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Rules |
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ETTU Laws of Table Tennis and ETTU Regulations for International Competitions
(latest edition) will be applied, although the Rules and Regulations for the
European Veterans Championships (chapter K,
http://www.ettu.org/public/Image/K-Reg-2006(1).pdf) shall take priority. |
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Eligibility |
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All individuals older than 40 years of age or who
will be 40 years of age in the year of the EVC are eligible to
participate. |
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Upon Organizers´ request the participants are required to
present their passport/ID Cards as proof of age. |
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Categories and events |
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Categories
40 – 49 years
50 – 59 years
60 – 64 years
65 – 69 years
70 – 74 years
75 – 79 years
80 – 84 years
85 years and over |
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Each category will have the following events:
Men’s and Women’s Singles
Men’s and Women’s Doubles |
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In the event of less than four players entering any event, the EVC Committee
has the right to either
cancel the said event, or introduce a reasonable alternative for all concerned. |
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Every entered player is allowed to participate in one singles
and one doubles event. A player must participate in her/his own
age category, except in doubles if the players of a pair do not
belong to the same age group, when they shall be placed in the
category of the younger player |
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If the doubles partner (according to
the draw) is not present a new partner will be given by the Organizer if
possible. |
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Organisation |
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The European Veterans Table Tennis Championships is an official competition
supervised by the Croatian Table Tennis Association and approved by the ETTU. |
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The Organizer of the 8th European Veterans Table Tennis Championships (EVC)
is the Croatian Table Tennis Association in cooperation with the Company CiV
savjetovanje. |
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The championships will be held from June 15th, 2009 to
June 20th, 2006 in Poreč, Croatia. On the opening day, the competition will
begin at 9:00 am local time. |
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Time table |
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A doubles pair shall not be altered if both players are present and fit to
play.However, injury, illness or the absence of one player may be accepted as
justification for an alteration to
take place, but only before the announced“deadline”, which is June 15th, 2009 at
12:00 o’clock. |
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System of play |
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Each category in singles and doubles will be played „best of five games“
(until 3 games are won), and as follows: |
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The Qualifying Competition will be played in groups of four in which all
members play with each other). The first and second placed will play in the
European Championships Competition, the third and fourth placed will play in the
Consolation Competition – only if they wish so
and only if they mark this on the score sheet immediately after play in their
group has finished. |
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If two or more players
or pairs in a group from the same National Association participate in the event,
it is essential that these matches are the first to
be played. |
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The Consolation Competition will be played according to
the knock-out system. |
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The European Championships Competition will be played according to
the knock-out system. |
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The ranking order in a group shall be decided as follows: |
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Two match points shall
be awarded for a win, 1 for a loss in a played match, and 0 for a loss in an
unplayed match. |
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The ranking order shall be determined primarily by the number of match
points gained. |
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If two or more members
of the group have gained the same number of match points, their relative
positions shall be determined only by the results of the matches between them,
by considering successively the numbers of match points, as far as is necessary
to resolve the order. |
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If at any step in the calculations the position of one or more members of
the group have been determined while the others are still equal, the results of
the matches in which those members took part shall be excluded from any further
calculations needed to
resolve the equalities in accordance with the above procedure. |
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If it is not possible to
resolve equalities by means of the above procedure the relative positions shall
be decided by lots made by the referee. |
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Draw |
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The draw for the Qualifying Competition will take place about 14 days before
the beginning of the European Veterans Table Tennis Championships. |
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The draw for the European Championship Competitions and Consolation
Competitions will take place immediately after completion of each age category’s
qualification matches in the Qualifying Competition. |
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For any changes or additions to
the draw, the Organizer is required to
obtain the approval of the Jury. |
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Match officials |
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The Organizer will provide umpires for the European Championships Competition
and the final stages of the Consolation Competition. |
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In the Qualifying Competition members of the qualifying groups when not
playing shall make themselves available as umpires. |
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In the Consolation Competition, the loser of the match shall be umpire in the
next match at the table where he or she has played. |
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Equipment |
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ITTF approved Donic/ Waldner Classic 25 tables, surrounds, nets (Donic/
Stress) and Donic xxx star white balls will be used. |
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One side of a racket must be bright red and the other black. |
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Racket covering must be ITTF approved. |
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Playing conditions |
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Minimum size of the court will be 10 x 5 m. |
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Players obligations |
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Each player is obliged to
compete at the time and table set by the Competition schedule. The player is
responsible for keeping her/himself informed when and where to
play. Any player who fails
to appear at the scheduled
time will automatically lose the match, after a 5 minute waiting period. |
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All players must sign the result of the score sheet after the match, before
leaving the table. |
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Players will be required to
carry their entry number attached to
their sports shirt on their back.whilst playing matches. |
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The organizers accept that no
restrictions should be made with regard to
drinking “water” in the duration of a match. However, drinking water will only
be specifically allowed at the same time as the “towelling down regulation”. |
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No advertisement for
alcoholic drinks and tobacco
shall be worn by the players in the playing halls. |
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Rest between matches |
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Each player is entitled to
a 5 minute rest between two
matches, or at the table manager`s discretion. |
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Appeals |
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Appeals will be dealt with by a three-member Jury, composed of
an EVC Committee Member, a referee and a representative of the
Organizing Committee. Protests can be lodged against the
decision of the referee only, and they have to be submitted in
writing to the Organising Committee immediately after the
completion of the match |
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Prizes |
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To be decided upon
together with the Organizers. |
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The top four players and pairs in each category of the European Championships
Competition will be presented with medals. The winners will also
be presented with a special trophy from the Organizer. |
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Winners and runners-up of the Consolation Competition will receive a souvenir
which will be handed over at the table immediately after the final match. |
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All participants will be awarded Championship Diploma. |
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