Pool B sees two regular World Cup combatants, South Africa and Samoa, joined by Scotland and the top qualifier from Asia, normally Japan, and the second Americas side to qualify — usually the United States or Canada.
First, they dropped the "Of Mars" qualifier from the title.
The fifth qualifier from Africa will be either Liberia or Nigeria.
Bloomfield, a qualifier from England ranked No. 552 entering the week, will be making his first ATP semifinal appearance.
She was impressive in her opening round match Sunday, and is a heavy favorite over the qualifier from Korea.
But Giorgi, a 21-year old qualifier from Italy, was an aggressive ball-striker who could cause her headaches.
Ding, who lives and practises in Sheffield, resumes today 9-7 down to Stuart Bingham, a qualifier from Basildon.
Mirnyi, a qualifier from Belarus, was in his first final after the biggest week of his singles career.
Jesse Levine, a 21-year-old qualifier from Boca Raton, Fla., was beaten in four sets by No. 19 seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland.
But much worse appeared likely at Flushing Meadows yesterday as he squandered a two-set lead against Jan Vacek, a qualifier from the Czech Republic.
Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu won the Korea Open when she beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich, a qualifier from from Belarus, 6-3, 6-1.
