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11 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2016 No prize money shall be awarded to a team that withdraws or is a 'no show' without playing their first match. d) 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. E. E. E. E. ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL 1. 1. 1. 1. Entry Definitions Entry Definitions Entry Definitions Entry Definitions a) a) a) a) Direct Acceptances Direct Acceptances Direct Acceptances Direct Acceptances Entered doubles teams accepted directly into the Main Draw or Qualifying Draw by virtue of their ranking under the applicable System of Merit. b) b) b) b) Qualifier Qualifier Qualifier Qualifier A doubles team included in the main draw as a result of success in the qualifying competition. The number of qualifiers accepted into the main draw is in accordance with section F. 3. Knock-Out Draws. c) c) c) c) Wild Card Wild Card Wild Card Wild Card A doubles team included in the draw (qualifying or main draw) at the sole discretion of the National Association. Wild Cards may be seeded. Wild Cards must be named at the time the draw is made and Wild Cards who withdraw or default may not be replaced with new Wild Cards after the draw is made. Any such vacancy shall be filled by the next eligible doubles team on the acceptance list, or if the qualifying competition has commenced, it shall be filled by the eligible Lucky Loser. The Qualifying Competition commences when the first ball of the first qualifying match is struck. No doubles team who has signed in for and been accepted into the qualifying of the tournament may be named as a Wild Card after the Qualifying Competition has commenced. d) d) d) d) Lucky Loser Lucky Loser Lucky Loser Lucky Loser A doubles team who has lost in the final round of the qualifying competition but who acquires a place in the main draw as a late substitute following a withdrawal (see also section F. 5.Sign-in requirements for substitutes). If more Lucky Losers are required for substitutions, doubles teams who have lost in the previous qualifying round(s) may be eligible. e) e) e) e) Alternate Alternate Alternate Alternate Entered doubles teams who are ranked lower than the Direct Acceptances into Main Draw and Qualifying under the applicable System of Merit. f) f) f) f) On On On On- -- -Site Alternate Site Alternate Site Alternate Site Alternate Non-entered teams who appear at the tournament site at their own risk to sign in for the tournament. In order to be eligible as an On-Site Alternate, at least one member of the doubles team must sign in personally with the Referee at the tournament site.

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