AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Sydney

New South Wales

14 th

_{to 22}

nd

_{October 2016}

OPEN VETERANS TABLE TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIPS

AUSTRALIAN

2016

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PROSPECTUS

1. Authority: The 33rd_{Australian Open Veterans Table Tennis Championships will be}

organised by Table Tennis NSW under the authority granted by Table Tennis Australia (TTA)

2. Host: Table Tennis New South Wales

mail@ttnsw.org,au 3. Official Website: http://ttnsw.org.au

4. Tournament Director: Leonie Whiteford

leoniewhiteford@optusnet.com.au

5. Referee: Ian Finlay (International Referee)

finlayianr@bigpond.com

6. Event Controller Brian & Bev James

bevjames@senet.com.au

7. Dates of Event: Friday 14th_{to Saturday 22}nd_{October 2016}

Practice/Opening Ceremony - 14th_{October 2016}

Competition from Saturday 15th

8. Venue: Netball Central

2 Olympic Boulevard

Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127

9. Reference The Championships will be conducted in accordance with TTA Regulations

and the current ITTF Laws and Regulations of Table Tennis.

10. Eligibility Eligibility for entry is as follows:-

Over 30 events – players born in 1986 or earlier Over 40 events – players born in 1976 or earlier Over 50 events – players born in 1966 or earlier Over 60 events – players born in 1956 or earlier Over 65 events – players born in 1951 or earlier Over 70 events – players born in 1946 or earlier Over 75 events – players born in 1941 or earlier Over 80 events – players born in 1936 or earlier

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11. Registration

of their State Membership.

Other competitors must be registered members of an association affiliated with ITTF.

12. Events Individual: V1 30 & Over Men’s Singles V2 30 & Over Women’s Singles V3 30 & Over Men’s Doubles V4 30 & Over Women’s Doubles

V5 30 & Over Mixed Doubles

V6 40 & Over Men’s Singles V7 40 & Over Women’s Singles V8 40 & Over Men’s Doubles V9 40 & Over Women’s Doubles

V10 40 & Over Mixed Doubles

V11 50 & Over Men’s Singles V12 50 & Over Women’s Singles V13 50 & Over Men’s Doubles V14 50 & Over Women’s Doubles

V26 70 & Over Men’s Singles V27 70 & Over Women’s Singles V28 70 & Over Men’s Doubles V29 70 & Over Women’s Doubles

V31 75 & Over Men’s Singles V32 75 & Over Women’s Singles V33 75 & Over Men’s Doubles V34 75 & Over Women’s Doubles

V35 75 & Over Mixed Doubles

V36 80 & Over Men’s Singles V37 80 & Over Women’s Singles V37A 80 & Over Mixed Singles V38 80 & Over Doubles

(If Required)

13. Events Team V40 Men’s Team 30 & Over V41 Women’s Team 30 & Over

V42 Men’s Team 40 & Over V43 Women’s Team 40 & Over V44 Men’s Team 50 & Over V45 Women’s Team 50 & Over V46 Men’s Team 60 & Over V47 Women’s Team 60 & Over V48 Men’s Team 70 & Over V49 Women’s Team 70 & Over V50 Men’s Team 75 & Over V51 Women’s Team 75 & Over

V52 Mixed Teams 80 & Over

14. Entries Individual: ALL players must enter using the separate individual entry form available from the official website or from their State Association.

15. Entries Team: Each State Association may enter a maximum of five (5) players only in events V40, V42, V43, V44, V45, V46, V47, & V48.

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16. President Teams:

Teams for each of the Team events. Nominations may be received from State Associations and International Players on the form provided.

In order to be eligible for selection by the National Selectors in a Presidents Team, a player must have satisfied the eligibility requirements to compete in the individual events of the championships.

The host organisation shall provide a playing shirt and TTA will supply a shirt badge at the players expense for each player.

Each player in a Presidents Team shall be liable for part of the team entry fee as specified by the hosts.

17. System of Play: SINGLES - Individual:

The first round of all singles events will be played in a 4 player round robin basis with the top 2 players of each group progressing to the knockout stage of the event.

All matches will be best of 5 games.

DOUBLES Individual:

All Doubles Events will be a knockout event and best of 5 games.

TEAM EVENTS:

Team events V40, V42, V43, V44, V45, V46, V47, & V48 will be an 11 match format of 9 singles and 2 Doubles.

Team events V41, V49, V50, V51, V52 will be a 5 match format of 4 singles and 1 doubles

All matches will be best of 5 games.

18. Disqualification Any player failing to appear when scheduled to play is liable to disqualification by the Referee.

19. Matches Each match will be controlled by an umpire whose decision shall be final on any point of fact. The Referee’s decision shall be final on any interpretation of the Laws and Regulations.

20. Restrictions Individual entries will be limited to a maximum of two (2) age groups in each event and these shall be consecutive age groups, e.g. (50 & over and 60 & over) not ( 40 & over and 60 & over). Players in the 80 & over events may enter the 75 & over and also the 70 & over events. The maximum number of events per person will be six (6) events.

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21. Risk

Players with pre-existing medical conditions should make the organising committee aware of this. Please attach a note detailing the nature of the medical condition and the medication required, as necessary. All medical information will be treated with the strictest confidence and will be

destroyed after the championships.

22. Tentative schedule 14th_{October 2016 Practice/Opening Ceremony, Photos,}

Managers Meeting

15th_{to 22}nd_{October 2016 for Competition.}

A detailed schedule will be provided closer to the event.

23. Managers Meeting: A Management Committee will be appointed and carry out functions in terms of TTA regulations. One of these functions is to consider any appeals against rulings of the host organisation or the referee on a question of match or tournament conduct not covered in the Laws or Regulations. A Managers Meeting will be scheduled for 14th_{October 2016 at the Venue}

starting at TBA. All Managers must attend.

24. Draws: Draw to be done as soon as practical after the closing date and published on the official website.

Advice will be forwarded to all states and managers after publication.

25. Equipment: Tables: SAN-EI Green tables, and ITTF approved nets Balls: DHS Premium 40mm Plastic White

Floor: Double Sprung Wooden Floor

26. Closing Function The Presentation Dinner and Disco will be held at Canterbury – Hurlstone Park RSL

Cost is $65-00 per person

27. Trophies: Medallions will be presented as follows:-

For all individual events Winner - GOLD

Runner up - SILVER

Semi-Finalists - BRONZE

For Team events: 1st_{Placed Team -} _GOLD

2nd_{Placed Team -} _SILVER

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28. Accommodation:

to be taken into consideration The following are some accommodation options.

Name / Address Address Telephone Fax

Pullman 5 Star Rating

Olympic Boulevard

Sydney Olympic Park 02.8762 1700 02.8762 1701

Novotel 4.5 Star Rating

Olympic Boulevard

Quest Apartments 4.5 Star Rating

6 Edwin Flack Avenue

Hotel Ibis 3.5 Star Rating

Olympic Boulevard

Ibis Budget – (Formerly Formule 1) 2 Star Rating

Edwin Flack Avenue

The Lodge Dormitory type rooms

1 Jamieson Street

Newington Armory 02.9714 7345 02.9714 7232

It is also recommended that you check other online booking services such as “Booking.com” for prices and locations of hotels and tourist parks in the Sydney Region and around Sydney Olympic Park.

29. Weather Info: The temperature in Sydney in October will be mild

30. Changes: Changes in players’ entries will be accepted until the draw is done then after that all changes will have to be approved at the Managers Meeting at the beginning of the championships.

31. Field of Play Food & drinks are not permitted in the playing areas; smoking is not permitted anywhere in the playing venue.

32. Racket Control: ITTF rules regarding rackets and racket coverings will be enforced. No gluing or re-gluing of rackets is permitted in the playing venue.

The ITTF Equipment Committee strongly recommends all players to make certain that new coverings are aired 72 hours before use.

Players are not to use glues containing harmful volatile compounds (VC’s) for gluing or regluing rackets. This includes glues with organic and inorganic volatile compounds excluding water.

33. Deadlines: Preliminary Entry Form: 1st_{June 2016}

Final Entry Form: 1st_{September 2016}

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34. TTA License Fee:

events and will be payable on entry.

35. Clothing: ITTF and TTA Clothing regulations will be enforced.

The main colour of a shirt or shorts, other than sleeves and collar of a shirts shall be clearly different from that of the ball in use. Players should be neatly dressed, and not wear any clothing that might cause offence or bring the game into disrepute. Players of the same association forming a doubles pair may wear clothes of different manufacturers, if the basic colours are the same. Opposing players and pairs shall wear shirts that are sufficiently different colours to enable them to be easily distinguished by spectators.

36. Team Photos Team Photos will be taken on Friday afternoon before and after the

Opening Ceremony. Times will be advised to Team Managers. Players can pre-order photos, size being 20cm x 30cm (roughly A4 size), cost will be $25-00. Photographer is Renown Photography, Andrew Barnes, website is

www.renownphotography.com.au

37. Betting: In the context of betting, participants shall not, by any manner whatsoever, infringe the principal of fair play, show unsporting conduct or attempt to influence the course or result of a competition or any part thereof in a manner contrary to sporting ethics. Any violation of this principal shall be disciplined according to provisions of ITTF regulations 3.5.3.