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evenly in the quarters and halves of the draw as described in USTA
Regulation II.B.4.d.i.(A).
e. Progression in draw. At the end of each round, the winners continue
in their tournament in the same direction, while the losers move to
other points on the compass to form a new satellite tournament.
f. Specific procedures for draw of 32. See Figure 7.
At the end of round 1:
• The winners go east;
• The losers go west.
At the end of round 2:
• The east losers go north;
• The west losers go south.
At the end of round 3:
• The east losers go northeast;
• The north losers go northwest;
• The west losers go southwest;
• The south losers go southeast.
At the end of round 4:
• The losers are out of the tournament (unless it is announced in
writing before the start of the first match of the tournament that
there will be semifinal playoffs);
• The winners play the finals on each draw sheet.
g. Specific procedures for draw of 16. Use only the top half of the draw
at each compass point. Follow the same procedure as in a draw of 32
except that round 4 is the finals instead of the semifinals.
h. Specific procedures for draw of 64. Use two 32 draw sheets. Round
4 becomes the quarterfinals of each tournament instead of the
semifinals. At the end of round 4 all losers are out of the
tournament. The draw sheet tournaments continue with their own
semifinal matches until there is an eventual winner for each. (The
losers of the semifinals are out of the tournament.)
i. Prizes. The major prizes go to the east winner (who is undefeated)
and to the east runner-up (who has lost only to the east winner). Next
in order are the winners and runners-up from: northeast, north,
northwest, west, southwest, south, and southeast. The Tournament
Committee shall determine how many prizes are to be awarded.
8. Alternate method for making collegiate and scholastic draws. USTA
Regulation XII. provides an alternate method for making collegiate and
scholastic draws.
9. Application to team competition. The provisions of this USTA Regulation
II.B. except for paragraphs 1. and 2. do not apply to team competition
tournaments.
C. Changes in Draw
1. Withdrawal of player before play starts.
a. Withdrawal of seeded player before play starts. If a seed withdraws
after the draw has been made but before the start of play, the Referee
may do any of the following:
i. fill the vacated position with a person not already in the draw
whose inclusion would not affect the seedings;
90 USTA REGULATIONS II.C. (Changes In The Draw)