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2004 Connecticut Senior
Games
Table Tennis
Coordinator: David Strang
Date of Competition: Sunday, May 16th
Location: Riverview Hospital, Middletown
Time: 5:00 PM
Events: Singles AND Doubles (Mixed, Men's, Womens)
Age Groups: 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69
70 - 74 75 - 79 80 - 84 85 - 89 90+
Age Cut Off Date: Your age division / group will be determined by your age as
of December 31, 2004. If you are turning 50 in the calendar year of 2004 you are
eligible to compete in the 2004 Connecticut Senior Games!
Cost Per Participant: $25.00
TABLE TENNIS
Singles/Doubles/Mixed
Doubles
QUALIFYING RULES
1.
All first- and second-place winners at 2004 NSGA qualifying state games
will qualify for the 2005 Summer National Senior Games.
2.
Athletes
must qualify in each table tennis event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) in
which they wish to compete at the 2005 Summer National Senior Games. Singles
qualifiers will not be allowed to enter doubles events without qualifying in
them.
ENTRY REGULATIONS
1.
Players must provide their own paddles. Balls will be provided.
2.
Doubles partners who qualify together must play together. If one of the
partners cannot attend, no substitute partner will be allowed, except as
permitted under Rule E. Athletes may compete with only one partner per event.
3.
The age division of competition for doubles will be determined by the
younger age of the two partners as of June 3, 2005.
FORMAT
1.
Tournament format will be round robin (pool play), with as many players as
possible advancing to a single elimination championship bracket. Quarterfinal
round losers will compete for 5th through 8th places.
2.
Awards
will be presented for 1st through 8th place for each event
within each age division.
3.
The NSGA
and LOC reserve the right to change the tournament format for any age division
based on entry numbers, space restrictions, or other circumstance.
4.
Play shall consist of a five-game match. The winner shall be the first
player to win three games.
5.
Throughout the match play shall be continuous, with a two-minute break
between games.
SPORT RULES
1.
All matches will be conducted in accordance with USA Table Tennis rules,
except as modified for this event at the discretion of the tournament director.
For a copy of these rules, please write or call:
USA Table Tennis
One Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 866-4583
2.
White shirts or jackets are not permitted for competition, per USA Table
Tennis rules.
3.
The expedite system shall not be in effect, with the following exception.
The Competition Manager may invoke the system to keep the tournament on
schedule. The system may be placed in effect during a match but must not be
placed in effect in the middle of a game.
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