
2000240,000
1999200,000

Webcasting

The PDC world championship events are now broadcast on www.livepdc.tv which shows the events live, highlights and also classic matches. This website is a subscription only viewing and is limited to certain territorial restrictions.

Video games

The PDC have worked with various video game developers since 2006 to create a number of darts-themed titles based on the World Darts Championship tournament.

Their first game PDC World Championship Darts was developed by Mere Mortals for the PlayStation 2 and PC. The second game in the series was PDC World Championship Darts 2008 developed by Mere Mortals for the PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360. A year later Rebellion Developments took over development of the series, releasing PDC World Championship Darts 2009 for the Wii and Nintendo DS.

The most recent PDC World Darts Championship console game to be released was PDC World Championship Darts Pro Tour a darts video game for the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. This game is the most comprehensive of the series featuring ten professional players and five official PDC tournaments including the PDC World Grand Prix, Las Vegas Desert Classic, PDC UK Open and the Holland Open.

In 2021 the PDC collaborated with Blueprint Gaming to develop PDC World Darts Championship, an officially licensed slots game available to play on mobile devices and PC, the game was released in February 2021. [51]

The tournament has been sponsored by bookmaker Paddy Power in 2024. Previous sponsors have been:

Trophy

Following popular darts commentator Sid Waddell's death on 11 August 2012, the decision was made to rename the champion's trophy to the Sid Waddell trophy from the 2013 tournament onwards. [52]

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