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27 h. Lucky Losers and Substitutions i. Lucky Losers Lucky Losers are those players who have lost in the final round of the Qualifying competition or, if more Lucky Losers are required, those players who have lost in the previous qualifying rounds. Lucky Losers shall be selected based on the computer rankings used for the determination of qualifying seedings as follows: The order of the four (4) highest ranked players shall be randomly drawn, thereafter the order shall follow the players' rankings, unless there are more than two (2) main draw withdrawals at the time the Qualifying competition is finished in which case the size of the random draw will be the number of withdrawals plus two (2). The Lucky Loser list will be posted each day at least one (1) hour prior to the sign-in deadline which will be one-half (½) hour before the first point is played in the first match. Such list shall not be available for sign-in on the preceding day. ii. Substitutions A Lucky Loser shall be inserted in the appropriate position as a substitution for any player who withdraws or is withdrawn before the first point is played in his first match. In order to be eligible for substitution, a Lucky Loser must: (1) report to the Referee and sign the Lucky Loser Sign-In Record at least one-half (½) hour prior to the start of the first match of each day, and (2) be ready to play within five (5) minutes for men's events and fifteen (15) minutes for women's events after the announcement of the default. If the eligible Lucky Loser is not available to play, in men's events he shall be placed at the bottom of the Lucky Loser priority list for that day corresponding to the qualifying round in which he lost and in women's events she shall forfeit her Lucky Loser status for the duration of the tournament. If the eligible player is playing in the doubles event at the time he is called as a Lucky Loser in singles, the singles match may be rescheduled so he can fill the Lucky Loser position, provided the Referee determines that such rescheduling of the singles match does not cause an unreasonable disruption in the schedule; otherwise the next available Lucky Loser shall be selected to fill such vacancy. iii. Vacancy During Qualifying If a Lucky Loser position should become available during the Qualifying competition, it shall be treated the same as the qualifying places for placement in the Main Draw.

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