| Phoenix Mercury | ||||
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| Conference | Western | |||
| Leagues | WNBA | |||
| Founded | 1997 | |||
| History | Phoenix Mercury 1997–present | |||
| Arena | Mortgage Matchup Center | |||
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona | |||
| Team colors | Purple, orange, light grey, black[1][2][3] | |||
| Main sponsor | Fry's Food and Drug[4] | |||
| General manager | Nick U'Ren | |||
| Head coach | Nate Tibbetts | |||
| Assistants | Kristi Toliver Megan Vogel Michael Joiner | |||
| Ownership | Mat Ishbia | |||
| Championships | 3 (2007,2009,2014) | |||
| Conference titles | 4 (1998,2007,2009,2014)[a] | |||
| Website | mercury.wnba.com | |||
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ThePhoenix Mercury are an American professionalbasketball team based inPhoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of theWestern Conference. One of eight original franchises, it was founded before the league's inaugural1997 season began. The team plays their home games atMortgage Matchup Center.
The Mercury have qualified for theWNBA Playoffs in eighteen of its twenty-eight years in Phoenix. In1998,2007,2009,2014, and2021 the Mercury went to theWNBA Finals; they lost toHouston in 1998 andChicago in 2021, but won the title in 2007, 2009, and 2014 overDetroit,Indiana, and Chicago respectively.
The franchise has been home to players such as formerUConnDiana Taurasi,Rutgers gradCappie Pondexter, formerTemple power forwardCandice Dupree, formerBaylor centerBrittney Griner, and Australian guardPenny Taylor.
In February 2023,Mat Ishbia, a former Michigan State college basketball player, completed the acquisition of Phoenix Mercury fromRobert Sarver. The team was among Sarver's several sports assets located in Arizona purchased by Ishbia.[5][6]
With a cast that included hall-of-famerNancy Lieberman, and future hall-of-famersMichele Timms ofAustralia, andJennifer Gillom, hyper-active starBridget Pettis, and outspoken coachCheryl Miller, the Mercury quickly established itself as a major franchise. In the first WNBA season, the Mercury posted a 16–12 record and reached the first WNBA playoffs. The Mercury lost to theNew York Liberty, though, in those playoffs.
In 1998, the Mercury again qualified for the playoffs, posting a 19–11 record. The Mercury defeated theCleveland Rockers to reach the WNBA Finals for the first time. In a hard-fought series, the Mercury fell 2 games to 1 to the defending championHouston Comets.
In 1999, the Mercury missed the playoffs, posting a 15–17 record. In 2000, the Mercury finished 20–12, but got swept by theLos Angeles Sparks. The team descended into turmoil after the season, as coach Miller left and the original core group of players broke up, via retirement or trades, and the team stopped being a playoff contender.
From 2001 to 2004, the Mercury were at the bottom of the WNBA. Fielding miserable teams, the Mercury were never competitive. The Mercury went through coach after coach, and nothing worked. During the lean years, the franchise remained in the news asforwardLisa Harrison would become a sex symbol.Playboy Magazine offered her money to pose in their magazine. She would decline the offer.[7]
After a horrible 2003 season, in which the Mercury posted an 8–26 record, the Mercury won the #1 overall choice in the 2004 WNBA Draft, and select coveted formerUConn starDiana Taurasi. Taurasi went on to win theWNBA Rookie of the Year Award in the 2004 season, as the Mercury posted a better 17–17 record. The Mercury posted a 16–18 record in 2005, missing the playoffs again.
FormerNBA coachPaul Westhead became the Mercury's head coach prior to the 2006 season and brought his up-tempo style to Phoenix. Westhead was the first WNBA coach to have won a previous NBA championship (withLos Angeles Lakers in1980). The Mercury also draftedCappie Pondexter with the #2 overall selection in the 2006 WNBA Draft. The addition provided Taurasi with a solid #2 player. Westhead's run and gun offense quickly became The Mercury's trademark and the franchise would soon set new league records for points scored.
The 2006 season was a positive one for the Mercury, as they posted a winning record for the first time since 2000, at 18–16. The Mercury competed for the playoffs all year, but fell just short of a postseason berth.
As the 2007 season came, the Mercury were poised and hungry for a deep playoff run. The Mercury would run away with the Western Conference, posting their best record in franchise history at 23–11, as well as clinching the #1 seed. The Mercury set a record by averaging 89.0 points in a season during 2007.[8] In their first playoffs since 2000, the Mercury made quick work of theSeattle Storm in the first round, blowing them out in two games (Game 1: 101–84, Game 2: 95–89). In the Western Finals, the Mercury swept theSan Antonio Silver Stars in a closer series (Game 1: 102–100, Game 2: 98–92), advancing to the WNBA Finals for the first time in nine years. In the Finals, the Mercury faced the defending 2006 championsDetroit Shock. The two teams split the first two games in Detroit. Coming back home, the Mercury suffered a letdown in game 3, losing 88–83. Down 2–1, the Mercury had to win game 4 or lose. Game 4 came down to the final seconds, but the Mercury edged out the Shock 77–76, with Cappie Pondexter scoring 26 points, and forced a Game 5 in Detroit. In Game 5, Phoenix won by a score of 108–92.[8]Penny Taylor scored a game high 30 points in Game 5, and went 18-for-18 from the line.[8] The Mercury won the series and their first championship with a 108–92 Game 5 victory, becoming the first WNBA team to win a championship on the road.Cappie Pondexter was named the WNBA Finals MVP, and averaged 22.0 points and 5.6 assists in the series.[8] On November 7, 2007, The Mercury announced the hiring ofCorey Gaines as head coach to replace the departingPaul Westhead.
In 2008, the Mercury started slowly and never really found a groove, finishing the season with a disappointing record of 16–18, well out of the playoff picture in a tough Western Conference. The Mercury became the first team in WNBA history with the dubious honor of failing to qualify for the playoffs after winning the WNBA Finals the year before.
However, a year later, the Mercury were back to what they were two years before. The Mercury clinched the top spot in the playoffs along with the number one seed in the Western Conference. The Mercury defeated the 2008 conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars in the first round, winning the very exciting series 2–1 after losing the first game on the road. The Mercury then defeated the Los Angeles Sparks in the conference finals, winning 2–1 in a series that ended Lisa Leslie's career. The Mercury then went on to beat theIndiana Fever 3–2 in the best of 5 series to capture the second title in their franchise history. Diana Taurasi captured theWNBA Finals MVP Award. All-star guard Cappie Pondexter was traded to theNew York Liberty amid some controversy in the offseason; All-StarCandice Dupree joined the duo of Taurasi and Penny Taylor as the Mercury looked to repeat in 2010.
It was not easy, however, as the Mercury faced a few bad losing streaks throughout the 2010 season. The team managed to finish 15–19, good for second place in the Western Conference. Phoenix swept San Antonio in the first round of the Playoffs, but lost to the eventual championSeattle Storm in the conference finals.
After a hectic offseason for Diana Taurasi, most of the Mercury team was rested and ready to play. The team started the 2011 season with a surprising 0–3 record, but flew back into playoff contention, entering theAll-Star break with a 10–5 record. Ultimately, they recovered to gain the third seed in the2011 WNBA Playoffs, and upset the Seattle Storm in the opening round, closing an 18-point deficit to win on Seattle's home floor, allowing the Mercury to reach its third straight conference finals. Unfortunately, for the team, they came up short against the top-seededMinnesota Lynx, losing in two games.
Coming off the 2012 WNBA season in which the Phoenix Mercury franchise finished with the second worst record in the WNBA, a 7–27 mark, Phoenix received the 2013 WNBA draft lottery and secured the top overall pick. Once the2013 WNBA draft arrived in April 2013, the Mercury used the top overall pick on two time Women's College Basketball Wooden award winnerBrittney Griner. However, the Mercury lost to the Lynx in the Conference round of the playoffs.The following season the Mercury under the guidance of new coachSandy Brondello went on to set an all time WNBA record for wins in a season, with 29, and breezed through the 2014 playoffs to claim their 3rd WNBA Championship.
On February 3, 2015, Diana Taurasi announced that she would sit out the 2015 WNBA season at the request of her Russian Premier League team, UMMC Ekaterinburg. The team offered Taurasi to pay her more than her WNBA salary to skip the 2015 WNBA season. For the 2014 WNBA season, Taurasi made just under the league maximum of $107,000. But she makes 15 times that - approximately $1.5 million - playing overseas.
In2016, the WNBA switched to a playoff format involving single elimination games in the first two rounds. The eighth-seeded Mercury upset the Indiana Fever in the First Round and New York Liberty in the Second Round to reach the Semifinals. However, they lost the Semifinals to theMinnesota Lynx.[9]
In2017, the Mercury once again sailed through the first two rounds of the playoffs, winning their games against the Seattle Storm andConnecticut Sun. Again, they lost in the Semifinals, this time to the Los Angeles Sparks.
2018 saw the Mercury win both single-elimination playoff games for the third year in a row with victories against theDallas Wings and Connecticut Sun, giving Diana Taurasi a 13–0 record in winner-take-all elimination games in her career. In the semifinals, the Mercury came up short against the Seattle Storm in the decisive fifth game, giving Taurasi her first ever loss in a winner-take-all elimination game.
The Mercury had to play most of the2019 season without Taurasi, who was struggling with back and hamstring injuries. The Mercury barely made the playoffs as the number eight seed with a 15–19 record and were eliminated in the first-round elimination game 105–76 by theChicago Sky.[10]
Before the2020 season, the Mercury traded Bonner to the Sun for draft picks, which they then used to acquireSkylar Diggins.[11] The season was played in theWubble and Griner left after 12 games due to personal reasons.[12] Without her, the Mercury finished 13–9 as the number 5 seed and made it to the second round of the playoffs, where they lost to the Lynx.[13]
During the2021 season, Taurasi once again struggled with injuries, playing in only 16 games.[14] The Mercury finished with a 19–13 record. After defeating the Liberty, Storm, and Aces, the fifth-seeded Mercury advanced to the finals to face the sixth-seeded Chicago Sky. This was only the second time in WNBA history that neither of the best two teams by record made it to the WNBA finals (the other being 2006). This was also the Mercury’s first appearance in the finals since 2014. They lost the series 1–3 to the Sky.[15] After the season, the Mercury did not renew Brondello's contract.[16]
In January 2022,Vanessa Nygaard was named the new head coach.[17] The Mercury signedTina Charles, the leading scorer of the 2021 season, in free agency.[18] However, in February, Griner was detained in Russia and missed the enitre2022 season.[19] The Mercury's season was marred by other issues, including an on-court altercation between Diggins and Taurasi early in the season,[20] and Charles leaving the team after 18 games.[21] They made the playoffs as the eighth seed with a 15–21 record. However, playing without both Diggins and Taurasi, they were swept in the first round by the Aces.[22]
Griner returned for the2023 season,[23] but Diggins skipped the season due to maternity leave.[24] The Mercury started the season 2–10 and fired Nygaard.[25]Nikki Blue became the interim head coach and finished the season, but the Mercury ended last in the league with a 9–31 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012.[26] In October,Nate Tibbetts was named the new head coach.[27] In December, the Mercury were awarded the third overall pick in the2024 WNBA draft lottery.[28]
Before the2024 season, Diggins left in free agency, and the Mercury traded the third overall pick along with other assets to acquireKahleah Copper.[29] The Mercury once again struggled to stay healthy, with their projected starting lineup only playing 11 games together. They finished with a 19–21 record and made the playoffs as the seventh seed, where they were swept in the first round by the Lynx.[30]
Before the2025 season, Taurasi announced her retirement,[31] and Griner left in free agency.[32] In a big four-team trade, the Mercury acquiredAlyssa Thomas andSatou Sabally.[33]
In June 2009 the Mercury and WNBA announced asponsorship agreement withidentity theft protection serviceLifeLock to place that company's logo on their jerseys through the 2013 season, making the Mercury among the first non-soccer franchises in the major leagues of North America to place a company logo on their uniforms.[34] For the 2014 season and going forward, the Mercury will wear jerseys sponsored byCasino Arizona andTalking Stick Resort.
| Season | Team | Conference | Regular season | Playoff Results | Head coach | |||
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| 1997 | 1997 | West | 1st | 16 | 12 | .571 | Lost WNBA Semifinals (New York, 0–1) | Cheryl Miller |
| 1998 | 1998 | West | 2nd | 19 | 11 | .633 | Won WNBA Semifinals (Cleveland, 2–1) Lost WNBA Finals (Houston, 1–2) | Cheryl Miller |
| 1999 | 1999 | West | 4th | 15 | 17 | .469 | Did not qualify | Cheryl Miller |
| 2000 | 2000 | West | 4th | 20 | 12 | .625 | Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles, 0–2) | Cheryl Miller |
| 2001 | 2001 | West | 5th | 13 | 19 | .406 | Did not qualify | Cynthia Cooper |
| 2002 | 2002 | West | 7th | 11 | 21 | .344 | Did not qualify | C. Cooper (6–4) L. Sharp (5–17) |
| 2003 | 2003 | West | 7th | 8 | 26 | .235 | Did not qualify | John Shumate |
| 2004 | 2004 | West | 5th | 17 | 17 | .500 | Did not qualify | Carrie Graf |
| 2005 | 2005 | West | 5th | 16 | 18 | .471 | Did not qualify | Carrie Graf |
| 2006 | 2006 | West | 5th | 18 | 16 | .529 | Did not qualify | Paul Westhead |
| 2007 | 2007 | West | 1st | 23 | 11 | .676 | Won Conference Semifinals (Seattle, 2–0) Won Conference Finals (San Antonio, 2–0) Won WNBA Finals (Detroit, 3–2) | Paul Westhead |
| 2008 | 2008 | West | 7th | 16 | 18 | .471 | Did not qualify | Corey Gaines |
| 2009 | 2009 | West | 1st | 23 | 11 | .676 | Won Conference Semifinals (San Antonio, 2–1) Won Conference Finals (Los Angeles, 2–1) Won WNBA Finals (Indiana, 3–2) | Corey Gaines |
| 2010 | 2010 | West | 2nd | 15 | 19 | .441 | Won Conference Semifinals (San Antonio, 2–0) Lost Conference Finals (Seattle, 0–2) | Corey Gaines |
| 2011 | 2011 | West | 3rd | 19 | 15 | .559 | Won Conference Semifinals (Seattle, 2–1) Lost Conference Finals (Minnesota, 0–2) | Corey Gaines |
| 2012 | 2012 | West | 6th | 7 | 27 | .206 | Did not qualify | Corey Gaines |
| 2013 | 2013 | West | 3rd | 19 | 15 | .559 | Won Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles, 2–1) Lost Conference Finals (Minnesota, 0–2) | Corey Gaines (10–11) Russ Pennell (9–4) |
| 2014 | 2014 | West | 1st | 29 | 5 | .853 | Won Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles, 2–0) Won Conference Finals (Minnesota, 2–1) Won WNBA Finals (Chicago, 3–0) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2015 | 2015 | West | 2nd | 20 | 14 | .588 | Won Conference Semifinals (Tulsa, 2–0) Lost Conference Finals (Minnesota, 0–2) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2016 | 2016 | West | 4th | 16 | 18 | .471 | Won First Round (Indiana, 1–0) Won Second Round (New York, 1–0) Lost WNBA Semifinals (Minnesota, 0–3) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2017 | 2017 | West | 3rd | 18 | 16 | .529 | Won First Round (Seattle, 1–0) Won Second Round (Connecticut, 1–0) Lost WNBA Semifinals (Los Angeles, 0–3) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2018 | 2018 | West | 2nd | 20 | 14 | .588 | Won First Round (Dallas, 1–0) Won Second Round (Connecticut, 1–0) Lost WNBA Semifinals (Seattle, 2–3) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2019 | 2019 | West | 5th | 15 | 19 | .441 | Lost First Round (Chicago, 0–1) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2020 | 2020 | West | 5th | 13 | 9 | .591 | Won First Round (Washington, 1–0) Lost Second Round (Minnesota, 0–1) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2021 | 2021 | West | 4th | 19 | 13 | .594 | Won First Round (New York, 1–0) Won Second Round (Seattle, 1–0) Won WNBA Semifinals (Las Vegas 3–2) Lost WNBA Finals (Chicago 1–3) | Sandy Brondello |
| 2022 | 2022 | West | 4th | 15 | 21 | .417 | Lost First Round (Las Vegas 0–2) | Vanessa Nygaard |
| 2023 | 2023 | West | 6th | 9 | 31 | .225 | Did not qualify | Vanessa Nygaard (2–10) Nikki Blue (7–21) |
| 2024 | 2024 | West | 4th | 19 | 21 | .475 | Lost First Round (Minnesota 0–2) | Nate Tibbetts |
| 2025 | 2025 | West | 3rd | 27 | 17 | .614 | Won First Round (New York, 2–1) Won Semifinals (Minnesota, 3–1) Lost WNBA Finals (Las Vegas, 0–4) | Nate Tibbetts |
| Regular season | 458 | 456 | .501 | 5 Conference Championships | ||||
| Playoffs | 47 | 41 | .534 | 3 WNBA Championships | ||||
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| 7 | Michele Timms | G | 1997–2001 | August 7, 2002 | [35][36] |
| 13 | Penny Taylor | G/F | 2004–2016 | July 9, 2017 | [37] |
| 22 | Jennifer Gillom | F | 1997–2002 | ||
| 32 | Bridget Pettis | G | 1997–2006 | ||
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| 7 | Michele Timms | G | 1997–2001 | 2016 |
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| Cheryl Miller | January 27, 1997 | December 1, 2000 | 4 | 70 | 52 | .574 | 122 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 9 | |
| Cynthia Cooper | January 8, 2001 | June 26, 2002 | 2 | 19 | 23 | .452 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Linda Sharp | June 26, 2002 | end of2002 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| John Shumate | October 23, 2002 | end of2003 | 1 | 8 | 26 | .235 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Carrie Graf | April 14, 2004 | end of2005 | 2 | 33 | 35 | .485 | 68 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Paul Westhead | October 11, 2005 | September 18, 2007 | 2 | 41 | 27 | .603 | 68 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 9 | |
| Corey Gaines | November 7, 2007 | August 8, 2013[40] | 6 | 90 | 101 | .471 | 191 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 20 | |
| Russ Pennell | August 8, 2013[40] | October 18, 2013 | 1 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5 | |
| Sandy Brondello | November 15, 2013[41] | December 6, 2021 | 8 | 150 | 108 | .581 | 258 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 43 | |
| Vanessa Nygaard | January 24, 2022[42] | June 25, 2023 | 2 | 17 | 31 | .354 | 48 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | |
| Nikki Blue | June 25, 2023 | October 17, 2023 | 1 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Nate Tibbetts | October 18, 2023 | present | 1 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 40 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | |
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Currently, Mercury games are broadcast onArizona's Family, a group of Phoenix television stations (KPHO-TV,KTVK andKPHE-LD) owned byGray Television. KTVK will carry at least 13 Mercury games per season, with the remaining games on KPHE.[43][44]
Some Mercury games are broadcast nationally onESPN,ESPN2,ESPN3,Ion Television,CBS,CBS Sports Network,ABC, andPrime Video.[45]
| Year | Average | High | Low | Sellouts | Total for year | WNBA game average |
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| 1997 | 13,703 (1st) | 17,747 | 10,898 | 0 | 191,835 | 9,669 |
| 1998 | 13,764 (3rd) | 14,705 | 12,522 | 0 | 206,467 | 10,869 |
| 1999 | 12,219 (3rd) | 13,483 | 11,328 | 0 | 195,508 | 10,207 |
| 2000 | 10,130 (5th) | 11,390 | 9,327 | 0 | 162,079 | 9,074 |
| 2001 | 8,558 (9th) | 14,117 | 6,680 | 0 | 136,922 | 9,075 |
| 2002 | 8,749 (8th) | 11,347 | 7,199 | 0 | 139,978 | 9,228 |
| 2003 | 8,501 (7th) | 10,203 | 6,464 | 0 | 144,511 | 8,800 |
| 2004 | 7,638 (8th) | 10,493 | 5,147 | 0 | 129,848 | 8,613 |
| 2005 | 7,303 (9th) | 10,503 | 5,865 | 0 | 124,146 | 8,172 |
| 2006 | 7,496 (7th) | 11,661 | 5,091 | 0 | 127,430 | 7,476 |
| 2007 | 7,711 (9th) | 13,569 | 6,033 | 0 | 131,085 | 7,742 |
| 2008 | 8,522 (5th) | 15,499 | 4,478 | 0 | 144,867 | 7,948 |
| 2009 | 8,523 (4th) | 13,582 | 5,672 | 0 | 144,844 | 8,039 |
| 2010 | 8,982 (4th) | 14,772 | 5,506 | 0 | 152,686 | 7,834 |
| 2011 | 9,167 (3rd) | 12,666 | 6,108 | 0 | 155,845 | 7,954 |
| 2012 | 7,814 (5th) | 10,656 | 5,421 | 0 | 132,454 | 7,452 |
| 2013 | 8,557 (3rd) | 13,065 | 5,972 | 0 | 145,466 | 7,531 |
| 2014 | 9,557 (1st) | 12,756 | 7,845 | 0 | 162,464 | 7,578 |
| 2015 | 9,946 (1st) | 12,296 | 8,319 | 0 | 169,077 | 7,184 |
| 2016 | 10,351 (1st) | 13,048 | 8,412 | 0 | 175,965 | 7,655 |
| 2017 | 9,913 (3rd) | 12,043 | 5,764 | 0 | 168,516 | 7,716 |
| 2018 | 9,950 (3rd) | 13,106 | 7,769 | 0 | 169,149 | 6,721 |
| 2019 | 9,069 (2nd) | 17,943 | 8,001 | 0 | 154,179 | 6,535 |
| 2020 | Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the season was played inBradenton, Florida without fans.[46][47] | |||||
| 2021 | 5,849 (1st) | 9,811 | 3,618 | 0 | 93,585 | 2,636 |
| 2022 | 7,974 (2nd) | 14,162 | 5,044 | 0 | 143,530 | 5,679 |
| 2023 | 9,197 (2nd) | 14,040 | 5,652 | 0 | 183,935 | 6,615 |
| 2024 | 10,715 (6th) | 17,071 | 7,474 | 1 | 214,296 | 9,807 |
Phoenix's Explorer uniform is a combination of the team's core colors, purple and orange.
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| Preceded by | WNBA Champions 2014 (Third title) | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | WNBA Champions 2009 (Second title) | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | WNBA Western Conference Champions 2007 (Second title) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by First Co-Champions | WNBA Western Conference co-champions WithHouston Comets 1998 (First title) | Succeeded by |
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