PROSPECTUS
2017 Korea PTT Open
Factor 40
20th to 25th July 2017
Mungyeong, South Korea
1. AUTHORITY : the 2017 Korea PTT Open will be organized by the Korea Para Table Tennis
Association(KPTTA) under the auspices and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation(Para Table Tennis Committee ).
2. DATE AND PLACE:
Date of arrival: 20th July 2017
Date of departure: 25th July 2017
Venue: Mungyeong Gymnasium, San 7-1, Mojeon-dong, Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do,
Republic of Korea
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 right tocombine classes as may be necessary.
Note 2: the singles events will be played first followed by the team events.
Note 3: only already classified players will be allowed to enter the tournament.
4. SCHEDULE:
Arrivals:Classification:
Technical meeting:Opening ceremony:Competition days:
Single event:Team event:Closing ceremony:
Departures:

20th of July 201719th (Afternoon & evening) – 20th of July (Morning) 2017
20th of July 2017 at the seminar room in the hotel
TBD
21th – 24th of July 201721th – 22th of July 201723th – 24th of July 2017
TBD
25th of July 2017

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:
Competition
Tables:DONIC SKYLINE 12 Tables
Nets:
DONIC Stress(Blue)
Balls:DONIC 40+*** (plastic with seam)
Floor:Red DONIC Taraflex
Note: All tables will be wheelchair accessible.
7. ELIGIBILITY
The event is opened to players who are eligible to represent their national association according to
the ITTF Handbook 2017.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANIZER
Name:
Physical/postal address:
E-mail:Phone:
Fax:
Contact:

Korea Para Table Tennis Association
88-2, Velodrome, Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
koreaptta@gmail.com+82 2 477 5446
+82 2 477 5447
Jason Park

9. TECHNICAL DELEGATE FOR THE EVENT
Name:Email:

Mr Roger Edeflod
ragge@gbtf.se

10. REFEREE
Referee: Soon Ju LEE
Assistant referee:

11. CLASSIFIER
Three classifiers will be appointed by ITTF PTT, for class 11 new Classification, also for review,re- evaluation and protest for all classes. Observation will also be done during the event.

12. CLASSIFICATION
All players participating in the Fa40 events must be already classified except :new class 11, players under review and re-evaluation requests.
This players need to be present in Korea on July 19th morning, classification start in the afternoon.

The NTTAs must follow the procedure for re-evaluation or protest ,http://www.ipttc.org/classification/#documents

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 or classes. Thenhe/she may play in the next higher class event.
The minimum entry for a singles class to be played is 4 players.
For Fa40 events, the maximum number of entries per association per class is 4 but the hostassociation may enter up to 6 players.
The minimum entry for a team event to be played is 4 teams with maximum 3 players forming ateam. In Fa40 events, each Association including the host country may enter a maximum of 2
teams per class.
Players from different countries may form a team in the team event in Fa40 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) aresubject to special charges and should contact the organisers for further information. Thesepackages are limited and subject to availability of places in the official hotels. Priority will begiven 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).
All players must bring with them a valid passport which will be copied for the ITTF database.
The first entry (entry by number) deadline is: 1st June 2017
The second entry (entry by name) deadline is: 19th June 2017
All entries must sent and to Georgios Seliniotakis and Organiser : gselinio@gmail.com,
koreaptta@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 even numberedplayers 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
3 teams 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.
A team shall consist of 2 or 3 players. The team event will be best of 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

AB

PlaysPlaysXY

General:The numbers of groups will be decided by the TD and the referee 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 shall havebyes 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 ITTF PTT Directives
If a singles event has fewer than 4 players or a team has fewer than 5 teams, no bronze medal will
be awarded.
16. SEEDING
Seeding for all the events will be done according to the latest ITTF PTT ranking list at the timeof the draws.
17. TECHNICAL MEETING
The technical meeting will be held on 20st July 2017 at the Hotel.
18. DRAWS
The draws for the single events will be conducted at the end of the Technical Meeting.
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. ENTRY FEESFor PTT events, the entry fees include accommodation and capitation fees. The entry fees have tobe paid in Euro to the organisers as set out below:

Entry Fee payable with final entry€ 650 per person sharing room (2 in a room)€ 800 per person single room (1 in a room)*Single room is only available for the team who has odd-numbered participants.
Extra night€80 per person per night single room including breakfast&dinner€120 per person per night double room including breakfast&dinnerShould there be any spectators or supporters, they should contact the organisers to enquire if apackage is available for them.
Payments should be made as follows:
Name of organisation:
Korea Para Table Tennis Association
Bank name:KEB Hana Bank
Bank branch:
Daechi yeok BranchBank Address:
620-80 2935, Nambusunhwan-ro, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Account name:
Korea Para Table Tennis Association
SWIFT:KOEXKRSE
Account number :12691001480604
Specification of Payment:
Your Country.

All bank charges are for the cost of the party making the payment.
21. OFFICIAL HOTELS
Name:Seoul National University Hospital Training Institute.
Physical/postal address: 77, Oncheongangbyeon 1-gil, Mawon-ri, Mungyeong-eup,Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
Phone:+82 54 559 2200
Website address:
http://www.snuh.org/hrd/
The first official meal covered by the Organizing Committee will be the dinner on 20th July 2017,
and the last official meal will be the breakfast on 25th July 2017.
22. TRANSPORTATIONThe organizers will provide transportation for teams and officials from / to the venue and theIncheon International airport
23. 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 the association, player or team member to ensure that he orshe 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. Participantsrelease all rights, or rights held by their agents or sponsors, in all matters relating to television andweb casting coverage, video and motion picture coverage, and photographic 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 theITTF 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 entryfee 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 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.
26. VISAS
Should you need assistance to apply for a visa (e.g. a letter of invitation), please provide theorganisers with the following details:
 Full name as in passport
 Function in the team Date of birth Passport number Passport expiry date

Note: the requirements for visas are not under the control of the ITTF or the organisers but under
the Korean Government’s jurisdiction and the association must fulfil all requirements in order to
get a visa in time. In supplying this information, the person understands and acknowledges thatdata covered by data protection legislation will be shared in order to facilitate the application for avisa. Visa process may take more than a month.

27. COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Average temperature expected: 23.8º Celsius
Average rainfall expected: 308.7 mm

28. DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
Together with this Prospectus, attached are the following documents:
28.1 first entry form:

28.1.1 entry by numbers
28.1.2 first entry fee payment form
28.2 second entry form:
28.2.1 singles and team entry forms by name28.2.2 second entry payment form
28.2.3 rooming list
28.2.4 tournament indemnity form (to be signed by all participants)
28.2.5 transport form
Otherwise, you can download the
http://www.ipttc.org/calendar/index.htm.

documents

fromtheITTF

PTT

website,