I V. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS I V. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS first round robin match, the alternate(s) becomes a direct acceptance and  does not receive the alternate fee. C.Failure To Participate in the Nitto ATP Finals 1)  If a player, qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals as a direct acceptance or designated  as the alternate, fails or refuses to participate in this event, except for bona fide  injury or other reason which constitutes good cause, the player shall not be in  good standing. 2)  All direct acceptances and the alternate must appear at the site of the event(s) as  determined by ATP and participate in the pre-tournament media conference.  Failure to appear shall result in a penalty of five percent (5%) of total ATP prize  money earned during the ATP circuit year.  Please also see 1.07 G. 2) b). D.Order of Play Round Robin 1) The field shall be divided into two (2) groups of four (4) players each. The  top-seeded player shall be placed in Group “A” and the second-seeded player  shall be placed in Group “B”. Players seeded three (3) and four (4), five (5) and six  (6), and seven (7) and eight (8), shall then be drawn in pairs with the first drawn  placed into Group “A.” 2) Each player shall play every other player in his group to determine the top two (2)  players in each group. 3) The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following  methods that apply: a)  Greatest number of wins. b) Greatest number of matches played. Comment: 2-1 won-loss record beats a 2-0 won-loss record; a 1-2 record  beats a 1-0 record. c)  Head-to-head results if only two (2) players are tied. d)  If three (3) players are tied, then: i) If three (3) players each have one (1) win, a player having played less  than all three (3) matches is automatically eliminated and the player ad - vancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match- up of the two (2) players tied with 1-2 records; or  ii)  Highest percentage of sets won; or iii) Highest percentage of games won; a player completing less than all three  (3) matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the  single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two (2)  remaining players; or iv)  The player positions on the ATP FedEx Rankings as of the Monday after  the last ATP Tour tournament of the calendar year.  v) If (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) produce one (1) superior player (first place), or one  (1) inferior player (third place), and the two (2) remaining players are tied,  the tie between those two (2) players shall be broken by head-to-head  record. 53 52 Comment 1: 1 player has 3 wins and the other 3 players have 1 win. Of  the 3 players with 1 win, 1 player has only played in 2 matches while the  b) Dress and Equipment. a)  The loss of physical condition; or 5) Any player who is defaulted pursuant to the ATP Code during the round robin  competition shall be defaulted from all other matches in the Championship and  ATP default provisions shall apply, except for the following circumstances: Comment : This prevents a scenario where a player knows he only needs to win  1 set to qualify for the semi-finals from retiring once he has won a set. 4)  In applying the tie-breaking procedures, a conduct default or retirement shall  count as a straight-set win or loss. However, games won or lost in matches with  the defaulting or retiring player shall not be counted in the application of subsec - tion 3.d. (iii) above. A player who retires during the round robin because of illness  or injury may continue in the competition if it is approved by the tournament Doc - tor. other 2 players have played 3 matches. The player who has only played  2 matches is eliminated and then the 2 remaining players revert back  to head-to-head results with the winner of their match advancing to the  semi-finals. Comment 2: 1 player has 3 wins and the other 3 players have 1 win and  they all have played 3 matches. The tie-break for % of sets won has 1  player with a better % than the other two. This player advances to the  semi-final round. Comment 3 : 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins.  The player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, they  are ordered by their % of sets won. This produces a 1, 2 & 3 order and  the players finishing 1 and 2 move to the semi-final round and the player  finishing 3 in % of sets won is eliminated. The player with the best % of  sets won is the winner of the group. Comment 4:  3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The  player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, 1 player’s  sets won-loss is 5-2 for 71.43%; the other 2 players both have a 4-3 re - cord in sets for 57.14%. In this case there is 1 superior player (71.43%)  and the remaining 2 players are tied; it now reverts to the head to head  result of the 2 remaining players with the winning player advancing as  group runner-up. Comment 5: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The  player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, 2 have set  won-loss records of 5-3 (62.5%) while the other player is 4-3 (57.14%).  In this case we have 1 inferior player (57.14%) and he is eliminated. The  remaining two players both advance to the semi-finals with the winner of  their head-to-head match advancing as the group winner. Comment 6: 3 players have 2 wins and the other player has 0 wins. The  player with 0 wins is eliminated. Of the 3 players with 2 wins, all have  played 3 matches and all 3 have set won-loss records of 5-4 (55.56%).  In this case we move to % of games won. The % of games won breaks  down like this: 44-40 for 52.38%, 45-43 for 51.14% and 44-43 for 50.57%.  This produces a 1, 2 and 3 order of the group and the number 1 player in  % of games won is the group winner while the player finishing 2nd in %  of games won advances to the semi-finals as the group runner-up. The  player with the 3rd best % of games won is eliminated.