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10 (d) Draw If two Nations have been drawn to meet each other in two successive years in the first round, in the third year they shall be drawn into different halves of the draw. (e) Promotion The two winners in the last round in each Group will be promoted to the World Group Play-off Ties (see Regulation 19). (f) Relegation In each Group there shall be a Play-off Round in the order of the original Draw between the Nations who lose their first Tie (including Nations that have a First Round bye and lose their first Tie). The losers of this Play-off Round shall play in a second Play-off Round and the loser of this second Play-off Round shall be relegated to Group II of the respective Zones. (Depending on number of Nations, a third Play-off Round might be needed). 22. EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I (a) Participation The strongest Nations in the Europe/Africa Zone shall play in Group I. They shall be selected as follows: (i) Those Nations from the Zone who were defeated in the World Group Play-off Ties of the previous year; (ii) Those Nations who competed in Group I of the Zone the previous year who were not promoted to the World Group nor relegated; (iii) The Nations promoted from Group II of the Europe/Africa Zone in the previous year. (b) Seeds (i) Four Nations shall be seeded. (ii) The selection of seeds shall be made by the Davis Cup Committee in accordance with the most recent Davis Cup Nations Ranking. (iii) The seeds shall be drawn and placed as follows: Seeds 1 and 2 shall be placed at the top and at the bottom of the Draw respectively. Seeds 3 and 4 shall be drawn first into the top of the second quarter and then into the bottom of the third quarter. (c) Byes If there are Byes they shall be given to the seeded Nations in descending order. If the number of Byes exceeds the number of seeds the remaining Byes shall be evenly placed in different sections of the draw. (d) Draw If two Nations have been drawn to meet each other in two successive years in the first round, in the third year they shall be drawn in different halves of the draw. (e) Promotion The four winners in the last round of the Group will be promoted to the World Group Play-off Ties (see Regulation 19). (f) Relegation There shall be a Play-off round in the order of the original draw between the Nations who lose their first Tie (including Nations that have a First Round