
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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At the 2009 East Asian Games, the Chinese men's table tennis team sent Wang Hao and five young players to compete. The team event required three players to participate. If Wang Hao is not the last player to compete, then there are **different ways for the players to appear in the matches** (answer in digits).

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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