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draw starting from the bottom up; distribute a pair of byes
in the first quarter of the draw starting from the top
down; distribute a pair of byes in the third quarter of the
draw starting from the bottom up; distribute a pair of
byes in the second quarter of the draw starting from the
top down; and repeat the cycle (fourth quarter, first
quarter, third quarter, and second quarter) until all the
byes have been distributed.
iii. Second alternative method of placing byes.
• Byes go to seeded players in descending order.
• Remaining byes are placed starting at the extremes of the
first quarter and fourth quarter. The first bye goes on the
first available even-numbered line below the top line of
the first quarter. The second bye goes on the first available
odd-numbered line above the bottom line of the fourth
quarter. The third bye goes on the next available evennumbered
line below the top line of the first quarter. The
fourth bye goes on the next available odd-numbered line
above the bottom line of the fourth quarter, etc. If the first
and fourth quarters are filled, byes are added by
alternating between the second and fourth quarters using
the same procedure.
iv. Third alternate method of placing byes.
• Byes go to seeded players in descending order.
• Remaining byes are placed starting at the extremes of the
first quarter and third quarter. The first bye goes on the
first available even-numbered line below the top line of
the first quarter. The second bye goes on the first available
odd-numbered line above the bottom line of the third
quarter. The third bye goes on the next available evennumbered
line below the top line of the first quarter. The
fourth bye goes on the next available odd-numbered line
above the bottom line of the third quarter, etc. If the first
and third quarters are filled, byes are added by alternating
between the second and fourth quarters using the same
procedure.
FAC Comment II.B-2: The standard method, described in USTA Regulation
II.B.4.d.i., should be used for most tournaments including those that use a
Curtis Consolation or Modified Curtis Consolation. The Referee generally
should choose an alternate method only when there is a distinct scheduling
advantage to doing so.
• The first alternate method, described in USTA Regulation II.B.4.d.ii.,
works well when there is a Feed-In Championship in which the first two
rounds of FIC are scheduled on the same day.
• The second alternate method, described in USTA Regulation
II.B.4.d.iii., increases the number of second round matches in which
both players have first round byes. This may facilitate scheduling
because players with byes are not waiting for their opponents to finish
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