Dennis Taylor

Para otras personas llamadas Dennis Taylor, vea Dennis Taylor (desambiguación) .

Northern Irish former professional snooker player, 1985 world champion, 1987 Masters champion

Dennis Taylor

Taylor en 2004
Nació	(1949-01-19) 19 de enero de 1949 (72 años) Coalisland , County Tyrone , Irlanda del Norte
País del deporte	Irlanda del Norte
Profesional	1972–2000
Ranking más alto	2 ( 1979/1980 )
Descanso mas alto	141 : Desafío Carling 1987
Victorias del torneo
Clasificación	2
Sin clasificación	17
Campeón mundial	1985

Dennis Taylor (nacido el 19 de enero de 1949) es un comentarista y jugador de snooker profesional retirado de Irlanda del Norte . Es mejor conocido por ganar el Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 1985 , donde se recuperó de 1-9 atrás en la final para derrotar a Steve Davis 18-17 en la bola negra final . La dramática conclusión del partido atrajo a 18,5 millones de espectadores, estableciendo récords de audiencia en el Reino Unido para cualquier transmisión posterior a la medianoche y para cualquier transmisión en BBC Two que aún se mantiene hasta el día de hoy. Taylor también alcanzó la final en el Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 1979 , donde perdió 16-24 ante Terry Griffiths . Ranking mundial más alto de Taylorde su carrera fue en 1979-1980 , cuando fue segundo.

Ganó su otro título de clasificación en el Gran Premio de 1984 , donde derrotó a Cliff Thorburn 10-2 en la final, y ganó el Masters de 1987 por invitación , derrotando a Alex Higgins 9-8 en la final. Hizo el mayor salto de su carrera en el Carling Challenge de 1987 , un 141. Durante su carrera como jugador, Taylor usó gafas distintivas especialmente diseñadas fabricadas para el snooker, que a menudo se describen como al revés, lo que le da una apariencia única en el circuito. Desde que se retiró de la gira profesional, ha jugado en el World Seniors Tour y ha aparecido como comentarista en las transmisiones de billar de la BBC . Apareció en la tercera serie deStrictly Come Dancing , terminando octavo junto a su compañera de baile Izabela Hannah .

Carrera

Carrera temprana

Nacido el 19 de enero de 1949 en Coalisland , Irlanda del Norte, Taylor era hijo de un camionero y tenía seis hermanos. ^{[1] [2]} Como aficionado, ganó el Campeonato Británico de Billar Juvenil de 1968 . ^[3] Taylor se convirtió en profesional en 1972. ^[4] Esa temporada hizo su debut en el Campeonato Mundial de Snooker en el evento de 1973 , perdiendo 8–9 ante Cliff Thorburn en la primera ronda. ^[5] Durante los siguientes años, Taylor alcanzó las semifinales en el evento de 1975, donde perdió 12-19 ante Eddie Charlton , ^[6] y 1977, perdiendo ante Thorburn 18-16. ^[7] Dos años más tarde llegó a la final de 1979 , pero perdió 16-24 ante el clasificado Terry Griffiths . ^{[5] [8]} Alcanzó su ranking mundial más alto para la temporada siguiente , segundo detrás de Steve Davis . ^{[9] [10]}

Llegó a la semifinal por tercera vez en 1984 , perdiendo ante Davis. ^[11] Su madre murió cuando él comenzaba la nueva temporada en el Jameson International de 1984 . Se retiró del evento antes de su partido de cuartos de final contra Silvino Francisco . ^{[12] [13]} Sin embargo, ganó el primer evento de clasificación de su carrera en el Gran Premio de 1984 ese mismo año derrotando a Thorburn 10-2 en la final. ^[14]

Campeón mundial de billar

Artículo principal: Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 1985

Después de su primera victoria en un torneo de clasificación, Taylor jugó en el Campeonato Mundial de 1985 . 11º cabeza de serie del torneo, derrotó a Francisco en la primera ronda 10-2, ^[15] Eddie Charlton 13-6 en la segunda ronda, ^[16] Cliff Thorburn 13-5, ^[17] y Tony Knowles 16-5 para alcanzar el final. ^[18] En la final , jugó contra el tres veces ganador y número uno del mundo, Steve Davis. En el partido de cuatro sesiones , estuvo 0-7 detrás del primero, ^[19] pero se recuperó para volver al 7-9 durante la noche después del segundo. ^[20]Sin estar nunca por delante, llevó el partido a un marco decisivo con las puntuaciones empatadas en 17-17. ^[21] Detrás en 62-44 a Davis en el marco decisivo con cinco bolas de colores restantes. Metió una bola larga y marrón , que dice que fue uno de sus mejores tiros bajo presión. ^[22] También colocó el azul y el rosa para llevar el marcador a 62-59 con una bola, que vale siete puntos, restantes. ^[23] Ambos jugadores fallaron un tiro al negro , pero finalmente Taylor lo acertó para ganar el campeonato. ^{[24] [25]}

Muchos consideran que la final es el mejor partido de billar de la historia ^[26] y se transmitió a una audiencia máxima de 18 millones de espectadores en el Reino Unido. A partir de 2020, ^[update]esta es la audiencia más alta de cualquier transmisión después de la medianoche en el país, y un récord para cualquier programa que se muestre en BBC2. ^{[27] [28] [29]} A su regreso a Irlanda del Norte, Taylor recibió la llave de la ciudad de Coalisland. ^[30] También recibió un desfile de la victoria al que asistieron 10.000 personas. ^[31]

Carrera posterior

Las gafas de gran tamaño de Taylor fueron diseñadas para usarse mientras jugaba al billar.

Taylor alcanzó su cuarta final de evento de clasificación en el Gran Premio de 1985 , más tarde ese año. Se enfrentó a Davis de nuevo y se fue a un marco decisivo, pero esta vez fue derrotado 9-10. A partir de 2020, ^[update]esta fue la final de un día más larga de la historia con un tiempo de juego de más de 10 horas. ^[32] En defensa de su campeonato mundial, en el Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de 1986 , Taylor perdió en la primera ronda por 6-10 ante Mike Hallett . ^[33] En 1987 Taylor llegó a la final del Masters por única vez en su carrera. Allí jugó contra su compatriota Alex Higgins , y perdía 5-8, pero ganó el partido 9-8. ^[34]La victoria fue la última vez que un jugador de Irlanda del Norte ganó un evento de la Triple Corona hasta que Mark Allen ganó el Masters 2018 . ^[35] Taylor hizo el mayor quiebre de su carrera, un 141, ^{[36] [37]} en el Carling Challenge de 1987 , que ganó derrotando a Joe Johnson en la final. ^[38]

En la Copa del Mundo de 1990 , Taylor se asoció con Higgins y Tommy Murphy para formar un equipo de Irlanda del Norte. ^[39] Después de no poder ganar el torneo, Higgins amenazó a Taylor diciendo "si alguna vez vuelves a Irlanda del Norte, haré que te disparen". ^{[40] [41] [42]} Poco después se enfrentaron en los cuartos de final del Irish Masters , y Taylor ganó 5-2. ^{[39] [40]} En la siguiente década, su forma cayó y cayó fuera del top 16 en el ranking mundial en 1995. Taylor se retiró como profesional en 2000. ^[8]

Junto a otros jugadores dirigidos por Barry Hearn (conocido como la mafia Matchroom ) y Chas & Dave , Taylor apareció en el sencillo musical llamado " Snooker Loopy ". ^[43] La canción pasó 11 semanas en la lista de singles del Reino Unido en 1986, alcanzando el sexto lugar. ^[44] Taylor era famoso por las gafas que usaba durante los partidos, con su gran marco y una estructura inusual "al revés" que se requiere para evitar que un jugador mire por encima de la parte superior de las lentes cuando está en un tiro. ^[45] Los anteojos fueron un punto de broma en la canción, ^[46] y también comentados específicamente por John Virgo.en otros medios. ^{[47] [48]} Durante su carrera, Taylor ganó el Campeonato Profesional Irlandés en seis ocasiones. ^[49]

Después de retirarse del Tour, Taylor juega partidos en el World Seniors Tour y ha sido comentarista y analista de eventos de snooker para la BBC . ^[50] En 1998, mientras trabajaba con el comentarista experimentado Clive Everton , Everton cometió un error sobre la cantidad de snookers necesarios para que un jugador ganara. Taylor describió a Everton tan exasperado con su propio error que se reclinó en su silla solo para caer hacia atrás fuera de la cabina de comentarios y en el proceso extendió la mano y agarró a Taylor por la corbata. ^[51] La corbata se tiró con tanta fuerza que luego se cortó para permitir que Taylor continuara comentando. ^[52]

El 7 de mayo de 2021, después de perder su partido con Barry Pinches en el Campeonato Mundial de Mayores de 2021 , Taylor anunció que el partido era su último partido competitivo. ^[53]

Vida personal

Taylor hizo apariciones regulares como invitado en el programa de televisión de billar Big Break . ^[54] En 2005 participó en la tercera temporada de Strictly Come Dancing , alcanzando el octavo lugar con su compañera Izabela Hannah . ^{[55] [56]} En febrero de 1990, Taylor abrió la oficina de clasificación de Royal Mail en Blackburn , Lancashire antes de jugar una partida de desafío de un solo fotograma. ^[57] Taylor vive actualmente en Llay cerca de Wrexham . ^[58] Su hijo Damien es entrenador de golf profesional. ^[59] Taylor apoyaBlackburn Rovers y Manchester United . ^[60]

Cronología de rendimiento y clasificación

Torneo	1972/ 73	1973/ 74	1974/ 75	1975/ 76	1976/ 77	1977/ 78		1978/ 79	1979/ 80	1980/ 81	1981/ 82	1982/ 83	1983/ 84	1984/ 85	De 1985/ 86	De 1986/ 87	De 1987/ 88	De 1988/ 89	De 1989/ 90	De 1990/ 91	De 1991/ 92	De 1992/ 93	De 1993/ 94	De 1994/ 95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99	1999/00
Ranking[61]	No ranking system				9	4		8	2	6	5	13	13	11	4	3	8	10	8	10	9	11	15	24	32	26	34	52	88
Ranking tournaments
British Open[nb 1]	Tournament Not Held								Non-Ranking Event					QF	1R	QF	2R	1R	3R	QF	2R	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ
Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held											3R	1R	W	F	3R	F	SF	QF	2R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	Non-Ranking Event													2R	SF	2R	2R	3R	3R	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	3R	2R	2R	LQ	LQ
China Open[nb 2]	Tournament Not Held																										NR	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	Tournament Not Held																				2R	1R	1R	2R	3R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ
Malta Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held																							Non-Ranking Event					LQ
Thailand Masters[nb 3]	Tournament Not Held												Non-Ranking Event				Not Held		1R	F	3R	2R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Scottish Open[nb 4]	Tournament Not Held										NR	QF	2R	WD	SF	3R	2R	QF	3R	Not Held		1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	LQ	LQ	LQ
World Championship	NR	LQ	SF	QF	SF	1R		F	2R	QF	1R	2R	SF	W	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	QF	1R	QF	1R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Champions Cup[nb 5]	Tournament Not Held																						F	1R	A	A	1R	A	A
Scottish Masters	Tournament Not Held										A	SF	A	A	QF	A	QF	NH	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	LQ	A	LQ	A	A
The Masters	Not Held		A	1R	1R	QF		A	QF	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	QF	W	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A
Irish Masters[nb 6]	Not Held		A	SF	RR	1R		A	RR	QF	QF	1R	SF	1R	QF	SF	1R	1R	F	SF	QF	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Premier League[nb 7]	Tournament Not Held												F	Not Held		RR	RR	A	RR	RR	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Pontins Professional	NH	A	QF	QF	RR	RR		A	A	QF	QF	SF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters[nb 8]	Not Held		Non-Ranking								Tournament Not Held				Non-Ranking			QF	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 9]	Tournament Not Held								Non-Ranking Event									NH	QF	Tournament Not Held				NR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Classic	Tournament Not Held								Non-Ranking Event				1R	1R	3R	1R	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open	Tournament Not Held																				2R	MR	NR	Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 10]	Tournament Not Held																	NR	A	1R	QF	3R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	Not Held
European Open[nb 11]	Tournament Not Held																	2R	1R	QF	3R	3R	2R	LQ	1R	LQ	NH	LQ	NH
German Open	Tournament Not Held																								LQ	LQ	LQ	NR	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
World Championship	1R	Fanking Event
Norwich Union Open	NH	2R	1R	Tournament Not Held
Watney Open	Not Held		QF	Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay Championship	Tournament Not Held				1R	Tournament Not Held
Holsten Lager International	Tournament Not Held							QF	Tournament Not Held
Golden Masters	Tournament Not Held					SF		SF	Tournament Not Held
Bombay International	Tournament Not Held							RR	RR	Tournament Not Held
Pontins Camber Sands	Tournament Not Held								F	Tournament Not Held
Champion of Champions	Tournament Not Held							A	NH	RR	Tournament Not Held
Scottish Open[nb 4]	Tournament Not Held										F	Ranking Event								Not Held		Ranking Event
Northern Ireland Classic	Tournament Not Held										QF	Tournament Not Held
Classic	Tournament Not Held								QF	F	QF	1R	Ranking Event									Tournament Not Held
Tolly Cobbold Classic	Tournament Not Held							A	F	A	F	SF	A	Tournament Not Held
UK Championship	Tournament Not Held					2R		2R	SF	QF	2R	2R	2R	Ranking Event
British Open[nb 1]	Tournament Not Held								SF	SF	2R	LQ	LQ	Ranking Event
Costa Del Sol Classic	Tournament Not Held													W	Tournament Not Held
Singapore Masters	Tournament Not Held													A	RR	Tournament Not Held
Kit Kat Break for World Champions	Tournament Not Held														W	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Classic	Tournament Not Held														QF	Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 3]	Tournament Not Held												A	A	W	QF	Not Held		Ranking Tournament
Malaysian Masters	Tournament Not Held													A	NH	F	Tournament Not Held									A	Tournament Not Held
China Masters	Tournament Not Held														F	SF	Tournament Not Held									A	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 9]	Tournament Not Held								A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	W	A	NH	R	Tournament Not Held				A	A	Tournament Not Held
Carling Challenge[nb 12]	Tournament Not Held													A	A	W	W	A	Tournament Not Held
Tokyo Masters	Tournament Not Held																W	Tournament Not Held
Canadian Masters[nb 8]	Not Held		F	QF	A	SF		A	QF	A	Tournament Not Held				W	QF	W	R	Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 13]	Tournament Not Held																	QF	Ranking Event								Not Held
Matchroom Professional Championship	Tournament Not Held															SF	W	F	Tournament Not Held
New Zealand Masters	Tournament Not Held													Not Held			1R	A	QF	Tournament Not Held
London Masters	Tournament Not Held																	QF	QF	A	Tournament Not Held
Shoot-Out	Tournament Not Held																			1R	Tournament Not Held
Norwich Union Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held																	SF	A	QF	Tournament Not Held
World Masters	Tournament Not Held																			2R	Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Challenge[nb 14]	Tournament Not Held												A	A	QF	F	SF	SF	NH	A	QF	Tournament Not Held
Indian Challenge	Tournament Not Held																				1R	Tournament Not Held
World Seniors Championship	Tournament Not Held																				SF	Tournament Not Held
World Matchplay	Tournament Not Held																	QF	QF	A	QF	A	Tournament Not Held
Belgian Challenge	Tournament Not Held																				1R	Tournament Not Held
Irish Professional Championship	Not Held			SF	SF	F	A	A	W	W	W	F	NH	W	W	W	F	A	Not Held		SF	A	Tournament Not Held
Kent Classic[nb 15]	Tournament Not Held															QF	A	NH	A	A	NH	QF	Tournament Not Held
European Challenge	Tournament Not Held																				QF	QF	SF	Tournament Not Held
Pot Black	A	A	F	F	RR	RR		A	SF	A	RR	A	QF	SF	SF	Tournament Not Held					QF	RR	QF	Tournament Not Held
Seniors Pot Black	Tournament Not Held																									SF	Not Held

Performance Table Legend
LQ	lost in the qualifying draw	#R	lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)	QF	lost in the quarter-finals
SF	lost in the semi-finals	F	lost in the final	W	won the tournament
DNQ	did not qualify for the tournament	A	did not participate in the tournament	WD	withdrew from the tournament

NH / Not Held				means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event				means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event				means an event is/was a ranking event.

1. The event was also called the British Gold Cup (1979/1980), Yamaha Organs Trophy (1980/1981) and International Masters (1981/1982–1983/1984)
2. The event was also called the China International(1998/1999)
3. The event was also called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
4. The event was also called the International Open (1982/1983–1984/1985 & 1986/1987–1996/1997) and the Matchroom Trophy (1985/1986)
5. The event ran under a different name as the Charity Challenge (1994/1995–1998/1999)
6. The event was also called the Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament (1974/1975–1976/1977)
7. The event was also called the Professional Snooker League (1983/1984), Matchroom League (1986/1987 to 1991/1992) and the European League (1992/1993 to 1996/1997)
8. The event was also called the Canadian Open (1978/1979–1980/1981)
9. The event ran under different names such as the Australian Masters (1983/1984 to 1987/1988 and 1995/1996) and Australian Open (1994/1995).
10. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989), Dubai Classic (1989/90–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
11. The event was also called the Irish Open (1998/1999)
12. The event was also called the Carlsberg Challenge (1984/1985–1986/1987)
13. The event was also called the Dubai Masters (1988/1989)
14. The event was also called the Hong Kong Masters (1983/1984–1988/1989)
15. The event was also called the Kent Cup (1986/1987–1987/1988 & 1989/1990–1990/1991)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Legend

World Championship (1–1)

Other (1–3)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score	Ref
Runner-up	1.	1979	World Championship	Terry Griffiths	16–24	[62]
Winner	1.	1984	Grand Prix	Cliff Thorburn	10–2	[62]
Winner	2.	1985	World Championship	Steve Davis	18–17	[62]
Runner-up	2.	1985	Grand Prix	Steve Davis	9–10	[62]
Runner-up	3.	1987	Grand Prix (2)	Stephen Hendry	7–10	[62]
Runner-up	4.	1990	Asian Open	Stephen Hendry	3–9	[62]

Non-ranking finals: 37 (17 titles, 20 runners-up)

Legend

The Masters (1–0)

Other (16–20)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score	Ref
Runner-up	1.	1974	Canadian Open	Cliff Thorburn	6–8	[62]
Runner-up	2.	1975	Pot Black	Graham Miles	0–1	[63]
Runner-up	3.	1976	Pot Black (2)	John Spencer	0–1	[63]
Runner-up	4.	1978	Irish Professional Championship	Alex Higgins	7–21	[62]
Runner-up	5.	1979	Bombay International	John Spencer	Round-Robin	[64]
Runner-up	6.	1980	Tolly Cobbold Classic	Alex Higgins	4–5	[62]
Winner	1.	1980	Irish Professional Championship	Alex Higgins	21–15	[62]
Runner-up	7.	1980	Pontins Camber Sands	Alex Higgins	7–9	[62]
Runner-up	8.	1980	The Classic	Steve Davis	1–4	[62]
Runner-up	9.	1980	Australian Masters	John Spencer	Aggregate Score	[64]
Winner	2.	1981	Irish Professional Championship (2)	Patsy Fagan	22–21	[62]
Runner-up	10.	1981	International Open	Steve Davis	0–9	[62]
Runner-up	11.	1982	Tolly Cobbold Classic (2)	Steve Davis	3–8	[62]
Winner	3.	1982	Irish Professional Championship (3)	Alex Higgins	16–13	[62]
Runner-up	12.	1983	Irish Professional Championship (2)	Alex Higgins	11–16	[62]
Winner	4.	1984	Costa Del Sol Classic	Mike Hallett	5–2	[62]
Runner-up	13.	1984	Professional Snooker League	John Virgo	Round-Robin	[65]
Winner	5.	1985	Irish Professional Championship (4)	Alex Higgins	10–5	[62]
Winner	6.	1985	Thailand Masters	Terry Griffiths	4–0	[66]
Runner-up	14.	1985	China Masters	Steve Davis	1–2	[67]
Winner	7.	1985	Canadian Masters	Steve Davis	9–5	[62]
Winner	8.	1985	Kit Kat Break for World Champions	Steve Davis	9–5	[62]
Winner	9.	1986	Irish Professional Championship (5)	Alex Higgins	10–7	[62]
Winner	10.	1986	Australian Masters	Steve Davis	3–2	[64]
Runner-up	15.	1986	Malaysian Masters	Jimmy White	1–2	[62]
Runner-up	16.	1986	Hong Kong Masters	Willie Thorne	3–8	[62]
Winner	11.	1986	Carlsberg Challenge	Jimmy White	8–3	[62]
Winner	12.	1987	The Masters	Alex Higgins	9–8	[62]
Winner	13.	1987	Irish Professional Championship (6)	Joe O'Boye	9–2	[62]
Winner	14.	1987	Tokyo Masters	Terry Griffiths	6–3	[62]
Winner	15.	1987	Carling Challenge	Joe Johnson	8–5	[62]
Winner	16.	1987	Matchroom Professional Championship	Willie Thorne	10–3	[68]
Winner	17.	1987	Canadian Masters (2)	Jimmy White	9–7	[62]
Runner-up	17.	1988	Irish Professional Championship (3)	Jack McLaughlin	4–9	[62]
Runner-up	18.	1988	Matchroom Professional Championship	Steve Davis	7–10	[62]
Runner-up	19.	1990	Irish Masters	Steve Davis	4–9	[62]
Runner-up	20.	1995	Charity Challenge	Stephen Hendry	1–9	[69]

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score	Ref
Winner	1.	1980	Pontins Camber Sands Open	Geoff Foulds	7–5	[70]

Team finals: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Team/partner	Opponent(s) in the final	Score	Ref
Winner	1.	1985	World Cup	Ireland	England	9–7	[71]
Winner	2.	1986	World Cup (2)	Ireland	Canada	9–7	[71]
Winner	3.	1987	World Cup (3)	Ireland	Canada	9–2	[71]
Runner-up	1.	1987	World Doubles Championship	Cliff Thorburn	Mike Hallett Stephen Hendry	8–12	[72]
Runner-up	2.	1990	World Cup	Northern Ireland	Canada	5–9	[73]

Other wins

• World Trickshot Championship – 1997, 1998, 1999^[5]

Bibliography

• Taylor, Dennis (24 October 1985). Frame by Frame: My Own Story. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356121798.
• Taylor, Dennis (25 September 1986). Natural Break. ISBN 978-0356125664.
• Taylor, Dennis (11 October 1990). Play snooker with Dennis Taylor. BBC Books. ISBN 0563360372.

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