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ITTF
Handbook 2012 / 2013 |
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Description |
| 4.02.03.03 |
All players shall be juniors according to 3.7.4.2. |
| 4.02.03.04 |
In addition to provisions of 3.8 players being eligible to represent an association other than the one they intend to represent, shall register with the ITTF, through this new association. |
| 4.02.03.05 |
Such player shall not represent the new association before 3 years after the date of registration, if the player is under the age of 15 when registered. |
| 4.02.03.06 |
Players being 15 years of age or older will not be registered with the ITTF and will not be eligible to represent a new association at World Junior Championships. |
| 4.02.04 |
Entry Fees |
| 4.02.04.01 |
The entry fees shall be $ 50 for each entry in a team event, $ 30 for each pair in a doubles event and $ 15 for each entry in a singles event. |
| 4.02.04.02 |
The entry fees shall be paid to the organisers at the time of entry and shall be shared equally between the organisers and the ITTF. |
| 4.02.04.03 |
Fees for entries from an Association are due from that Association and shall always be payable, except that the Board of Directors may waive the fees where an Association is prevented from participating in the Championships by circumstances outside its control. |
| 4.02.05 |
Qualification and Entries |
| 4.02.05.01 |
The intention of an Association qualified to enter teams or players shall be notified to the organisers and the ITTF in a preliminary notification form provided by the Secretariat; the closing date for the receipt of this form shall be not later than 4 calendar months before the start of the Championships |
| 4.02.05.02 |
Information shall be distributed, together with the prospectus, by the Competition Department and entries shall be submitted as required. |
| 4.02.05.03 |
Two sets of these entry forms shall be returned to the organisers and one set to the Secretariat; the closing date for the receipt of these forms shall be not later than 2 calendar months before the start of the Championships. |
| 4.02.05.04 |
An Association may nominate up to 4 qualified boys and up to 4 qualified girls players. |
| 4.02.05.05 |
An Association shall rank its nominated players and pairs in order of playing strength, which shall be consistent with their current ranking in the World Junior Ranking List. |
| 4.02.05.06 |
The organisers may accept only formal nominations by an eligible Association, which are received, properly signed by a responsible representative of the nominating Association, on or before the closing date. |
| 4.02.06 |
Modification of Entries |
| 4.02.06.01 |
The nominating Association may change the composition of a team by notifying the organisers up to the time of the Jury meeting preceding the Championships, but in no circumstances after the start of the event. |
| 4.02.06.02 |
As soon as he arrives at the Championships venue, the representative of an Association requesting a change to the draw in consequence of any error or absence shall notify the referee or his deputy, or confirm any change already notified, on a form provided for the purpose. |
| 4.02.06.03 |
A request for modification of an entry cannot be considered unless it is made or confirmed by the representative of an Association immediately on arrival, other than a request based on the subsequent absence, illness or injury of one player of a doubles pair, which shall be made as soon as the contingency arises. |
| 4.02.06.04 |
All alterations that are authorised shall be notified immediately to team captains and, where appropriate, to Association representatives. |
| 4.02.07 |
Entry Obligations |
| 4.02.07.01 |
The entry form shall contain a statement, to be signed by a responsible representative of the nominating Association on behalf of all its nominated players and captains, that they understand and accept the conditions of the Championships and that they are prepared to compete against all other teams and individuals participating; no entry shall be valid unless accompanied by this declaration. |
| 4.02.07.02 |
In individual events all entrants are accepted as individual competitors; they shall be bound to do their utmost to win the events for which they are entered, irrespective of whether other entrants from the same Association have been accepted to take part, and they shall not withdraw except for reasons of illness or injury. |
| 4.02.08 |
Jury |
| 4.02.08.01 |
The Jury shall consist of the Chairman of the ITTF Junior Commission, a representative of the ITTF Competition Department, a representative of the the ITTF Global Junior Program, the Championships Director (or his equivalent), a representative of the organising committee and the referee; the referee shall have the right to speak but not to vote. |
| 4.02.08.02 |
If the Chairman of the ITTF Junior Commission is unable to attend a meeting of the Jury he may nominate an appointee to attend in his place, who shall have the right to speak and to vote. |
| 4.02.08.03 |
The Chairman of the Jury shall be appointed by the Chairman of the ITTF Junior Commission or in his absence by the representative of the ITTF Global Junior Program. |
| 4.02.08.04 |
Any Association directly affected by a matter under consideration at a Jury meeting shall be entitled to be represented at that meeting but shall not be entitled to vote. |
| 4.02.08.05 |
The Jury shall have power to decide any question of appeal within the jurisdiction of a tournament management committee. |
| 4.02.08.06 |
The Jury shall meet before the start of the Championships to be informed of all draw alterations requested up to that time; any subsequent questions of draw alteration shall be decided by the ITTF Junior Commission and the Jury shall meet again only when convened by that Commission to consider appeals against its administrative decisions or decisions of the referee. |
| 4.02.09 |
Events |
| 4.02.09.01 |
The Championships shall include boys’ team and girls’ team events as well as boys’ singles and doubles, girls’ singles and doubles and mixed doubles events. |
| 4.02.09.01.01 |
With the exception of mixed doubles events, both players of a doubles shall be from the same Association. |
| 4.02.09.02 |
The system of play in the team and individual events, in groups and stages, shall be decided by the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Junior Commission, and shall be notified to all Associations not later than 6 calendar months before the start of the Championships. |
| 4.02.10 |
Default |
| 4.02.10.01 |
An Association whose team is entered in the draw but which fails to compete in the event without adequate justification may be subject to disciplinary action by the AGM. |
| 4.02.10.02 |
A team may begin, continue and complete a team match only with the full complement of players specified for the event, except that the referee may, at his discretion, allow a team to play with one player absent or an individual match to be omitted from the sequence where he is satisfied that the absence is due to accident, illness, injury or other circumstances outside the control of the player or the Association concerned, including disqualification by the referee in accordance with his authority. |
| 4.02.10.03 |
An Association whose team begins to play in the event but which fails to complete its schedule of matches shall be liable to forfeit its entitlement to hospitality for its representatives at the Championships; an appeal against forfeit may be made to the Jury, whose decision shall be final. |
| 4.02.11 |
Doping Control |
| 4.02.11.01 |
If doping controls are done, they shall be carried out in accordance with ITTF Anti-Doping rules (Chapter 5). |
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