Special Exempt (SE)
A player that is on the Qualifying Acceptance List who applies for and receives an exemption into the
singles Main Draw of that weeks Tournament because the player reached the finals in singles, or is
otherwise still competing on the first day of singles qualifying, at a Qualified Tournament in the
previous week.
So unless Talia has made the qualifying list, she wouldn't get an SE
Am expecting Ranah to have a MD wildcard next week (and Matt Rankin)
It does help with Sonay and Talia getting SE and Eliz withdrawing. Decisions are somewhat easier.
I think Ranah was a slam dunk anyway.
She's the LTA's number one junior (barring Matilda). She's only 2005. Just back from Australia so couldn't play earlier.
She's a shoe-in, whatever Talia and Sonay are doing, IMO
ADD: Think there's at least a 25% chance that Talia doesn't play next week anyway. If she has any sort of fatigue, or little niggle issues, which after this week's exploits is well possible, I'd be pretty sure her parents/team would pull her out. After all, it doesn't really change anything for her - this week has been SO amazing.
(Of course, if she's A1 fine, it's brilliant that she's got an SE place. But, unlike the 20-year-old women, say, she's not banking on these events)
Are you sure that Tailia qualifies for an SE in Glasgow? I thought you actually had to be in the list of qualifiers to get one and she is only way down the list of alts.
I'm useless on rules, SuperT
I was basing it on what I understood from others, as above (and others too, not just paulisi)
But if she doesn't qualify, that's fine; I still think there's a reasonable chance she might not play whatever.
Am expecting Ranah to have a MD wildcard next week (and Matt Rankin)
It does help with Sonay and Talia getting SE and Eliz withdrawing. Decisions are somewhat easier.
I think Ranah was a slam dunk anyway.
She's the LTA's number one junior (barring Matilda). She's only 2005. Just back from Australia so couldn't play earlier.
She's a shoe-in, whatever Talia and Sonay are doing, IMO
ADD: Think there's at least a 25% chance that Talia doesn't play next week anyway. If she has any sort of fatigue, or little niggle issues, which after this week's exploits is well possible, I'd be pretty sure her parents/team would pull her out. After all, it doesn't really change anything for her - this week has been SO amazing.
(Of course, if she's A1 fine, it's brilliant that she's got an SE place. But, unlike the 20-year-old women, say, she's not banking on these events)
Are you sure that Tailia qualifies for an SE in Glasgow? I thought you actually had to be in the list of qualifiers to get one and she is only way down the list of alts.
I'm useless on rules, SuperT
I was basing it on what I understood from others, as above (and others too, not just paulisi)
But if she doesn't qualify, that's fine; I still think there's a reasonable chance she might not play whatever.
I wasn't having a go at you personally CD, just trying to clarify the rules as I knew someone on here would know for sure. Actually it wouldn't surprise me if neither of these play next week.
Summary of remaining wild cards for 25K to 100K after the first GB swing
Although Sonay has received 3 MDWCs they have effectively being free thanks to the new rule of being able to use an extra MDWC where you win a match in a tournament as a MDWC. Eliz and Emma W also have their full allocation of WCs thanks to this new rule. Mimi, Hep and Isabelle Lacy have only 1 WC available to use. Mimi and Hep will have another 3 available from their birthdays in October, but those 3 will be all they can use between their 15th and 16th birthdays. Isabelle will have 3 more available from her birthday in July, but she can only use 4 between her 16th and 17th birthdays.
Player
WC available
of which available for MD
Lara Bakhaya
5
3
Armani Banks
5
2
Mayela Bassega
5
3
Ellie Blackford
2
2
~
Madeleine Brooks
5
3
Niamh Campbell
3
3
~
Freya Christie
5
2
Jasmine Conway
5
3
Lauryn John-Baptiste
5
2
Adeola Greatorex
5
3
Sonay Kartal
6
3
Isabelle Lacy
1
1
~
Eliz Maloney
6
3
Ella Mcdonald
3
2
~
Sam Murray Sharan
5
3
Talia Neilson Gatenby
2
2
~
Hephzibah Oluwadare
1
1
~
Daniela Piani
2
2
~
Issey Purser
5
3
Caterina Revelli
2
2
~
Eva Shaw
3
2
~
Ranah Akhu Stoiber
3
2
~
Andra Sutherland
5
3
Emily Webley Smith
5
2
Ava Williamson
1
1
~
Emma Wilson
6
3
Mimi Xu
1
1
~
~ Age restricted - more available from their birthday Players not listed have not received a 25K to 100K wild card
-- Edited by Lambda on Saturday 19th of February 2022 09:57:58 AM