VII. THE COMPETITION 7.15 Number of Seeds VII. THE COMPETITION 1)  The team with the fewest events played is positioned higher. 2)  The team with the highest number of points is positioned higher. 3)  A coin flip or draw if a tie remains. The number of seeds shall be as follows: F. Qualifiers  7.14 Seeds  Definition  7.16 Placement of Seeds - Main Draw  Protected Ranking is for Entry, Not Seeding Qualifiers are teams who are included in the main draw as a result of their success in  a qualifying competition. If the main draw is made prior to the completion of a qualify - ing competition, it shall include as many qualifying places as there are sections in the  qualifying draw. Each of these qualifying places shall be positioned in the main draw  in accordance with standard drawing procedures. Determination as to which qualifier  goes into which qualifying place shall be by drawing after the qualifying competition  ends. G.Wild Cards.  Wild cards are players included in the main draw at the sole discretion of  the tournament. Wild cards must be named at the time the draw is made. Wild cards  may be seeded. Tournaments may not receive compensation and players may not  offer compensation in exchange for the awarding of a wild card. Seeds are players who are given preferential positions in the draw based on the  FedEx ATP Rankings. The selection and arrangement of seeds shall be based upon  the most recent FedEx ATP Rankings list (the protected ranking is not considered).  Each tournament shall have a seeded draw and there shall be only one seeding list.  Seeding shall not be official until the final draw is made. For doubles, seeded teams  will be determined by using the combined FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings of the two  players (entry protection not included). Any vacancy created by the withdrawal of a seed, after the draw has been made but  prior to the release of the order of play for the first day of main draw, shall be filled  according to the procedures described under vacancies. Case:  May a player’s protected ranking be used for seeding purpos- es? Decision:  No. The protected ranking position can be used for: 1)  entry into the qualifying competition and main draw, or 2) special  exempt position. It may not be used for: 1) seeding, or 2) lucky loser  order. 137 136 16 Draw 32 Draw 64 Draw 96 Draw Seeds 4 Seeds 8 Seeds 16 Seeds 32 Seeds 3-4 First Drawn 5 9 17 33 Second Drawn 12 24 48 96 5 - 8 First Drawn 8 16 32 Second Drawn 16 32 64 Third Drawn 17 33 65 Fourth Drawn 25 49 97 9-12 First Drawn 9 17 Second Drawn 25 49 Third Drawn 40 80 Fourth Drawn 56 112 13 - 16 First Drawn 8 16 Second Drawn 24 48 A.  Place seed 1 on line 1 and seed 2 on line 32 (32 draw), line 64 (64 draw) or line 128  (96 draw); and B.  To determine the location of the remaining seeds, draw in groups according to the  following chart: The procedures for placing seeds in the main draw are as follows: *ATP Challenger Tour Qualifying only Singles 4 competitors -  2 seeds (singles Q)* 16 competitors -  8 seeds (singles Q) 24 competitors -  12 seeds (singles Q) 28 competitors -  14 seeds (singles (Q) 48 competitors -  24 seeds (singles Q) 32 compeitiors -  8 Seeds 28 competitors -  8 seeds 48 competitors -  16 seeds 56 competitors -  16 seeds 96 competitors -  32 seeds Doubles 4 teams -  2 seeds (Qualifying) 16 teams -  4 seeds 24 teams -  8 seeds 32 teams -  8 seeds