TABLE TENNIS
EVENTS/EVENT CODES
Singles PP048
Doubles PP049
Mixed Doubles PP050
DATE
Monday, December 3–Tuesday, December 4, 2018
SITE
The Long Center
1501 N. Belcher Road, Clearwater FL 33765
SCHEDULE
Monday, Dec. 3 – ALL EVENTS AGES 50–69
8 a.m. ....................Men’s & Women’s Singles 50–69 Check in
9 a.m. ....................Man’s & Women’s Singles 50–69
Competition Begins
11 a.m. ..................Men’s & Women’s Doubles 50–69 Check in
12 p.m. ..................Men’s & Women’s Doubles 50–69
Competition Begins
1 p.m. ....................Mixed Doubles 50–69 Check in
2 p.m. ....................Mixed Doubles 50–69 Competition Begins
Tuesday, Dec. 4 – ALL EVENTS AGES 70 AND ABOVE
8 a.m. ....................Men’s & Women’s Singles 70–100 Check in
9 a.m. ....................Men’s & Women’s Singles 70–100
Competition Begins
11 a.m. ..................Men’s & Women’s Doubles 70–100 Check in
12 p.m. ..................Men’s & Women’s Doubles 70–100
Competition Begins
1 p.m. ....................Mixed Doubles 70–100 Check in
2 p.m. ....................Mixed Doubles 70–100 Competition Begins
*NOTE – Doubles event will not start until noon to afford time for a lunch break
*NOTE – Mixed Doubles event may start early as players and table’s availability
permit
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING RULES
Top 5 in each age group at Local Games Qualifying site.
Participants qualifying for one Table Tennis event are eligible for
all Table Tennis events. (Note: qualifying is only applicable to
State Championships – Florida resident divisions).
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. Table Tennis entry fee is $25 for the first event and $10
for each additional event for Florida residents. Entry fee is
$30 for the first event and $10 for each additional event for
non-residents. Entry fee includes an event T-shirt (athletes
competing in multiple sports will only receive one T-shirt).
T-shirts will be available on-site at designated competition
check-in times. A short survey will be required to be
completed at check-in. This survey can be found online at
floridaseniorgames.com, and can be completed in advance
and brought to check-in.
2. All mailed entries must be received by November 16,
2018, or register online by November 18, 2018, at
floridaseniorgames.com. Late entries will NOT be accepted.
3. Athletes registering after November 18 are not guaranteed
a T-shirt and may be subject to a $10 late fee.
4. Entry forms, waiver of liability and entry fee should be
made payable to the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF).
Save a stamp and beat the deadline! Register online at
floridaseniorgames.com.
5. It is each athlete’s responsibility to confirm their registration.
Registration confirmation will be available online at
floridaseniorgames.com or by calling the Florida Sports
Foundation at 866-354-2637
6. Players must provide their own paddles. WHITE NITTAKU 3
STAR PREMIUM 40+ JAPANESE POLY BALLS will be provided.
7. Athletes may compete with only one partner per event.
8. The age division of competition for Doubles and Mixed Doubles
will be determined by the younger age of the two partners.
9. Doubles partners must be of the same gender.
10. Entry changes are not permitted on-site. All changes
of events, partners or divisions must be made prior to
November 26, 2018, with Florida Sports Foundation.
FORMAT
1. For singles competition a round robin format will be utilized.
For divisions with 6 or less players, each player will play
each other and winners will be determined by their playing
record. For divisions with 7 or more players, the division will
be broken into pools, playing a preliminary round robin within
the pool. ONE or TWO winners from each pool will advance to
a single elimination.
2. Round Robin format will be used for doubles and mixed
doubles (same procedure as singles above).
3. Play shall consist of a five game match. The winner shall be
the first player to win three games.
4. The first player to score 11 points wins a game, unless both
players have scored 10 points. In that situation, the serve
changes each point and the winner is the first player to score
a two-point lead.
5. Play shall be continuous throughout the match with a twominute
break between games.
6. Fourth place ribbons will be awarded in addition to Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals for Florida residents. Gold, Silver
and Bronze medals will be awarded to top overall athletes if
non-residents are in contention for medals.
SPORT RULES
1. The main color of a shirt, skirt or shorts, other than sleeves
or collar of a shirt and trimming along side seams or near
the edges, shall be clearly different from that of the ball in
use (white ball will be used).
2. The Expedite System shall not be in effect with the following
exception. The Event Director may invoke the system to keep
the tournament on schedule. The system may be placed in
effect during a match, but must not be placed in effect in the
middle of a game.
3. All matches will be conducted in accordance with USA Table
Tennis (USATT) rules, except as modified herein.
4. Tournament Director reserves the right to change / modify
format of any event
NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES QUALIFYING RULES
1. All first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners at the
2018 Florida Senior Games will qualify for the 2019 National
Senior Games, June 14-25, 2019, in Albuquerque, N.M, .
2. Athletes must qualify in each table tennis event (singles,
doubles, mixed doubles) in which they wish to compete at the
2019 National Senior Games, except when Rule E applies.
FSF STAFF CONTACT
OJ Hill, (850) 296-5388 or ojhill@flasports.com
STATE DIRECTOR / TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Brad Woodington, (863) 370-5163 cell
or sandpaperdog@yahoo.com
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Joseph Aracri, (229) 977-5799 or josepharacri@yahoo.com
CERTIFIED REFEREE & REGIONAL UMPIRE
Raymond D. Spann, (352) 600-0864 or rayspann@gmail.com
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