MATCH SYSTEM
Men´s League to 21 years
for representative teams of Table Tennis
Associations
Czech Republic,
Austria, Slovenia, Slovak Republic
2002/2003
1. General provisions
Ruls and regulations ETTU for International
events are effective also for Men’s League to 21 years exception rules wich are
special for this League.
Respecting permission start of players are
responsible associations.
2. EVENTS
Long-term event representative teams men’s to
21 years( born on or after 1st January 1982 )
3. OPERATING COMMITTEE
Operating committee consisting of one member
from Associations Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Austria and Slovenia is
essentially authorized to organize league. Operating
committee
nominate one person for team events wich in next season is acting as ORGANISER.
Organiser have responsibilities for sending to
all partcipating clubs at the very latest 2 month
before the nomination deadline „The Match
system of League“ and immediate after drawing
to send term of match and draw as well.
Organiser publish match results wich associations
announced to the organiser. Organiser refer
team schedule and scale of singles. In the organiser
responsibilities is settle protests in first
instance.
4. RIGHT TO START
In each event can start one team from national
association of Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak
Republic, Austria and Slovenia. Their
nomination is on responsibilitie appropriate,acting association. Each
association can register only one (1) team.
5. TEAM COMPILATION
Each Association shall before starting of
League, always until September 1st announced
to organiser not more than 15 players which are
able to start in the League. These players needs to line up according to their
performance. For line up is decisive european ranking list. In the case if
there are not in this RL we use national valid RL.
During playing season can not be put into the
list no other (new) players. Association can
represented player with nationality relevant to
taking part association or players from other
nationality wich has got permition from ITTF or
ETTU to concerned association.
In the case of need umpires are authorized
investigate identity of players (right to peer into
passport) or association is requested to show
ITTF (ETTU) permition for right player to
starting.
Team wich seeded false player lose by
contumacious 0:18.
6. SYSTEM OF PLAY
Each team succeed against all other team by
system „host - visitors“. For a win in a played
match shall be awarded 3 points, in irresolute
match 2 points, for loss 1 point, for unplayed
or unfinished match 0 points. For appropriation
order of teams in schedule will counting
first of all gained points. If 2 or more teams
gained the same number of points, their positions
shall be determined by the results only of
matches between them. Their positions have been
determined by the results of matches points and
the ratios of wins to losses in individual
matches, games or balls. If still they have
gained the same number of points their position
shall by decided by lot.Team which is not
playing more them 50 % matches will be disqualified.
One match consist of 18 individual matches - 2
doubles and 16 singles.
Match order:
1.
double
3. A - X 7. B – X 11. C – X 15. D - X
2.
double
4. B - Y 8. C - Y 12. D – Y 16. A - Y
5. C - Z 9. D - Z 13. A – Z
17. B - Z
6. D - U 10. A -
U 14. B – U 18. C - U
Doubles can play also other players as single. Players can be seeded to
individual positions
free and shall be played all 18 matches. On beginning of match each
team shall consist minimum of 3 players.Host team is presented as „ABCD“ and
visitors team as „XYZU“.
7. PERIOD, DATES AND DURATION
League will be played follow number of teams in term from October till
March or May.
Drawing for each match shall take place 1 (one) month on which
associations appointed the Date nad place of match therewith that till 3 days
after finish of match but no later than to
31st in the esame month shall host association report result
to organiser (original send by post).
All matche can be playes during working days, therefore are not
corrupted other playing terms
and national matches. Recommented beginning of matches is 03,00 p.m.,
in order to visiting
team can be back at home et the same day. It is respectable for host
association to reserv place
near upon to the border oh visiting country. If hots team is not in
official time of beginning
on the playing place or visitors team up to one (1) hour on the playing
place, this match will
counted with result 18:0 in benefit to other team.
8. REGISTRATION
Registration of team is by national Associations. Entry form with list of
players must be send by September 15th before the League starts.
Entry fee is 100 EURO, wich is used for purchase cups for first three
teams and for some
administrative costs for organiser. All other duty and activities are
fre of charge.
9. PLAYING CONDITIONS AND EQUIPMENT
The playing place shall not be less than 12 m long, 6 m wide and 4 m
high. The violence
of light measured aflot face of table shall be in full playing surface
not be less than 400 LUX.
Equipment and promotion on playing material shall be with accordance
with rules ITTF.
Hosting team by announced of playing date shall informed about colour
of tables and balls.
Because of time limitation matches shall be played on 3 tables. The
score shall be displayed
on mechanical or electronic score indicators and status of individual
matches shall be displayed
on score indicators by official umpires.
10. UMPIRES
For all matche of League nominated home association 1 (one) referee
with international
licence for referees and other 3 (three) or 4 (four) umpires which have
umpire licence.
Financial recovery follow rules of hosting association. The home
Association shall provide
allowance for umpires and referee.
11. THE DRAW
The draw shall take place throughout of September during meeting of organising
committee
or by organiser and immediately shall be circulated to all
participating associations.
12. HOSPITALITY
The home Association shall provide visitors team with refresment during
match and dinner
after match maximum of 6 persons. All other expences are payed by
visitor team them self.
13. PROTESTS AND APPEALS
An Association wishing to protest about any aspect of a match shall
send detailes by fax to the Organiser within 5 days. No protest will be
accepted after this time. The Organiser shall decide on the protest within 10
days. Any appeal against a decision on the protest shall be made within 5 days of notification of the decision.
Decision of Operating committee is
definite.
14. DRESS
To each match of league all teams shall entered in consistent uniform
(T-shirt and short).
In the case of similar colour, home team shall changed their dress.
15. RESULTS
Referee shall execute inscription of match.Immediately after match
shall organiser send result sheet by fax to the Organiser. Original of it shall
sended by post within 3 days to the Organiser.
16. PUBLISHING RESULTS AND
SCALE OF SINGLES
The organiser after each round
(once a month) publish running panel and on the end of league
consquential panel of league.The Organiser in half of competition and
on the end of competition publish success of individual players.
Anton Hamran, General Secretary
Bratislava, 6th September 2002