TABLE TENNIS

 

Sponsor: Staheli's Catering

 

Directors: Grant Misbach, Shonie Aki and Delores Osborn

 

Assistants: John Curry and Ralph Hall

 

Officials:

                  Tom Miller--International Referee

                  Wilfredo Escobar--Head Umpire

                  Marilyn Miller--Operations

                  Stan Kahan--Instruction

                  Olga Kahan--Registration

 

Events: Singles, Rated Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Random Draw Doubles

 

Schedule:

                  Monday, Oct. 3, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

                  Tuesday, Oct. 4, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

                  Wednesday, Oct. 5, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

                  Thursday, Oct. 6, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

                  Friday, Oct. 7, 11:00 am--Awards Banquet

 

Venue: Dixie Center--Exhibit Hall

 

Divisions:

                  Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles: 5-Year Age Brackets (see Page 5)

                  Rated Singles: 2000+, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, 1400-1599, 1200-1399, 1000-1199, 800-999, Under 800

                  Random Draw Doubles: No Divisions

 

Sport Fee: $7 Per Event

 

REGISTRATION RULES

- Participants must play in their own age bracket in Singles.

- Age bracket for Doubles events will be determined by the age of the youngest partner.

- Participants may enter only one age category in age events.

- Ratings will be obtained from USATT as of August 15, 2005.

- In Rated Singles, rated players may enter their rated division and one division higher. See Format/Rules below for restrictions pertaining to unrated players.

- Players must choose between Mixed Doubles and Random Draw Doubles--they cannot enter both. Players who enter Mixed Doubles and do not get a partner will automatically be entered into Random Draw Doubles.

 

FORMAT / RULES

- Tournament is USATT-sanctioned--USATT rules apply.

- All USA participants must be USATT members. International Federation memberships will be honored.

- For participants that are not members of USATT or an international federation, USATT cards will be available for purchase at the venue check-in desk--$40 for a one-year membership. Participants competing as beginners in a USATT sanctioned event for the first time, have the option to purchase a one-time only tournament pass for $10.00.

- Nittaku orange balls (40mm-large size) will be used.

- Stiga and Butterfly tables will be used for competition.

- Shoes must be rubber-soled.

- Rubber on paddles must be red on one side, black on the other and must be ITTF approved. Pimpled racket coverings with an aspect ratio (length divided by diameter) greater than 1.1 will not be allowed.

- All events will start out with a round-robin format. Matches will be 3 out of 5 games (11 points).

- In age division Singles, the top 2 winners will advance to a single elimination. In all other events, only the winner will advance to single elimination.

- Unrated players may enter the rated division they feel is their proper playing level and the next higher division. However, unless they are playing in the 2000+ division, they cannot advance out of the round robin and cannot win a medal.

- Random Draw Doubles will have no age groups and will be open to all players not playing in Mixed Doubles. Requests for specific partners will not be considered.

- Participants must present their HWSG ID Badge and USATT membership card at the venue check-in desk 30 minutes before their first event.

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

Monday

8:00 am--Check-in and free class on Tournament Rules

9:00 am--Men's Singles--Ages 50 through 64

11:30 am--Men's Singles--Ages 65 and above

2:00 pm--Women's Singles--All Age Groups

 

Tuesday

9:00 am--Men's Doubles--All Age Groups

11:30 am--Women's Doubles--All Age Groups

2:00 pm--Mixed Doubles--All Age Groups

 

Wednesday

9:00 am--Random Draw Doubles

11:00 am--Rated Singles: 1800-1999, 1400-1599, 1000-1199, Under 800

2:30 pm--Rated Singles: 2000+, 1600-1799, 1200-1399, 800-999

 

Thursday

9:00 am--Men's Singles--3^rd Place & Finals

10:00 am--Women's Singles--3^rd Place & Finals

11:00 am--Men's Doubles--3^rd Place & Finals

Noon--Women's Doubles--3^rd Place & Finals

                  Random Draw Doubles--3^rd Place & Finals

1:00 pm--Mixed Doubles--3^rd Place & Finals

2:00 pm--Rated Singles--3^rd Place & Finals: 1800-1999, 1400-1599, 1000-1199, Under 800

2:30 pm--Rated Singles--3^rd Place & Finals: 2000+, 1600-1799, 1200-1399, 800-999

 

Friday

11:00 am--Awards Social--Staheli's Western Barn

 

MEDALS

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded in each event for each division. Medals will be awarded at the Sport Social.

 

SPORT SPONSOR SOCIAL (ID Badge or Ticket Required)

Date: Friday, Oct. 7

Time: 11:00 am

Location: Staheli's Town Center