[Delurking]

The luck in 'lucky loser' applies both to the LL themselves AND to their first round opponent. Heck, you can be sure Emma and her team recognized this as good luck at the time!

Oh, absolutely. It was definitely a piece of good luck.
I just think it was garden-variety rather than tremendous.

 

[varlums2]

 

[gbar23]

You do get the feeling that the 250 in Osaka (taking place the same week) would've been a better option

 

[guichard]

You do get the feeling that the 250 in Osaka (taking place the same week) would've been a better option

Some of the top 10 players will probably withdraw if they qualify for the WTA Final

 

[RossG01_]

Playing Ningbo will depend on how well Emma does in Seoul in my opinion

 

[edenstanwarr]

Playing Ningbo will depend on how well Emma does in Seoul in my opinion

She plays Beijing and Wuhan before Ningbo.

 

[windiseverywhere]

You do get the feeling that the 250 in Osaka (taking place the same week) would've been a better option

because of the rain delay last year ningbo actually upgraded facilities like adding a flexible cover for the main court and ningbo plays faster, also some of the top seeds might retire because of the b2b 1000s event, besides Emma's half Chinese she'll got home crowd there unless she's facing a Chinese opponent.

 

[gbar23]

This is the full entry list for Ningbo

 

[tennismomfan]

This is the full entry list for Ningbo

Wow. Compare this to Guadalajara. How can they reward the same points?!

 

[cricketbat]

Wow. Compare this to Guadalajara. How can they reward the same points?!

1/3 of them will pullout depending on year end points needs, if they made it or not or could make it wwith a few more points. Book early

 

[Zaubers]

looks like EMMA is playing all three chinese tournaments
that will make it 5 tournaments is a row.
GO EMMA GO

 

[eraddict]

This is the full entry list for Ningbo

I think it is a decent W500 entry list. Misses the top 3 players, and for sure more top players will skip it once they qualify for WTA finals.

 

[zenga10]

Playing Ningbo will depend on how well Emma does in Seoul in my opinion

And how well she's holding up physically.

 

[RossG01_]

And how well she's holding up physically.

It will depend more on her result in Seoul. If she improves her run or at least defends her points with a few wins in each of Beijing and Wuhan she won't need Ningbo especially since she is playing Tokyo the week after. I think Ningbo in some kind of safety if she doesn't perform well in any of Seoul, Beijing, and Wuhan.