WEST LIBERTY — Registration is open for Bluegrass State Games Table Tennis, which will be held at the Morgan County Wellness and Youth Center in West Liberty on Saturday, Sept. 6.
Participants may enter a maximum of three events — Age Group (1), Open Singles (2) and Doubles (3).
All matches (except the Open Singles Final) will be best of five matches and to 11 points. The Open Singles Final will be best of seven matches.
Players may not play in more than one doubles event — Open Doubles, Age 45 and Up Doubles or Recreational Doubles (Combined Rating Under 2000 USATT or Committee decision).
Participants entering Doubles must submit the partner’s entry form in one envelope to assure being properly partnered. Players without partners will be matched per tournament committee discretion.
USATT rules apply. Sandpaper paddles are not allowed.
Dark clothing and gym shoes will be required. Solid white t-shirts will not be allowed.
All USATT rated players must place their latest rating or estimate on the entry form.
Each player is asked to be available to the control desk 20 minutes prior to the listed start times of the events. Participants will be defaulted if not available to the control desk within seven minutes after being called for a match (unless prior arrangements have been made with the control desk). Anyone withdrawing from a match should notify a staff member.
Events will not start earlier than scheduled. However, some events may start later than scheduled. Pre-match warmups should be limited to two minutes. In case of large numbers, warmups may be cut to one minute.
In the case of a no show, the tournament committee reserves the right to alter the draw to achieve a competitive balance
A minimum of three entries will be needed for competition to be held in any event. Events that do not have three entries will be combined with the next higher age group within that division unless it is the highest age group, in which case it will be combined downward.
Food, drinks and snacks will be available at the Morgan County Wellness Center throughout the tournament.
Continued arguing with the umpire, referee or tournament director after a decision has been made as official will be grounds for disqualification. A verbal warning will be issued first, but continued disruption and argumentation over a call will not be tolerated. Anyone who has an issue should ask the tournament director for a referee. The decision of the referee will be final on any play-related issue or dispute.
Tennis shoes will be the only footwear allowed.
Electric devices must be silenced.
Children under the age of 12 must be supervised by an adult.
The format for singles will be round robin groups of three, four or five. The top two finishers of each round robin will advance to a single elimination bracket. However, events with five players or less will play one round robin group only with the top three finishers being medalists. The tournament committee reserves the right to modify the format depending on the number of entries received.
Registration and additional information are available online at https://bgsg.org/2018/11/30/table-tennis/.
