METRO-URDANETA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION2015 11

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SEASON MUAA
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR TABLE
TENNIS All table tennis tournaments shall be go erne! b" the rules a!o#te! b" theInternational Tabl
e Tennis Fe!eration$ The %ollo&ing rules are 'ite! %or "our in%ormationa n ! ( o r ' l a r i % i ' a t
i o n $ T h e ' o m m i t t e e a n ! t h e ' o m m i s s i o n e r s h a l l ! e ' i ! e a n " m a t t e r n o t mentione! in the
groun!(o%%i'ial rules$
Tournament Format
The 'om#etition im#lements the SINGLE ROUND ROBIN s"stem %or both men an!&omen !i ision
'onsisting o% single mat'h) !ouble mat'h an! mi*e! !ouble mat'h$ Thestarting teams to
#la" &ill be !e'i!e! !uring the e ent$
Team Compos t on
A team shall 'onsist o% %i e +,- ma*imum #arti'i#ants but onl" %our +.- are allo&e! to#la" %or ea'h
!i ision +men an! &omen-$ The remain!er shall be the reser e #la"er that 'anonl" substitute the
o%%i'ial #la"ers in 'ase o% an" ali! in'i!ents &ith su##orting #a#ers$ No#la"er 'an re#eat another
mat'h 'ategor" in ea'h !i ision$ Onl" o%%i'ial #la"ers liste! in the#hoto galler" shall be allo&e! to
#arti'i#ate$
!ame Format
A mat'h is #la"e! best three +/- o% %i e +,- sets$ A set shall be &on b" the #la"er or #air %irst
s'oring 00 #oints unless either #la"ers or #airs s'ore 01 #oints) &hen the gameshall be &on
b" the %irst #la"er or #air subse2uentl" gaining a lea! o% 3 #oints$
F"o# o$ t%e Mat&%
Ea'h #la"er ser es t&o #oints in a ro& an! then s&it'h ser er$ Ho&e er) i% a s'ore o% 01401 is
rea'he! in an" game) then ea'h ser er ser es onl" one #oint an! then the ser er iss&it'he!$ A%ter
ea'h game) the #la"ers s&it'h si!e o% the table$
T%e Or'er o$ ("a)
In singles) the ser er shall %irst ma5e a ser i'e) the re'ei er shall then ma5e a returnan! therea%ter
ser er an! re'ei er alternatel" shall ea'h ma5e a return$In !oubles) the ser er shall %irst ma5e
a ser i'e) the re'ei er shall then ma5e areturn) the #artner o% the ser er shall then
ma5e a return) the #artner o% the re'ei er shallthen ma5e a return an! therea%ter ea'h #la"er
in turn in that se2uen'e shall ma5e a return$The 'hoi'e o% en!s an! the right to be ser er or
re'ei er in e er" mat'h shall be!e'i!e! b" lot$ The &inner o% the lot shall ha e the 'hoi'e o% either
being ser er or re'ei er)or the 'hoi'e o% en!s$ The other #la"er &ill then ta5e the remaining 'hoi'e$
(roto&o"
All #arti'i#ants must be &ithin the 6ulti47ur#ose Hall o% 8CC Aeronauti'al an!Te'hnologi'al College) .,
minutes #rior to their s'he!ule! game$ A 0,4minute gra'e #erio!%or %or%eits &ill be im#lemente! as
the game starts as s'he!ule!$