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href="/en/competities/2025-2026/vrouwen/zo/1d/" class="sidebar-link">1st class D</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a class="sidebar-link has-arrow" href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/"> <kbd>W1</kbd> <span class="hide-menu">West 1</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="first-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/1a/" class="sidebar-link">1st class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/" class="sidebar-link has-arrow"> <span class="hide-menu">Saturday</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="second-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/2a/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/2b/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/3a/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class A</a> </li> 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href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/5a/" class="sidebar-link">5th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/5b/" class="sidebar-link">5th class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/5c/" class="sidebar-link">5th class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/5d/" class="sidebar-link">5th class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/5e/" class="sidebar-link">5th class E</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/za/5f/" class="sidebar-link">5th class F</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/" class="sidebar-link has-arrow"> <span class="hide-menu">Sunday</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="second-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/2a/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/2b/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/3a/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/3b/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/4a/" class="sidebar-link">4th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/4b/" class="sidebar-link">4th class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/5a/" class="sidebar-link">5th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-1/zo/5b/" class="sidebar-link">5th class B</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a class="sidebar-link has-arrow" href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/"> <kbd>W2</kbd> <span class="hide-menu">West 2</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="first-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/1b/" class="sidebar-link">1st class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/1c/" class="sidebar-link">1st class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/" class="sidebar-link has-arrow"> <span class="hide-menu">Saturday</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="second-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/2c/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/2d/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/3e/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class E</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/3f/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class F</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/3g/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class G</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/4a/" class="sidebar-link">4th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/4b/" class="sidebar-link">4th class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/4c/" class="sidebar-link">4th class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/4d/" class="sidebar-link">4th class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/4e/" class="sidebar-link">4th class E</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/4f/" class="sidebar-link">4th class F</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/5a/" class="sidebar-link">5th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/5b/" class="sidebar-link">5th class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/5c/" class="sidebar-link">5th class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/5d/" class="sidebar-link">5th class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/west-2/za/5e/" class="sidebar-link">5th class E</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a class="sidebar-link has-arrow" href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/"> <kbd>Z1</kbd> <span class="hide-menu">South 1</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="first-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/1d/" class="sidebar-link">1st class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/" class="sidebar-link has-arrow"> <span class="hide-menu">Saturday</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="second-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/2e/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class E</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/2f/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class F</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/3h/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class H</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/3i/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class I</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/3j/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class J</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/3k/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class K</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/4a/" class="sidebar-link">4th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/4b/" class="sidebar-link">4th class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/4c/" class="sidebar-link">4th class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/4d/" class="sidebar-link">4th class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/4e/" class="sidebar-link">4th class E</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/5a/" class="sidebar-link">5th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/5b/" class="sidebar-link">5th class B</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/5c/" class="sidebar-link">5th class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/za/5d/" class="sidebar-link">5th class D</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/" class="sidebar-link has-arrow"> <span class="hide-menu">Sunday</span> </a> <ul aria-expanded="false" class="second-level collapse"> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/2c/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/2d/" class="sidebar-link">2nd class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/3c/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class C</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/3d/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class D</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/3e/" class="sidebar-link">3rd class E</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/4a/" class="sidebar-link">4th class A</a> </li> <li class="sidebar-item"> <a href="/en/competities/2025-2026/zuid-1/zo/4b/" class="sidebar-link">4th class 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