General Conditions of Tournament Entry

TTSA TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

Last Updated: 8th January 2025

The following are the general tournament conditions of play, the entry details may also contain special conditions that relate to the brand of the ball, format of play, and other conditions specific to the tournament. These specific conditions will be shown on the entry form and the TTSA website under the event details.

1	REGULATIONS	The Tournament will be conducted under TTSA, TTA and ITTF regulations and the current Laws of Table Tennis. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2	ITTF RULES	I.T.T.F. rules will apply to clothing, rackets, gluing, equipment and control of the tournament generally. Any query of the legality or acceptability of playing attire shall be decided by the Tournament Referee. Gluing is not permitted within the stadium. The main colour of the clothing shall not be WHITE. Tracksuits are not to be worn without the permission of the referee __________________________________________________________________________________________
3	EQUIPMENT	ITTF approved 40+mm 3-Star DHS Seamed Plastic White balls shall be used for all Tournaments. __________________________________________________________________________________________
4	ELIGIBILITY	Juniors - Age as at 31st December 2024 Youth - Age as at 31st December 2024 Veterans - Age as at 31st December 2025 O/30: born in 1995 or earlier, O/40: born in 1985 or earlier, O/50: born in 1975 or earlier, O/60: born in 1965 or earlier, O/65: born in 1960 or earlier, O/70: born in 1955 or earlier, O/75: born in 1950 or earlier, O/80: born in 1945 or earlier, O/85: born in 1940 or earlier. __________________________________________________________________________________________
5	UMPIRING	All players must assist by umpiring when requested. Refusal to umpire upon request from the Referee or tournament control may result in disqualification. __________________________________________________________________________________________
6	AGE GROUPS	Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles: Players may only play in two adjoining age groups where applicable eg. 40/30, 50/40, 60/50, 65/60, 70/65, 75/70, 80/75 in respect to veteran's events. The same requirement applies to junior singles events. A player may play in different adjoining age groups in respect of the singles events, and doubles events. *Mixed Doubles:** Players can enter any two mixed doubles events that they are eligible for i.e. they do not need to be adjoining age groups. __________________________________________________________________________________________
7	WARM -UP	A 2-minute warm-up period applies and play MUST commence immediately after this time __________________________________________________________________________________________
8	UMPIRE & REFEREE	Each match shall be controlled by an Umpire, whose decision shall be final in point of fact. The Referee's decision shall be final on point of Law. __________________________________________________________________________________________
9	PLAYERS ABSENT	Players must report to the tournament control desk upon arrival. Players absent when called upon to play AT ANY TIME will render themselves liable to disqualification __________________________________________________________________________________________
10	TTSA BY-LAWS	Sanctioned Tournaments and State Championships are conducted under the TTSA Member Protection and Code of Conduct Regulations. It is a condition of entry that all players agree to abide by the TTSA Regulations and are liable under the regulations for any breaches. __________________________________________________________________________________________________
11	TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE	The Tournament Committee Reserves the right to : The cancellation of any event, due to insufficient entries Refuse an entry Decide eligibility of players for an event Alter times of play if necessary Reserve the right to play matches earlier than the scheduled time if tables are available and players are available Forfeit a play who is 15 minutes or more late for the scheduled start time Cancel the tournament in accordance with the TTSA Hot Weather Policy __________________________________________________________________________________________________
12	RATINGS CENTRAL EVENTS	Ratings Central Events are open to players not rated above the points stated for the particular Ratings Central Event as shown on the Ratings Central website as at the closing date for entries. Ratings Central events will generally be played on a knock out basis unless stated otherwise in the tournament flyer or tournament specific conditions. __________________________________________________________________________________________
13	PLAYER REGISTRATION	All competitors must be registered members of a registered Club or Association affiliated with the TTSA Inc at either the TTSA Metropolian or TTSA Country level., or an Association affiliated with the ITTF.

TTSA SANCTIONED TOURNAMENTS

Background

TTSA is responsible for conducting SA State Opens and the Rating Central (All Ages) tournament.

All other tournaments (sanctioned) are run by the various affiliate and club officials under the oversight of the Umpires Association (SATTOC) with the Event Director of TTSA monitoring the effectiveness of the tournaments.

TTSA seeks player and administrator feedback on the conduct and efficiency of the tournaments and holds a review meeting (via a sub-committee) at the end of each year.