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Ladies Asian Golf Tour

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Ladies Asian Tour
FormerlyLadies Asia Golf Circuit (1983–2004)
Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2005–2021)
SportGolf
Founded1983[1]
CountryThailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
India
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
China
Philippines
Macau
HeadquartersHong Kong (former)
Japan (former)[2]
Seoul, Republic of Korea
ConfederationAsia-Pacific Golf Confederation
International Golf Federation
Official websiteLAT

The Ladies Asian Tour is a women's professional golf tour established in 2022 and successor to the Ladies Asia Golf Circuit which ran 1983–2004 and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour which ran 2005–2021. The successive tours have been sanctioned by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation since its inception as an official Asian ladies' tour.[2]

Background

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By 2005 there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the top three powers in women's professional golf, alongside the United States. The Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) is effectively a tour for the rest of Asia. This is comparable to the position in men's golf, where Japan has its own Japan Golf Tour and the rest of Asia has the Asian Tour. Most of the players on the tour come from Asia, but there are also representatives of various other parts of the world. Like the other major golf tours, LAGT has been a professional member of the International Golf Federation.[1]

History

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Ladies Asia Golf Circuit

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Between 1987–2003 the tour was known as the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit as the main sponsor was the Kosaido Company of Japan, and prize money was in the range of $50,000–70,000. The company terminated its sponsorship due to the passing of its Chairman, Mr. Yoshiaki Sakurai in 2003.[2]

Ladies Asian Golf Tour

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In 2005 the tour was reorganized as the Ladies Asian Golf Tour by Koichi Kato,[3] and the first event after the restart was the Phuket Thailand Ladies Masters, which was played on 15-17 December 2005 with a $100,000 purse. In 2006 there were five tournaments with combined prize money of US$410,000, and five again in 2007, with total prize money of US$590,000.[2] Between 2011 and 2014 most of the touräs events were co-sanctioned tournaments organized by the Taiwan LPGA Tour. With the only remaining tournaments of the tour, the Hong Kong Ladies Open and Hero Women's Indian Open, cancelled for several seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour's activity came to a halt.[4]

Ladies Asian Tour

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In 2022, the Asian Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF) established a new Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series, which kicked off in June with the 36th Korea Women's Open. The LAT Series, through the Asia Pacific Golf Platform (APGP), organized seven tournaments across the Asia Pacific region in 2023, with plans to expand to 10 events in 2024.[5]

Schedule and results – Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit (1987–2004)

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Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit 1987–2004
Season Tournament Location Winner
1987 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Japan Fusako Nagata
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore Sweden Liselotte Neumann
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand England Beverley New
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Japan Ikuyo Shiotani
1988 Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Australia Elizabeth Wilson
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore Australia Elizabeth Wilson
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Australia Karen Lunn
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia England Beverley New
1989 Thailand Ladies Open Thailand England Debbie Dowling
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Sweden Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Japan Norimi Terasawa
1990 Singapore Ladies Open Singapore Switzerland Evelyn Orley
Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia United States Leigh Ann Mills
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Japan Chieko Nishida
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Australia Corinne Dibnah
1991 Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Chinese Taipei Li Wen-Lin
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore Chinese Taipei Li Wen-Lin
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Japan Chieko Nishida
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Australia Mardi Lunn
Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Li Wen-Lin
1992 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Japan Hitomi Notsu
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Japan Yuka Irie
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore Spain Tania Abitbol
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia England Alison Nicholas
1993 Thailand Ladies Open Thailand England Laura Davies
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia United States Kim Lasken
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore England Janet Soulsby
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia England Sally Prosser
Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Japan Fusako Nagata
1994 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan United States Karen Weiss
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia United States Tracy Hanson
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia South Korea Won Jae-sook
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand England Laura Davies
1995 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Cheng Mei-Chu
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia England Lisa Hackney
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Australia Corinne Dibnah
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Canada Liz Earley
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore Spain Estefania Knuth
1996 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Japan Shoko Asano
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Australia Corinne Dibnah
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Australia Corinne Dibnah
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand United States Shelly Rule
Singapore Ladies Open Singapore England Debbie Dowling
1997 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Hung Ching Huei
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Sweden Pernilla Sterner
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Sweden Petra Rigby Jinglöv
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Sweden Sophie Gustafson
Philippines Ladies Open Philippines Sweden Pernilla Sterner
1998 Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia England Tina Fischer
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia France Sandrine Mendiburu
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Chinese Taipei Yun-Jye Wei
Philippines Ladies Open Philippines France Kristel Mourgue d'Algue
Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Wales Helen Wadsworth
1999 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia South Korea Park Hee Jung
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia England Johanna Head
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Chinese Taipei Yu-Chuan Tai
Philippines Ladies Open Philippines South Korea Chung Il-mi
2000 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Yun-Jye Wei
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia South Korea Kang Soo-yun
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia South Korea Kang Soo-yun
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand South Korea Kang Soo-yun
2001 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Hsiu-Feng Tseng
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Chinese Taipei Yun-Jye Wei
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Japan Shiho Oyama
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Thailand Nari Wongluekiet
2002 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Chinese Taipei Huang Yu Chen
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Japan Momoyo Yamazaki
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia Japan Yuka Arita
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand United States Nicole Jeray
2003 Taiwan Ladies Open Taiwan Thailand Russamee Gulyanamitta
Indonesia Ladies Open Indonesia Japan Akane Takagi
Malaysia Ladies Open Malaysia India Smriti Mehra
Thailand Ladies Open Thailand Japan Atsuko Ueno
2004 TLPGA Open[a] Taiwan South Korea Shin Hyun-ju
GAROC Open[a] Taiwan Chinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
  1. ^ a b Co-sanctioned event with the Taiwan LPGA Tour

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Schedule and results – Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2005–2021)

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Ladies Asian Golf Tour 2005–2021
Season Dates Tournament Location Winner Main tour(s)
2005 Feb 3–5 Samsung Ladies Masters Singapore South Korea Song Bo-bae KLPGA, LET[6]
Dec 15–17 Phuket Thailand Ladies Masters Phuket Thailand Nontaya Srisawang
2006 Feb 8–10 Hong Kong Ladies Masters Hong Kong Thailand Pornanong Phatlum
Feb 22–24 Thailand Ladies Open Chonburi South Korea Park Hee-young
Mar 2–4 Malaysian Ladies Open Miri South Korea Eun-Hee Ji
Mar 15–17 Orient Zhuhai Open Zhuhai South Korea Kim Hae-jung
Mar 22–24 Macau LAGT Championship Macau South Korea Eun-Hee Ji
2007 Jan 24–26 Macau Ladies Open Macau United States Natalie Tucker
Jan 31 – Feb 2 Hong Kong Ladies Masters Hong Kong United States Libby Smith
Mar 7–9 Thailand Ladies Open Bangkok South Korea Jiyai Shin
Mar 14–16 DLF Women's Indian Open New Delhi Chinese Taipei Yani Tseng
Mar 21–23 Asia Miles Binhai Ladies Open Shanghai South Korea Na Da-ye KLPGA
2008 Feb 20–22 Thailand Ladies Open Samutprakarn Thailand Pornanong Phatlum
Mar 26–28 DLF Women's Indian Open New Delhi Thailand Pornanong Phatlum
Sep 11–13 Binhai Open Shanghai South Korea Seo Hee-kyung KLPGA
Oct 31 – Nov 2 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu Sweden Annika Sörenstam LET
2009 Feb 18–20 Thailand Ladies Open Samutprakarn Thailand Onnarin Sattayabanphot
Feb 25–27 DLF Women's Indian Open New Delhi Thailand Pornanong Phatlum
Oct 30 – Nov 1 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu South Korea Suh Bo-mi LET
2010 Feb 24–26 Thailand Ladies Open Samutprakarn South Korea Lee Jung-min
Mar 19–21 Ladies Indonesia Open Bali South Korea Solar Lee
Oct 22–24 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan South Africa Lee-Anne Pace LET
Oct 29–31 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu South Africa Lee-Anne Pace LET
Nov 11–13 Hero Honda Women's Indian Open New Delhi England Laura Davies LET
2011 Jan 6–8 TLPGA & Royal Open Hsinchu South Korea Lee Mi-rim TLPGA
Jan 14–16 Taifong Ladies Open Changhua Chinese Taipei Yani Tseng TLPGA
Jan 21–23 Hitachi Ladies Classic Taoyuan Thailand Pornanong Phatlum TLPGA
Feb 9–11 Thailand Ladies Open Bangkok Thailand Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai
Feb 24–26 Yumeya Dream Cup Nagoya Japan Sakura Yokomine
Sep 21–23 Swinging Skirts TLPGA Open New Taipei Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-ling TLPGA
Oct 21–23 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan Australia Frances Bondad LET
Oct 28–30 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu Chinese Taipei Yani Tseng LET
Nov 9–11 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Sweden Caroline Hedwall LET
2012 Dec 30 – Jan 1 TLPGA & Royal Open Hsinchu Chinese Taipei Shih Huei-ju TLPGA
Jan 6–8 Hitachi Ladies Classic Taoyuan Chinese Taipei Teresa Lu TLPGA
Feb 8–10 Thailand Ladies Open Bangkok Thailand Nontaya Srisawang
Feb 23–24 Miyazaki Ladies Open Miyazaki Japan Mami Fukuda
Mar 23–25 Yumeya Dream Cup Nagoya Chinese Taipei Yu Pei-lin
Aug 8–10 Technology Cup Hsinchu Thailand Tiranun Yoopan TLPGA
Oct 5–7 Fubon Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Yao Hsuan-yu TLPGA
Oct 10–12 TLPGA South Taiwan Open Kaohsiung Chinese Taipei Lu Ya-huei TLPGA
Oct 18–20 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies Open Jakarta Thailand Patcharajutar Kongkraphan
Oct 25–28 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu Spain Carlota Ciganda LET
Nov 2–4 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan France Cassandra Kirkland LET
Nov 8–10 TLPGA Chinatrust Open Linkou Thailand Gulyanamitta Numa TLPGA
Nov 30 – Dec 2 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Thailand Pornanong Phatlum LET
Dec 14–16 Taifong Ladies Open Changhua Chinese Taipei Teresa Lu TLPGA
2013 Jan 11–13 TLPGA & Royal Open Hsinchu Thailand Titiya Pluckataporn TLPGA
Jan 18–20 Hitachi Ladies Classic Linkou Thailand Pornanong Phatlum TLPGA
Jan 24–26 Yeangder TLPGA Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Yao Hsuan-yu TLPGA
Apr 11–13 Yumeya Dream Cup Nagoya Japan Yumika Adachi
May 31–Jun 2 Technology Cup Hsinchu Chinese Taipei Huei-Ju Shih TLPGA
Jul 19–21 Chung Cheng Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Ssu-Chia Cheng TLPGA
Jul 24–26 Kenda Tires TLPGA Open Linkou Malaysia Ainil Abu Bakar TLPGA
Sep 19–21 CTBC Ladies Open Taoyuan South Korea Kim Do‐yeon TLPGA
Sep 27–29 Fubon Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Ssu-Chia Cheng TLPGA
Oct 25–27 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan South Africa Lee-Anne Pace LET
Nov 1–3 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu France Gwladys Nocera LET
Nov 7–9 PTT Global Chemical Thailand Ladies Open Bangkok Thailand Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (a)
Nov 13–15 TLPGA South Taiwan Open Kaohsiung Chinese Taipei Ya‐Huei Lu TLPGA
Nov 28–30 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura LET
2014 Jan 10–12 Hitachi Ladies Classic Taoyuan Thailand Pornanong Phatlum TLPGA
Jan 17–19 TLPGA & Royal Open Hsinchu Thailand Nontaya Srisawang TLPGA
Jan 24–26 Taifong Ladies Open Changhua Chinese Taipei Yani Tseng TLPGA
May 21–23 Yeangder TLPGA Open New Taipei Australia Tamie Durdin TLPGA
May 28–30 Kenda Tires TLPGA Open Taoyuan Chinese Taipei Babe Liu TLPGA
Aug 6–8 Jing-Du Construction Charity Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Ssu-Chia Cheng TLPGA
Sep 23–25 Party Golfers Open Taichung Thailand Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul TLPGA
Nov 14–16 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan China Lin Xiyu LET
Dec 4–6 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi France Gwladys Nocera LET
2015 Jun 5–7 Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong South Korea Lee Jeong-hwa
Oct 23–25 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen LET
Nov 6–8 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan China Lin Xiyu LET
2016 Jun 10–12 Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Hong Kong Tiffany Chan (a)
Oct 27–29 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan Thailand Supamas Sangchan LET
Nov 11–13 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi India Aditi Ashok LET
2017 Jun 9–11 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Thailand Supamas Sangchan
Nov 10–12 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi France Camille Chevalier LET, WGAI[a]
Nov 17–19 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan France Céline Boutier LET
2018 May 11–13 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Thailand Saranporn Langkulgasettrin
Nov 18–21 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Wales Becky Morgan LET, WGAI[a]
2019 May 10–12 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong China Liu Yan
Oct 3–6 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Austria Christine Wolf LET, WGAI[a]
2020 May 8–10 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 1–4 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic LET, WGAI[a]
2021 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Sep 30 – Oct 3 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic LET, WGAI[a]
  1. ^ a b c d e From 2017 LAGT were allocated ten entries in the Hero Women's Indian Open.[2]

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Schedule and results – Ladies Asian Tour (2022–)

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2022 season

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Dates Tournament Location Winner(s) Prize fund WWGR Main tour[a] Ref
19 Jun DB Group Korea Women's Open South Korea South Korea Lim Hee-jeong 1,300,000,000 26 KLPGA
20 Aug Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Individual Indonesia Philippines Princess Mary Superal US$500,000 [7]
Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team South Korea Lee Bo-mee & Ryu So-yeon US$250,000 [8]
2 Oct Hana Financial Group Championship South Korea South Korea Kim Su-ji 1,500,000,000 20.5 KLPGA
11 Dec Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open[b] Singapore South Korea Park Ji-young 1,000,000,000 19.5 KLPGA [9]

2023 season

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Dates Tournament Location Winner(s) Prize fund WWGR Main tour[a] Ref
18 Jun DB Group Korea Women's Open South Korea South Korea Hong Ji-won 1,300,000,000 26 KLPGA
24 Sep Hana Financial Group Championship South Korea South Korea Lee Da-yeon 1,500,000,000 20.5 KLPGA
23 Dec Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Individual Indonesia Thailand Atthaya Thitikul US$550,000
Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team Thailand Atthaya Thitikul & Jaravee Boonchant US$200,000

2024 season

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Dates Tournament Location Winner(s) Prize fund WWGR Main tour[a] Ref
10 Mar Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open Singapore South Korea Kim Jae-hee S$1,100,000 18.5 KLPGA [10]
16 Jun DB Group Korea Women's Open South Korea South Korea Ro Seung-hui 1,200,000,000 26 KLPGA
15 Sep Golfzon China Open China CN¥ 5,000,000
29 Sep Hana Financial Group Championship South Korea 1,500,000,000 KLPGA
Nov Philippines Ladies Open Philippines US$300,000 TLPGA
7 Dec Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Individual Indonesia
Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team
  1. ^ a b c JLPGA − LPGA of Japan Tour; KLPGA − LPGA of Korea Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; TLPGA − Taiwan LPGA Tour; ThaiLPGA − Thai LPGA Tour
  2. ^ Reduced to 36 holes due to weather conditions.

Order of Merit winners

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Ladies Asian Golf Tour

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Year Player Country Events Earnings (US$)
2017 Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras  Thailand 1 13,216
2016 Leticia Ras-Anderica  Germany 2 7,581
2015 Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul  Thailand 3 25,777
2014 Pornanong Phatlum  Thailand 1 82,500
2013 Pornanong Phatlum  Thailand 3 116,295
2012 Patcharajutar Kongkraphan  Thailand 10 87,966
2011 Yani Tseng  Chinese Taipei 1 62,550
2010 Lee-Anne Pace  South Africa 3 88,330
2009 Bo-Mi Suh  South Korea 2 48,500
2008 Hee-Kyung Seo  South Korea 1 45,000
2007 Na Da-ye  South Korea 2 44,500
2006 Eun-Hee Ji  South Korea 3 28,845

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ladies Asian Golf Tour". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "History". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Koichi Kato" (PDF). LAGT. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Postponement" (PDF). Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Lydia Ko talks engagement, future plans ahead of inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia". Golfweek. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Blomqvist One Back Monnet-Melocco Wins Car". Golfchannel. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Simone Asia Pacific Cup returns to Indonesia for second edition in December". Golf Matters. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Simone Asia Pacific Cup: Philippines' Princess Mary Superal in breakout win". South China Morning Post. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Ji Young Park wins after 36 holes in weather-shortened event". Singapore Golf Association. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Kim Jae-hee wins KLPGA Hana Financial Group Open in Singapore". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Ladies Asian Golf Tour: Order of Merit". Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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