PROSPECTUS

1.      Authority

European Table Tennis Union

 

2.      Organiser

Slovak Table Tennis Association

 

3.      Date

13th – 22nd July 2007

 

4.      Venue

Národné tenisové centrum, Prikopova 6, Bratislava

 

5.      Schedule

13th – 17th July – team events

18th July – free day

19th – 22nd July – individual events

 

6.      Eligibility

The championships shall be open for entry to all member Associations whose subscriptions are not in arrear. All players must be eligible to represent their Associations in accordance with the provisions of article ETTU Regulation (B) B.10.3.3 of the ETTU Handbook. Junior players shall be under 18 years of age and cadet players shall be under 15 years of age on the 31st December immediately before the start of the year in which the championships take place (junior players born on or after 01.01.1989, cadet players born on or after 01.01.1992).

A cadet who competes in a junior event may not compete in the corresponding cadet event.

Passports of the participating players shall be shown to the ETTU Youth Committee representative upon arrival. When birth dates are not stated in the passports, the team leaders must present Government Birth Certificates of the players concerned. Players of the organising Association shall present their birth certificates. If for various reasons a player’s age or eligibility cannot be established, that player shall be excluded from the Championships.

 

 

7.      Events and title holders

Junior boys’ team            Germany

Junior girls’ team              Romania

Cadet boys’ team             Sweden

Cadet girls’ team              Ukraine

Junior boys’ singles           M. Freitas (POR)

Junior girls’ singles            D. Dodean (ROM)

Junior boys’ doubles         S. Golovanov, M. Paykov (RUS)

Junior girls’ doubles          A. Solja, R. Stähr (GER)

Junior mixed doubles        E. Lebesson(FRA), G. Feher (SER)

Cadet boys’ singles          B. Kovac  (HRV)

Cadet girls’ singles            M. Pesotska (UKR)

Cadet boys’ doubles         P. Chodorski (POL), B. Kovac  (HRV)

Cadet girls’ doubles          M.Pesotskaya (UKR), B. Balážová (SVK)

Cadet mixed doubles        K. Karlsson(SWE), M. Petersson(SWE)

 

8.      Consolation Events

Consolation events will be organised for the players defeated in the qualifying stage and in the first two rounds of the single events. The entry fee in consolation event is 5 EUR and has to be paid in advance.

 

9.      Entries

Associations may enter only 1 team in each team event. The organising Association shall be entitled to enter up to 20 players, consisting of not more than 6 junior boys, 6 junior girls, 4 cadet boys and 4 cadet girls, but may not enter more than 5 junior boys and 5 junior girls for the team event.

Each other Association shall be entitled to enter up to 18 players, consisting of not more than 5 junior boys, 5 junior girls, 4 cadet boys and 4 cadet girls.

 

10. Entry fee

The entry fee paid to the organising Association is 40 EUR for each participating Association and there is a levy of 125 EUR on each Association participating in a junior team event, payable to the ETTU.

 

11. Entry deadlines

Preliminary entry:                       15th of April 2007

Final entry:                                1st of June 2007

To be returned to:                      ETTU Secretariat

                                                     37, Esplanade de la Moselle

                                                     L-6637 Wasserbillig

                                                     Luxembourg

                                                     e-mail: ettu@pt.lu

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DOCUMENTS HAVE TO BE RETUNRED BY EMAIL IN ORDER TO BE ACCEPTED.

 

12. The Draw

The draw for team events will take place on the Friday, 9th of June 2007 in the ETTU Secretariat in Wasserbillig, 37, Esplanade de la Moselle, Luxembourg. The draw for individual events shall take place during the playing of the team events. Seeding lists shall be prepared by the ETTU Ranking Committee on the basis of the current Youth Ranking Lists.

 

13. System of play

System of play in team events will be according to ETTU Handbook D.10 and system of play in individual events will be according to ETTU Handbook D.11.

 

14. Trophies/Awards

Plaques shall be presented to the winners of team and individual events by representatives of Associations which donated the challenge trophies, as follows:

Junior boys’ team                      Germany

Junior girls’ team                       France

Junior boys’ single                     Hungary

Junior girls’ single                      Romania

Junior boys’ doubles                 Austria

Junior girls’ doubles                  Netherlands

Junior mixed doubles                Czech Republic / Slovakia

Cadet boys’ team                      Spain

Cadet girls’ team                       Wales

Cadet boys’ singles                   Italy

Cadet girls’ singles                    Switzerland

Cadet boys’ doubles                 Sweden

Cadet girls’ doubles                  Belgium

Cadet mixed doubles                Greece

 

Each association is kindly asked to bring their national anthem with the delegation leader.

 

15. Equipment

Tables:                            Joola ROLLOMAT green

Nets:                                Joola WM

Balls:                                Butterfly*** white

Flooring:                          Taraflex

 

16. Referee board

Referee:                          Gaj Vidmar         (SLO)

Deputy Referees:            Francesco Nuzzo (ITA)

                                            Werner Thury     (AUT)

                                             Zdenek Jirásek    (CZE)

                                             Jozef Goláò         (SVK)

                                             Egils Purinsh      (LAT)
 

17. Hospitality

The Organising Association shall provide 50% of the cost of hospitality from the evening on 12th July until the morning on 23rd July, for up to:

-          6 players of an Association entering at least 2 junior teams or 1 junior team and 2 cadet teams

-          5 players of an Association entering 1 junior team and 1 cadet team

-          4 players of an Association entering 2 cadet teams

-          3 players of an Association entering 1 junior team

-          2 players of an Association entering only 1 cadet team or only individual players

-          2 officials of an Association entering 4 teams and 1 official of any other Association entering teams or players

 

The organising Association shall provide free hospitality from dinner on 12th July until breakfast on 23rd July for the Executive Committee members, the Press and Medical Officials or their deputies, the Chairmen of the Youth, Ranking and Teaching/Training Committees, up to 4 Youth Committee members and 2 ETTU staff members and invited foreign referees and umpires.

 

The hospitality rate for those who are not entitled for free hospitality is in:

-          3star hotels: 74 EUR/person/day in a double room and 85 EUR/person/day in a single room

-          4star hotels: 85 EUR/person/day in a double room and 100 EUR/person/day in a single room

 Please take note that the number of single rooms is limited.

 

18. Accommodation

All participants will be accommodated in hotels of good standard in single, double and triple rooms.

 

19. Payment of hospitality costs

Hospitality costs can be paid upon arrival (before accreditation is done) in cash (only EUROS will be accepted) or in advance by bank transfer in EURO to the following account:

No account: 1799995655/0200, IBAN SK82 0200 0000 0017 9999 5655

Bank: Všeobecná úverová banka, Bratislava, SWIFT: SUBA SKBX

not later than 30th June 2007.

 

20. Transport

The organizer will provide transport from Vienna Airport to the venue of the EVC and back on request of participants for a fee of 30 EURO per person and from Bratislava Airport and Bratislava Railway Station to the venue of the EYC and back on request of participants free of charge

 

21. Medical service

Permanent medical service (first aid) will be provided in the hall during the whole period of the championships. However, we strongly recommended to each delegation to have injury and health insurance.

 

22. Gluing

Gluing is allowed only at special designated places according to the ITTF regulations. Racket control tests, may be carried out by the ETTU Youth Committee.

 

23. Video

Each participating Association will be allowed to use one video camera for recording matches of their own players. For using other video cameras a fee of 20 EURO shall be paid for the whole EYC period.

 

24. Visas

All associations needing a visa for entering Slovakia, are kindly requested to send the list of participants, coaches and officials (name, surname, year of birth, passport number) to STTA, e–mail: sstz1@ba.telecom.sk,  fax:+421 2 4488 8615, which will immediately send the invitation letter, in order to enable the procedure of requiring visas from SVK consulates in their countries.

 

NOTICE:

For all participants of the 50th European Youth Table Tennis Championships:

Please send by e-mail 1 passport photo with name in JPG format for the ID card, which all participants will receive at accreditation (players, officials, coaches, referees, umpires).

All information you can find on the website of STTA – www.sstz.sk

BEGAM spol. s r.o.