51.   The first round singles is a round-robin competition in which only the four group winners advance to the semifinals.

52.   The four winners advance to the championships.

53.   The four-time Sybase winner advanced to a quarterfinal match Friday against Armenian Sargis Sargsian, who defeated Wayne Arthurs on Wednesday.

54.   The group winner advances to the regional finals.

55.   The group winner advances to the finals in England.

56.   The loser of the tie goes into relegation, while the winner advances to play either Spain or Hungary.

57.   The only exception is in the heavyweight division where only the gold-medal winner advances.

58.   The only exception is in the heavyweight division, where only the gold medal winner will advance to the Atlanta Games.

59.   The nine European group winners advance automatically to the finals.

60.   The playoff winners will advance to the finals.