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This is a significant improvement compared with the rules announced in the start of the series, where only the overall winner was entitled to prize money.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, related with the Cluster ranking (based on the overall performances in the cluster), the best eight men and eight women will now receive prize money, while only the first six were entitled to this reward in the past. 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