PROSPECTUS
2017 PTT US Open40 Factor
12-17 December, 2017
Las Vegas, USA
1. AUTHORITY: the 2017 PTT US Open will be organized by the USA Table Tennis under the auspices
and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (Para Table Tennis Division).
2. DATE AND PLACE:
December 12, 2017 - Arrivals
December 13-14, 2017 – Singles Events
December 15-16, 2017 – Team Events
December 17, 2017 - 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 reserves 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:
December 12, 2017
Practice days:
December 12-16, 2017
Technical meeting: December 12, 2017 at 8.00 p.m.
Competition days: December 13-16, 2017
Departures:
December 17, 2017
Dates for the singles events:
December 13-14, 2017
Dates for the team events:
December 15-16, 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:
Tables:20 competition Joola 3000, Blue, Wheelchair accessible, ITTF approved
Nets:
JoolaBalls:
Plastic, Nittaku 3 star 40+
Floor:
Taraflex - red color
Note: All 20 tables for Para tournament are wheelchair accessible. There will be set up additional
tables for the US Open. US Open has many rating and open events and will start on December
17th.
7. ELIGIBILITY
The event is open to players who are eligible to represent their National Association according
to the ITTF Handbook 2016.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANISERName:
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
DEPUTY TECHNICAL DELEGATE FOR THE EVENT
Name: TBD
10.

REFEREE
Name: TBD
DEPUTY REFEREE’S
Name: TBD

11.

CLASSIFIER
One classifier will be appointed by ITTF PTT for observation only.

12.

CLASSIFICATIONNo classification during FA 40 tournaments.

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 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 4teams with 2 OR 3 forming a team.
 In Fa40 events, each association including the host country may enter a maximum of 2teams 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) 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.
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
their entries).
All players must bring with them a valid passport which will be used to check information on
eligibility for the ITTF online entry system.
The first entry (entry by number) deadline is: October 1, 2017
The second entry (entry by name) deadline is: November 1, 2017
All entries must be sent to the organisers and Georgios Seliniotakis: gselinio@gmail.comIn 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 5games. The order of play shall be:
First Match
Second Match
Third Match*Doubles pairing (if required) could
be any two team members

Doubles*SinglesSinglesABPlaysPlaysXY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 of2 (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 December 12, 2017 at 8 p.m. in the venue which is in
the Las Vegas Convention Center.

18.

DRAWS
The draws will be done for the singles events on December 13, 2017 after technical meetingand for the team events on December 14, 2017 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 FEES AND ACCOMMODATIONFor PTT events, the entry fees include accommodation, food and capitation fees. The entry
fees have to be paid in US Dollars to the organisers as set out below.
Accommodation
Hotel Name: Harrah’s Las Vegas
Physical/postal address: 3475 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA
Phone: +1-800-214-9110
Website address:
https://www.caesars.com
Option 1
In double room (2 people sharing a room) from December 12-16, 2017
Cost per person
750 USDIn single room
Cost per person:1050 USD

Option 2In double room (2 people sharing a room) from December 12-17, 2017
Cost per person:
895 USDIn single room
Cost per person:
1195 USD
Option 3
In double room (2 people sharing a room) from December 11-17, 2017
Cost per person:
1050 USD
In single room
Cost per person:
1350 USD
Option 4
Accreditation only (without hotel, food, transportation)

Cost per person:

375 USD

Instructions for remitting U. S. Dollars (USD) wire payments to USA Table Tennis:
Correspondent Bank:
Correspondent Bank Address:
Correspondent Bank SWIFT BIC:
(SWIFT Field 57a)

Wells Fargo Bank International
San Francisco, CO, USAWFBIUS6S

Beneficiary Bank:
Beneficiary Bank Address:
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT:
Beneficiary’s Bank ABA:
Beneficiary’s Account #:Beneficiary’s Name:
Beneficiary’s Address:(SWIFT Field 59)

FirstBank of Colorado
2 No. Cascade, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
FBCRUS51
107005047
2286002387
USA Table Tennis
4065 Sinton Road, Suite 120
Colorado Springs, CO 80907

All bank charges are for the cost of the party making the payment.
22.

TRANSPORTATIONThe organisers will provide transportation for teams and officials from and to Las Vegas
Airport (LAS) if they are paying full entry fee. Airport is about 10 minutes from Las Vegas
strip where Harrah’s and many other hotels are located. The airport is also about 10 minutes
from the venue, the Las Vegas Convention Center. Local transportation is included for teams
that pay full entry fee and it is via Monorail. Monorail info:
https://tickets.lvmonorail.com/online

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 Bettingand 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:
Full name as in passport
Function in the team
Passport number
Passport expiry 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: 14º Celsius
Average low temperature expected: 1º Celsius
Average rainfall expected: .30

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.