1964 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1964 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. With the increase in entries, the previous year's semifinalists were no longer granted byes into the second round, however seeding was still put in place to ensure that these countries could not meet before the semifinals.

Sweden defeated France in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw edit

First Round
28 April–3 May
Second Round
10–18 May
Quarterfinals
11–14 June
Semifinals
16–19 July
Final
31 July–3 August
  Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Austria0  Great Britain5
  Ireland3  Ireland0Manchester, England (grass)
   Switzerland2  Great Britain3
  Yugoslavia3Belgrade, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia2
  Luxembourg0  Yugoslavia5
  Turkey0  Argentina0Bristol, England (grass)
  Argentina5  Great Britain2
  South Africaw/oOslo, Norway (clay)  France3
  Poland  South Africa5
  Portugal1  Norway0Paris, France (clay)
  Norway4  South Africa2
  France5Paris, France (clay)  France3
  Bulgaria0  France5
  Hungary2  Netherlands0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Netherlands3  France1
  Morocco1Düsseldorf, West Germany  Sweden4
  Soviet Union4  Soviet Union1
  Belgium0  West Germany4Munich, West Germany (clay)
  West Germany5  West Germany4
  Denmark5Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)  Denmark1
  Finland0  Denmark3
  Brazil1  Spain2Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Spain4  West Germany2
  Israel1Genoa, Italy (clay)  Sweden3
  Rhodesia4  Rhodesia0
  Egypt1  Italy5Turin, Italy (clay)
  Italy4  Italy1
  Czechoslovakiaw/oPrague, Czechoslovakia (clay)  Sweden3
  Romania  Czechoslovakia0
  Greece1  Sweden5
  Sweden4

First round edit

Great Britain vs. Austria edit

 
Great Britain
5
Tally Ho! Lawn Tennis Club, Birmingham, England[3]
30 April–2 May 1964
Clay
 
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Billy Knight
Detlef Herdy
6
0
6
4
6
1
     
2  
 
Roger Taylor
Ernst Blanke
6
2
6
2
6
4
     
3  
 
Alan Mills / Mike Sangster
Detlef Herdy / Peter Pokorny
6
2
6
3
3
6
3
6
7
5
 
4  
 
Roger Taylor
Peter Pokorny
5
7
7
5
6
3
6
2
   
5  
 
Billy Knight
Ernst Blanke
6
0
6
0
6
2
     

Ireland vs. Switzerland edit

 
Ireland
3
Dublin, Ireland[4]
1–3 May 1964
 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Peter Jackson
Dimitri Sturdza
15
17
6
4
3
6
6
4
2
6
 
2  
 
Derek Arthurs
Jurg Siegrist
7
5
6
4
7
5
     
3  
 
Derek Arthurs / Guy Jackson
Dimitri Sturdza / Matthias Werren
3
6
5
7
5
7
     
4  
 
Peter Jackson
Jurg Siegrist
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
5  
 
Derek Arthurs
Dimitri Sturdza
3
6
6
4
4
6
7
5
6
3
 

Yugoslavia vs. Luxembourg edit

 
Yugoslavia
3
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[5]
28–30 April 1964
 
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Boro Jovanović
Frank Baden
6
2
6
0
6
4
     
2  
 
Nikola Pilić
Joseph Offenheim
6
1
6
0
6
1
     
3  
 
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
Frank Baden / Joseph Offenheim
6
1
6
0
6
4
     
4  
 
Boro Jovanović
Joseph Offenheim
          not
played
5  
 
Nikola Pilić
Frank Baden
          not
played

Turkey vs. Argentina edit

 
Turkey
0
Istanbul, Turkey[6]
1–3 May 1964
 
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nazmi Bari
Eduardo Soriano
4
6
1
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Ziya Kipkizilorenli
Roberto Aubone
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Engin Balas / Nazmi Bari
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
0
6
2
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Ziya Kipkizilorenli
Eduardo Soriano
1
6
0
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Nazmi Bari
Roberto Aubone
2
6
4
6
       

Norway vs. Portugal edit

 
Norway
4
Oslo, Norway[7]
1–3 May 1964
Clay
 
Portugal
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
David Cohen
6
4
6
2
6
1
     
2  
 
Finn Søhol
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
2
6
3
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Jarl Bibow / Finn-Dag Jagge
João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
4  
 
Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
9
11
8
6
7
5
7
5
   
5  
 
Finn Søhol
David Cohen
3
6
6
2
6
3
6
3
   

France vs. Bulgaria edit

 
France
5
Club de Tennis Dijon, Dijon, France[8]
1–3 May 1964
Clay
 
Bulgaria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pierre Darmon
Nikolai Chuparov
6
0
6
1
6
0
     
2  
 
Pierre Barthès
Rangel Rangelov
6
0
6
2
6
0
     
3  
 
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
Nikolai Chuparov / Rangel Rangelov
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
4  
 
Pierre Darmon
Rangel Rangelov
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
5  
 
Pierre Barthès
Nikolai Chuparov
6
1
6
1
6
3
     

Netherlands vs. Hungary edit

 
Netherlands
3
The Hague, Netherlands[9]
1–3 May 1964
Clay
 
Hungary
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Tom Okker
István Gulyás
3
6
1
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Jan Hajer
András Szikszay
2
6
4
6
9
7
8
6
6
2
 
3  
 
Jan Hajer / Tom Okker
István Gulyás / András Szikszay
6
3
1
6
2
6
9
7
6
1
 
4  
 
Tom Okker
András Szikszay
6
4
3
6
6
3
6
3
   
5  
 
Jan Hajer
István Gulyás
2
6
2
6
1
6
     

Morocco vs. Soviet Union edit

 
Morocco
1
Casablanca, Morocco[10]
1–3 May 1964
 
Soviet Union
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Lahcen Chadli
Toomas Leius
2
6
6
8
4
6
     
2  
 
Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib
Alex Metreveli
7
5
2
6
8
6
6
1
   
3  
 
Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib / Lahcen Chadli
Toomas Leius / Sergei Likhachev
3
6
3
6
1
6
     
4  
 
Lahcen Chadli
Alex Metreveli
6
8
1
6
6
4
4
6
   
5  
 
Mohammed-Haibabi Bouchaib
Toomas Leius
0
6
6
2
2
6
4
6
   

Belgium vs. West Germany edit

 
Belgium
0
Brussels, Belgium[11]
1–3 May 1964
 
West Germany
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Claude de Gronckel
Ingo Buding
6
4
6
3
4
6
4
6
1
6
 
2  
 
Eric Drossart
Christian Kuhnke
4
6
4
6
6
1
3
6
   
3  
 
Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart
Wilhelm Bungert / Wolfgang Stuck
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Claude de Gronckel
Wilhelm Bungert
6
2
4
6
5
7
4
6
   
5  
 
Eric Drossart
Ingo Buding
10
8
3
6
9
11
2
6
   

Denmark vs. Finland edit

 
Denmark
5
Copenhagen, Denmark[12]
1–3 May 1964
Clay
 
Finland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jørgen Ulrich
Heikki Hedman
5
7
6
4
6
4
7
5
   
2  
 
Torben Ulrich
Reino Nyyssönen
6
1
4
6
3
6
8
6
6
4
 
3  
 
Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
Reino Nyyssönen / Pekka Säilä
6
0
6
2
2
6
6
1
   
4  
 
Jørgen Ulrich
Reino Nyyssönen
7
5
6
4
6
3
     
5  
 
Torben Ulrich
Heikki Hedman
6
1
6
3
6
2
     

Spain vs. Brazil edit

 
Spain
4
Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[13]
1–3 May 1964
Clay
 
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Juan Manuel Couder
Thomaz Koch
4
6
6
8
2
6
     
2  
 
Manuel Santana
Ronald Barnes
6
1
6
0
7
5
     
3  
 
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Ronald Barnes / Thomaz Koch
6
4
7
5
4
6
7
5
   
4  
 
Manuel Santana
Thomaz Koch
6
4
6
3
6
1
     
5  
 
Juan Manuel Couder
Ronald Barnes
6
1
9
7
7
5
     

Israel vs. Rhodesia edit

 
Israel
1
Tel Aviv, Israel[14]
1–3 May 1964
Hard
 
Rhodesia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Gabriel Dubitzky
Frank Saloman
3
6
1
6
0
6
     
2  
 
Eleazar Davidman
Adrian Bey
6
2
3
6
0
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Eleazar Davidman / Gabriel Dubitzky
Adrian Bey / Frank Saloman
4
6
8
10
5
7
     
4  
 
Eleazar Davidman
Frank Saloman
6
1
5
7
6
4
1
6
6
3
 
5  
 
David Asz
Adrian Bey
2
6
1
6
1
6
     

Italy vs. Egypt edit

 
Italy
4
Bari, Italy[15]
1–3 May 1964
Clay
 
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Sergio Tacchini
Fathi Mohammed-Ali
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
2  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Mabrouk Mohammed-Ali
6
4
7
5
6
2
     
3  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Sergio Tacchini
Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Mabrouk Mohammed-Ali
6
2
6
3
6
2
     
4  
 
Sergio Tacchini
Mabrouk Mohammed-Ali
7
5
4
6
4
6
6
3
3
6
 
5  
 
Giordano Maioli
Fathi Mohammed-Ali
6
2
6
3
6
2
     

Greece vs. Sweden edit

 
Greece
1
Athens, Greece[16]
28–30 April 1964
Clay
 
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Ulf Schmidt
6
8
2
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Nikolaos Kalyvas
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
2
6
5
7
0
6
     
3  
 
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos / Nikolaos Kalyvas
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Bo Holmström
6
2
6
4
6
2
     
5  
 
Nikolaos Kalyvas
Ulf Schmidt
4
6
6
1
6
3
3
6
0
6
 

Second round edit

Great Britain vs. Ireland edit

 
Great Britain
5
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[17]
14–16 May 1964
Grass
 
Ireland
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mike Sangster
Derek Arthurs
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
2  
 
Billy Knight
Peter Jackson
6
0
6
0
6
1
     
3  
 
Billy Knight / Mike Sangster
Derek Arthurs / Michael Hickey
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
4  
 
Billy Knight
Derek Arthurs
6
1
6
2
3
6
6
1
   
5  
 
Mike Sangster
Peter Jackson
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Yugoslavia vs. Argentina edit

 
Yugoslavia
5
Belgrade, Yugoslavia[18]
14–16 May 1964
 
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Boro Jovanović
Eduardo Soriano
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
3
   
2  
 
Nikola Pilić
Roberto Aubone
6
3
6
1
6
2
     
3  
 
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
7
5
4
6
5
7
6
3
7
5
 
4  
 
Boro Jovanović
Roberto Aubone
6
1
6
1
6
3
     
5  
 
Nikola Pilić
Eduardo Soriano
6
4
6
4
7
5
     

Norway vs. South Africa edit

 
Norway
0
Oslo, Norway[19]
13–15 May 1964
Clay
 
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Finn-Dag Jagge
Keith Diepraam
1
6
2
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen
Cliff Drysdale
3
6
0
6
2
6
     
3  
 
Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen / Finn-Dag Jagge
Keith Diepraam / Cliff Drysdale
1
6
4
6
8
10
     
4  
 
Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen
Keith Diepraam
2
6
4
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Finn-Dag Jagge
Cliff Drysdale
3
6
2
6
2
6
     

France vs. Netherlands edit

 
France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[20]
15–17 May 1964
Clay
 
Netherlands
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pierre Darmon
Jan Hajer
7
5
6
0
6
2
     
2  
 
Pierre Barthès
Tom Okker
6
1
6
4
7
5
     
3  
 
Daniel Contet / Pierre Darmon
Jan Hajer / Tom Okker
6
3
13
11
3
6
6
3
   
4  
 
Pierre Darmon
Tom Okker
6
3
4
6
6
1
6
1
   
5  
 
Pierre Barthès
Jan Hajer
6
3
6
1
6
1
     

West Germany vs. Soviet Union edit

 
West Germany
4
Düsseldorf, West Germany[21]
16–18 May 1964
 
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ingo Buding
Toomas Leius
6
2
6
3
2
6
6
4
   
2  
 
Christian Kuhnke
Alex Metreveli
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
3  
 
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
Toomas Leius / Sergei Likhachev
6
4
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
4  
 
Christian Kuhnke
Toomas Leius
9
7
6
4
6
3
     
5  
 
Ingo Buding
Alex Metreveli
9
7
11
9
6
0
     

Denmark vs. Spain edit

 
Denmark
3
Copenhagen, Denmark[22]
10–12 May 1964
Clay
 
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jørgen Ulrich
Manuel Santana
0
6
1
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Jan Leschly
Juan Manuel Couder
1
6
6
8
6
3
6
2
6
4
 
3  
 
Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
6
3
4
6
6
4
6
4
   
4  
 
Jørgen Ulrich
Juan Manuel Couder
6
4
5
7
6
4
6
2
   
5  
 
Jan Leschly
Manuel Santana
2
6
1
6
2
6
     

Italy vs. Rhodesia edit

 
Italy
5
Genoa, Italy[23]
15–17 May 1964
Clay
 
Rhodesia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Giuseppe Merlo
Frank Saloman
6
2
0
6
7
5
4
6
7
5
 
2  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Adrian Bey
6
2
6
2
6
1
     
3  
 
Giordano Maioli / Nicola Pietrangeli
Adrian Bey / Frank Saloman
4
6
9
7
6
2
3
6
7
5
 
4  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Frank Saloman
6
2
6
1
6
3
     
5  
 
Giuseppe Merlo
Adrian Bey
6
2
6
3
6
2
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden edit

 
Czechoslovakia
0
Prague, Czechoslovakia[24]
15–17 May 1964
Clay
 
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Štěpán Koudelka
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
5
7
4
6
0
6
     
2  
 
Milan Holeček
Ulf Schmidt
2
6
4
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Milan Holeček / Štěpán Koudelka
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
3
6
11
13
3
6
     
4  
 
Milan Holeček
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
3
6
3
6
4
6
     
5  
 
Štěpán Koudelka
Ulf Schmidt
6
3
3
6
2
6
4
6
   

Quarterfinals edit

Great Britain vs. Yugoslavia edit

 
Great Britain
3
Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England[25]
11–13 June 1964
Grass
 
Yugoslavia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mike Sangster
Boro Jovanović
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
2  
 
Bobby Wilson
Nikola Pilić
6
8
8
6
3
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
6
2
4
6
6
3
6
2
   
4  
 
Mike Sangster
Nikola Pilić
14
16
11
9
3
6
4
6
   
5  
 
Bobby Wilson
Boro Jovanović
6
4
7
5
0
6
3
6
6
2
 

France vs. South Africa edit

 
France
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[26]
12–14 June 1964
Clay
 
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Pierre Darmon
Keith Diepraam
2
6
10
8
6
3
7
9
1
6
 
2  
 
Pierre Barthès
Abe Segal
6
3
8
6
6
8
4
6
4
6
 
3  
 
Jean-Noël Grinda / François Jauffret
Keith Diepraam / Abe Segal
9
7
6
4
6
2
     
4  
 
Pierre Barthès
Keith Diepraam
6
2
0
6
6
2
3
6
6
2
 
5  
 
Pierre Darmon
Abe Segal
6
2
6
1
6
2
     

West Germany vs. Denmark edit

 
West Germany
4
Munich, West Germany[27]
12–14 June 1964
Clay
 
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Wilhelm Bungert
Jan Leschly
6
1
3
6
11
9
6
2
   
2  
 
Christian Kuhnke
Jørgen Ulrich
6
2
6
4
3
6
6
2
   
3  
 
Christian Kuhnke / Wolfgang Stuck
Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
3
6
3
6
6
1
3
6
   
4  
 
Wilhelm Bungert
Jørgen Ulrich
6
4
3
6
6
4
6
3
   
5  
 
Christian Kuhnke
Jan Leschly
7
5
4
6
6
3
6
4
   

Italy vs. Sweden edit

 
Italy
1
Turin, Italy[28]
12–14 June 1964
Clay
 
Sweden
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Sergio Tacchini
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
3
6
1
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
3  
 
Giordano Maioli / Nicola Pietrangeli
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
4
6
5
7
8
10
     
4  
 
Sergio Tacchini
Ulf Schmidt
2
6
2
6
6
3
3
6
   
5  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
          not
played

Semifinals edit

Great Britain vs. France edit

 
Great Britain
2
Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England[29]
16–18 July 1964
Grass
 
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Mike Sangster
Pierre Barthès
6
3
10
8
13
11
     
2  
 
Billy Knight
Pierre Darmon
6
0
5
7
2
6
8
6
5
7
 
3  
 
Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
Jean-Noël Grinda / François Jauffret
6
4
6
8
10
8
6
4
   
4  
 
Mike Sangster
Pierre Darmon
10
8
6
3
4
6
6
8
2
6
 
5  
 
Billy Knight
Pierre Barthès
4
6
4
6
1
6
     

Sweden vs. West Germany edit

 
Sweden
3
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[30]
17–19 July 1964
Clay
 
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ulf Schmidt
Wilhelm Bungert
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
2  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Christian Kuhnke
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
3  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
6
2
3
6
1
6
6
2
2
6
 
4  
 
Ulf Schmidt
Christian Kuhnke
3
6
6
4
6
1
6
4
   
5  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Wilhelm Bungert
3
6
6
3
8
6
7
5
   

Final edit

Sweden vs. France edit

 
Sweden
4
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
31 July–3 August 1964
Clay
 
France
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Ulf Schmidt
Pierre Darmon
9
7
8
6
4
6
4
6
1
6
 
2  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pierre Barthès
6
8
6
1
6
3
7
5
   
3  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Jean-Noël Grinda / François Jauffret
6
4
9
7
8
6
     
4  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pierre Darmon
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
1
   
5  
 
Ulf Schmidt
Pierre Barthès
6
2
6
4
6
8
6
2
   

References edit

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v France". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Great Britain v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Yugoslavia v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Turkey v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Norway v Portugal". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "France v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Netherlands v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Morocco v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Belgium v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Denmark v Finland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Spain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Israel v Rhodesia". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Italy v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Greece v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Great Britain v Ireland". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Yugoslavia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Norway v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "France v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Soviet Union v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Denmark v Spain". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v Rhodesia". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Great Britain v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "France v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "West Germany v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  28. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  29. ^ "Great Britain v France". daviscup.com.
  30. ^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.

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