PROSPECTUS
2018 PTT US Open
Factor 20
June 27 - July 1, 2018
Las Vegas, USA
1. AUTHORITY: the 2018 PTT US Open will be organized by the USA Table Tennis under the
sanction of the International Table Tennis Federation (Para Table Tennis Committee ).
2. DATE AND PLACE:
June 25, 2018 – Arrivals for those who need classification and re-classification
June 27, 2018 – Regular Arrivals for those who do not need to be classified
June 28-29, 2018 – Singles Events
June 29-30, 2018 – Team Events
July 1, 2018 - Departure
LVCC 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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 organisers and the Technical Delegate reserve the rightto combine classes as may be necessary
Note 2: the singles events will be played first followed by the team events.
Note 3: only classified players for all classes will be allowed to play.
4. SCHEDULE:
Arrivals: June 27, 2018 (June 24th or 25th morning for those who need classification/reevaluation)
Practice days: June 27-30, 2018
Technical meeting: June 27, 2018 at 5 PM (LVCC – Hall N3, Para Control Desk)
Practice: June 27, 2018 at 5 PM (LVCC – Hall N3)
Opening Ceremony: June 28, 2018 at 11:30 AM
Competition days: June 28-30, 2018 (LVCC – Halls N3 and N4)
Departures: July 1, 2018 (possible departures on June 30, 2018 after 9pm)
Dates for the singles events: June 28-29, 2018 (awards in LVCC on 29th at the end of singles)
Dates for the team events: June 29-30, 2018 (awards in LVCC on 30th at the end of teams)

5. RULES: The event will be conducted in accordance with the current Laws of Table Tennis, theRegulations for International Competitions and specific PTT directives (which may be amended
from time to time).
6. EQUIPMENT: the following equipment will be used:
Tables: 20 competition Joola 3000, Blue, Wheelchair accessible, ITTF approved
Practice Tables: 20 Joola, Blue, ITTF approved (note that practice tables are not Wheelchair
accessible)
Nets: Joola
Balls: Plastic, Nittaku 3 star 40+
Floor: ITTF Approved - red color
7. ELIGIBILITY
The event is open to players who are eligible to represent their National Association according
to the ITTF Handbook 2018.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANISER
Name: USA Table Tennis
Address: 4065 Sinton Road, Suite 120
Colorado Springs, 80907 USA
E-mail: Jasna Rather jasna@usatt.org
Andrew Horn Andrew.Horn@usatt.org
Teresa Benavides Teresa.Benavides@usatt.org
Phone: 719-866-4583
Fax:
719-632-6071
Event Manager: Jasna Rather
9. TECHNICAL DELEGATE FOR THE EVENT
Name: Gorazd Vecko
10.

REFEREE
Name: Francesco Nuzzo
DEPUTY REFEREE
Name: Joseph Yick11.

CLASSIFIERS
Classifiers will be appointed by the ITTF PTT.

12.

CLASSIFICATION
All new players and players who are to have their classification reviewed should be present intime for classification. This means that all players needing classification should arrive by 2pm
on June 25, 2018. This is very important as players not present on time may not be classified.
Please note that those players not requiring classification may arrive on June 27, 2018.
All players should send with them their medical diagnosis and any other medical information
relevant to their classification in English. 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 the classification process failing which, players will not be classified (not allocated asport class or sport class status) and will not be able to compete in the event.
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 be
included 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 QUOTAS
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 orclasses. Then they may play in the next higher class event.
The minimum entry for a singles class to be played is 4 players.

 For Factor 20 events, the maximum number of entries per association per class is 6 plus 2 extra
juniors.
The minimum entry for a team event to be played is 4 teams with 2, 3 or 4 players forming ateam.
 In Factor 20 events, a maximum 2 teams per Association may be entered where all players arefrom the same Association.
Players from different countries may form a team in the team event in Fa40 and Fa20
competitions, but if there are 3 players in the same event from the same Association, only the
3rd lowest ranked player may form a team with a player from another Association.
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 organisers for further information. Thesepackages are limited and subject to availability of places in the official hotels. Priority will begiven to the Official Party of all the delegations.
In order to secure full participation, national associations failing to confirm their participationaccording to deadlines will be removed from the list of participants.
14.

ENTRY PROCESS
Only entries submitted by or endorsed by the national association will be accepted (national
Paralympic committees are advised to contact the national association urgently to confirm
their entries). All players must bring with them a valid passport which will be used to checkinformation on eligibility for the ITTF online entry system.
For new players participating for the first time in a PTT event, please send to Georgios
Seliniotakis one copy of a valid passport (see email address below).
First entry (entry by number) deadline is: April 30, 2018 ($295)
The second entry (entry by name) deadline is: May 20, 2018 (Final payment for any of
selected options)
It is the first come and first serve entries. First 200 entries will be accepted and any additional
entries based on TD approval. This is one of a few ITTF PTT tournaments this year that offers
re-evaluation.
All entries must be sent to the organisers Jasna Rather jasna@usatt.org , Andrew Horn
Andrew.Horn@usatt.org , Teresa Benavides Teresa.Benavides@usatt.org and Georgios
Seliniotakis: ittfparaevents@gmail.com
In order to secure full participation, national associations failing to confirm their participationaccording to deadlines will be removed from the list of participants.

15.

SYSTEM OF PLAY
Singles events: the first stage will be played in a round-robin basis in groups of evennumbered players but there shall not be less than 3 and not more than 5 players in a groupand priority will be given to groups of 4 players. If there are 5 or less players, the event will
be played as a round-robin without knock-out. Two players advance from each group to thesecond stage which will be played in a knock-out format.
Team events: the first stage will be played in a round-robin basis with priority given togroups of 3 teams with the winner and runner-up in each group advancing to play in theknock-out rounds. If there are 5 or less teams, the event will be played in a round- robinformat without knock-out. A team shall consist of 2 or 3 players. The team event will be bestof 3 matches. The first winning 2 matches win the contest. All matches will be the best of 5
games. The order of play shall be:
First Match
Second Match
Third Match*Doubles pairing (if required) could
be any two team members

Doubles*SinglesSingles

A
B

Plays
Plays

X
Y

General:
The numbers of groups will be decided by the referee and TD in cooperation with theorganising 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 shallhave byes in the first round of the second stage, in ranking order.
All matches will be played to the best of 5 games.
Medals will be awarded according to the ITTF PTT directives for Para TT events.
16.

SEEDING
Seeding for all the events will be done according to the latest ITTF PTT rating list at the timeof the draws.

17.

TECHNICAL MEETING
The technical meeting will be held on June 27, 2018 at 5 p.m. in the venue which is in the Las
Vegas Convention Center, Hall N3/4.

18.

DRAWS
The draws will be done for the singles events on June 27, 2018 at 4 p.m. and for the teamevents on June 26, 2018 in the LVCC.

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
their name and 3 letter association code on the back of their playing shirts.

21.

ENTRY FEESFor PTT events, the entry fees includes playing for athletes and capitation fees. The entry
fees have to be paid in US Dollars to the organisers as set out below.
Hotel, Food and Accreditation/ Playing Entry
3 nights sharing $625/person (June 27-June 30)
3 nights single $725/person (June 27-June 30)
4 nights sharing $675/person (June 27-July 1 or June 26-June 30)
4 nights single $850/person (June 27-July 1 or June 26-June 30)
5 nights sharing $775/person (June 26-July 1 or June 25-June 30)
5 nights single $1,000/person (June 26-July 1 or June 25-June 30)
6 nights sharing $875/person (June 25-July 1 or June 24-June 30)
6 nights single $1,150/person (June 25-July 1 or June 24-June 30)
7 nights sharing $975/person (June 24-July 1)
7 nights single $1,300/person (June 24-July 1)

If teams decide to take Accreditation/Playing entry only (without hotel, food, airport
transportation)
Cost per athlete:
295 USD Total (playing + capitation fee of 30 USD)
Instructions for remitting U. S. Dollars (USD) wire payments to USA Table Tennis:
Correspondent Bank:
Wells Fargo Bank International
Correspondent Bank Address: San Francisco, CO, USA
Correspondent Bank SWIFT BIC: WFBIUS6S(SWIFT Field 57a)
Beneficiary Bank:FirstBank of Colorado
Beneficiary Bank Address:
2 No. Cascade, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT:FBCRUS51
Beneficiary’s Bank ABA:
107005047
Beneficiary’s Account #:2286002387
Beneficiary’s Name:
USA Table Tennis
Beneficiary’s Address:
4065 Sinton Road, Suite 120(SWIFT Field 59)
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
All bank charges are for the cost of the party making the payment.
ACCOMODATION AND FOOD
Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino (next to LVCC venue – walking distance)
3000 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV 89109
22.

TRANSPORTATION
Distance from the airport to hotels or Las Vegas Convention Center is about 15 minutes witha car. Taxi cost is about $25 each way or $18 roundtrip with the shuttle bus.
If you choose hotel/food package, then you would be picked up at the airport.

23.

OBLIGATIONS
All players entered must compete against any other participating player and by entering,agree to be bound by the ITTF Anti-Doping, Anti-Harassment, Classification Illegal Betting
and Corruption policies and procedures during the event. The entry forms contain anundertaking to be signed by a responsible official of the nominating association and theteam member covering these matters and no entry will be accepted unless such anundertaking has been given.
Similarly, it is the responsibility of the association, player or team member to ensure that heor she has adequate medical, travel and other appropriate insurance.

24.

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 organisers. 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 mattersrelating to television and web casting coverage, video and motion picture coverage, andphotographic coverage of any kind; and hence 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 organisers.

25.

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 organisers in
consultation 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.
26.

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VISAS
Should you need assistance to apply for a visa (e.g. a letter of invitation), please provide theorganisers with the following details and email them to AndrewHorn@usatt.org &jasna@usatt.org :Full name as in passport
Function in the team
Passport number
Passport expiration date
Note: the requirements for visas are not under the control of the ITTF or the organisers but
under the Government’s jurisdiction and the association must fulfil all requirements in orderto get a visa in time. In supplying this information, the person understands andacknowledges that data covered by data protection legislation will be shared in order tofacilitate the application for a visa.

27.

COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Average high temperature expected: 38º Celsius
Average low temperature expected: 21º Celsius

28.

DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
Together with this Prospectus, attached are the following documents:
28.1.1.1 first entry form:
28.1.1.2 entry by numbers
28.1.1.3 first entry fee payment form
28.1.1.4 second entry form:
28.1.1.5 singles and team entry forms by name28.1.1.6 second entry payment form
28.1.1.7 rooming list
28.1.1.8 tournament indemnity form (to be signed by all participants)
28.1.1.9 transport form
Otherwise, you can download the documents from the ITTF PTT website,
http://www.ipttc.org/calendar/index.htm.