Tournament Director: Dan Bullen (TO3).

Assistant to the Director: Charlotte Hewett.

Referee: Brian Jackson (NR)

Deputy Referee: Lyndsey Simpson (TR).

Tournament organising Committee:

Dan Bullen (TO3), Chris Lamb (BUCS Event Lead), Jim Kenny (TO4) Margaret Welch (TO3) and Charlotte Hewett.

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 24 September 2024

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 29 October 2024 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 31 October 2024 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

Singles Event – £52.25

Doubles Event - £38.75

SINGLE ENTRY

This competition will NOT operate a staged entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted through BUCS Play prior to the closing date listed above.

Each institution will be allowed 20 guaranteed entries into MS and WS, and two guaranteed entries into MD, WD and XD.

Each institution may also submit a ranked list of additional non-guaranteed entries per competition. Non-guaranteed entries may be accepted for each competition following the entry closing date if the competition allows. Should the event reach capacity BUCS may need to restrict the number of entries per institution. Non-guaranteed entries will only be charged an entry fee if they are accepted into the competition.

When submitting singles entries on BUCS Play, non-guaranteed entries MUST be ranked in order of preference of entry before being submitted. Should BUCS need to restrict per this will be done equally across institutions.

All doubles entries MUST also be ranked in order and the same as their partner i.e., if a university has 2 women's doubles pairs, these must be ranked 1, 1 & 2, 2, in their correct pairings. Failure to rank players correctly causes issues with pre-event admin in terms of seeding & scheduling. If doubles players aren't ranked by IA's they will not be included in the competition.

Consultation and seeding of entries accepted into the competition will be taken in tandem with the BUCS Table Tennis Sport Advisory Group (SAG). The seedings for this tournament will be decided by the seeding committee. Should you wish to query your seeding once released, please email [email protected].

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list.

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By participating in this event, you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

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The following BUCS points and medals are available in men’s singles (MS), women’s singles (WS), men’s doubles (MD), women’s doubles (WD) and mixed doubles (XD).

• 1st: 12 points and gold medal
• 2nd: 8 points and silver medal
• 3rd: 5 points (for both losing semi-finalists) and bronze medal.

There are no overall team points available due to the league and knockout programme also on offer for table tennis.

Men Singles and Women Singles competitions are run using a group stage followed by a knockout stage. All players will either progress to the championship or plate knock out stage after the initial groups stage.

Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles competitions are run using a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

The Doubles competition is scheduled to take place on Friday 29^th November, and the singles competitions on Saturday 30^th November and Sunday 1^st December.

Please note this is a draft schedule and is subject to change. A finalised schedule will be published in the event guide.

The hall will open for practice at 10am on Friday

Friday: Mixed Doubles: 11am start to conclusion, followed by Men’s & Women’s

Saturday: Singles group stages: 8:45am start

Sunday: 8:45am start, approximate finish at 18:30pm

You can find the BUCS Table Tennis regulations here

BUCS table tennis will follow the ITTF regulations on any laws of the game.

Withdrawals must be made in writing by the athletic union or students’ union and e-mailed to Chris Lamb, the BUCS Event Lead.

Withdrawals after the Institution Administrator deadline (Tuesday 29 October 2024) will still be charged the entry fee.

Individuals who withdraw after 5pm on Tuesday 26 November 2024 or who fail to register on the morning of the event will still be charged their entry fee and incur an additional £50 fine.

This will be released by Thursday 14^th November 2024.

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