Organizers

Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association

www.horseguild.com

I.About the Association and Event Background

The Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association (CCTTA) was established in 2015. The CCTTA is composed of table tennis groups from 250 colleges and universities across China and is a voluntary not-for-profit social group comprising table tennis teams from universities and colleges nationwide. The CCTTA headquarters is the Suzhou headquarters of Happypingpang.com. The CCTTA holds the "National Campus Table Tennis Competition" annually, with the season running from September into June of the following year. Each season is comprised of two parts, namely being the city selection qualifiers and the annual championship final. The league competitions are held in separate events for men and women, with a total of over 25,000 university and college students participating.

The National Campus Table Tennis Competition is the most important and one of the highest rated competitions of the CCTTA competitive league. Prior to this, more than 200 colleges and universities hold campus-level qualifier competitions, with city selection qualifiers held from April to May of each year and organized in conjunction with the college and university associations in each city. Each institute of higher learning selects 3-6 contestants (participating in at least one league match) to engage in a competitive process of elimination with other schools. The champions of the city-level competitions participate in the league match championship final to seize the annual championship position.

II. Time and location of the event

1. Time: June 2016

2. Location: Suzhou

III.Participants in the event

1.All teams selected from city-level qualifying competitions

2.Invited foreign institution teams

3.The following points must be adhered to:

(1)Participating athletes must have passed the national university recruitment exam or separate recruitment exam and must have obtained a formal status as a student in bachelor or specialty studies (including master's and PhD students).

(2) Participating athletes must be members of a campus table tennis association.

(3) Participating athletes must be amateur table tennis enthusiasts who have not obtained a national table tennis athlete certificate.

(4) Participating athletes must be of good health with no detrimental addictions who are able to meet the expectations of the competition and who have arranged for personal accident insurance.

IV. Event arrangements

1.Competitive events

Men's teams, women's teams

2.How to participate in the competition

Registration for participation is to be handled at the official website www.horseguild.com

3.Competition rules

The first phase of the group competition comprises a group round-robin. The second stage comprises a cross elimination until a champion and runner-up are generated.

4.Awards

Certificates and awards are provided by the CCTTA.

5.Preparations prior to competition

The Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association is responsible for coordinating with the supervisors of university tennis table associations.

Items of note regarding judging:

1.Requirements: Judging is an important demonstration of the overall demeanor of the Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association. Therefore, the process of the competition must ensure a stringent attitude toward work, and guarantee an objective and fair approach to work.

2.Attire: Membership badges must be worn.

3.There are two individuals in each judging group. Group work is assigned based on table number. One individual is responsible for reporting points, and one person is responsible for keeping records. In the event of a disagreement during a competition, seek the assistance of the chief judge.

4.Team competition: Swaythling Cup System.
Three out of five (five singles). A team is comprised of three athletes. Prior to the competition, the captains of both teams draw to determine the home team (ABC) and the visiting team (XYZ). Sequence of the competition:
Event sequence Home Team Visiting Team
First Round A （Primary） X （Secondary）
Second Round B (Secondary) X （Primary）
Third round C (Tertiary) Z （Tertiary）
Fourth round A Y
Fifth Round B X

5.Guess the ball prior to competition (choose to serve as well as the location). Each round is to 11 points with switching of serve every two balls. Serve is repeated if ball touches the net. When serving, the ball must be tossed. One warning, and if the ball is not tossed after three times one point is deducted.

6.At five minutes in the deciding game remember to switch sides. Each round of the competition can be increased in time.

7.Competition gear
Balls used in the competition: New material 40+ large ball Contestant rubber: No rubber may be used other than that permitted by the International Table Tennis Federation.
Glue: Can be organic or non-organic

8.Rest time:
(1)Time between rounds not to exceed 1 minute of rest.
(2)During a competition, both parties have a period no greater than 1 minute for time-outs.
(3)During a competition, each time 6 points have been gained, or during the deciding game upon switching of sides, there may be a brief period for wiping of sweat.

6.Promotion of the competition

(1)The Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association and various institutes of higher learning invite university and college table tennis associations and clubs to jointly promote the competition;

(2)When hanging noticeable banners relating to the competition, the theme must be clearly apparent and appealing;

(3)"Student Forums", "Student Discussion Forums" and "Campus Networks" amongst other modules may publish competition information;

V.Items of note and emergency preparedness plans

1.Late arrival of athletes: If athletes are late by more than 10 minutes they will be found to waived their participation rights and will be disqualified. The other party will directly move on to the next round;

2.Injury of athletes during the competition: The competition will be briefly halted for competitors with minor injuries who are able to continue after treatment. Once the wound has been treated, the competition will continue. In cases of serious injury where the competitor is unable to continue, the right to participation shall be viewed as having been waived;

3.Sudden emergencies on the part of athletes: The party with an urgent matter must coordinate with the judge and the other party's players. They may leave only after obtaining the consent of the two parties. The competition will be correspondingly delayed. The right to participation shall be viewed as having been waived if the departing individual(s) fail to return;

4.Occurrence of disagreement upon a penalty decision: When there is a disagreement about a penalty decision, an arbitration application should be made to the Competition Group Committee. Competitors may not argue with judges. Therefore, competitors who affect the conducting of the competition will be disqualified.

5.During the championship final, each competing team of a college or university is composed of 3 group members. These 3 group members must be members of the same school table tennis association and must not be participating in any other team during the competition. Select team members to participate in singles competitions based on the Swaythling Cup System.

6.In April and May of 2016 qualifying competitions will be held at colleges and universities in 32 cities across China. The qualifying competitions comprise groups divided at the school level between men and women, with five city teams selected from amongst the school teams participating within the city. The proportion of selected teams and the total number of participating schools is to be 1:10. In order words, for every 10 schools 1 team will be selected (3 men and 3 women). In addition, because the men's and women's competitions are held separately during the qualifying competitions, thus the men's and women's teams selected to be the city representative teams could come from 2 different schools.

VI.Appendix

1.The competition executes the latest "Table Tennis Competition Rules" as approved by the State General Administration of Sports;

2.Contestants who have not arrived within 10 minutes of the commencement of the competition shall be viewed as having waived their right to participation.

3. Competitions implement an 11-point system. The first phase implements a best two out of three system, with the second phase implementing a best three out of five system;

4.Q&A

1)Summary of event:

How did the Chinese school receive the invitation? Group winners from 200 different divisions?
About the event
How is the championship final participation qualification obtained for a Chinese university or college team?
In April and May of 2016 qualifying competitions will be held at colleges and universities in 32 cities across China. The qualifying competitions comprise groups divided at the school level between men and women, with five city teams selected from amongst the school teams participating within the city. The proportion of selected teams and the total number of participating schools is to be 1:10. In order words, for every 10 schools 1 team will be selected (3 men and 3 women). In addition, because the men's and women's competitions are held separately during the qualifying competitions, thus the men's and women's teams selected to be the city representative teams could come from 2 different schools

2)Date and location of the event:

The date of the competition is tentatively set for June 24 to June 26 2016. The location of the event is the Jiangsu Province Suzhou Municipal Sports Center or the Shanghai Fengxian District Sports Center

3)Itinerary, hotel, and meal information?

TBD
No registration fee. The travel: airfare: $1300-$1500; Lodging + Food = $600. The duration is 7 days.

4)Event arrangements: it says only team event is available, is that correct?

The competition only has team events and no singles competitions.

5)Competition format: Team size, max # of player, min # of player? Not sure if you are planning on having a doubles tournament, if so, can it be ANY 2 players pairing up or do they must be from the same school?

Competition size? Largest number of people in a team? Are there doubles competitions? Do the members of a team have to come from the same school?
During the championship final, each competing team of a college or university is composed of 3 group members. These 3 group members must be members of the same school table tennis association and must not be participating in any other team during the competition. Select team members to participate in singles competitions based on the Swaythling Cup System.

The final right to interpretation in this competition belongs to the Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association Please promptly raise and discuss any matters not addressed herein.

Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association

Competition Department of the Chinese Campus Table Tennis Association

December 6, 2015