2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Bendigo VICTORIA 12th to 20th October 2018 - Table Tennis NSW
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2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
VETERANS TABLE TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo
VICTORIA
12th to 20th October 2018
2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo Vic - 12th to 20th October 2018
PROSPECTUS
1. Authority: The 35th Australian Open Veterans Table Tennis Championships will be
organised by Table Tennis Victoria under the authority granted by Table Tennis
Australia (TTA).
2. Host: Table Tennis Victoria
2018NationalVets@gmail.com
3. Official Website: https://www.tabletennisvic.org.au/nationals/2018-vets/
4. Tournament Director: Chrissy Jones
jonesx3@bigpond.net.au
5. Referee: Alan Hopkins
ahopkin@sme.com.au
Stephen Gillespie
Gary Warnest
Graeme Ireland (TBC)
6. Event Controller Brian & Bev James
bevjames@senet.com.au
7. Dates of Event: Friday 12th to Saturday 20th October 2018
Practice: Friday 12th October 2018
Opening Ceremony: Saturday 13th October 2018
Competition from Saturday 13th October 2018
8. Venue: Bendigo Stadium
91 Inglis St, West Bendigo VIC 3550
9. Reference The Championships will be conducted in accordance with TTA Regulations and
the current ITTF Laws and Regulations of Table Tennis.
10. Eligibility Eligibility for entry is as follows:
Over 30 events – players born in 1988 or earlier
Over 40 events – players born in 1978 or earlier
Over 50 events – players born in 1968 or earlier
Over 60 events – players born in 1958 or earlier
Over 65 events – players born in 1953 or earlier
Over 70 events – players born in 1948 or earlier
Over 75 events – players born in 1943 or earlier
Over 80 events – players born in 1938 or earlier2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo Vic - 12th to 20th October 2018
11. Registration All Australian players are required to be registered in the highest category of
their State Membership. Other competitors must be registered members of an
association affiliated with ITTF.
12. Events Individual: V1 30 & Over Men’s Singles V2 30 & Over Women’s Singles
V3 30 & Over Men’s Doubles V4 30 & Over Women’s Doubles
V5 30 & Over Mixed Doubles
V6 40 & Over Men’s Singles V7 40 & Over Women’s Singles
V8 40 & Over Men’s Doubles V9 40 & Over Women’s Doubles
V10 40 & Over Mixed Doubles
V11 50 & Over Men’s Singles V12 50 & Over Women’s Singles
V13 50 & Over Men’s Doubles V14 50 & Over Women’s Doubles
V15 50 & Over Mixed Doubles
V16 60 & Over Men’s Singles V17 60 & Over Women’s Singles
V18 60 & Over Men’s Doubles V19 60 & Over Women’s Doubles
V20 60 & Over Mixed Doubles
V21 65 & Over Men’s Singles V22 65 & Over Women’s Singles
V23 65 & Over Men’s Doubles V24 65 & Over Women’s Doubles
V25 65 & Over Mixed Doubles
V26 70 & Over Men’s Singles V27 70 & Over Women’s Singles
V28 70 & Over Men’s Doubles V29 70 & Over Women’s Doubles
V30 70 & Over Mixed Doubles
V31 75 & Over Men’s Singles V32 75 & Over Women’s Singles
V33 75 & Over Men’s Doubles V34 75 & Over Women’s Doubles
V35 75 & Over Mixed Doubles
V36 80 & Over Men’s Singles V37 80 & Over Women’s Singles
V37A 80 & Over Mixed Singles V38 80 & Over Men’s Doubles
(If Required) V39 80 & Over Women’s Doubles
V40 80 & Over Mixed Doubles
13. Events Team V41 Men’s Teams 30 & Over V42 Women’s Teams 30 & Over
V43 Men’s Teams 40 & Over V44 Women’s Teams 40 & Over
V45 Men’s Teams 50 & Over V46 Women’s Teams 50 & Over
V47 Men’s Teams 60 & Over V48 Women’s Teams 60 & Over
V49 Men’s Teams 65 & Over V50 Women’s Teams 65 & Over
V51 Men’s Teams 70 & Over V52 Women’s Teams 70 & Over
V53 Men’s Teams 75 & Over V54 Women’s Teams 75 & Over
V55 Men’s Teams 80 & Over V56 Women’s Teams 80 & Over
14. Entries Individual: ALL players must enter using the separate individual entry form available from
the official website or from their State Association.
15. Entries Team: Each State Association may enter a maximum of five (5) players only in events
V41, V43, V44, V45, V46, V47, V48, V49, V50 & V51.
For events V42, V52, V53, V54, V55 & V56 it is a maximum of 4 players.2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo Vic - 12th to 20th October 2018
16. President Teams: The Selectors shall have the right to nominate one or more President Teams
for each of the Team events. Nominations may be received from State
Associations and International Players on the form provided.
In order to be eligible for selection by the National Selectors in a Presidents
Team, a player must have satisfied the eligibility requirements to compete in
the individual events of the championships
The host organisation shall provide a playing shirt and TTA will supply a shirt
badge, both at the players expense for each player.
Each player in a Presidents Team shall be liable for part of the team entry fee
as specified by the hosts.
17. System of Play: SINGLES (Individual):
The first round of all singles events will be played in a 4 player round robin
basis with the top 2 players of each group progressing to the knockout stage of
the event.
All matches will be best of 5 games.
DOUBLES (Individual):
All Doubles Events will be a knockout event and best of 5 games.
TEAM EVENTS:
Team events V41, V43, V44, V45, V46, V47, V48, V49, V50 & V51 will be an
11-match format of 9 singles and 2 Doubles.
Team events V42, V52, V53, V54, V55 & V56 will be a 5-match format of 4
singles and 1 doubles
All matches will be best of 5 games.
18. Disqualification Any player failing to appear when scheduled to play is liable to disqualification
by the Referee.
19. Matches Each match will be controlled by an umpire whose decision shall be final on
any point of fact. The Referee’s decision shall be final on any interpretation of
the Laws and Regulations.
20. Restrictions Individual entries will be limited to a maximum of two (2) age groups in each
event and these shall be consecutive age groups, e.g. (50 & over and 60 &
over) not (40 & over and 60 & over). The maximum number of events per
person will be six (6) events. Singles and doubles events are treated
separately (for example a 60-year-old player could enter O50 and O60 singles
as well as O40 and O50 doubles).
21. Risk Players participate at their own risk. No injury claims will be recognised.
Players with pre-existing medical conditions should make the organising
committee aware of this. Please attach a note detailing the nature of the
medical condition and the medication required, as necessary. All medical
information will be treated with the strictest confidence and will be destroyed
after the championships.2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo Vic - 12th to 20th October 2018
22. Tentative schedule Friday 12th October 2018 Practice
th
Friday 12 October 2018 Manager’s Meeting
Saturday 13th October 2018 Opening Ceremony
Saturday 13th October 2018 Photos
Saturday 13th - 20th October 2018 Competition
A detailed schedule will be provided closer to the event.
23. Managers Meeting: A Management Committee will be appointed and carry out functions in terms of
TTA regulations. One of these functions is to consider any appeals against
rulings of the host organisation or the referee on a question of match or
tournament conduct not covered in the Laws or Regulations.
A Managers Meeting will be scheduled for Friday 12th October 2018 at the
Venue starting at 5.00pm. All Managers must attend.
24. Draws: Draw to be done as soon as practical after the closing date and published on
the official website.
Advice will be forwarded to all states and managers after publication.
25. Equipment: Tables & Nets: DHS T-1223 (x35), RADAK Pro Roller 25 (x10)
Balls: DHS Premium 40mm Plastic White
Floor: Double Sprung Wooden Floor
26. Closing Function: The Presentation Dinner and Disco will be held at:
All Seasons Hotel
171-183 McIvor Road Bendigo
Cost is $70 per person
27. Trophies: Medallions will be presented as follows:
For all individual events For Team events:
Winner - GOLD 1st Placed Team - GOLD
nd
Runner up - SILVER 2 Placed Team - SILVER
Semi-Finalists - BRONZE 3rd Placed Team - BRONZE
28. Best Player Awards Table Tennis World is the official TTA sponsor of the Best Player Awards in
each age group of the Australian Veterans Open Table Tennis Championship.2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo Vic - 12th to 20th October 2018
29. Accommodation: Play is scheduled to start at 8am daily so travel time to the venue will need to
be taken into consideration
The following are some accommodation options.
Name / Address Address Telephone
Quality Inn Colonial 483 High St, Golden Square, (03) 5447 0122
Quest Bendigo 489 High St, Golden Square (03) 5447 0822
Quest Bendigo Central 228 McCrae St, Bendigo (03) 5410 1300
A-Line Holiday Park 5615 Calder Highway, Big Hill (03) 5447 9568
It is also recommended that you check other online booking services such as
https://www.booking.com for prices and locations of hotels and tourist parks in
the Bendigo Region.
Also, Bendigo Tourism at https://www.bendigotourism.com/
30. Weather Info: The temperature in Bendigo in October will be mild
31. Changes: Changes in players’ entries will be accepted until the draw is done then after
that all changes will have to be approved at the Managers Meeting at the
beginning of the championships.
32. Field of Play Food & drinks are not permitted in the playing areas; smoking is not permitted
anywhere in the playing venue.
33. Racket Control: ITTF rules regarding rackets and racket coverings will be enforced. No gluing
of rackets is permitted in the playing venue. The ITTF Equipment Committee
strongly recommends all players to make certain that new coverings are aired
72 hours before use.
Players are not to use glues containing harmful volatile compounds (VC’s) for
gluing or reglueing rackets. This includes glues with organic and inorganic
volatile compounds excluding water.
34. Deadlines: Team Expression of Interest (Preliminary) Friday July 13th, 2018
Final Individual Entry Form: Friday August 31st, 2018
Final Team Entry Form Friday August 31st, 2018
35. Clothing: ITTF and TTA Clothing regulations will be enforced. The main colour of a shirt
or shorts, other than sleeves and collar of a shirt shall be clearly different from
that of the ball in use. Players should be neatly dressed, and not wear any
clothing that might cause offence or bring the game into disrepute. Players of
the same association forming a doubles pair may wear clothes of different
manufacturers, if the basic colours are the same. Opposing players and pairs
shall wear shirts that are sufficiently different colours to enable them to be
easily distinguished by spectators.2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN VETERANS
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bendigo Vic - 12th to 20th October 2018
36. TTA License Fee: A TTA license fee of $13.20 per player is included in the team fee, but for
players not in team, it is payable on entry.
37. Team Photos Team Photos will be taken on Saturday morning before and after the Opening
Ceremony. Times will be advised to Team Managers. Players can pre-order
photos, size being 20cm x 30cm (roughly A4 size), cost will be $20.
Photographer is JJ’s Photography (Judy James http://jjsphotography.com.au/)
38. Betting: In the context of betting, participants shall not, by any manner whatsoever,
infringe the principal of fair play, show unsporting conduct or attempt to
influence the course or result of a competition or any part thereof in a manner
contrary to sporting ethics. Any violation of this principal shall be disciplined
according to provisions of ITTF regulations 3.5.3.
39. Information By entering the event, players agree to abide by all TTA Regulations for
Australian Veterans Championships and ITTF Rules and Regulations for play.
All entered associations and individual players agree to be under the auspices
of TTA 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. A
participant’s refusal of above listed coverage may be subject to suspension or
dismissal from the competition.
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