Date:
Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23, 2024
Time:
Doors open at 9:00 am
Games to begin at 10:00 am
Schedule:
Saturday
  • Men's & Women's Singles
  • Giant Round Robin - first round
Sunday
  • Men's & Women's Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Random Draw Doubles
  • Giant Round Robin - final round
Venue:
Tacoma Table Tennis Club
3623 112th St SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
Commissioner:
Henry Blankenship
702-544-2338
tbltens@yahoo.com
Events:
  • Men's and Women's Singles
  • Men's and Women's Doubles
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Random Draw Doubles
  • Giant Round Robin
Fees:
  • Registration fee: $35 ($25 if postmarked by May 21)
  • Event fee: $10 per event
  • More information on fee details
General information:
  • On-site registration is authorized.
  • Age groups:
    • For singles events, age group is determined by your age as of 12/31/2024
    • For doubles events, age group is determined by the age of the younger player as of 12/31/2024
  • Equipment:
    • Players must provide their own paddles. Balls will be provided.
    • Nittau Premium 3 star balls will be used
    • Joola SC3000 or equivalent tables will be used
    • Player's paddles must meet USATT rules, with approved rubber colors.
    • White shirts are discouraged since the only balls that will be used are white.
  • Match play
    • Throughout the match, play shall be continuous, with a two-minute break between games.
    • Matches will be conducted in accordance with current USATT rules.
    • 3-minute maximum time allotment for pre-game warm-up.
Format/Rules:
  • General rules:
    • Games are to 11 points
    • Places are determined by match wins/loses
    • In the event of a tie, game count (game wins minus game losses) will be used to break the tie.
  • Singles and Doubles
    • Age groups are every 5 years starting with 50 years old (i.e. 50-54 is a single age group)
    • Everyone in the age group will play each other (round robin)
    • Based on who signs up, a couple age groups may be combined in a single round robin, but 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be by age group only. (i.e. 2 people from the 50-54 age group may be playing 2 people in the 55-59 age group in the same round robin. However, there will be a 1st and 2nd place medal for each age group even though they are in a single round robin.)
    • Men's and women's singles will be arranged in round robins of 4 and 5 people based on their age groups.
    • Men's and women's doubles will be arranged in round robins of 4 and 5 doubles based on their age groups. A doubles pair will play in the age group of the youngest player. Doubles may be pre-determined on sign up form or picked on game day. A person can only be on one team.
  • Mixed Doubles and Random Draw Doubles
    • Due to the typical shortage of women, both the mixed doubles and random draw doubles will be a single event.
    • Those that are not participating in the mixed doubles may play in the random draw doubles, but not in both events.
    • Play will happen concurrently.
    • Mixed doubles and random draw doubles are not age events (other than being 50 years or older).
  • Giant Round Robin
    • The Giant Round Robin will have $300 worth of prize money sponsored by the Andercaf Center and will be limited to the first 40 people to sign up.
    • The Giant Round Robin is not an age event (other than being 50 years or older).
    • There are 3 rounds to the event.
      • First round is a round robin random draw of 4-5 players.
      • All of the 1st place players will be grouped together for the final round robin of 1st place players, all of the 2nd place players will be grouped together for the final round robin of 2nd place players, and so forth.
      • A single elimination of the top 2 players of each group will be played to determine 1st and 2nd place (there will be up to 5 groups and 10 prizes).