The Optimist wrote:

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Yes, I think Beth and Richard have got the leaderboard slots.  The BT at Notts  is on hard courts and runs alongside the 75K on grass and is always ridiculously strong, partly because a lot of women who don't come through the 75K qualifying move across to the BT and partly because the WC prize is attractive.  As I mentioned on another thread, Notts really try to make something of this bunch of tournaments calling it a festival of tennis and having lots going on.  This prize is probably linked to that to ensure that visitors (and there are plenty) have lots to see, including the better Brits.

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Interesting, tx.

If Beth, say, enters and wins, does the slot go to the runner-up?

I rather like these play-offs - sudden death and all that. Sharpens up the whole picture. Good luck to them all. And, yes, well done to Notts for making a festival of it - hope they get good weather

Coup Droit wrote:

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The Optimist wrote:

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Yes, I think Beth and Richard have got the leaderboard slots.  The BT at Notts  is on hard courts and runs alongside the 75K on grass and is always ridiculously strong, partly because a lot of women who don't come through the 75K qualifying move across to the BT and partly because the WC prize is attractive.  As I mentioned on another thread, Notts really try to make something of this bunch of tournaments calling it a festival of tennis and having lots going on.  This prize is probably linked to that to ensure that visitors (and there are plenty) have lots to see, including the better Brits.

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Interesting, tx.

If Beth, say, enters and wins, does the slot go to the runner-up?

I rather like these play-offs - sudden death and all that. Sharpens up the whole picture. Good luck to them all. And, yes, well done to Notts for making a festival of it - hope they get good weather

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 Yes, if the winner does not require the wildcard, it is offered to the runner up.  If he/she does not want it, the LTA can offer it to whoever the head of men's / women's tennis decides.

If the person at the top of the leaderboard does not want their wildcard, it is offered to the player in second place and so on down to 5th place, after which the LTA can offer it to anyone as above.

Our college boy, Lloyd Glasspool, has made the final, beating Richard Gabb in two sets.

He plays young Peter Ashley in the final.

So, The Optimist, if I've understood this right, the winner of this match will get an automatic place into the Wimbly qualy play-offs ?

The Optimist wrote:

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Coup Droit wrote:

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Our college boy, Lloyd Glasspool, has made the final, beating Richard Gabb in two sets.

He plays young Peter Ashley in the final.

 

So, The Optimist, if I've understood this right, the winner of this match will get an automatic place into the Wimbly qualy play-offs ?

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Thursday 5th of June 2014 03:53:41 PM

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 Yes, that's right and if the winner doesn't want it, then it is offered to the runner up.  However, should Lloyd get the place and go on to win a QWC into Wimby, he wouldn't be able to take his winnings cheque (well only up the value of his expenses anyway!!)

-- Edited by The Optimist on Thursday 5th of June 2014 07:34:30 PM

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Do you mean if Lloyd wins the BT, and then wins a QWC into Wimbly, he won't be able to take his BT winning cheque ? Or his Wimbly winning cheque? Presumably he must be able to take his Wimbly winning cheque ?!? Seems strange that he loses his BT winnings cheque too, to be honest.

The Optimist wrote:

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I meant his Wimby cheque.  However, the rule is he can only accept prize money from a tournament as long as it doesn't exceed his expenses for that tournament (including travel, food, accommodation and entry fees).  Not sure what money  players get for a place in qualifying at SW19 but assumed it to be fairly generous.

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I would definitely be looking for the best quality 5 star hotel in the area - and then praying I didn't lose.

Coup Droit wrote:

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The Optimist wrote:

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I meant his Wimby cheque.  However, the rule is he can only accept prize money from a tournament as long as it doesn't exceed his expenses for that tournament (including travel, food, accommodation and entry fees).  Not sure what money  players get for a place in qualifying at SW19 but assumed it to be fairly generous.

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Just a sec - if Lloyd wins the BT, and then wins a QWC place, and then goes on to qualify for the MD, and then wins Wimbledon (OK, so I may be going a bit far but you get the idea): if all that happens, you'[re saying that Lloyd doesn't get his zillions, just two weeks of hotel bills?

So who does get the zillions ? BT Nottingham ?

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 Well, clearly he could take it, but then he wouldn't be an amateur and would not qualify for US college tennis and would lose his scholarship.  Obviously if he won Wimby he might not care!!  There was a case a year or two ago where a US girl on a WC won a round or two at the US Open and declined her winnings.  Can't remember her name but there was quite a bit about it in the US press.  It followed a lot of coverage concerning student US football, basketball and  baseball players whose activities earn a lot of money for their unis and who are not allowed to benefit individually (apart from getting a free education).