seagull wrote:

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Is this still classed as mandatory - so for in the example of Dan Evans. Cincinnatti is not currently in his Top 18. If he went out in the first round would the 10 points that gives replace his current 18th score of 20 given that in normal circumstances it would?

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I was also wondering about how this would work.

I assume that no tournament for the remainder of the year is treated as a 'mandatory' in the sense that if you haven't an existing 2019 counter for it, and don't play it in 2020 when ranked high enough, you won't then get a compulsory zero.

What I am less sure about is your Dan example, no existing 2019 counter and now plays it in 2020, does such a player now have to count the 2020 points?

My suspicion is that the answer is no. That seems the most  consistent way to treat the matter. And if such scores had to count they would be the only way to actually drop points in the remainder of the year ( if replacing a higher existing counter ). 

But I don't know ?? 

JonH comes home wrote:

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indiana wrote:

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seagull wrote:

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Is this still classed as mandatory - so for in the example of Dan Evans. Cincinnatti is not currently in his Top 18. If he went out in the first round would the 10 points that gives replace his current 18th score of 20 given that in normal circumstances it would?

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I was also wondering about how this would work.

I assume that no tournament for the remainder of the year is treated as a 'mandatory' in the sense that if you haven't an existing 2019 counter for it, and don't play it in 2020 when ranked high enough, you won't then get a compulsory zero.

What I am less sure about is your Dan example, no existing 2019 counter and now plays it in 2020, does such a player now have to count the 2020 points?

My suspicion is that the answer is no. That seems the most  consistent way to treat the matter. And if such scores had to count they would be the only way to actually drop points in the remainder of the year ( if replacing a higher existing counter ). 

But I don't know ?? 

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 I'm sure in this covid world it is unlikely any event would be .mandatory, for now, given that it could force players to play in events they dont want to for health reasons?

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That's why I assume no loss / compulsory zero if you don't play it. But if you do play, with no existing 2019 score? 

indiana wrote:

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JonH comes home wrote:

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indiana wrote:

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seagull wrote:

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Is this still classed as mandatory - so for in the example of Dan Evans. Cincinnatti is not currently in his Top 18. If he went out in the first round would the 10 points that gives replace his current 18th score of 20 given that in normal circumstances it would?

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I was also wondering about how this would work.

I assume that no tournament for the remainder of the year is treated as a 'mandatory' in the sense that if you haven't an existing 2019 counter for it, and don't play it in 2020 when ranked high enough, you won't then get a compulsory zero.

What I am less sure about is your Dan example, no existing 2019 counter and now plays it in 2020, does such a player now have to count the 2020 points?

My suspicion is that the answer is no. That seems the most  consistent way to treat the matter. And if such scores had to count they would be the only way to actually drop points in the remainder of the year ( if replacing a higher existing counter ). 

But I don't know ?? 

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 I'm sure in this covid world it is unlikely any event would be .mandatory, for now, given that it could force players to play in events they dont want to for health reasons?

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That's why I assume no loss / compulsory zero if you don't play it. But if you do play, with no existing 2019 score? 

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see post below

Cheers Jon, I certainly take from that that Dan only counts Cincy if it outscores and hence replaces his current 18th counter of 20.

That's logical.