I V. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 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.” I V. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS a) The top seven (7) players in the ATP Race to Milan standings as of Monday  (2 Nov) following the Basel / Vienna / Challenger events; followed by b) One (1) Wild Card designated by the FIT and approved by ATP. The Wild  Card selection must meet the age restriction as specified in B. 1) above.  3) Direct Acceptances. The top seven (7) players in the selection list shall  qualify for the event as direct acceptances. Participation is mandatory, and all  qualified players shall be entered. The exception to this is that any player(s)  who are qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals as a Direct Acceptance or as a des - ignated Alternate are excluded from mandatory participation. All direct accep tances must be at the tournament site to attend the official pre-tournament  media events scheduled Sunday night and Monday and must be available for  play through the completion of the round robin competition and the knock-out  competition if eligible. 4) Withdrawal.  Any withdrawal, before the official pre-tournament media confer - ence starts, shall be replaced by the next highest positioned player on the selec tion list, who shall be qualified as a direct acceptance. 5) Alternate(s). a) Alternate(s) (who are not a direct acceptance at the time of the official  pre-tournament media conference) shall be designated as determined by  ATP. The alternate shall replace any player who subsequently withdraws.  The alternate must appear at the official pre-tournament media conference  and remain available through the start of the last scheduled round robin  match. Participation of the Alternate is not mandatory. b) Additional alternates may be selected by ATP to fill the draw, based upon  terms satisfactory to ATP. Participation of such additional alternates is not  mandatory.  c) The alternate(s) is eligible to play in the single elimination competition and to  receive prize money if he qualifies. d) If the alternate(s) does not play in the draw, then a fee shall be paid to the  alternate(s). If the alternate(s) is inserted for the second or third round robin  match, then he shall receive the alternate fee plus any prize money won. If  the alternate(s) replaces a player that does not compete in his first round rob - in match, the alternate(s) becomes a direct acceptance and does not receive  the alternate fee. C. Appearance at Event D.Failure to Participate E. Order of Play Round Robin 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 events scheduled on  Sunday night and Monday. If a player, qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals as a direct acceptance fails or  refuses to participate in this event, except for bona fide injury or other reason which  constitutes good cause, the player shall receive a fine in the amount of $25,000. 1) The field shall be divided into two (2) groups of four (4) players each. The  70 71 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; or iv) The player positions on the most recent FedEx ATP Rankings. 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. 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  other 2 players have played 3 matches. The player who has only played 2  matches is eliminated and then the 2 remaining players revert 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 