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Banded Team Event - Saturday

Mini Assessments - Sunday Morning

Age Categories - Sunday Afternoon

Team event Division 1 - £300 winning team, £150 R/Up, £50 3rd

Mini Assessments Band 1 - Winner £200 Runner Up - £100

Mens Singles - Winner £200 Runner Up - £100

Womens Singles - Winner £100 Runner Up - £50

All other events - Trophies or medals

This is a great tournament for all ages and levels!

Players may play a maximum of 3 events. The team event, mini assessments, and one age category.

Team Event (Saturday) 10am

Once you register a team you can select other entered players and collect money from them privately.

Teams of 2, maximum 4 players per team. Seeding will be based on the average rating.

Team Match Format (Singles best of 5, doubles best of 3)

A v Y, B v X

Doubles (if team has a 3rd player they can play if captain decides)

A v X, B v Y

Stage 1 10am-4:30pm - Divisions of 6 teams, 2 groups of 3. (All matches played, i.e a match can be 5-0)

Stage 2 4:30pm - 6pm - Winners of groups play, and 2nds play for 3rd/4th. (Played to result, i.e could finish 3-0)

Mini Assessments (Sunday Morning) 9:30am - 1:30pm

Band 1 - Two groups of 3 then 3 play off matches.

Bands 2-8 - 3 groups of 3, and then 3 groups of 3 depending on finish position in 1st group. Some bands may have an extra play off stage. On average players will get 4 games.

Sunday Individual Events (Sunday Afternoon) 1:30pm - 6pm

Depending on entries, top players in each event may be seeded through to the knockout round. Most players will play in a qualification stage in groups of 3, with one player going through to KO. On average players will get 3 games.

Other Information

1. Bathgate Academy provides car parking, water and changing facilities.

2. Seedings will be based on Ratings Central and count towards Ratings Central ratings, by agreement with Table Tennis Scotland.

3. Full results including individual match scores updated live during the tournament.

4. The main colour of clothing must not be white.

5. Singles matches will be played best of 5 sets up to 11 points.

6. ITTF regulations for international competitions apply to this event.

7. White DHS DJ40+ 3 star balls will be used.

8. Entries will close on 5th January or before if fully subscribed.

9. Full refunds can be provided up until 2 weeks of the tournament start date.

10. The nearest hotel is Livingston Premier Inn (3 min drive). You can book rooms here https://shorturl.at/5herp

11. The hall will open for practice at 9am on Saturday and 8:30am on Sunday.