LIGNANO MASTER OPEN 2018 FACTOR 20
Lignano Sabbiadoro - Italy
2018 MARCH, 14th – 18th
1. AUTHORITY: the Lignano Master Open will be organized by the Italian Table Tennis Association
under the auspices and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (Para Table TennisCommittee).
2. DATE AND PLACE:
13th March, Arrivals for classifications
14th March, Arrivals - classifications
15th – 17th March, Competition days
18th March, Departures
Sports Hall Bella Italia Village (Ex Getur). Viale Centrale 29, Lignano Sabbiadoro – UD
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:
13th March, Arrivals for classifications
13th March, classification from 14:00 to 20:00
14th March, classification from 09:00 to 15:00
14th March, Arrivals
14th March, Technical meeting around 21:30
15th – 17th March, Competition days from 08:30 to 21:30
18th March, Departures
Proposed dates for the singles events: 15th to 16th March
Proposed dates for the team events: 16th to 17th March

5. RULES:
the event will be conducted in accordance with the current Laws of Table Tennis, the Regulations
for International Competitions and specific PTT directives (which may be amended from time totime).
6. EQUIPMENT:
the following equipment will be used:
Tables: 16 Tables for competition STAG (Peter Karlsson, Blue), for wheelchair users
Nets: StagBalls: Stag Supreme*** 40+ (white color)
Floor: Stag carpet
Note 1: all the tables will be wheelchair accessible.
Note 2: will be prepared 8 table for training in the first floor.
7. ELIGIBILITY
The event is open to players who are eligible to represent their national association according to
the ITTF Handbook 2018.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANIZERITALIAN TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Physical/postal address: Curva Nord – Stadio Olimpico – Foro Italico – Rome.
E-mail: settore.paralimpico@fitet.org
Phone: +39 06 8932 01 61
Fax: +39 06 3204714
Tournament Director: Allegra Roccato
9. TECHNICAL DELEGATE FOR THE EVENT
Name: Matej HamranE-mail: matej.hamran@gmail.com

10. REFEREE
Name: Tina Crotta
E-mail: crottatina@gmail.com
11. CLASSIFIER
Two classifiers will be appointed by ITTF PTT.
12. CLASSIFICATION
All new players should be present in time for classification on March 13/14 (arrival on March 13th
12:00 noon). All players should bring with them their medical diagnosis and any other medical
information relevant to their classification. They should report to classification with these
documents, dressed as if they are going to play a match and with all their table tennis equipment
including sports chairs. All players and support staff are expected to cooperate fully in theclassification process.
No Classification for class 11 and NO re-evaluation and protest!

12.1 Requirements for classification
ITTF-PTT classification rules state that Athlete Evaluation will take place during international
competitions. All athletes to be classified internationally in 2018 need to fill in the following
documents:
Consent Form (to be read and signed by Athlete. If the Athlete is under 18 or has anIntellectual Impairment, an additional signature by coach or guardian is required)
Medical Diagnostics Form (to be filled, dated and signed by a certified health professional)

These are the steps to be followed by a NA (National Association) so that an athlete will beincluded in the list of athletes to be classified in a tournament.
1. Once the NA has sent the first entry for a player in an international tournament, scanned
copies of both documents mentioned above have to be sent to classification@ittf.com (nolater than one month before the beginning of the competition).
2. Athlete will give the original signed documents to the chief classifier at the beginning of theAthlete Evaluation process that takes place 2 or 3 days before the beginning of thecompetition.
3. If the Athlete has any additional medical documents available that could help classifiers tounderstand better the nature of the impairments, he or she will show that medical
information to classification panel during the Athlete Evaluation process.
The needed forms and complete information about classification can be found at
http://www.ipttc.org/classification/documents.htm
13. PARTICIPATION QUOTASFor Fa20 events, the maximum number of entries per association per class is 6.
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.
In class 11 only players already classified can participate!
All other persons wishing to accompany a team (i.e. who are not members of the team) aresubject 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 association urgently to confirm thissystem of entry).
For new players participating for the first time in a PTT event, MUST send to ITTF one copy of a valid
passport (see email address below).

All players must bring with them a valid passport which will be copied for the ITTF database.
The entry (entry by name) deadline is: 31.01.2018
In order to secure full participation, national associations failing to confirm their participationaccording to deadlines will be removed from the list of participants.
All entries must be sent to the organizers and to ITTF: 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: the first stage will be played in a round-robin basis with priority given to groups of 3teams with the winner and runner-up in each group advancing to play in the knock-out rounds. If
there are 5 or less teams, the event will be played in a round-robin format without knock-out.
Teams will play as follows: Double; A vs Y; B vs X.
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. If
there 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 14th March around 21:3018. DRAWS
The draws will be done for the singles events on 14th March and for the team events on 15thMarch. The draw will done before the technical meeting, during the meeting we will give only thepaper.
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 FEESFor PTT events, the entry fees include accommodation and capitation fees (25€). The entry fees
have to be paid in Euro to the organizers as set out below:€ 430,00 Per person (2 in a room)€ 430,00 Entry to be submitted with the entry€ 520,00 Per person (2 in a room) for the arrival at 13th for classification€ 60,00 The fee for the extra night per person in a double room
€ 80,00 The fee for the extra night per person in single room
€ 25,00 The extra single room each night
PLEASE NOTE: It is possible to take part only in the tournament. Then no Hotel, no meals, notransport are enclosed. Fee: 250 €Special price for escort’s tetra players of class 1 and players class 11 that will participate, the fee
for them will be reduced of 80,00 euros (sharing the room with the player).
WILL NOT ACCEPTED PAYMENT CASH UPON ARRIVAL, ALL THE ENTRIES FEES MUST BE PAID BY
BANK BEFORE THE ARRIVALS.
Should 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:
Name : FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA TENNISTAVOLOBank name: BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO
Account name: FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA TENNISTAVOLO
Account number: 10127
SWIFT CODE: BNLIITRR
Branch Addres: A FORO ITALICO - SPORTELLO CONI
IBAN: IT 80D 01005 03309 000000010127
Specification of payment: ENTRY LIGNANO 2018 + COUNTRY
All bank charges are for the cost of the party making the payment.
22. OFFICIAL HOTELSThe hotel for teams is: BELLA ITALIA VILLAGE – EFA. (Ex Getur Village)
Physical/postal address: viale Centrale, 29 - 33054 LIGNANO SABBIADORO (UD) Italy
E-mail: info@bellaitaliavillage.com
Phone: +39.0431.409511
Fax: +39.0431.409512
Website address: www.bellaitaliavillage.com
Please note that the first official meal covered by the Organizing Committee will be the dinner on
March 14th (March 13th for arrivals for classification) and the last official meal will be the breakfast
on March 18th. The meals are served on the respective building for breakfast and dinner, the lunch
will be served at Le Vele building.
23. TRANSPORTATIONThe organizers will provide transportation for teams and officials on 13th, 14th and 18th March fromairport – hotel – airport.
AirportVENEZIA (Marco Polo airport) or TREVISO (Antonio Canova airport)
Railway
Latisana station railway
Distances by bus- From Venezia Airport to Accommodation: 93 km- From Treviso Airport to Accommodation: 112 km- From Latisana station railway to Accommodation: 17 km

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 policies and procedures
during the event. The entry forms contain an undertaking to be signed by a responsible official of
the nominating Association and the team member covering these matters and no entry will beaccepted unless such an undertaking has been given. Similarly, it is the responsibility of theassociation, player or team member to ensure that he or she has adequate medical, travel andother 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 abide 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:
25.1 cancellations after the first entry but before the second entry: the first entry fee is forfeited.
25.2 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.
25.3 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• date of birth• Function in the team• Passport number• Passport expiry date
• copies 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:
Average low temperature expected: 2º Celsius
Average high temperature expected: 9.5º Celsius

Average rainfall expected: 75 mm
Humidity 75%
29. DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
Together with this Prospectus, attached are the following documents:
28.1 entry form:
28.1.2 entry fee payment form
28.2.1 singles and team entry forms by name28.2.3 rooming list
28.2.4 tournament indemnity form (to be signed by all participants)
28.2.5 transport form
Otherwise, you can download the documents from the
http://www.ipttc.org/calendar/index.htm .

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