Hwa Chong 100th year Anniversay Celebration Table Tennis Open 2019 Rules and Regulations

This tournament is Organised by Hwa Chong Alumni Association (Table Tennis Interest Group) and

TOURNAMENT PERIOD

1) Saturday, 29th to Sunday, 30th June 2019

TOURNAMENT TIME

2) 9.00 am to 6 pm

TOURNAMENT VENUE

3) Hwa Chong Institution Sports Hall (JC Section)(entrance near tan kah kee mrt station)

REGISTRATION FEES / PRIZE MONEY

4) The registration fees and prize money are as follows:

Entry Fee Prizes S/N Category Inclusive of GST 1st 2nd Joint 3rd 1 Mixed Team $20 $600 $300 $150 $150

5th -8th $100 8th -16th $50 All teams in the Top 16 will be awarder medals and the champion will be awarded the Champion Trophy.

REGISTRATION

5) Registration will commence on 26 April 2019

6) Registration can be done

Sin Ten Sports Trading – Blk 109 Lor 1 Toa Payoh 310109 Kingdom PP Sports - Blk 231 Bain Street #02-35 Bras Basah Complex Singapore 180231 GK Table Tennis 144Upper Road#B1-K16 Singapore 588177 Hwa Chong Alumni Association- 681 Bukit Timah Rd #02-01 Singapore 269782

7) Registration hours: 12.00pm to 6.00pm (Monday to Friday).

8) Registration method:  Walk-in Cash together with registration form(s) and indemnity form(if necessary) must be submitted 9) Registration by mail, email, telephone or fax will NOT be accepted. 10) Late, unclear and incomplete form will NOT be accepted. 11) No refund of registration fee will be entertained. 12) The closing date for registration is 24 May 2019

ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS

13) The tournament is open to all players, regardless of nationality, gender, age.

TOURNAMENT SYSTEM

14) A team shall consist of a minimum of 3 players and maximum of 4 players. 15) The order of play shall be: S/N Event 1. Singles (A) 2. Doubles(C+D/B+C) 3. Singles (B) Note: Player A, B and C must be nominated before the match. Only 1 player is allowed to play 2 ties.The repeated player can only play in Singles B (2nd Singles) and Doubles. 16) Reporting time and collection of line-up slips for teams is 30 minutes before match. Submission of team line-up slips is 15 minutes before match. Failure in which, the team loses the right to their team line-up and shall be filled as per their team registration sequence order. 17) Participating teams will be drawn into groups of 3 or 4. 18) All matches shall be played to the best-of-3 games of 11 points each. Round-of-16 matches and onwards shall be played to the best-of-5 games of 11 points each. 19) The matches will be played in two stages. The first stage is group round robin and the second stage is single knock-out. In the first stage, all matches will played whereas in the second stage, the match will end when a team has won 2 matches out of 3 ties. 20) One player is allowed to be repeated ONLY in the doubles event and play in the 2nd Singles 21) Any changes to the team registration form is allowed before 31 May 2019 22) No walk-over is allowed in general. A team will not be allowed to continue once the team concedes a walk-over in any stage of the competition. All match results involving the absentee will be treated as scratched. For all the walk-over matches, prize money and placing shall be forfeited. 23) Any withdrawal from the tournament must be emailed to 24 May 2019 prior to the closing time of the registration. 24) The tournament shall be run in accordance with the latest rules and regulations of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Rules and regulations can be downloaded from www.ittf.com. 25) The ITTF approved 3-Star D40+ mm white balls shall be used during the tournament. 26) No white apparels (shirt and shorts) are allowed. All players in the team event shall dress uniformly. Players who fail to conform shall be disqualified. 27) Umpires will be provided from Round-of-16 matches onwards.

FIXTURES

28) The complete team list shall be emailed to all the team managers from 28 May 2019 onwards. Any discrepancy or omission of entries must be brought to the attention of Organising committee by 14 June 2019. No changes shall be made after the omission check. 29) An open draw of tournament fixtures will be conducted on 31 May 2019 at the Hwa Chong Alumni Association from 7.30pm onwards. All are welcome to witness the draw. 30) Fixtures and match schedules will be emailed to all the team managers. It will also be displayed on www.hcalumni.sg from 7 June 2019 onwards. Kindly note that it is the responsibility of the player to check for the latest competition fixture and schedule.

PRIZE PRESENTATION

31) The Prize Presentation Ceremony shall be held on 30th Jun 2019 (Sunday) immediately after the finals of the team event. 32) All prize winners MUST be present personally at the ceremony in neat attire (no singlet, slippers and sandals) in order to receive their prize. Player who concedes walkover from Round-of-16 onwards will not be entitled to receive any prizes. 33) The Organizing Committee reserves the right not to award the prize money and trophy if Regulation 33 is breached.

ENQUIRIES

34) Please email [email protected] for further enquiries.

OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS

35) By agreeing to participate in this tournament, you are granting Hwa Chong permission to use your images for promotional and publicities purposes. 36) Players who failed to sign the Indemnity Form as required by the Organizer will not be allowed to participate. 37) The Organizing Committee has the absolute rights to interpret or amend the rules and regulations of the Tournament at any time without prior notification. Any other rules that are not covered by the Rules and Regulations will be decided by the Organizing Committee, whose decision shall be FINAL.