International Table Tennis Federationin cooperation with Slovenian
Table Tennis Association andParalympic Committee of Slovenia

Tournament
FactorPlace
DateParalympic World Qualification Tournament
Qualification event (no ranking points will be awarded)
Lasko, Slovenia
3 to 5 June 2021

1. AUTHORITY: The Paralympic World Qualification Tournament will be organized by Slovenia
Table Tennis Association and NPC Slovenia under the auspices and authority of theInternational Table Tennis Federation.
2. DATE AND PLACE:
Dates of competition

3 to 5 June 2021

Name and address of thevenue

Sports hall TrililijePoženelova ulica 223270 Laško, Slovenia

3. EVENTS:
The following events are planned to be held:••

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)Notes:• Female classes 1 and 2 will be combined regardless the number of athletes entered.
• Rest of classes will be combined, starting with the lower classes, until there are at least 4
athletes in an event.
• Remaining athletes of higher classes will be combined with lower classes if they don´treach the minimum number of 4.
• Combinations will be only done within these two groups of classes: 1-5 and 6-10
• If there are less than 4 athletes in any group of athletes (1-5, 6-10 or 11), that group event
will not be held.

4. SCHEDULE:
The general schedule for the tournament will be as follows:
Arrivals for players needing classification

1 June (no later than 14:00)

General arrivals

2 JunePractice days

1 to 2 June

Competitions dates

3 to 5 June

Departures

6 June5. RULES:
The event will be conducted in accordance with the current Laws of Table Tennis, the Regulations
for International Competitions and specific Para TT directives.
6. EQUIPMENT:The following equipment will be used:
Competition tables

San-Ei Absolute-W Advanced Blue

Number10

Warmup tables

San-Ei Absolute-W Advanced Blue

Number10Nets

San-Ei Integral blackBalls

TBC

Floor

Taraflex red color

7. ELIGIBILITY:
The event is open to players who are eligible to represent their NPC in the Paralympic Games as
per regulation 4.6.1. of ITTF Handbook 2020 and meet the criteria described in sections 11 and 12.
It is also a requirement to be eligible according to the Tokyo 2020 Qualification Guide.
8. OFFICIAL ORGANIZER:
Name

Slovenian Paralympic Committee

Tournament director

Tanja Cerkvenik

E-mailsloveniaopen.tt@gmail.com

Phone+386 1 5300 896

Fax+386 1 5300 894

9. COMPETITION MANAGEMENT TEAM:Name of CM
E-mailTomáš Varga (SVK)tvargasvk@gmail.com

Phone+421 905 280 435

10. REFEREE TEAM:Name of Referee

Constantina Crotta (GRE)Names of deputy referees

Ales Sustaric (SLO) and Jacky Simon (FRA)

11. CLASSIFICATION:Classification will be offered only to athletes whose Sport Class Status is Review and have beenpreviously appointed by the classification manager. Players who have been required forclassification have to arrive to the hotel no later that 14:00 on 01/06/2021. For any doubts, please,contact classification@ittf.com
12. PARTICIPATION QUOTAS:There is only one slot offered per class per gender, therefore, the maximum number of players perclass per gender per NPC is one (1). If any NPC has already three (3) qualified athletes in one classand gender, no athlete from that class and gender will be allowed to enter.
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 other classes.
13. ENTRY PROCESS:
Only entries submitted by or endorsed by the National Paralympic Committee will be accepted:

First entry (by number)

Deadlines
26/04/2021

Second entry (by name)10/05/2021

Payment

13/05/2021

Travel details

20/05/2021

The first entry is recommended. In order to secure full participation, national associations failingto confirm their second entry or payment according to deadlines will have their entry cancelled.
LOC is entitled not to provide transportation service from the airport or railway station to any NPC
that does not provide the travelling details before the deadline indicated for “travel details”. If
that is the case, no refund will be done.

All entries must be sent to both of the following emails:
Local Organising Committee

sloveniaopen.tt@gmail.com

ITTF entries manager

ittfparaevents@gmail.com

14. SYSTEM OF PLAY:
Singles events: the first stage will be played on 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 willbe given to groups of 4 players. Pure snake system will be used. Should the competition schedule
be very tight, the Competition Manager may decide to give priority to groups of 3 players. If there
are 5 or fewer 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. All
matches are played best of 5 games.
General: The numbers of groups will be decided by the CM and the referee in cooperation withthe organizing 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 bestof 5 games.
This is a qualification tournament; therefore, no ranking points will be awarded to any player. The
winner of each event will be awarded with a slot in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 2020 in his or
her class, regardless the combination of classes that the player was included in. There will be nomedals for lower positions such as second, third, fourth, …
15. SEEDING:
Seeding for all the events will be done according to the latest ITTF Para TT rating list at the time ofthe publication of the players’ list.
16. TECHNICAL MEETING:
The technical meeting will be held on 02/06/2021 at 21:00 at Hotel Thermana Lasko Wellness Park.
Only one (1) member per NPC will be allowed to attend the technical meeting.
17. DRAWS:
The draw will be done on 02/06/2021 before the technical meeting and, during the meeting, theoutcome of the draw will be delivered to team leaders.
18. PERSONS ON THE BENCH:
The following persons on the bench are permitted:
18.1 One (1) seat for a coach on the playing field (behind the surrounds).

18.2 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.
19. CLOTHING:
Please note that with effect from 1 January 2014, all players are expected to wear shirts with theirname and 3 letters NPC code on the back of their playing shirts.
20. ENTRY FEES:
The general entry fees include transport, accommodation in full board and participation fees. Theentry fees must be paid to the organizers as set out below:

ItemNights

Description

Rooming

Price perperson

General entry SR

4Transport and accommodation in full board

single room

1130 Eur

General entry DR

4Transport and accommodation in full board

double room

810 EurSpecial entry

4

Escort sharing room with a class 1 or class 11 player

double room

580 Eur

Extra night SR

1

Extra night in full board

single room

160 Eur

Extra night DR

1

Extra night in full board

double room

120 EurNo spectators or supporters will be allowed to enter the competition. Accommodation package isonly offered for athletes, coaches and other staff that is absolutely necessary to assist the players.
Payment by cash upon arrivals will not be accepted. All bank charges are for the cost of the party
making the payment.
Payments should be made as follows:
Bank nameNOVA KBM d.d.

Account name

Zveza ŠIS - SPK

Account number

SI56 0400 1004 6477 636

SWIFT CODE

KBMASI2X

IBAN

SI56 0400 1004 6477 636

Branch address

Slovenska 58, 1000 Ljubljana

Specification of payment

WQT + Country Code21. OFFICIAL HOTELSName of hotel

Postal address

Hotel 1

HOTEL WELLNESS PARK LAŠKO***

Zdraviliška c. 6
3270 Laško
Phone: +386 3 73 48 900

Hotel 2

HOTEL ZDRAVILISCE LASKO****

Zdraviliska c. 43270 Lasko
Phone: +386 3 73 45 111

22. TRANSPORTATION:
The organizers will provide transportation for teams and officials to the official hotels from thefollowing airports or train stations.
Name of airport or train station

Code

Price per person*

Ljubljana Airport

LJU

0 EUR

Maribor Airport

MBX0 EUR

Graz Airport

GRZ0 EUR

23. OBLIGATIONS:All players entered must compete against any other participating player and by entering, agree tobe bound by the ITTF Handbook 2020, ITTF Anti-Doping, Anti-Harassment and Classification rules,
policies and procedures during the event. The entry forms contain an undertaking to be signed bya responsible official of the nominating NPC and the team member covering these matters and noentry will be accepted unless such an undertaking has been given. Similarly, it is the responsibilityof the association, player or team member to ensure that he or she has adequate medical, traveland other appropriate insurance.
All athletes, coaches and supporting staff must observe the covid- 19 protocols that are publishedat https://www.ittf.com/covid-19/ and can be amended from time to time.
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 organizers. All associations, teams and individual players agree to be abided by
the rulings of the ITTF and its agents in all matters concerning television coverage, video, internet
streaming, 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
streaming 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 the ITTF
and the organizers.

25. CANCELLATION POLICY:
The policy applies as follows:
26.1 cancellations after the first entry but before the second entry: the first entry fee is forfeited.
26.2 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.
26.3 cancellations within 10 calendar days of the arrival date will be decided by the organizers inconsultation with the Competition Manager. A total or partial refund will be considered if theplayer is able to prove his inability to attend due to 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 theorganizers with the following details:• Full name as in passport• Date of birth• Function in the team• Passport number and expiration 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 to facilitate the application for a visa.
27. COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Temperatures expected

15º to 25º

Rain

12mm

Humidity70%

28. DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Together with this Prospectus, attached are the following documents:
28.1 First entry form
28.2 Second entry form containing:• entry fee payment form
• singles entry forms by name• rooming list
• transport form

29. ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS
Additional information related to training camps:
Training camp : from 20th of May to 28th of May 2021 and from 2nd of June to 8th of June
2021
Price will be 110,00 EUR per person per day
Contact persons: Gorazd Vecko - gorazd.vecko@gmail.com and Aleš Letonja sloveniaopentt.transport@gmail.com

Additional information related to transportation:
Transport from Vienna or Bratislava will be offered at the following prices:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Vienna-Laško is 135 eur/pax* Laško-Bratislava is 135 eur/pax
The mentioned prices are valid for group of 25 persons or more. For smaller groups andindividuals, please, contact Aleš Letonja sloveniaopentt.transport@gmail.com
Pickups from Venice, Zagreb, Frankfurt and Munich can also be arranged upon request. In order
to book that service, please, contact Aleš Letonja sloveniaopentt.transport@gmail.com

30. COVID-19 RELATED INFORMATION
All participants should provide at least one of the following documents:
1. a negative PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 not older than 48 hours after taking
the swab and performed in an EU Member State or a Schengen Area country; or
2. a certificate of a positive PCR test result for SARS-CoV-2 which is more than 21 days oldbut not more than six months old or a medical certificate confirming that the person has
recovered from COVID-19 and that less than six months have elapsed since the onset ofsymptoms; or
3. proof of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that at least seven days have elapsed since
the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, at least 14 days since the second dose of
the Moderna vaccine or 21 days since the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Full travel information can be found here: https://www.gov.si/en/topics/coronavirus-diseasecovid-19/border-crossing/Hotel Thermana Park Lasko will be booked exclusively for participants of the Paralympic WQT.
Before checking in, all participants will be provided by medical staff with a quick antigen test on
arrival (free of charge). Only participants tested positive for COVID-19 will be sent to the PCR test
(also free of charge). Any participant needing a PCR test before returning to his or her country(due to airline request or border patrols) will be offered to be tested during the tournament (110euros to be paid by the participant).
In case any participant is tested positive with the PCR test, he or she will be isolated in a different
hotel (Hotel Zdravilišče Laško located at walking distance). Additional accommodation costs
incurred during the isolation will be paid by the participant.
Medical and travel insurance is an obligation for all participants (as stated in section 23 of theprospectus). All participants are requested to ensure that their insurances will cover the costs
related to being tested positive by covid-19. LOC will not cover any hospitalization or treatment
costs due to COVID-19.
All athletes, coaches and supporting staff must observe the covid-19 protocols that are publishedat https://www.ittf.com/covid-19/ and can be amended from time to time and adjusted
depending on the epidemiological situation of Slovenia and the Savinja region at the time of theevent. Regardless the specific measures that are decided, there will not be any exceptions to thecompliance of those protocols for any individual who has been vaccinated or has alreadyrecovered from the disease.