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Jan 21, 2014 News
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is inviting all its members and sub-associations to participate in a GTTA League to be held in Georgetown, Berbice, Linden and Bartica. The League is expected to start this month and conclude in April, according to a release from the association yesterday.
The League will have these categories: ‘A’ Division; one national senior player per team, either one ‘C’ Class or one junior player or two ‘C’ Class players; ‘B’ Division; where any player can play, but there will be a grading between ‘B’ Class and ‘C’ Class and ‘C’ Class.
The tournament rules are: a team must consist of three players in each Division; a team can enter no more than two teams in each division; a representative from the teams must be present with their team(s) at the tournament; teams winning the first five games in a match will be declared the winner; a player cannot play on more than one team in the same division and is only allowed to play in one division; the tournament will be played utilizing current ITTF rules–11 points game; best of five games; two points alternate serve; teams are required to be at the playing venue at least 30 minutes in advance of matches; teams are required to submit the names of their players and their confirmation slip by January 29; an entry fee of $2,000 will be charged per team and teams will play a round robin with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals round of the tournament where there will be a cross mixed of teams.
The release said that trophies and monetary incentives will be presented to the first, second and third place winners in all events. Players must agree to compete against any other participating player, and participants must respect and acknowledge the ITTF Anti-Harassment Policy.
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