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ITTF
Handbook 2009
/ 2010 |
| Index |
Description |
| 3 |
REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS |
| 3.01 |
SCOPE OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS |
| 3.01.01 |
Types of Competition |
| 3.01.01.01 |
An international competition is one that may include the players of more than one Association. |
| 3.01.01.02 |
An international match is a match between teams representing Associations. |
| 3.01.01.03 |
An open tournament is one that is open to the players of all Associations. |
| 3.01.01.04 |
A restricted tournament is one that is restricted to specified groups of players other than age groups. |
| 3.01.01.05 |
An invitation tournament is one that is restricted to specified Associations or players, individually invited. |
| 3.01.02 |
Applicability |
| 3.01.02.01 |
Except as provided in 3.1.2.2, the Laws (Chapter 2) shall apply to World, Continental and Olympic title competitions, open tournaments and, unless otherwise agreed by the participating Associations, to international matches. |
| 3.01.02.02 |
The Board of Directors shall have power to authorise the organiser of an open tournament to adopt experimental law variations specified by the Executive Committee. |
| 3.01.02.03 |
The Regulations for International Competitions shall apply to |
| 3.01.02.03.01 |
World and Olympic title competitions, unless otherwise authorised by the Board of Directors and notified in advance to the participating Associations; |
| 3.01.02.03.02 |
Continental title competitions, unless otherwise authorised by the appropriate Continental Federation and notified in advance to the participating Associations; |
| 3.01.02.03.03 |
Open International Championships (3.7.1.2), unless otherwise authorised by the Executive Committee and notified in advance to the participants in accordance with 3.1.2.4; |
| 3.01.02.03.04 |
open tournaments, except as provided in 3.1.2.4. |
| 3.01.02.04 |
Where an open tournament does not comply with any of these regulations the nature and extent of the variation shall be specified in the entry form; completion and submission of an entry form shall be regarded as signifying acceptance of the conditions of the competition, including such variations. |
| 3.01.02.05 |
The Laws and Regulations are recommended for all international competitions but, provided that the Constitution is observed, international restricted and invitation tournaments and recognised international competitions organised by unaffiliated bodies may be held under rules laid down by the organising authority. |
| 3.01.02.06 |
The Laws and the Regulations for International Competitions shall be presumed to apply unless variations have been agreed in advance or are made clear in the published rules of the competition. |
| 3.01.02.07 |
Detailed explanations and interpretations of regulations, including equipment specifications, shall be published as Technical Leaflets authorised by the Board of Directors and in Handbooks for Match Officials and Tournament Referees. |
| 3.02 |
EQUIPMENT AND PLAYING CONDITIONS |
| 3.02.01 |
Approved and Authorised Equipment |
| 3.02.01.01 |
The approval and authorisation of playing equipment shall be conducted on behalf of the Board of Directors by the Equipment Committee; approval or authorisation may be withdrawn by the Board of Directors at any time if its continuation is found to be detrimental to the sport.
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| 3.02.01.02 |
The entry form or prospectus for an open tournament shall specify the brands and colours of table, net assembly and ball to be used; the choice of equipment shall be as laid down by the Association in whose territory the competition is held, selected from brands and types currently approved by the ITTF. |
| 3.02.01.03 |
The covering material on a side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be of a brand and type currently authorised by the ITTF and shall be attached to the blade so that the supplier and brand names and the ITTF logo plus the ITTF number (when applied) are clearly visible near the edge of the striking surface.
Lists of all approved and authorised equipment and materials are maintained
by the ITTF Office and details are available on the ITTF web site. |
| 3.02.02 |
Playing Clothing |
| 3.02.02.01 |
Playing clothing shall normally consist of a short-sleeved or sleeveless shirt and shorts or skirt or one-part sports outfits, socks and playing shoes; other garments, such as part or all of a track suit, shall not be worn during play except with the permission of the referee. |
| 3.02.02.02 |
The main colour of a shirt, skirt or shorts, other than sleeves and collar of a shirt shall be clearly different from that of the ball in use. |
| 3.02.02.03 |
Clothing may bear numbers or lettering on the back of the shirt to identify a player, his Association or, in club matches, his club, and advertisements in accordance with the provisions of 3.2.5.10; if the back of a shirt bears the player’s name, this shall be situated just below the collar. |
| 3.02.02.04 |
Any numbers required by organisers to identify a player shall have priority over advertisements on the centre part of the back of a shirt; such numbers shall be contained within a panel having an area not greater than 600cm2. |
| 3.02.02.05 |
Any markings or trimming on the front or side of a playing garment and any objects such as jewellery worn by a player shall not be so conspicuous or brightly reflecting as to unsight an opponent. |
| 3.02.02.06 |
Clothing shall not carry designs or lettering which might cause offence or bring the game into disrepute. |
| 3.02.02.07 |
Any question of the legality or acceptability of playing clothing shall be decided by the referee. |
| 3.02.02.08 |
The players of a team taking part in a team match, and players of the same Association forming a doubles pair in a World or Olympic Title Competition, shall be dressed uniformly, with the possible exception of socks, shoes and the number, size, colour and design of advertisements on clothing. Players of the same Association forming a doubles pair in other international competitions may wear clothes of different manufacturers, if the basic colours are the same and their National Association authorises this procedure. |
| 3.02.02.09 |
Opposing players and pairs shall wear shirts that are of sufficiently different colours to enable them to be easily distinguished by spectators. |
| 3.02.02.10 |
Where opposing players or teams have a similar shirt and cannot agree which of them will change, the decision shall be made by the umpire by lot. |
| 3.02.02.11 |
Players competing in a World or Olympic title competition or Open International Championships shall wear shirt and shorts or skirt of types authorised by their Association. |
| 3.02.03 |
Playing Conditions |
| 3.02.03.01 |
The playing space shall be rectangular and not less than 14m long, 7m wide and 5m high, but the 4 corners may be covered by surrounds of not more than 1.5m length. |
| 3.02.03.02 |
The following equipment and fittings are to be considered as part of each playing area: The table including the net assembly, umpires tables and chairs, score indicators, towel and ball boxes, printed numbers identifying the table, surrounds, floor mats, boards on the surrounds indicating the names of players or Associations. |
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