2010

TABLE TENNIS

SPORT TECHNICAL PACKAGE

1.      RULES:   This competition will be conducted under the rules of International Table Tennis Federation.

2.      CATEGORIES:

            Junior Male & Female                      born in 1992 or later

            Juvenile Male & Female:                  born in 1995 or later

3.      EVENTS AND SCHEDULES:

Events

a.      Singles

–        Competition will be held in each category by gender

b.      Doubles

–        Competition will be held in each category by gender

c.      Team Event

–        Each Unit shall enter a team consisting of two (2) players in each age category (same gender) playing one singles match each against their respective opponents followed by a doubles match against their opponents.  The combined results of these competitions will determine the final team positions in each category by gender.

Schedules

a.      The Host Society shall develop the initial competition draws for all events.

b.      In events with five (5) or less competitors / teams, the players of the top two teams from the team event in the previous Arctic Winter Games will be seeded in positions A and B.

c.      In events with six (6) or more competitors / teams, the players of the top two teams from the team event in the previous Arctic Winter Games will be seeded in separate pools in the top positions.

d.      In events with five (5) or less competitors / teams, a round robin competition will be held to determine medal and other positions.

e.      In events with six (6) or more competitors / teams, a round robin of two pools will be held with the top two competitors / teams moving forward to an elimination format competition to determine medal and fourth place positions.

f.        The schedule shall be designed in such a way as to limit the total time that any one athlete must be at the competition facility to eight hours or less per day.

4.      TEAM COMPOSITION:

Each Games Unit may enter a team comprised of a maximum of eight (8) players and two (2) coaches, as follows:

            Junior Male                - 2

            Junior Female           - 2

            Juvenile Male             - 2

            Juvenile Female        - 2

            Coaches                    - 2

One coach must be female and one male.  If a coach from one gender is not available a chaperon of the same gender must be substituted.

5.      MEDALS:

            Individually by event by the Individual competition and individually for the Team competition:

            Gold                - 24

            Silver              - 24

      Bronze            - 24

6.      FACILITY NOTES

The Host Society shall try to provide a minimum of eight tables for competition and two tables for warm ups within a playing area sufficient in size to meet the requirements outlined in ITTF rules for this competition.