What is the competition system of Shanghai Masters Cup?

Competition system: the players are decided by the ATP championship. Every year from 65438+ 10/month 1, players get points from the best four Grand Slams, the Nine Masters Series and the Five ATP Tours. It is not until Monday after the last ATP Tour every year that the top seven players in the ATP tournament are eligible to enter the Masters Cup, and the eighth place is reserved for the top 20 players, one of the four Grand Slam champions of that year. If all of them,

Singles competition form:

The competition adopts the group competition single round robin system. Each athlete plays against other players in the group once to decide the top two in each group and enter the semi-finals. The two winners of the semi-final will enter the final and compete for the year-end championship.

All competitions except the final are based on the best of three games, and the final is based on the best of five games.

Double competition form: the same singles.

Singles players grouping method:

Divided into two groups, every four players are a group, eight seed players are determined by the score ranking of ATP tournament, the first seed player is divided into red group and the second seed player is in blue group. Seeds No.3 and No.4, No.5 and No.6, No.7 and No.8 will be drawn separately, and the first batch of seeds will be divided into red groups. Each player must play against three other players in the same group. The top two in each group advance to the semi-finals, cross-eliminated, and the winner enters the finals.

Doubles players are grouped in the same singles.