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10 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2015 13. System of Merit Entered teams will be accepted at the Entry Deadline in accordance with the latest ITF Beach Tennis Ranking as published by the ITF. The criteria for acceptances, in order of priority, shall be: A) Teams consisting of two players with ITF rankings, in order of best combined ranking B) Teams consisting of one ITF ranked player and one unranked player, in order of ranking of the one ranked player C) Teams consisting of two unranked players Ties between teams for positions on the acceptance list shall be drawn randomly. 14. Prize Money Distribution Prize money will be paid to teams in men's and women's Main Draw based on the round reached in accordance with the following percentage distribution. The percentage distribution is the percentage of the total prize money. Men's and women's teams will receive the same prize money for the equivalent round reached in their respective draw. Percentage distribution Finishing Position Percentage Distribution Grade 2, 3, 4 Grade 1 Winner 1 17% 15% Runner-up 2 11% 9% Semi-finalist 3-4 5% 5% Q-finalist 5-8 3% 2% R16 9-16 - 1% Total 50% 50% a) Unallocated Prize money If an insufficient number of entered teams results in spaces in the draw in rounds where prize money is payable, the unallocated prize money may be retained by the Tournament Organiser or redistributed in the tournament at the discretion of the Tournament Director. b) No shows and late withdrawals No prize money shall be awarded to a team that withdraws or is a 'no show' without playing their first match. c) Uncompleted matches If an event is cancelled, e.g. due to poor weather, and there has been no play, first round prize money will be paid out to the teams in accordance with the percentage distribution for the first round of the event. If play has commenced and been terminated before the tournament is concluded, teams will be paid loser's prize money for the round they reached. If a tournament is officially terminated and the final(s) have not been completed, both finalist teams will each receive finalists' prize money. The difference between the winner and finalist prize money will revert back to the tournament.