FINA Water Polo World Rankings

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The FINA Water Polo World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in water polo. The teams of the member nations of FINA, water polo's world governing body, are ranked based on their competitions results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.

Calculation method[edit]

Tournaments[edit]

The following competitions are currently FINA-recognised tournaments.

Men's
Women's

Points[edit]

Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the FINA-recognised tournaments.

Men's Points Score[2]
Finish Olympic Games Olympic
Qualification
Tournament		 World
Championships		 World Cup World League Continental
Championships		 Challengers'
Cup chupachup		 Sub Continental
Championships
1st 100 24 90 40 40 30 10 4
2nd 84 22 78 30 30 26 6 3
3rd 76 20 70 25 25 22 4 2
4th 68 18 62 20 20 18 2 1
5th 60 16 54 18 18 16 2 1
6th 52 14 48 16 16 14 2 1
7th 46 12 44 14 14 10 2 1
8th 42 10 40 12 12 10 2 1
9th 38 8 36 10 10 2 1
10th 34 6 32 10 10 2 1
11th 30 4 28 10 10 2 1
12th 26 2 24 10 10 2 1
13th 18 10 10 1
14th 16 10 10 1
15th 14 10 10 1
16th 12 10 10 1
Women's Points Score[2]
Finish Olympic Games Olympic
Qualification
Tournament		 World
Championships		 World Cup World League Continental
Championships		 Sub Continental
Championships
1st 90 28 80 40 40 30 4
2nd 78 22 68 30 30 26 3
3rd 68 16 60 25 25 22 2
4th 60 10 52 20 20 18 1
5th 52 8 46 18 18 16 1
6th 46 6 40 16 16 14 1
7th 40 4 36 14 14 10 1
8th 36 2 32 12 12 10 1
9th 1 28 10 10 1
10th 1 24 10 10 1
11th 1 20 10 10 1
12th 1 16 10 10 1
13th 14 10 1
14th 12 10 1
15th 10 10 1
16th 8 10 1

Formula[edit]

2016–present[edit]

All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments for last Olympiad[a] are included in ranking points calculation.[3][4]

2008–2016[edit]

All points of the FINA-recognised tournaments that begin at the opening of the Olympic Summer Games and end at the opening of the next Olympics are included in ranking points calculation.[5]

Men's rankings[edit]

Abbreviations[edit]

Rk Rank Pt Points Conf Confederation
OG Olympic Games OQT Olympic Qualification Tournament
WAC World Aquatics Championships WCp FINA World Cup WL FINA World League
CCp FINA Water Polo Challengers' Cup EC European Championship WDT FINA World Development Trophy
ACH Asian Water Polo Championship ACp Asian Water Polo Cup AG Asian Games
PAG Pan American Games SEA Southeast Asian Games UCp UANA Cup
CCC1 Tournament organized by CCCAN CCC2 Central American and Caribbean Games + another tournament organized by CCCAN

Current ranking[edit]

As of 31 July 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).[6]

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2023)
Rk Team 20
EC 		20
OG 		22
WC 		22
EC 		23
WC 		Pt Team Conf Rk
1  Spain 26 68 90 22 70 276  ESP LEN 1
2  Hungary 30 76 44 26 90 266  HUN LEN 2
3  Greece 10 84 70 16 78 258  GRE LEN 3
4  Serbia 16 100 54 10 62 242  SRB LEN 4
5  Italy 14 46 78 18 54 210  ITA LEN 5
6  Croatia 18 60 62 30 36 206  CRO LEN 6
7  Montenegro 22 38 40 10 40 150  MNE LEN 7
8  United States 52 48 44 144  USA UANA 8
9  Japan 30 36 28 94  JPN AASF 9
9  Australia 34 28 32 94  AUS OSA 9
11  France 10 14 48 72  FRA LEN 11
12  South Africa 22 24 12 58  RSA CANA 12
12  Kazakhstan 26 16 16 58  KAZ AASF 12
14  Georgia 10 32 10 52  GEO LEN 14
15  Germany 10 18 10 38  GER LEN 15
16  Canada 12 24 36  CAN UANA 16
17  Romania 10 10 20  ROU LEN 17
17  Slovakia 10 10 20  SVK LEN 17
17  Netherlands 10 10 20  NED LEN 17
17  Malta 10 10 20  MLT LEN 17
21  Argentina 18 18  ARG UANA 21
22  China 14 14  CHN AASF 22
22  Brazil 14 14  BRA UANA 22
Rk Team 20
EC 		20
OG 		22
WC 		22
EC 		23
WC 		Pt Team Conf Rk

Former rankings[edit]

1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019[edit]

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019) – Top 20 teams[3]
Rk Team 16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		16
OG 		16
ASC 		16
CCC1 		17
UCp 		17
WL 		17
WCH 		17
SEA 		17
DT 		17
CCC1 		18
WL 		18
ECH 		18
AG 		18
WCp 		18
CCC2 		19
UCp 		19
WL 		19
WCH 		19
PAG 		19
CCp 		19
SEA 		Pt Team Conf Rk
1  Serbia 30 40 100 40 70 10 30 25 40 54 439  SRB LEN 1
2  Croatia 10 10 84 25 90 18 22 18 30 70 377  CRO LEN 2
3  Hungary 22 24 10 60 78 30 10 40 18 62 354  HUN LEN 3
4  Italy 14 22 20 76 30 48 18 10 90 328  ITA LEN 4
5  Spain 16 20 10 46 36 25 26 20 78 277  ESP LEN 5
6  Montenegro 26 10 68 54 40 14 10 32 254  MNE LEN 6
7  Greece 18 25 52 10 62 16 10 44 237  GRE LEN 7
8  Australia 18 38 14 44 16 30 25 48 233  AUS OSA 8
9  United States 30 34 20 18 14 16 26 36 30 224  USA UANA 9
10  Japan 16 26 30 12 32 20 26 14 16 28 220  JPN AASF 10
11  Brazil 14 42 30 24 30 18 22 180  BRA UANA 11
12  Kazakhstan 6 10 26 16 28 12 30 14 16 158  KAZ AASF 12
13  Canada 14 26 14 10 22 12 26 124  CAN UANA 13
14  Russia 10 8 10 18 40 10 10 10 116  RUS LEN 14
15  Germany 10 10 10 10 10 20 40 110  GER LEN 15
16  France 10 18 10 30 10 16 10 104  FRA LEN 16
17  China 12 22 10 10 18 10 82  CHN AASF 17
18  Argentina 22 10 18 10 18 78  ARG UANA 18
19  Romania 10 12 10 10 10 10 62  ROU LEN 19
20  South Africa 2 12 12 10 24 60  RSA CANA 20
Rk Team 16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		16
OG 		16
ASC 		16
CCC1 		17
UCp 		17
WL 		17
WCH 		17
SEA 		17
DT 		17
CCC1 		18
WL 		18
ECH 		18
AG 		18
WCp 		18
CCC2 		19
UCp 		19
WL 		19
WCH 		19
PAG 		19
CCp 		19
SEA 		Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2019) – Other teams[3]
Rk Team 16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		16
OG 		16
ASC 		16
CCC1 		17
UCp 		17
WL 		17
WCH 		17
SEA 		17
DT 		17
CCC1 		18
WL 		18
ECH 		18
AG 		18
WCp 		18
CCC2 		19
UCp 		19
WL 		19
WCH 		19
PAG 		19
CCp 		19
SEA 		Pt Team Conf Rk
21  Netherlands 10 16 10 10 10 56  NED LEN 21
22  Singapore 16 4 2 14 10 2 48  SGP AASF 22
23  New Zealand 10 10 10 12 42  NZL OSA 23
24  Georgia 10 10 10 10 40  GEO LEN 24
24  Iran 18 0 22 40  IRI AASF 24
24  Saudi Arabia 14 6 10 10 40  KSA AASF 24
27  Slovakia 10 4 10 10 34  SVK LEN 27
28  South Korea 16 14 30  KOR AASF 28
28  Turkey 10 10 10 30  TUR LEN 28
30  Trinidad and Tobago 2 18 1 3 24  TTO UANA 30
31  Cuba 4 3 16 23  CUB UANA 31
32  Hong Kong 10 10 2 22  HKG AASF 32
33  Indonesia 3 10 4 4 21  INA AASF 33
34  Malta 10 0 10 20  MLT LEN 34
35  Puerto Rico 1 2 14 17  PUR UANA 35
36  Philippines 10 1 2 3 16  PHI AASF 36
37  Mexico 2 1 10 13  MEX UANA 37
38  Peru 2 10 12  PER UANA 38
39  Austria 4 6 10  AUT LEN 39
39  Costa Rica 4 1 5 10  CRC UANA 39
39  Uruguay 10 10  URU UANA 39
42  Panama 3 3 6  PAN UANA 42
43  Malaysia 2 2 1 5  MAS AASF 43
44  Colombia 4 4  COL UANA 44
44  Venezuela 3 1 4  VEN UANA 44
46  Guatemala 1 1 1 3  GUA UANA 46
47  El Salvador 1 1 2  ESA UANA 47
47  India 2 2  IND AASF 47
47  Ireland 2 2  IRL LEN 47
47  Jamaica 1 1 2  JAM UANA 47
47  Chinese Taipei 2 2  TPE AASF 47
47  Thailand 1 1 2  THA AASF 47
47  Tunisia 2 2  TUN CANA 47
47  Zimbabwe 2 2  ZIM CANA 47
55  Barbados 1 1  BAR UANA 55
55  Dominican Republic 1 1  DOM UANA 55
Rk Team 16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		16
OG 		16
ASC 		16
CCC1 		17
UCp 		17
WL 		17
WCH 		17
SEA 		17
DT 		17
CCC1 		18
WL 		18
ECH 		18
AG 		18
WCp 		18
CCC2 		19
UCp 		19
WL 		19
WCH 		19
PAG 		19
CCp 		19
SEA 		Pt Team Conf Rk

29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016[edit]

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016) – Top 20 teams[5]
Rk Team 12
OG 		12
ASC 		13
UCp1 		13
DT 		13
WL 		13
WCH 		13
ACp 		13
UCp2 		14
WL 		14
ECH 		14
WCp 		14
AG 		15
UCp 		15
DT 		15
WL 		15
PAG 		15
WCH 		15
ACH 		16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk
1  Serbia 76 40 44 40 30 40 40 90 30 40 470  SRB LEN 1
2  Hungary 60 30 90 30 26 30 16 48 22 24 10 386  HUN LEN 2
3  Croatia 100 10 70 10 16 25 30 78 10 10 359  CRO LEN 3
4  Montenegro 68 25 78 25 18 14 10 54 26 10 328  MNE LEN 4
5  Italy 84 10 62 10 22 14 62 14 22 20 320  ITA LEN 5
6  United States 42 26 20 36 30 18 20 20 30 44 30 316  USA UANA 6
7  Greece 38 10 48 10 14 10 70 18 25 243  GRE LEN 7
8  Canada 30 10 28 26 16 30 10 22 36 14 222  CAN UANA 8
9  Kazakhstan 30 26 24 10 16 30 10 28 22 6 10 212  KAZ AASF 9
10  Australia 46 40 20 18 18 40 18 200  AUS OSA 10
11  Spain 52 10 54 10 10 16 20 10 182  ESP LEN 11
12  China 30 16 16 18 12 22 12 14 26 12 178  CHN AASF 12
13  Brazil 22 12 14 26 25 26 32 14 171  BRA UANA 13
14  Japan 22 14 10 26 10 18 30 16 146  JPN AASF 14
15  Romania 34 10 18 10 10 10 10 12 10 124  ROU LEN 15
16  Germany 10 32 10 10 10 10 10 92  GER LEN 16
16  Russia 18 10 10 10 16 10 8 10 92  RUS LEN 16
18  Argentina 18 22 10 18 12 80  ARG UANA 18
19  Singapore 18 2 26 16 62  SGP AASF 19
20  France 10 10 10 18 10 58  FRA LEN 20
20  Iran 30 10 18 58  IRI AASF 20
Rk Team 12
OG 		12
ASC 		13
UCp1 		13
DT 		13
WL 		13
WCH 		13
ACp 		13
UCp2 		14
WL 		14
ECH 		14
WCp 		14
AG 		15
UCp 		15
DT 		15
WL 		15
PAG 		15
WCH 		15
ACH 		16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (29 Jul 2012 – 5 Aug 2016) – Other teams[5]
Rk Team 12
OG 		12
ASC 		13
UCp1 		13
DT 		13
WL 		13
WCH 		13
ACp 		13
UCp2 		14
WL 		14
ECH 		14
WCp 		14
AG 		15
UCp 		15
DT 		15
WL 		15
PAG 		15
WCH 		15
ACH 		16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk
22  South Africa 2 14 12 24 2 54  RSA CANA 22
23  Kuwait 2 22 14 2 40  KUW AASF 23
23  Turkey 10 10 10 10 40  TUR LEN 23
25  Saudi Arabia 14 4 16 34  KSA AASF 25
25  Slovakia 10 10 10 4 34  SVK LEN 25
27  Georgia 10 10 10 30  GEO LEN 27
28  Great Britain 26 26  GBR LEN 28
28  Netherlands 10 16 26  NED LEN 28
28  Uzbekistan 16 10 26  UZB AASF 28
31  Sri Lanka 10 14 24  SRI AASF 31
32  New Zealand 10 12 22  NZL OSA 32
33  Hong Kong 10 10 20  HKG AASF 33
34  South Korea 18 18  KOR AASF 34
35  Mexico 16 16  MEX UANA 35
35  Philippines 16 16  PHI AASF 35
37  Venezuela 14 14  VEN UANA 37
38  Malta 2 10 12  MLT LEN 38
39  Cuba 10 10  CUB UANA 39
39  Ecuador 10 10  ECU UANA 39
39  Thailand 10 10  THA AASF 39
42  Uruguay 2 6 8  URU UANA 42
43  Egypt 6 6  EGY CANA 43
44  Austria 4 4  AUT LEN 44
44  Guatemala 2 2 4  GUA UANA 44
44  Tunisia 2 2 4  TUN CANA 44
47  Azerbaijan 2 2  AZE LEN 47
47  Indonesia 2 2  INA AASF 47
47  Morocco 2 2  MAR CANA 47
47  Peru 2 2  PER UANA 47
47  Puerto Rico 2 2  PUR UANA 47
Rk Team 12
OG 		12
ASC 		13
UCp1 		13
DT 		13
WL 		13
WCH 		13
ACp 		13
UCp2 		14
WL 		14
ECH 		14
WCp 		14
AG 		15
UCp 		15
DT 		15
WL 		15
PAG 		15
WCH 		15
ACH 		16
ECH 		16
OQT 		16
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk

8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012[edit]

FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012) – Top 20 teams
Rk Team 08
OG 		09
UCp 		09
ACH 		09
DT 		09
WL 		09
WCH 		10
ACp 		10
WL 		10
WCp 		10
ECH 		10
AG 		11
UCp 		11
DT 		11
WL 		11
WCH 		11
PAG 		12
ACH 		12
ECH 		12
ACp 		12
OQT 		12
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk
1  Serbia 76 25 90 40 40 22 40 78 30 441  SRB LEN 1
2  Croatia 52 30 70 25 30 30 25 70 10 40 382  CRO LEN 2
3  Spain 60 10 78 16 25 10 10 54 10 22 30 325  ESP LEN 3
4  United States 84 20 62 18 20 20 48 30 20 322  USA UANA 4
5  Montenegro 68 40 36 30 16 18 44 26 24 302  MNE LEN 5
6  Italy 38 18 28 10 26 30 90 18 25 283  ITA LEN 6
7  Hungary 100 54 18 62 22 256  HUN LEN 7
8  China 26 30 24 30 14 14 26 12 14 26 16 232  CHN AASF 8
9  Canada 30 0 40 30 14 32 26 16 10 198  CAN UANA 9
10  Australia 42 16 32 20 16 16 36 14 192  AUS OSA 10
11  Germany 34 10 48 0 14 10 40 16 8 10 190  GER LEN 11
12  Kazakhstan 26 12 10 30 10 18 30 30 18 184  KAZ AASF 12
13  Romania 10 44 10 18 10 10 24 10 18 10 164  ROU LEN 13
14  Japan 22 14 10 22 10 28 22 10 138  JPN AASF 14
15  Greece 46 10 10 10 10 14 20 10 130  GRE LEN 15
16  Brazil 0 18 10 26 16 22 10 12 114  BRA UANA 16
17  Kuwait 18 10 16 4 18 26 92  KUW AASF 17
18  Iran 10 26 0 12 6 22 76  IRI AASF 18
19  North Macedonia 16 0 10 10 10 14 10 70  MKD LEN 19
20  South Africa 12 14 12 12 50  RSA CANA 20
20  Russia 10 10 10 10 10 50  RUS LEN 20
Rk Team 08
OG 		09
UCp 		09
ACH 		09
DT 		09
WL 		09
WCH 		10
ACp 		10
WL 		10
WCp 		10
ECH 		10
AG 		11
UCp 		11
DT 		11
WL 		11
WCH 		11
PAG 		12
ACH 		12
ECH 		12
ACp 		12
OQT 		12
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk
FINA Men's Water Polo World Ranking (8 Aug 2008 – 28 Jul 2012) – Other teams
Rk Team 08
OG 		09
UCp 		09
ACH 		09
DT 		09
WL 		09
WCH 		10
ACp 		10
WL 		10
WCp 		10
ECH 		10
AG 		11
UCp 		11
DT 		11
WL 		11
WCH 		11
PAG 		12
ACH 		12
ECH 		12
ACp 		12
OQT 		12
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk
22  Argentina 22 16 6 44  ARG UANA 22
23  Hong Kong 14 18 10 42  HKG AASF 23
23  Turkey 0 10 0 10 12 10 42  TUR LEN 23
25  South Korea 22 18 40  KOR AASF 25
26  Singapore 16 6 14 2 38  SGP AASF 26
27  Saudi Arabia 10 10 20  KSA AASF 27
28  Cuba 18 18  CUB UANA 28
28  Indonesia 2 16 18  INA AASF 28
28  Uzbekistan 18 18  UZB AASF 28
31  Algeria 2 10 0 2 14  ALG CANA 31
31  Morocco 2 10 0 2 14  MAR CANA 31
31  Mexico 14 14  MEX UANA 31
31  Netherlands 0 10 4 14  NED LEN 31
31  Tunisia 2 10 2 14  TUN CANA 31
36  Colombia 10 10  COL UANA 36
36  Great Britain 10 10  GBR LEN 36
36  Qatar 10 10  QAT AASF 36
36  Venezuela 0 10 10  VEN UANA 36
40  Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 6  TTO UANA 40
41  Netherlands Antilles 2 2  AHO UANA 41
41  Chile 2 2  CHI UANA 41
41  Guatemala 2 2  GUA UANA 41
41  Jamaica 2 2  JAM UANA 41
41  Kenya 2 2  KEN CANA 41
41  Peru 2 2  PER UANA 41
41  Philippines 2 2  PHI AASF 41
41  Uruguay 2 2  URU UANA 41
49  France 0 0 0  FRA LEN 49
49  Libya 0 0  LBA CANA 49
49  New Zealand 0 0 0 0  NZL OSA 49
Rk Team 08
OG 		09
UCp 		09
ACH 		09
DT 		09
WL 		09
WCH 		10
ACp 		10
WL 		10
WCp 		10
ECH 		10
AG 		11
UCp 		11
DT 		11
WL 		11
WCH 		11
PAG 		12
ACH 		12
ECH 		12
ACp 		12
OQT 		12
WL 		Pt Team Conf Rk

By year (2008–2021)[edit]

FINA Men's Water Polo World Rankings by year (2008–2021)
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9 Aug 2021 Team  GRE  MNE  SRB  HUN  CRO  ESP  USA  ITA  JPN  KAZ
Points 141 128 126 116 108 104 82 80 52 46
31 Dec 2020 Team Several tournaments were cancelled or postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Points
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2019 Team  SRB  CRO  HUN  ITA  ESP  MNE  GRE  AUS  USA  JPN
Points 439 377 354 328 277 254 237 233 224 220
31 Dec 2018 Team  SRB  CRO  HUN  ITA  MNE  GRE  ESP  JPN  AUS  USA
Points 345 277 274 228 212 183 179 176 160 132
31 Dec 2017 Team  SRB  CRO  ITA  HUN  GRE  MNE  ESP  JPN  AUS  BRA
Points 280 219 210 194 167 158 128 116 114 110
31 Dec 2016 Team  SRB  ITA  HUN  CRO
 MNE		  GRE  ESP  JPN  FRA  USA
Points 170 132 116 104 95 92 72 68 64
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2015 Team  SRB  CRO  HUN  MNE  USA  ITA  CAN  GRE  KAZ  AUS
Points 400 339 330 292 286 264 208 200 196 182
31 Dec 2014 Team  SRB  HUN  CRO  MNE  USA  ITA  KAZ  ESP  AUS  GRE
Points 270 266 231 228 192 188 136 126 124 120
31 Dec 2013 Team  CRO
 HUN		  MNE  SRB  ITA  USA  ESP  GRE  CAN  AUS
Points 180 171 160 156 154 116 96 94 86
31 Dec 2012 Team  CRO  ITA  SRB  MNE  HUN  KAZ  ESP  AUS  USA  GRE
Points 100 84 76 68 60 56 52 46 42 38
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
31 Dec 2011 Team  SRB  CRO  USA  ESP  MNE  ITA  HUN  CHN  AUS  CAN
Points 411 332 302 263 252 240 234 190 178 172
31 Dec 2010 Team  SRB  CRO  USA  ESP  MNE  HUN  CHN  AUS  ITA  GER
Points 293 237 204 199 190 172 164 126 120 106
31 Dec 2009 Team  SRB  USA  HUN  CRO  ESP  MNE  GER  AUS  ITA  CHN
Points 191 166 154 152 148 144 92 90 84 80
31 Dec 2008 Team  HUN  USA  SRB  MNE  ESP  CRO  GRE  AUS  ITA  GER
Points 100 84 76 68 60 52 46 42 38 34
Date Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Total points[edit]

As of 1 August 2023 (updated after the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka).

Men's national water polo teams – Top 20 teams
Rk Team 8 Aug 2008 –
28 Jul 2012 		29 Jul 2012 –
5 Aug 2016 		6 Aug 2016 –
31 Dec 2019 		1 Jan 2020 –
31 Dec 2023 		Total points
1  Serbia 441 470 369 242 1522
2  Croatia 382 359 357 206 1304
3  Hungary 256 386 298 266 1206
4  Italy 283 320 272 210 1085
5  Spain 325 182 231 276 1014
6  Montenegro 302 328 218 150 998
7  United States 322 316 194 144 976
8  Greece 130 243 194 258 825
9  Australia 192 200 215 94 701
10  Kazakhstan 184 212 142 58 596
11  Japan 138 146 204 94 582
12  Canada 198 222 110 36 566
13  China 232 178 70 14 494
14  Brazil 114 171 166 14 465
15  Germany 190 92 90 38 410
16  Romania 164 124 30 20 338
17  Russia 50 92 88 28 258
18  Argentina 44 80 78 18 220
18  South Africa 50 54 58 58 220
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