PLAYERS SECTION VI - WTA FINALS AND WTA ELITE TROPHY 3.  Round Robin Seeding f.  Withdrawal and Notification Any Finals Singles or Doubles Qualified Player or Finals Alternate or  Alternate Team withdrawing from the WTA Finals must provide written  notice to the WTA and must not make any public announcement  concerning her participation until the WTA has confirmed receipt of such  notice. Seeding for Finals Singles Qualified Players and Finals Qualified Teams is  according to the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard. a.  Basis for Seeding b.  Seeding Procedures i.  Place seed 1 in Group A and seed 2 in Group B. ii.  Draw from and place the remaining seeds in pairs as follows: (a) Seeds 3 and 4 (place first drawn seed in Group A and remaining  seed in Group B); (b) Seeds 5 and 6 (place first drawn seed in Group A and remaining  seed in Group B); and (c)  Seeds 7 and 8 (place first drawn seed in Group A and remaining  seed in Group B). c.  Withdrawal of a Seed a.  Treatment of Defaults, Retirements, and Withdrawals i.  In determining the final standings of each round robin group,  (a) the result of a default or withdrawal for which a Finals Alternate  or Finals Alternate Team is unavailable to replace the defaulting  or withdrawing player or team is a straight-set win or loss. 4.  Final Standings of Round Robin Competition Seeds are not moved once the draw has been made; provided, however,  that the draw is remade if the two (2) top seeds from the same group  withdraw before the schedule is released. 90