2015–16 curling season

The 2015–16 curling season began in August 2015 and ended in May 2016.

2015–16 curling season
Sport	Curling

The season was marked by new innovations in curling broom technology that drastically changed how sweeping was done. It forced the major curling bodies to make new rules after the season to regulate and standardize curling brushes.

Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.

Curling Canada sanctioned events

This section lists events sanctioned by and/or conducted by Curling Canada (formerly the Canadian Curling Association). The following events in bold have been confirmed by Curling Canada as are part of the 2015–16 Season of Champions programme.

Event	Winning team		Runner-up team
Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 8–15	Alberta		Saskatchewan
Travelers Curling Club Championship Ottawa, Ontario, Nov. 23–28	Newfoundland and Labrador		Manitoba
	Prince Edward Island		Ontario
Canada Cup Grande Prairie, Alberta, Dec. 2–6	Kevin Koe		Mike McEwen
	Rachel Homan		Valerie Sweeting
Continental Cup of Curling Paradise, Nevada, Jan. 14–17	Team North America		Team World
Canadian Junior Curling Championships Stratford, Ontario, Jan. 23 – 31	Manitoba		Northern Ontario
	Nova Scotia		British Columbia
Tournament of Hearts Grande Prairie, Alberta, Feb. 20–28	Alberta		Northern Ontario
Tim Hortons Brier Ottawa, Ontario, Mar. 5–13	Alberta		Newfoundland and Labrador
World Women's Curling Championship Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Mar. 19–27	Switzerland		Japan
CIS/CCA University Curling Championships Kelowna, British Columbia, Mar. 20–23	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks		Alberta Golden Bears
	Alberta Pandas		Thompson Rivers WolfPack
CCAA Curling National Championships London, Ontario, Mar. 23–26	Humber Hawks		Sault Cougars
	Seneca Sting		Fanshawe Falcons
Canadian Senior Curling Championships Digby, Nova Scotia, Mar. 28 – Apr. 2	Ontario		Manitoba
	Nova Scotia		Saskatchewan
Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mar. 31 – Apr. 3	Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant		Laura Crocker/Geoff Walker
Canadian Masters Curling Championships Kentville/Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Apr. 4–10	Alberta		Ontario
	Saskatchewan		Nova Scotia
Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 4–10	Saskatchewan		Northern Ontario

Other events

Note: Events that have not been placed on the CCA's list of sanctioned events are listed here. If an event is listed on the CCA's final list for the 2015–16 curling season, it will be moved up to the "CCA-sanctioned events" section.

Event	Winning team		Runner-up team
World Mixed Curling Championship Bern, Switzerland, Sep. 12–19	Norway		Sweden
2015 European Curling Championships – Group C Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 12–17	C	Slovenia	Slovakia
		France	Slovakia
World Wheelchair Curling B-Championship Lohja, Finland, Nov. 7–12	Norway		South Korea
Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nov. 7–14	South Korea		Japan
	Japan		South Korea
European Curling Championships Esbjerg, Denmark, Nov. 20–28	A	Sweden	Switzerland
		Russia	Scotland
	B	Denmark	Austria
		Italy	Czech Republic
World Junior B Curling Championships Lohja, Finland, Jan. 3–10	Russia		Denmark
	Russia		Japan
Pinty’s All-Star Curling Skins Game Banff, Alberta, Jan. 8–10	Team Brad Jacobs		Team Brad Gushue
	Team Jennifer Jones		Team Valerie Sweeting
Winter Youth Olympics Lillehammer, Norway, Feb. 12–21	MT	Canada	United States
	MD	Yako Matsuzawa (JPN)  Philipp Hösli (SUI)	Han Yu (CHN)  Ross Whyte (GBR)
World Wheelchair Curling Championship Lucerne, Switzerland, Feb. 21–28	Russia		Norway
World Junior Curling Championships Copenhagen, Denmark, Mar. 5–13	Scotland		United States
	Canada		United States
World Men's Curling Championship Basel, Switzerland, Apr. 2–10	Canada		Denmark
World Senior Curling Championships Karlstad, Sweden, Apr. 16–23	Sweden		Canada
	Scotland		Germany
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Karlstad, Sweden, Apr. 16–23	Russia		China
2016 European Curling Championships – Group C Ljubljana, Slovenia, Apr. 25 – May 1	C	Estonia	France
		Belarus	Lithuania

World Curling Tour

Grand Slam events in bold.

See also List of teams on the 2015–16 World Curling Tour

Men's events

Week	Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
1	Uiseong International Curling Tour Uiseong, South Korea, Aug. 21–23	Kim Soo-hyuk	Brad Gushue
2	Baden Masters Baden, Switzerland, Aug. 28–30	Niklas Edin	Tom Brewster
3	Stu Sells Oakville Tankard Oakville, Ontario, Sep. 4–7	Brad Gushue	Reid Carruthers
4	GSOC Tour Challenge Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Sep. 8–13	Kevin Koe	Brad Gushue
	Oakville OCT Fall Classic Oakville, Ontario, Sep. 10–13	Codey Maus	Pat Ferris
5	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sep. 17–20	Brad Gushue	Glenn Howard
	HDF Insurance Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sep. 17–20	Shaun Meachem	Brendan Bottcher
	Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sep. 18–20	Dean Joanisse	Chase Martyn
6	Point Optical Curling Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Sep. 25–28	Mike McEwen	Reid Carruthers
	Mother Club Fall Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sep. 24–27	David Bohn	Matt Dunstone
	KW Fall Classic Waterloo, Ontario, Sep. 24–27	Liu Rui	Ian Dickie
	Appleton Rum Cashspiel Lower Sackville, Sep. 25-28	Brent MacDougall	Jamie Danbrook
	Morioka Ice Rink Memorial Cup Morioka, Japan, Sep. 21–23	Junpei Kanda	Hiroshi Fukui
7	Swiss Cup Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 1–4	Brad Gushue	Jaap van Dorp
	Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Oct. 2–5	Pat Simmons	Dean Joanisse
	Avonair Cash Spiel Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 2–4	Kim Soo-hyuk	Robert Collins
	Sobeys Classic New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Oct. 1–4	Jamie Murphy	Shawn Adams
8	Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 9–12	Kevin Koe	Brendan Bottcher
	StuSells Toronto Tankard Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 9–12	Mike McEwen	Glenn Howard
	St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 9–11	Todd Birr	Heath McCormick
	Minebea Cup Niigata, Japan, Oct. 10–12	Arhito Kasahara	Junpei Kanda
	Bud Light Men's Cashspiel Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 9–12	Stuart Thompson	Jamie Danbrook
9	Canad Inns Prairie Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 16–19	Steve Laycock	Kevin Koe
	Hub International Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 16–19	Sean Geall	Dean Joanisse
	Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel Stroud, Ontario, Oct. 15–18	Codey Maus	Rasmus Stjerne
	McKee Homes Fall Curling Classic Airdrie, Alberta, Oct. 16–18	Aaron Sluchinski	Kevin Yablonski
	Thompson Curling Challenge Urdorf, Switzerland, Oct. 16–18	Artur Ali	Felix Attinger
10	Challenge Chateau Cartier de Gatineau Gatineau, Quebec, Oct. 22–25	Brad Gushue	Mark Bice
	Curling Masters Champéry Champéry, Switzerland, Oct. 22–25	James Grattan	Reto Keller
	Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Oct. 23–25	Mick Lizmore	Jason Ackerman
	Bernick's Miller Lite Open Bemidji, Minnesota, Oct. 23–25	Matt Dunstone	Pete Fenson
	Grande Prairie Cash Spiel Grande Prairie, Alberta, Oct. 23–25	Tom Sallows	Kurt Balderston
11	The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Truro, Nova Scotia, Oct. 27 – Nov. 1	Mike McEwen	Jim Cotter
	Huron ReproGraphics Oil Heritage Classic Sarnia, Ontario, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1	John Shuster	Mark Bice
	Medicine Hat Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2	Shaun Meachem	Randy Bryden
12	CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc. Cookstown, Ontario, Nov. 5–8	Peter de Cruz	Brent Ross
	Original 16 WCT Bonspiel Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 6–8	Charley Thomas	Thomas Scoffin
	Edinburgh International Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 6–8	Kyle Smith	Jaap van Dorp
	Fort St. John Cash Spiel Fort St. John, British Columbia, Nov. 6–8	Kurt Balderston	Scott Webb
13	The National Oshawa, Ontario, Nov. 11–15	Brad Gushue	Reid Carruthers
	Westwood Inn Classic Swan River, Manitoba, Nov. 13–16	Jeff Hartung	Alex Forrest
	Bally Haly Cashspiel St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nov. 13–15	Rick Rowsell	Stephen Trickett
14	DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 19–23	Reid Carruthers	Charley Thomas
	Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Mayflower Cashspiel Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 19–22	Brad Gushue	Sven Michel
15	Weatherford Curling Classic Estevan, Saskatchewan, Nov. 27–30	Josh Heidt	William Lyburn
	Challenge Casino de Charlevoix Clermont, Quebec, Nov. 26–29	Greg Balsdon	Jean-Michel Ménard
	Coors Light Cash Spiel Duluth, Minnesota, Nov. 27–29	John Shuster	Brady Clark
	Black Diamond / High River Cash Black Diamond & High River, Alberta, Nov. 27–29	Kevin Park	Bob Genoway
	The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov. 27–30	Taylor McIntyre	Daley Peters
	Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel Windsor, Nova Scotia, Nov. 27–29	Stuart Thompson	Nicholas Deagle
	Dawson Creek Cash Spiel Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Nov. 27–29	Kurt Balderston	Thomas Scoffin
16	Jim Sullivan Curling Classic Saint John, New Brunswick, Dec. 4–6	Jamie Murphy	Jason Vaughan
	Canada Cup Camrose, Alberta, Dec. 2–6	Kevin Koe	Mike McEwen
17	Canadian Open of Curling Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Dec. 8–13	John Epping	Brad Gushue
	Truro Cashspiel Truro, Nova Scotia, Dec. 11–13	Jamie Danbrook	Jamie Murphy
18	Karuizawa International Curling Championship Karuizawa, Japan, Dec. 17–20	David Murdoch	Pat Simmons
	Curl Mesabi Classic Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 18–20	John Shuster	Dylan Johnston
	Dumfries Challenger Series Dumfries, Scotland, Dec. 18–20	Bruce Mouat	Tom Brewster
20	U.S. Open of Curling Blaine, Minnesota, Jan. 1–4	John Epping	Craig Brown
21	Mercure Perth Masters Perth, Scotland, Jan. 7–10	Kevin Koe	Thomas Ulsrud
	Goldline Saskatchewan Players Championship Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Jan. 8–10	Bruce Korte	Shaun Meachem
22	Red Square Classic Moscow, Russia, Jan. 14–17	Alexander Kirikov	Sven Michel
23	German Masters Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 21–24	David Murdoch	Kim Soo-hyuk
	Ed Werenich Golden Wrench Classic Tempe, Arizona, Jan. 22–24	Pat Simmons	Jim Cotter
31	Elite 10 Victoria, British Columbia, Mar. 16–20	Brad Gushue	Reid Carruthers
32	Aberdeen International Curling Championship Aberdeen, Scotland, Mar. 25-27	David Murdoch	Tom Brewster
35	The Players' Championship Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 12–17	Brad Gushue	Brad Jacobs
36	EURONICS European Masters St. Gallen, Switzerland, Apr. 20-23	David Murdoch	Niklas Edin
37	Champions Cup Sherwood Park, Alberta, Apr. 26 – May 1	Reid Carruthers	John Epping

Women's events

Week	Event	Winning skip	Runner-up skip
1	Uiseong International Curling Tour Uiseong, South Korea, Aug. 21–23	Kim Eun-jung	Tori Koana
3	Stu Sells Oakville Tankard Oakville, Ontario, Sep. 4–7	Rachel Homan	Alina Pätz
4	GSOC Tour Challenge Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, Sep. 8–13	Silvana Tirinzoni	Rachel Homan
	Oakville OCT Fall Classic Oakville, Ontario, Sep. 10–13	Jacqueline Harrison	Mallory Kean
5	AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic Brockville, Ontario, Sep. 17–20	Kim Eun-jung	Allison Flaxey
	HDF Insurance Shoot-Out Edmonton, Alberta, Sep. 17–20	Valerie Sweeting	Stefanie Lawton
	Cloverdale Cash Spiel Surrey, British Columbia, Sep. 18–20	Diane Gushulak	Patti Knezevic
6	Stockholm Ladies Cup Stockholm, Sweden, Sep. 25–27	Rachel Homan	Eve Muirhead
	KW Fall Classic Waterloo, Ontario, Sep. 24–27	Allison Flaxey	Erika Brown
	Appleton Rum Cashspiel Lower Sackville, Sep. 25-28	Theresa Breen	Shannon Tatlock
	Mother Club Fall Curling Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sep. 24–27	Michelle Montford	Beth Peterson
	Morioka Ice Rink Memorial Cup Morioka, Japan, Sep. 21–23	Mizuki Kitaguchi	Tori Koana
7	Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic Vernon, British Columbia, Oct. 2–5	Stefanie Lawton	Chelsea Carey
	Avonair Cash Spiel Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 2–4	Mei Jie	Rina Ida
	Sobeys Classic New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Oct. 1–4	Suzanne Birt	Colleen Pinkney
8	Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 9–12	Rachel Homan	Chelsea Carey
	Women's Masters Basel Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 9–11	Anna Sidorova	Silvana Tirinzoni
	St. Paul Cash Spiel St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 9–11	Cory Christensen	Jamie Sinclair
	New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 9–12	Mary Fay	Mary Mattatall
9	Hub International Crown of Curling Kamloops, British Columbia, Oct. 16–19	Gim Un-chi	Satsuki Fujisawa
	Atkins Curling Supplies Women's Classic Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 16–19	Darcy Robertson	Barb Spencer
	Stroud Sleeman Cash Spiel Stroud, Ontario, Oct. 15–18	Julie Tippin	Allison Flaxey
10	Canad Inns Women's Classic Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Oct. 22–25	Kim Eun-jung	Jennifer Jones
	Red Deer Curling Classic Red Deer, Alberta, Oct. 23–25	Kelsey Rocque	Alina Pätz
	Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel Moncton, New Brunswick, Oct. 23–25	Mary Mattatall	Theresa Breen
	Riga International Curling Challenge Riga, Latvia, Oct. 23–25	Evgeniya Demkina	Karin Rudström
11	The Masters Grand Slam of Curling Truro, Nova Scotia, Oct. 27 – Nov. 1	Rachel Homan	Valerie Sweeting
	Medicine Hat Charity Classic Medicine Hat, Alberta, Oct. 30 – Nov. 2	Shannon Kleibrink	Casey Scheidegger
	Gord Carroll Curling Classic Whitby, Ontario, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1	Jacqueline Harrison	Mallory Kean
12	Colonial Square Ladies Classic Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Nov. 6–9	Krista McCarville	Sherry Anderson
	Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic Kemptville, Ontario, Nov. 5–8	Jacqueline Harrison	Silvana Tirinzoni
	Coronation Business Group Classic Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Nov. 6–9	Diane Gushulak	Sarah Wark
	CookstownCash presented by Comco Canada Inc. Cookstown, Ontario, Nov. 5–8	Julie Tippin	Anna Hasselborg
13	The National Oshawa, Ontario, Nov. 11–15	Rachel Homan	Tracy Fleury
	International ZO Women's Tournament Wetzikon, Switzerland, Nov. 13–15	Binia Feltscher	Anna Sidorova
	Crestwood Ladies Fall Classic Edmonton, Alberta, Nov. 13–15	Kristen Streifel	Nicky Kaufman
	Bally Haly Cashspiel St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nov. 13–15	Heather Strong	Shelley Nichols
14	DEKALB Superspiel Morris, Manitoba, Nov. 19–23	Jennifer Jones	Erika Brown
	Dave Jones Northbridge Mayflower Cashspiel Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 19–22	Jill Brothers	Theresa Breen
15	Boundary Ford Curling Classic Lloydminster, Alberta, Nov. 27–30	Casey Scheidegger	Brett Barber
	Molson Cash Spiel Duluth, Minnesota, Nov. 27–29	Krista McCarville	Nina Roth
	The Sunova Spiel at East St. Paul Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nov. 27–30	Jennifer Clark-Rouire	Lisa Menard
	Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel Windsor, Nova Scotia, Nov. 27–29	Theresa Breen	Mary-Anne Arsenault
16	Jim Sullivan Curling Classic Saint John, New Brunswick, Dec. 4–6	Melissa Adams	Heidi Hanlon
	Canada Cup Camrose, Alberta, Dec. 2–6	Rachel Homan	Valerie Sweeting
17	Canadian Open of Curling Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Dec. 8–13	Rachel Homan	Jennifer Jones
18	Karuizawa International Curling Championship Karuizawa, Japan, Dec. 17–20	Ayumi Ogasawara	Satsuki Fujisawa
	Curl Mesabi Classic Eveleth, Minnesota, Dec. 18–20	Krista McCarville	Cory Christensen
	Dumfries Challenger Series Dumfries, Scotland, Dec. 18–20	Lauren Gray	Isabelle Maillard
	Yichun International Ladies Yichun, China, Dec. 14–18	Michelle Englot	Jamie Sinclair
20	US Open of Curling Blaine, Minnesota, Jan. 1–4	Krista McCarville	Liu Sijia
21	International Bernese Ladies Cup Bern, Switzerland, Jan. 7–10	Silvana Tirinzoni	Margaretha Sigfridsson
22	Glynhill Ladies International Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 14–17	Silvana Tirinzoni	Margaretha Sigfridsson
30	CCT Uiseong Masters Uiseong, South Korea, Mar. 4–11	Kelsey Rocque	Silvana Tirinzoni
33	City of Perth Ladies International Perth, Scotland, Apr. 1–3	Eve Muirhead	Silvana Tirinzoni
35	The Players' Championship Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 12–17	Eve Muirhead	Jennifer Jones
36	EURONICS European Masters St. Gallen, Switzerland, Apr. 20–23	Binia Feltscher	Eve Muirhead
37	Champions Cup Sherwood Park, Alberta, Apr. 26 – May 1	Jennifer Jones	Rachel Homan

Mixed doubles events

Week	Event	Winning team	Runner-up team
14	Wall Grain Mixed Doubles Classic Oshawa, Ontario, Nov. 13–17	M. McEwen/D. McEwen	Epping/Weagle

WCT Order of Merit rankings

Men Final standings # Skip Points 1 Kevin Koe 531.161 2 Brad Gushue 527.644 3 Mike McEwen 457.921 4 Reid Carruthers 397.845 5 John Epping 369.167 6 Brad Jacobs 345.128 7 Steve Laycock 324.013 8 David Murdoch 284.756 9 Niklas Edin 277.612 10 Glenn Howard 268.135

Women Final standings # Skip Points 1 Rachel Homan 583.709 2 Jennifer Jones 425.937 3 Silvana Tirinzoni 374.300 4 Eve Muirhead 348.921 5 Valerie Sweeting 347.274 6 Anna Sidorova 310.260 7 Chelsea Carey 308.312 8 Kerri Einarson 289.275 9 Kelsey Rocque 287.130 10 Tracy Fleury 239.879

WCT Money List

Men Final standings # Skip $ (CAD) 1 Brad Gushue 194,051 2 Kevin Koe 143,356 3 Reid Carruthers 120,085 4 Mike McEwen 119,613 5 John Epping 94,749 6 Steve Laycock 81,085 7 David Murdoch 75,349 8 Niklas Edin 74,357 9 Brad Jacobs 66,900 10 Glenn Howard 47,000

Women Final standings # Skip $ (CAD) 1 Rachel Homan 183,754 2 Silvana Tirinzoni 129,847 3 Kelsey Rocque 115,205 4 Jennifer Jones 111,938 5 Valerie Sweeting 91,955 6 Eve Muirhead 72,995 7 Kim Eun-jung 61,617 8 Kerri Einarson 52,850 9 Tracy Fleury 46,993 10 Ayumi Ogasawara 45,061

Curling Canada MA Cup

The MA Cup is awarded to the Curling Canada Member Association (MA) who has had the most success during the season in Curling Canada-sanctioned events. Events included the Canadian mixed championship, Travelers Curling Club Championship (added to the MA Cup for this season), men's and women's juniors championships, the Scotties, the Brier, the men's and women's senior championships and the national wheelchair championship. Points were awarded based on placement in each of the events, with the top association receiving 14 points and each association under receiving points in decrements of one point.

Standings

Final standings

Rank	Member Association	CMCC	TMCCC	TWCCC	CWJCC	CMJCC	Scotties	Brier	CWSCC	CMSCC	CWhCC	Total Pts.	Avg. Pts.
1	Alberta	14	5	12	10	10	15	15	12	9	11	113	11.3
2	Saskatchewan	13	8	10	7	9	9	10	13	8	14	101	10.1
3	Northern Ontario	12	9	11	6	13	14	13	3	6	13	100	10
4	Manitoba	5	13	3	11	14	12	12	6	13	9	98	9.8
4	Nova Scotia	10	11	5	14	6	11	3	14	12	12	98	9.8
6	Ontario	6	3	13	8	8	10	8	11	14	7	88	8.8
7	Quebec	9	12	7	9	11	8	9	8	5	8	86	8.6
8	British Columbia	4	7	9	13	12	5	5	4	11	10	80	8
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	3	14	6	4	5	6	14	9	7	6	74	7.4
10	New Brunswick	11	6	8	12	7	4	6	10	2	5	71	7.1
11	Prince Edward Island	2	4	14	5	4	7	4	7	10	N/A	57	6.33
12	Yukon	7	10	4	2	3	2	2	5	4	N/A	39	4.33
13	Northwest Territories	8	2	2	1	1	3	7	2	3	N/A	29	3.22
14	Nunavut	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	N/A	12	1.33

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