2013 Vancouver Island
Championships
Table Tennis Tournament
Sunday September 29th. 2013
Sponsored by:
TT tables & equipment
1136 Hillside Avenue Victoria
250.386.4263
INFORMATION
AND REGULATIONSTournament Committee reserves the right to change the formats
and the rules of the tournament
and also to limit the number of entries in each event.
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| Venue |
Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Road,
Victoria BC
Map? |
| Events |
Open Singles - any gender - one
event (Consolation round will be played - 4 matches
minimum*)
Open Doubles -
men's & women's - two events (3 matches
minimum*)
Mixed Doubles
- 1 man + 1 women - one event (3 matches minimum*)
*See Formats below.
Please note an event will only be played if a minimum of
3 players/teams register for that event.
|
| Entry |
Entry deadline: received by 5:00 pm Thursday September 26th,
2013 - entries received after this time will NOT be included
in the tournament.
Send entry by e-mail to: entry@vitta.ca
and include the following information:
~ Name
~ Phone #
~ Event(s) entered i.e. Open Singles, Open Doubles &/or
Mixed Doubles
~ Name of double's partner(s) - each member of a doubles team to
submit an entry.
~ If you are currently rated by any
Provincial, State or National table tennis organization please
include your rating
~ If you are not currently rated by any
Provincial or National table tennis organization and did not
enter any Island tournament in the last 5 years please estimate and include your current
rating. (For help in estimating your rating check this self-rating
guide).
As entries are received they will be posted here.
Draw will take place on Friday September 27th.2013.
|
| Balls |
40
mm orange ITTF approved |
| Formats |
Dependent upon entries, but a
round-robin format will be used initially wherever possible.
Every effort will be made to ensure a minimum of 4 matches
for each participant in Singles and 3 matches for each
Doubles team. |
| Cost |
There will be a $10.00 entry fee for each participant, payable upon arrival.
Spectators/guests free. |
| Schedule |
Facility
will open at 8:10 am for warm-ups. 9 tables available. Warm-ups
will end at 8:50 am to allow for a 9:00 am start.
Early rounds of the Open Singles will start
promptly at 9:00 am. This will be followed by the Women's
Doubles and the Men's Doubles at approx. noon, or
at the
conclusion of the singles event.
Please note these times are tentative. It is the
responsibility of all players to be available to play when
required. Players unavailable when needed will be defaulted. For
that reason we highly recommend players arrive at the venue
ahead of the tentatively scheduled playing times. Please be
prepared for delays.
We recommend you bring your own food.
Finals of Open Singles tentatively scheduled for 2:00 pm
to 3:00 pm.
|
| Rules |
Latest
I.T.T.F.
rules will be in effect.
All rackets must be black on one side and red on the other
side with ITTF
approved coverings.
Tie-breaks in round-robins will be decided successively by
head-to-head results, least number of games conceded then least
number of points conceded. Games and points will only be used as
far as is necessary to resolve the order only of those players
involved in the tie.
Colour of playing shirt must not be white or orange. Dark
colours are recommended.
|
| Umpiring |
Players may be required to umpire
their own matches. |
| Waiver |
Please note - upon arrival all
players will be asked to pay the $10.00 entry fee and
will be required to sign the following waiver:
"I hereby
agree to abide by the tournament rules and all decisions of
the tournament committee and to release the Vancouver Island
Table Tennis Association, the
Municipality of Saanich, the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Courtside Sports and the Tournament
Committee from responsibility for any loss, damages or
injuries, occurring as the result of participating in this
tournament and authorize publication and/or use of
photographs taken of me." |
| Tournament Committee |
Frank Enns, Alvin Ng & Ken
Holman |
