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1 16 AUGUST SA PARA SENIOR & JUNIOR NATIONAL TABLE TENNISCHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS INTER-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS DATES: Sunday, 2 October to Wednesday 5 October SA PARA Senior and Junior Championships. Wednesday, 5 October to Saturday, 8 October SA Veterans Inter-Regional and Open Championships. VENUE: JONI BACH SPORT CENTRE, PRETORIA NORTH 1. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): 14h00: Sunday, 2Oct Para Arrival and Classification 09h00: Monday, 3Oct Para Championships Managers Meeting 11h00: Monday, 3Oct Para Open Singles Championships 09h00: Tuesday, 4Oct Para Class Singles 16h00: Tuesday, 4Oct Para Team Events 09h00: Tuesday, 5Oct Para Team Events continuation Postal Address PO Box Clubview 0014 Gauteng South Africa Tel No Fax No sattb@tabletennis.co.za Web: OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Fridays: 08h00 17h00 Closed on Saturdays and Sundays PBO Number-18/11/13/590 Affiliated to: International Table Tennis Federation African Table Tennis Federation Commonw ealth Table Tennis Federation SA Sports Confederation Olympic Committee 14h00: Wednesday, 5Oct Para Medal Presentation 10h00: Wednesday, 5Oct SAVETTS Annual General Meeting 12h00: Wednesday, 5Oct SAVETTS Managers Meeting 16h00: Wednesday, 5Oct SAVETTS Team Events 09h00: Thursday, 6Oct SAVETTS Team Events continuation 14h00: Thursday, 6Oct SAVETS MX, Men s & Ladies Doubles 09h00: Friday, 7Oct SAVETS Doubles continuation 14h00: Friday, 7Oct SAVETTS All Singles Events 09h00: Saturday, 8Oct SAVETTS Singles continuation 16h00: Saturday, 8Oct SAVETTS Medal Presentation 09:00-13:00: Saturday, 8 Oct SATTB Annual General Meeting

2 CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: - GENERAL THE USE OF THE FACILITIES AT THE JONI BACH SPORT CENTRE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. 2. ENTRY FEES: Events Team Individual Umpires Levy Veterans R 320 per team R per event R 200 per team PARA SENIOR ENTRY FEES Team R per team Individual R per event Umpires Levy R per team PARA JUNIOR ENTRY FEES Team R per team Individual R per event Umpires Levy R per team 3. The preliminary CLOSING DATE for entries is FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER Your final closing date is FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER The completed Entry Forms must be sent together with the Entry Fees to: Name: South African Table Tennis Board Address: PO Box 14510, CLUBVIEW, 0014 Telephone No: Facsimile No: sattb@tabletennis.co.za Payment by cheques must be made payable to the South African Table Tennis Board. The Entry Fees may also be paid into the bank account of: SA Table Tennis Board Account No NEDBANK Branch: Fordsburg

3 4. All entries are subject to the ITTF Laws, and the Rules and Regulations and Disciplinary Code of the SATTB. 5. TABLES AND NETS: STAG 1000 ITTF APPROVED. BALLS: 40mm diameter *** WHITE ITTF approved balls will be used. 6. TOURNAMENT REFEREE: a. PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT REFEREE: Mr Moegamad Isaacs DEPUTY REFEREE/S: 1 st : Ms Elsabe Schoombee 2 nd : Mr Terence Akerman b. VETS CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT REFEREE: Ms Genevieve Lentz DEPUTY REFEREE/S: 1 st : Mr Bernavin April 2 nd : Mr Nigel Adams 7. Certified copies of the ID Documents of all the players must be available in the event of any queries. 8. OFFICIAL UMPIRES Affiliates to nominate umpires from their own qualified umpires (Provincial upwards) for consideration by the SATTB. The SATTB will then appoint the number required for the tournament and advise Affiliates accordingly. The SATTB will provide financial assistance to those umpires selected for duty, accommodation and meals for the duration of the championships. Affiliates must provide transport for their umpires. All umpires will be assessed during the championship. The host province must supply the majority of Umpires.

4 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. All entries must be done through the Affiliates or Associate Member s Secretaries. Only International Players may enter directly to the SATTB. 2. All International entries to be forwarded to the S.A.T.T.B. for approval a nd clearance. 3. In terms of the Regulations NO LATE ENTRIES or substitutions (singles events) will be accepted. In the case of unforeseen circumstances, Late Entries may be accepted (at the sole discretion of the Referee) with a fine of 10% of the entry fee. Substitutions will only be allowed in the Doubles Events and only then with valid reasons. 4. Players entering the Doubles events without stating a partner s name will be drawn a partner by the Organizers from other players entering similarly where possible. 5. In the Veterans Singles events, each Competitor may only compete in his/her own age category plus the next category lower. Maximum: 2 Single Events. 6. All Events are subject to sufficient entries being received. 7. The Technical Committee shall compile the seeding for the Championships taking into account the following order: Seeds 1 to 8 - The ITTF World Ranking list, ATTF Ranking list, National Ranking and Associations Ranking lists. Seeds 9 to 16 will be drawn from a list of players ranked by their Associations. Priority will be determined by seeding players based on the performance of their Regional Teams at the previous Inter-Regional Championships. 8. All Singles matches shall be played in group system with 3 to 4 players in a group in the 1st Stage. The top two players in each group shall qualify for the knock-out stage. The subsequent rounds shall be played on a knock-out basis, except, where, in exceptional cases such as insufficient entries, an event may be played on a round robin bases. 9. All Doubles matches to be played on a knock-out basis, except, where, in exceptional cases such as insufficient entries, an event may be played on a round robin bases. 10. All matches in both Singles and Doubles shall be the best of five (5) games Umpires will be assigned to matches by the Referee. Any umpire/player refusing to do so will be disqualified from the remainder of the Championships and reported to his/her Association and to the Tournament Disciplinary Committee.

5 11. EVENTS: Veterans: Men s Singles 40 years and over - born 1976 or earlier Men s Singles 50 years and over - born 1966 or earlier Men s Singles 60 years and over - born 1956 or earlier Women s Singles 35 years and over - born 1981 or earlier Women s Singles 40 years and over - born 1976 or earlier Women s Singles 50 years and over - born 1966 or earlier Women s Singles 60 years and over - born 1956 or earlier Men s Doubles, Women s Doubles & Mixed Doubles PARA SENIORS: CLASS SINGLES: OPEN SINGLES: PARA JUNIORS: Women s Class Singles TT1 - TT10 (per Class) Men s Class Singles TT1 - TT10 (per Class) Women s Open Singles TT1 - TT5 (combined) Women s Open Singles TT6 - TT10 (combined) Men s Open Singles TT1 - TT5 (combined) Men s Open Singles TT6 - TT10 (combined) CLASS SINGLES: U14 Boy s Class Singles TT1 - TT10 (per Class) U14 Girl s Class Singles TT1 - TT10 (per Class) U17 Boy s Class Singles TT1 - TT10 (per Class) U17 Girl s Class Singles TT1- TT10 (per Class) U20 Boy s Class Singles TT1 - TT10 (per Class) U20 Girl s Class Singles TT1- TT10 (per Class) - Born in 2002 or later - Born in 2002 or later - Born in 1999 or later - Born in 1999 or later - Born in 1996 or later - Born in 1996 or later OPEN SINGLES: Girl s Open Singles TT1 - TT5 (class & age combined) Girl s Open Singles TT6 - TT10 (class & age combined) Boy s Open Singles TT1 - TT5 (class & age combined) Boy s Open Singles TT6 - TT10 (class & age combined) Juniors can enter in 2 events i.e. one in their own age group and one in one higher age group. U20 s can therefore also enter in the senior events.

6 12. There are NO Plate events as all singles events will use a group system in the 1st Stage. 13. TEAM EVENTS All Rules under General shall apply. No player shall play in more than ONE TEAM. This includes the Players with a Disability. Umpiring will be done by the official umpires appointed by the SATTB. 14. The format for the Team Events shall be as follows: 14.1 Veterans Men 40+ A team shall consist of a minimum of 3 players and a maximum of 5 players plus a Team Manager. Best of 5 matches: 5 singles: A vs Y; B vs X; C vs Z; A vs X; B vs Y with the participation of 3 Men Players or 3 Women Players in each match (Swaythling Format) Veterans 50+, 60+, Women 35+, 40+ & 50+, Para Seniors & Para Juniors A team shall consist of a minimum of 2 players and a maximum of 4 players plus a Team Manager. Best out of 5 matches. Four singles matches and one doubles match: A vs X, B vs Y, a doubles, A vs Y, B vs X. (Corbillon Cup Format) 14.3 Para Senior team events: Women s Team TT1 TT5 (combined) Women s Team TT6 - TT10 (combined) Men s Team TT1 - TT5 (combined) Men s Team TT6 - TT10 (combined) 14.4 Para Junior team events: Open Girls Team TT1 TT5 (class & age combined) Open Girls Team TT6 TT10 (class & age combined) Open Boys Team TT1 TT5 (class & age combined) Open Boys Team TT6 TT10 (class & age combined) No Team event per age group. 15. An Affiliate may enter more than one (1) team in the Inter-Regional Tournament if they have three (3) players or more in the having finished in the last 16 of the previous National Championships. At least two (2) of these players must be part of the team entered. 16. All Team events will only be staged if 4 or more entries are received.

7 17. All Affiliates and Associate Members must register their Playing Colours with the Board. Alternative playing colours must also be registered in the case of two Affiliates with the same colour T-shirt participating in the team events. Please state the playing colours on the Team Entry Form. 18. Any player not wearing the correct colours of his/her Affiliate during any Inter-Regional match will automatically forfeit the particular games or match in which he/she has contravened this rule. Open Team Championships (B Section) this competition will NOT be staged. SATTB shall not as a result of the cancellation of this tournament for any reason whatsoever and whether or not it was caused by any negligent action or omission on the part of the SATTB or any host affiliate or association be liable for any loss, including consequential loss, or damages incurred by any affiliate, association, team, individual or any person whatsoever nor shall it be liable to refund any payment made by such party. THIS ENTRY FORM, IN ITS TOTALITY, CONSTITUTES THE COMPLETE AND FINAL DOCUMENT AND NO FURTHER REPRESENTATION, BY WHATEVER MEANS WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE ACCEPTED OR ENTERED INTO.