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ITTF
Handbook 2012 / 2013 |
| Index |
Description |
| 3.03 |
MATCH OFFICIALS |
| 3.03.01 |
Referee |
| 3.03.01.01 |
For each competition as a whole a referee shall be appointed and his or her identity and location shall be made known to the participants and, where appropriate, to the team captains. |
| 3.03.01.02 |
The referee shall be responsible for |
| 3.03.01.02.01 |
the conduct of the draw; |
| 3.03.01.02.02 |
the scheduling of the matches by time and table; |
| 3.03.01.02.03 |
the appointment of match officials; |
| 3.03.01.02.04 |
conducting a pre-tournament briefing for match officials; |
| 3.03.01.02.05 |
checking the eligibility of players; |
| 3.03.01.02.06 |
deciding whether play may be suspended in an emergency; |
| 3.03.01.02.07 |
deciding whether players may leave the playing area during a match; |
| 3.03.01.02.08 |
deciding whether statutory practice periods may be extended; |
| 3.03.01.02.09 |
deciding whether players may wear track suits during a match; |
| 3.03.01.02.10 |
deciding any question of interpretation of Laws or Regulations, including the acceptability of clothing, playing equipment and playing conditions; |
| 3.03.01.02.11 |
deciding whether, and where, players may practise during an emergency suspension of play; |
| 3.03.01.02.12 |
taking disciplinary action for misbehaviour or other breaches of regulations. |
| 3.03.01.03 |
Where, with the agreement of the competition management committee, any of the duties of the referee are delegated to other persons, the specific responsibilities and locations of each of these persons shall be made known to the participants and, where appropriate, to the team captains. |
| 3.03.01.04 |
The referee, or a responsible deputy appointed to exercise authority in his or her absence, shall be present at all times during play. |
| 3.03.01.05 |
Where the referee is satisfied that it is necessary to do so he or she may replace a match official with another at any time, but he or she may not alter a decision already made by the replaced official on a question of fact within his or her jurisdiction. |
| 3.03.01.06 |
Players shall be under the jurisdiction of the referee from the time at which they arrive at the playing venue until they leave it. |
| 3.03.02 |
Umpire, Assistant Umpire and Stroke Counter |
| 3.03.02.01 |
An umpire and an assistant umpire shall be appointed for each match. |
| 3.03.02.02 |
The umpire shall sit or stand in line with the net and the assistant umpire shall sit directly facing him or her, at the other side of the table. |
| 3.03.02.03 |
The umpire shall be responsible for |
| 3.03.02.03.01 |
checking the acceptability of equipment and playing conditions and reporting any deficiency to the referee; |
| 3.03.02.03.02 |
taking a ball at random as provided in 3.4.2.1.1-2; |
| 3.03.02.03.03 |
conducting the draw for the choice of serving, receiving and ends; |
| 3.03.02.03.04 |
deciding whether the requirements of the service law may be relaxed for a player with physical disability; |
| 3.03.02.03.05 |
controlling the order of serving, receiving and ends and correcting any errors therein; |
| 3.03.02.03.06 |
deciding each rally as a point or a let; |
| 3.03.02.03.07 |
calling the score, in accordance with specified procedure; |
| 3.03.02.03.08 |
introducing the expedite system at the appropriate time; |
| 3.03.02.03.09 |
maintaining the continuity of play; |
| 3.03.02.03.10 |
taking action for breaches of the advice or behaviour regulations; |
| 3.03.02.03.11 |
drawing by lot which player, pair or team shall change their shirt, should opposing players or teams have a similar shirt and cannot agree which of them will change. |
| 3.03.02.03.12 |
ensuring that only authorised persons are at the playing area. |
| 3.03.02.04 |
The assistant umpire shall |
| 3.03.02.04.01 |
decide whether or not the ball in play touches the edge of the playing surface at the side of the table nearest him or her; |
| 3.03.02.04.02 |
inform the umpire for breaches of the advice or behaviour regulations. |
| 3.03.02.05 |
Either the umpire or the assistant umpire may |
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