2018 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

{{short description|Tennis tournament}}

{{Infobox tennis tournament event|2018|Kremlin Cup|

| champ = {{flagicon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina

| runner = {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

| score = 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4

}}

{{main article|2018 Kremlin Cup}}

Julia Görges was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Luxembourg instead.

Daria Kasatkina won the title, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final, 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4.

Jabeur became the first player representing Tunisia to reach a WTA final. With her win over Jabeur, Kasatkina broke inside the top 10 world ranking for the first time in her career, and qualified for the 2018 WTA Finals as the first alternate, replacing Aryna Sabalenka.[http://www.wtatennis.com/news/it-was-my-childhood-dream-home-favorite-kasatkina-denies-jabeur-claim-moscow-crown 'It was my childhood dream': Home favorite Kasatkina denies Jabeur to claim Moscow crown]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

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  1. {{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep (withdrew)
  2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Plíšková (second round)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Sloane Stephens (second round)
  4. {{flagicon|NED}} Kiki Bertens (second round)
  5. {{flagicon|LAT}} Anastasija Sevastova (semifinals)
  6. {{flagicon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina (champion)
  7. {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit (quarterfinals)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=6

|RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina

|RD1-score1-1=6

|RD1-score1-2=6

|RD1-score1-3=

|RD1-seed2= 

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Johanna Konta

|RD1-score2-1=4

|RD1-score2-2=3

|RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3=Q

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

|RD1-score3-1=6

|RD1-score3-2=3

|RD1-score3-3=6

|RD1-seed4=5

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|LAT}} Anastasija Sevastova

|RD1-score4-1=3

|RD1-score4-2=6

|RD1-score4-3=3

|RD2-seed1=6

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Daria Kasatkina

|RD2-score1-1=2

|RD2-score1-2=77

|RD2-score1-3=6

|RD2-seed2=Q

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

|RD2-score2-1=6

|RD2-score2-2=63

|RD2-score2-3=4

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} A Pavlyuchenkova

| RD1-score03-1=7

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} A Tomljanović

| RD1-score04-1=5

| RD1-score04-2=4

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} A Cornet

| RD1-score05-1=5

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=7

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} N Vikhlyantseva

| RD1-score06-1=7

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score06-3=5

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|UKR}} L Tsurenko

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=61

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|RUS}} D Kasatkina

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=77

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sasnovich

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ROU}} M Buzărnescu

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} D Gavrilova

| RD1-score13-1=77

| RD1-score13-2=7

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=LL

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|RUS}} V Diatchenko

| RD1-score14-1=65

| RD1-score14-2=5

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|GBR}} J Konta

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=7

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=7

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|BEL}} E Mertens

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score16-2=5

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=LL

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GRE}} V Grammatikopoulou

| RD2-score01-1=5

| RD2-score01-2=0

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} A Pavlyuchenkova

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} A Cornet

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score03-3=4

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} D Kasatkina

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NED}} K Bertens

| RD2-score05-1=3

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=3

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sasnovich

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} D Gavrilova

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} J Konta

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|RUS}} A Pavlyuchenkova

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=6

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} D Kasatkina

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sasnovich

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=62

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} J Konta

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=77

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|RUS}} D Kasatkina

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} J Konta

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=8

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|EST}} A Kontaveit

| RD1-score01-1=2

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=7

| RD1-seed02=WC

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} A Potapova

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score02-2=3

| RD1-score02-3=5

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} K Mladenovic

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=WC

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} A Kalinskaya

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova

| RD1-score05-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=2

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|TUN}} O Jabeur

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|LAT}} A Sevastova

| RD1-score09-1=4

| RD1-score09-2=7

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|SVK}} M Rybáriková

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=5

| RD1-score10-3=3

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|KAZ}} Y Putintseva

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ROU}} I-C Begu

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=0

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|RUS}} I Khromacheva

| RD1-score13-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=3

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=Q

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|RUS}} V Zvonareva

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|EST}} A Kontaveit

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=77

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} K Mladenovic

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=63

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|TUN}} O Jabeur

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=3/WC

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} S Stephens

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|LAT}} A Sevastova

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|KAZ}} Y Putintseva

| RD2-score06-1=5

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=4

| RD2-seed07=Q

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} V Zvonareva

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CZE}} Ka Plíšková

| RD2-score08-1=1

| RD2-score08-2=2

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|EST}} A Kontaveit

| RD3-score01-1=5

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=Q

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|TUN}} O Jabeur

| RD3-score02-1=7

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|LAT}} A Sevastova

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-seed04=Q

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} V Zvonareva

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score04-3=3

| RD4-seed01=Q

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|TUN}} O Jabeur

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|LAT}} A Sevastova

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=3

}}

Qualifying

=Seeds=

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  1. {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu (moved to main draw)
  2. {{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Bogdan (second round)
  3. {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
  4. {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur (qualified)
  5. {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualified)
  6. {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. {{flagicon|GER}} Laura Siegemund (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina García Pérez (second round)

}}

=Qualifiers=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva
  2. {{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Vikhlyantseva
  3. {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Khromacheva
  4. {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

}}

=Lucky losers=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko
  2. {{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

}}

=Draw=

==First qualifier==

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=Alt

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ROU}} Alexandra Cadanțu

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=1

| RD1-score1-3=2

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=6

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} Olga Doroshina

| RD1-score3-1=63

| RD1-score3-2=78

| RD1-score3-3=3

| RD1-seed4=WC

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Sofya Lansere

| RD1-score4-1=77

| RD1-score4-2=66

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|SRB}} Nina Stojanović

| RD1-score5-1=5

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|SRB}} Ivana Jorović

| RD1-score6-1=7

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7=WC

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|UZB}} Nigina Abduraimova

| RD1-score7-1=62

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=3

| RD1-seed8=7

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|GER}} Laura Siegemund

| RD1-score8-1=77

| RD1-score8-2=3

| RD1-score8-3=6

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Sofya Lansere

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=0

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|SRB}} Ivana Jorović

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4=7

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|GER}} Laura Siegemund

| RD2-score4-1=2

| RD2-score4-2=4

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|SRB}} Ivana Jorović

| RD3-score2-1=4

| RD3-score2-2=4

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

==Second qualifier==

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Bogdan

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=7

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Deborah Chiesa

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=5

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ESP}} Sílvia Soler Espinosa

| RD1-score3-1=4

| RD1-score3-2=77

| RD1-score3-3=6

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GER}} Anna Zaja

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=65

| RD1-score4-3=2

| RD1-seed5=WC

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|RUS}} Vlada Koval

| RD1-score5-1=3

| RD1-score5-2=7

| RD1-score5-3=77

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score6-2=5

| RD1-score6-3=64

| RD1-seed7=WC

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|RUS}} Polina Monova

| RD1-score7-1=1

| RD1-score7-2=63

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=5

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Vikhlyantseva

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=77

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=2

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Bogdan

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score1-3=3

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Sílvia Soler Espinosa

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=6

| RD2-seed3=WC

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} Vlada Koval

| RD2-score3-1=63

| RD2-score3-2=3

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4=5

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Vikhlyantseva

| RD2-score4-1=77

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ESP}} Sílvia Soler Espinosa

| RD3-score1-1=3

| RD3-score1-2=3

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=5

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Natalia Vikhlyantseva

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

==Third qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeniya Rodina

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Sofya Zhuk

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Khromacheva

| RD1-score3-1=77

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze

| RD1-score4-1=62

| RD1-score4-2=3

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ISR}} Deniz Khazaniuk

| RD1-score5-1=714

| RD1-score5-2=4

| RD1-score5-3=0r

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|UZB}} Sabina Sharipova

| RD1-score6-1=612

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=3

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|KAZ}} Elena Rybakina

| RD1-score7-1=5

| RD1-score7-2=2

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko

| RD1-score8-1=7

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Sofya Zhuk

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=0

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Khromacheva

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|UZB}} Sabina Sharipova

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=3

| RD2-score3-3=1

| RD2-seed4=6

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko

| RD2-score4-1=4

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score4-3=6

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Khromacheva

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=78

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=6

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko

| RD3-score2-1=2

| RD3-score2-2=66

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

==Fourth qualifier==

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

| RD1-score1-1=1

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Fanny Stollár

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score2-3=3

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|RUS}} Valentyna Ivakhnenko

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GBR}} Harriet Dart

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

| RD1-score5-1=67

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=6

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|RUS}} Alexandra Panova

| RD1-score6-1=79

| RD1-score6-2=4

| RD1-score6-3=4

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|RUS}} Varvara Flink

| RD1-score7-1=7

| RD1-score7-2=4

| RD1-score7-3=2

| RD1-seed8=8

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina García Pérez

| RD1-score8-1=5

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=6

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

| RD2-score1-1=1

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=77

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Harriet Dart

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=3

| RD2-score2-3=61

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4=8

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina García Pérez

| RD2-score4-1=1

| RD2-score4-2=2

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1=4

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur

| RD3-score1-1=7

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou

| RD3-score2-1=5

| RD3-score2-2=1

| RD3-score2-3=

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