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ITTF
Handbook 2009
/ 2010 |
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Description |
| 3.07 |
ORGANISATION OF COMPETITIONS |
| 3.07.01 |
Authority |
| 3.07.01.01 |
Provided the Constitution is observed, any Association may organise or authorise open, restricted or invitation tournaments within its territory or may arrange international matches. |
| 3.07.01.02 |
In any season, an Association may nominate one senior, one junior and one veterans' open tournament which it organises as its Senior, Junior or Veterans' Open International Championships. |
| 3.07.01.03 |
A player may compete in such Open International Championships only with the permission of his Association, but such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. |
| 3.07.01.04 |
A player may not take part in a restricted or invitation tournament without the permission of his Association, unless general permission has been given by the ITTF or, where all the players concerned are from the same Continent, by the appropriate Continental Federation. |
| 3.07.01.05 |
A player or team may not take part in an international competition if he/it is suspended by his/its Association or Continental Federation. |
| 3.07.01.06 |
No event may use a World title without the permission of the ITTF, or a Continental title without the permission of the appropriate Continental Federation. |
| 3.07.02 |
Representation |
| 3.07.02.01 |
Representatives of all Associations whose players are taking part in an Open International Championships event shall be entitled to attend the draw and shall be consulted on any alterations to the draw or any decisions of appeal that may directly affect their players. |
| 3.07.02.02 |
A visiting Association shall be entitled to nominate at least one representative to the management committee of any international match in which it is taking part. |
| 3.07.03 |
Entries |
| 3.07.03.01 |
Entry forms for Open International Championships shall be sent to all Associations not later than 2 calendar months before the start of the competition and not later than 1 calendar month before the date for the close of entries. |
| 3.07.03.02 |
All entries nominated by Associations for open tournaments shall be accepted but the organisers shall have power to allocate entries to a qualifying competition; in deciding this allocation they shall take account of the relevant ITTF and Continental ranking lists and of any ranking order of entries specified by the nominating Association. |
| 3.07.04 |
Events |
| 3.07.04.01 |
Open International Championships shall include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles and may include mixed doubles and international team events for teams representing Associations. |
| 3.07.04.02 |
In world title competitions, players in youth, junior and cadet events must be under 21, under 18 and under 15 respectively on 31st December immediately before the calendar year in which the competition takes place; these age limits are recommended for corresponding events in other competitions. |
| 3.07.04.03 |
It is recommended that team matches at Open International Championships be played according to one of the systems specified in 3.7.6; the entry form or prospectus shall show which system has been chosen. |
| 3.07.04.04 |
Individual events proper shall be played on a knockout basis, but team events and qualifying rounds of individual events may be played on either a knockout or a group basis. |
| 3.07.05 |
Group Competitions |
| 3.07.05.01 |
In a group, or "round robin", competition, all members of the group shall compete against each other and shall gain 2 match points for a win, 1 for a loss in a played match and 0 for a loss in an unplayed or unfinished match; the ranking order shall be determined primarily by the number of match points gained. If a player is defaulted after the completion of a match for any reason, he shall be deemed to have lost the match, which shall subsequently be recorded as a loss in an unplayed match. |
| 3.07.05.02 |
If two or more members of the group have gained the same number of match points their relative positions shall be determined only by the results of the matches between them, by considering successively the numbers of match points, the ratios of wins to losses first in individual matches (for a team event), games and points, as far as is necessary to resolve the order. |
| 3.07.05.03 |
If at any step in the calculations the positions of one or more members of the group have been determined while the others are still equal, the results of matches in which those members took part shall be excluded from any further calculations needed to resolve the equalities in accordance with the procedure of 3.7.5.1 and 3.7.5.2. |
| 3.07.05.04 |
If it is not possible to resolve equalities by means of the procedure specified in 3.7.5.1-3 the relative positions shall be decided by lot. |
| 3.07.05.05 |
In the qualifying stages of World, Olympic and Open International Championships players shall be drawn into groups and assigned group positions in descending order of their current world ranking, taking account as far as possible of separation by Association. |
| 3.07.05.06 |
Unless otherwise authorised by the Jury, if 1 player or team is to qualify the final match in the group shall be between the players or teams numbered 1 and 2, if 2 are to qualify the final match shall be between the players or teams numbered 2 and 3 and so on. |
| 3.07.06 |
Team Match Systems |
| 3.07.06.01 |
Best of 5 Matches (New Swaythling Cup system, 5 singles) |
| 3.07.06.01.01 |
A team shall consist of 3 players. |
| 3.07.06.01.02 |
The order of play shall be A v X, B v Y, C v Z, A v Y, B v X. |
| 3.07.06.02 |
Best of 5 Matches (Corbillon Cup system, 4 singles and 1 doubles) |
| 3.07.06.02.01 |
A team shall consist of 2, 3 or 4 players. |
| 3.07.06.02.02 |
The order of play shall be A v X, B v Y, doubles, A v Y, B v X. |
| 3.07.06.03 |
Best of 5 Matches (Olympic system, 4 singles and 1 doubles) |
| 3.07.06.03.01 |
A team shall consist of 2, 3 or 4 players; each player shall compete in a maximum of 2 individual matches. |
| 3.07.06.03.02 |
The order of play shall be A v X, B v Y, doubles C&A or B v Z&X or Y, B or A v Z, C v Y or X. |
| 3.07.06.04 |
Best of 7 Matches (6 singles and 1 doubles) |
| 3.07.06.04.01 |
A team shall consist of 3, 4 or 5 players. |
| 3.07.06.04.02 |
The order of play shall be A v Y, B v X, C v Z, doubles, A v X, C v Y, B v Z. |
| 3.07.06.05 |
Best of 9 Matches (9 singles) |
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