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1. AUTHORITY: The ____________________________________________

will be organized by________________________________________________________________________________
under the auspices and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation.
2. DATE AND PLACE:
Dates of competition
Name and address of thevenue

3. EVENTS:
The following events will be played:
Men’s singles (class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Women’s singles (class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Men’s team (class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Women’s team (class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)Note 1: depending on the entries, the organizers and the Technical Delegate reserve the right tocombine classes as may be necessary.
Note 2: the singles events will be played first, followed by the team events.

4. SCHEDULE:
The general schedule for the tournament will be as follows:Arrival day for players to be classified
Classification days
Practice days
General arrivals
Competitions dates
Departures
Proposed dates for single events
Proposed dates for team events
5. RULES:
The event will be conducted in accordance with the current Laws of Table Tennis, the Regulations
for International Competitions and specific Para TT directives (which may be amended from timeto time).
6. EQUIPMENT:The following equipment will be used:
Competition tables

Number

Warmup tables

Number

Nets
Balls
Floor
7. ELIGIBILITY:
The event is open to players who are eligible to represent their national association according tothe ITTF Handbook 2019.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANIZER:NameTournament director
E-mailPhoneFax

9. TECHNICAL DELEGATE TEAM:Name of TD
E-mailPhone
Name of deputy TD
10. REFEREE TEAM:Name of Referee
Names of deputy referees
11. CLASSIFIERS:
The number of international classifiers for this tournament will be
12. CLASSIFICATION:Classification services for this tournaments will be the following:
New players admitted (classes 1 to 10)
Players for review admitted (classes 1 to 10)
Classification for intellectual impairment admit ed (class 11).13. PARTICIPATION QUOTAS:There is a limit in the maximum number of players per class per gender who can participate fromeach country:
Tournament factor
20
40
0Host country
66

Other countries
64

A player may only play in the class indicated on his or her international classification card unless,due to the low number of players, his or her class is combined with the next class or classes. Thenthey may play in the next higher-class event.
The minimum entry for a singles class to be played is 4 players.
All other persons wishing to accompany a team (i.e. who are not members of the team) are
subject to special charges and should contact the organizers for further information. Thesepackages are limited and subject to availability of places in the official hotels. Priority will be given
to the Official Party of all the delegations.

14. ENTRY PROCESS:
Only entries submitted by or endorsed by the national association will be accepted (NationalParalympic Committees are advised to contact the national table tennis association urgently toconfirm this system of entry). For new players participating for the first time in a Para TT event,they MUST send to ITTF one copy of a valid passport (see email address of ITTF entries managerbelow).
All players must bring with them a valid passport which will be copied for the ITTF database.
Deadlines
First entry (by number)
Second entry (by name)
Payment
Travel details
In order to secure full participation, national associations failing to confirm their participationaccording to deadlines will be removed from the list of participants.
LOC is entitled not to provide transportation service from the airport or railway station to
any national association that do not provide the travelling details before the deadline. I thatis the case, no refund will be done.
National associations are kindly asked to send their entries as soon as possible in order to ensure
their participation. The maximum number of players for this tournament will be _______.
All entries must be sent to the following emails:
Local Organising Committee
ITTF entries manager

ittfparaevents@gmail.com

15. SYSTEM OF PLAY:
Singles events: the first stage will be played in a round-robin basis in groups of even numbered
players but there shall not be less than 3 and not more than 5 players in a group and priority will
be given to groups of 4 players. If there are 5 or less players, the event will be played as a roundrobin without knock-out. Two players advance from each group to the second stage which will beplayed in a knock-out format.
Team events: A team shall consist of 2 or 3 players. The order of play shall be:
1. Doubles
2. Single 1 (A-X)
3. Single 2 (B-Y)
All players shall be selected from those nominated for the event. Before a team match the right tochoose A, B or X, Y shall be decided by lot and the captains shall name their teams to the refereeor his representative, assigning a letter to each singles player. All names must be nominatedbefore starting the team match. Individual matches are played best of 5 games.
In all Para TT events under the authority of ITTF PTT, the team competition system will beorganized in group system in the 1st stage with priority given to groups of 4 teams with the winnerand runner-up in each group advancing to play in the knock-out rounds, without team match forbronze medal.
General: The numbers of groups will be decided by the TD and the referee in cooperation with theorganizing committee. If the number of groups in an event is decided not to be a multiple of 2 (e.g.
2, 4 or 8 etc.), winners from the groups with the highest ranked seeded players shall have byes in
the first round of the second stage, in ranking order. All matches will be played to the best of 5games. There is no play off for bronze medals. If there are 5 players/teams in an event, only one
bronze medal awarded. If there are 4 players/teams in an event, no bronze medal is awarded. Ifthere are 3 players/teams in an event no medals are awarded. Medals are awarded only to aplayer in a team event, if he/she plays at least in one match in the event.
16. SEEDING:
Seeding for all the events will be done according to the latest ITTF PTT rating list at the time of thedraws.
17. TECHNICAL MEETING:
The technical meeting will be held on:
Date and timePlace

18. DRAWS:
The draws will be done the following days
Draw for the singles events
Draw for the team events
The first draw will be done before the technical meeting and, during the meeting, the outcome ofthe draw will be delivered to team leaders.
19. PERSONS ON THE BENCH:
The following persons on the bench are permitted:
19.1 In singles events, 1 seat for a coach on the playing field (behind the surrounds).
19.2 In the team events 5 seats for one (1) coach and up to 4 players of the team playing thematch.
19.3 No other players or personnel may have access to the area behind the surrounds or theplaying area. Special provisions and seating areas will be made for medical personnel.

20. CLOTHING:
Please note that with effect from 1 January 2014, all players are expected to wear shirts with theirname and 3 letter association code on the back of their playing shirts.
21. ENTRY FEES:For Para TT events, the general entry fees include transport, accommodation in full board andparticipation fees. The entry fees must be paid to the organizers as set out below:
ItemNights

Description

Rooming

General entry SR

Transport and accommodation in full board

single room

General entry DRTransport and accommodation in full board

double room

General entry TR

Transport and accommodation in full board

triple room

General entry QD

Transport and accommodation in full board

quad room

Special entry

Escort sharing room with a class 1 or class 11 player

double room

Extra night SR

1

Extra night in full board

single room

Extra night DR

1

Extra night in full board

double room

Extra night TR

1

Extra night in full board

triple room

Extra night QR

1

Extra night in full board

quad room

Entry fee only

Price perperson

No transport, no accommodation, no foodShould there be any spectators or supporters, they should contact the organizers to enquire if apackage is available for them.
Payments should be made as follows:
Bank nameAccount nameAccount number
SWIFT CODE
IBAN
Branch address
Specification of payment
Payment by cash upon arrivals will not be accepted. All bank charges are for the cost of the party
making the payment.

22. OFFICIAL HOTELSName of hotel

Postal address

Hotel 1

Hotel 2

Hotel 3

23. TRANSPORTATION:
The organizers will provide transportation for teams and officials to the official hotels from thefollowing airports or train stations
Name of airport or train station

Code

Price per person**Price per person: Those prices apply only for persons paying the general entry. No transportation service
will be provided to those paying the “Entry fee only”

24. OBLIGATIONS:All players entered must compete against any other participating player and by entering, agree tobe bound by the ITTF Anti-Doping, Anti-Harassment and Classification rules, policies andprocedures during the event. The entry forms contain an undertaking to be signed by aresponsible official of the nominating Association and the team member covering these mattersand no entry will be accepted unless such an undertaking has been given. Similarly, it is theresponsibility of the association, player or team member to ensure that he or she has adequate
medical, travel and other appropriate insurance.
25. TELEVISION, MOTION PICTURE AND INTERNET COVERAGE CONDITIONS:
By entering the event, all participants agree to abide by all ITTF rules and by the rules andregulations of the organizers. All associations, teams and individual players agree to be abided by
the rulings of the ITTF and its agents in all matters concerning television coverage, video, internet
web casting, motion picture coverage, and photographic coverage of any kind. Participants releaseall rights, or rights held by their agents or sponsors, in all matters relating to television and web
casting coverage, video and motion picture coverage, and photographic coverage of any kind; andhence accept such coverage during the event. Any participant, when called upon, must appear
promptly to press conferences or medal presentations and follow the procedures set by the ITTF
and the organizers.
26. CANCELLATION POLICY:
The policy applies as follows:
26.1 cancellations after the first entry but before the second entry: the first entry fee is forfeited.
26.2 cancellations after the second entry: the first entry fee plus an additional 30% of the entry fee
is forfeited i.e. a total of 60% of the total entry fee.
26.3 cancellations within 10 calendar days of the arrival date will be decided by the organizers inconsultation with the TD.
This is provided that the player is not able to prove circumstances beyond his or her control e.g.
admission to hospital.
27. VISAS:
Should you need assistance to apply for a visa (e.g. a letter of invitation), please provide theorganizers with the following details:
Full name as in passport
ate of birth
Function in the team
Passport number and expiration dateopies of the passports of participants for whom a visa is needed
Note: the requirements for visas are not under the control of the ITTF or the organizers but under
the Government’s jurisdiction and the association must fulfill all requirements in order to get avisa in time. In supplying this information, the person understands and acknowledges that data
covered by data protection legislation will be shared in order to facilitate the application for a visa.
28. COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Temperatures expected
RainHumidity
29. DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Together with this Prospectus, attached are the following documents:
29.1 entry form:
29.1.2 entry fee payment form
29.2.1 singles and team entry forms by name29.2.3 rooming list
29.2.4 tournament indemnity form (to be signed by all participants)
29.2.5 transport form

30. ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS
Additional information related to accommodation:

Additional information related to transportation: