PROSPECTUS
3rd Belgian OpenFriday October 27th – Tuesday October 31st, 2017
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
1. AUTHORITY: the 3rd Belgian Open will be organized by the Belgian Table Tennis Federation under
the auspices and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (Para Table Tennis Division).
2. DATE AND PLACE: Friday 27th October – Tuesday October 31st 201728th October – 29th October – Singles Event
29th October - 30th October - Teams Event
Sporthal de Witte Molen
Azalealaan 299100 Sint-Niklaas - BE
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: As there will not be classification for class 11, entries only from class 11 players who havea confirmed status will be accepted.

4. SCHEDULE:
Early arrivals (needed for classification): 25th October evening - 26th October 2017 morning
Arrivals: 27th October 2017Classification: 26 October 2017 all day - 27 October 2017 morning before 12:00
Technical meeting: 27 October 2017 – 21:00 in Van Der Valk Hotel Beveren
Competition days: 28 October 2017 – 30 October 2017
Proposed dates for the singles events:
28 October 2017 – 29 October 2017
Proposed dates for the team events:
29 October 2017 – 30 October 2017

Single Events Medal Ceremony: 29 October 2017 after the last final
Team Events Medal Ceremony: 30 October 2017
Tournament closing Party 30 October 2017 in Van Der Valk Hotel Beveren
Departures: 31 October 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 fromtime to time).
CLOTHING: Please note that all players are expected to have their name and the 3-letter association
code on the back of their playing shirts.
6. EQUIPMENT: the following equipment will be used:
Competition Hall: 14 tables, TBA
Training hall: 8 tables, blue Tibhar Smash TBA
Nets:
Balls:
Floor:
Lighting:

TibharNew plastic ballWood
1.100 lux

Note: at least 10 tables will be wheelchair accessible.
7. ELIGIBILITY
The event is open to players who are eligible to represent their national association according to the
ITTF Handbook 2017.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANISER
Name:
Physical/postal address:
E-mail:Phone:
Website:Tournament Chairman:

Belgian Paralympic Table Tennis Foundation
Nijverheidsstraat 29, 9100 Sint-Niklaas - BE
belgianttopen@gmail.com+32 487 38 13 05
http://www.belgianttopen.be
Nico Vergeylen

9. TECHNICAL DELEGATE FOR THE EVENT
Name: Wim Kivits
Email: wkivits.wk@gmail.com
Phone: +31 654 73 82 29
10. REFEREE
Name: Tina Crotta
Email: crottatina@gmail.com
DEPUTY REFEREE
Name: Carlos Silva
Email: paraiso.silva@gmail.com
11. CLASSIFIERS
Two classifiers will be appointed by ITTF PTT.

12. CLASSIFICATION
All new players, should be present in time for classification.
This means that all players should arrive by 25 October EVENING or 26 October before NOONtime.
Classification will start in the morning of 26 October and ends 27 October at 12.00 am.
Please note: players who are not present on time may not be classified.
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 the classification process.
No Classification for class 11 and NO re-evaluation and protest!
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. Thenthey may play in the next higher class event.
The minimum entry for a singles class to be played is 4 players.
The maximum number of entries per association per class is 6 + 2
The minimum entry for a team event to be played is 4 teams with 2 or 3 players forming a team. Amaximum 2 teams per Association may be entered where all players are from the sameAssociation.
Players from different countries may form a team in the team event but if there are 3 players in thesame event from the same Association, only the 3rd lowest ranked player may form a team with aplayer from another Association.

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: 1 August 2017
The second entry (entry by name) deadline is: 15 September 2017
For new players participating for the first time in a PTT event, MUST send to Georgios
Seliniotakis one copy of a valid passport (see email address below).

All entries must be sent to organizers and to Georgios Seliniotakis: gselinio@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.
The limit on the number of entries is 180 players.

15. SYSTEM OF PLAYSingles 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 begiven 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 the second 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 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. Ateam shall consist of 2 or 3 players. The team event will be best of 3 matches. The first winning 2matches win the contest. All matches will be the best of 5 games. The order of play shall be:

First Match

DoublesSecond MatchSingles

APlaysX

Third MatchSingles

BPlaysY*Doubles pairing (if required) could be
any two team members

General:The numbers of groups will be decided by the TD and the referee in cooperation with the organisingcommittee. If the number of groups in an event is decided not to be a multiple of 2 (e.g. 2, 4 or 8etc.), winners from the groups with the highest ranked seeded players shall have byes in the firstround of the second stage, in ranking order.
All matches will be played to the best of 5 games.
Medals will be awarded according the ITTF PTT Directives for events.
http://www.ipttc.org/rules/Directives%20PTT%20events_2017.pdf
16. SEEDING
Seeding for all the events will be done according to the latest ITTF PTT ranking list at the time ofthe draws.
17. TECHNICAL MEETING
The technical meeting will be held on 27th October 2017 at 9:00 pm in Van Der Valk HotelBeveren
18. DRAWS
The draws for the singles events will be present on 27th October after the Technical meeting andfor the team events on 28th October in the afternoon.
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 to be paid in Euro to the organisers as set out below:
550,00 € + 25,00 € ITTF capitation fee per person (for 4 nights in double room)
670,00 € + 25,00 € ITTF capitation fee per person (for 4 nights in single room)
100,00 € per person per extra night (double room)
140,00 € per person per extra night (single room)

Special price for class 11 players accompanying person:
450,00€ + 25,00 € ITTF capitation fee (sharing the room with the player)
GROUPS: 20 participants or more, reduction of 5501€!
Non-residential fee (no accommodation, no local transport and no meals included): 250,00 €Entry fee to be submitted with the first entry is 255,00 € per person in double room,
315,00 € per person in single room.
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 arelimited and subject to availability of places in the official hotels. Priority will be given to the Official
Party of all the delegations.
Payments MUST be made by bank transfer as follows:
Name : Belgian Paralympic Table Tennis Foundation
Bank : BNP Paribas
Iban : BE27001684373573
BIC/SWIFT : GEBABEBB
Reference : Belgian Open – your country code
All bank charges are to be paid by the country which makes the payment.
Only after full payment of all charges, you can be assured of participation to the tournament.
21. OFFICIAL HOTELS
Van Der Valk Hotel Beveren ****
Gentseweg 280 - 9120 Beveren
Tel +32 3 775 86 23
1This will be calculated on the second entry form.

Website: http://www.hotelbeveren.be
Best Western Hotel Serwir ****
Koningin Astridlaan 57 - 9100 Sint-Niklaas
Tel +32 3 778 05 11
Fax +32 3 778 13 73
Website: http://www.serwir.be/en/
Please note that the first official meal covered by the Organizing Committee will be the dinner on
October 27th and the last official meal will be the breakfast on October 31st .
The meals, excluding the first and last dinner which will be organized in one of the hotels, will beserved in a dedicated catering area in the Sport venue.
22. TRANSPORTATIONThe organizers will provide transportation for teams and officials from and to Brussels
International Airport (Zaventem) and Brussels South Airport (Charleroi) airport or from and toAntwerp railway station.
Changes made after 20th October will be charged 50€
administrative fee.
Note: special transport requests, out of the tournament days as indicated in this prospectus (2531 October), will be charged separately.
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 or 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 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 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 total
entry fee is forfeited.
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 Nationality
 Passport number Passport expiry date
Keep in mind that a VISA letter will be issued only after the first entry form payment isreceived.
Note: the requirements for visas are not under the control of the ITTF or the organisers but underthe Belgian Government’s jurisdiction and the association must fulfil all requirements in order to geta visa in time. Please keep this in mind and submit your request no later than 15 September
2017.
27. COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Average high temperature expected: 15º Celsius
Average low temperature expected: 6º Celsius
Average rainfall expected: 60mm3
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

PTTwebsite,