Reglamento del Tenis de Mesa (ITTF)   

SECTION 1 LAWS FOR WHEELCHAIR PLAY *

Laws for wheelchair play *

The service Law in singles play.(ITTF Rule 2.6) *

The service Law in doubles play.(ITTF Rule 2.6.3) *

Umpires notes on service Laws. *

Doubles play (ITTF Law 2.8.2) *

Touching the playing surface with the free hand (ITTF Law 2.10.1.10) *

Wheelchairs *

Playing areas (ITTF regulation 3.2.3.1) *

Leaving Racket on table during intervals.(ITTF regulation 3.4.4.6) *

Tables *

SECTION 2 LAWS FOR STANDING PLAY *

Laws for Standing play *

SECTION 3 REGULATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS *

REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ORGANISATION OF CHAMPIONSHIPS *

Paralympic Championships Ranking Factor 100. *

World Championship Ranking Factor 80. *

Application to stage the World Championships. *

Regional Championships Ranking Factor 50. *

Application to stage a Regional Championship *

International Championships Ranking Factor 30. *

Application to stage an International Championship *

International Championships Ranking Factor 20 - 10. *

Application to stage an international competition *

Entry forms for all Championships (80, 50, 30, 20, 10) *

Events *

Format of play *

Team events - classified *

Class events - classified *

Open singles events - men and women - wheelchair and standing (4 events) *

Open doubles events - men and women - wheelchair and standing (4 events) *

Seeding *

International ranking list *

The draw and playing system in the team and class events *

Classification *

Protests *

Other matters *

Future Championship events *

SECTION 4 TOP - 12 / TOP - 8 COMPETITIONS *

Sanction *

Conditions of participation *

Finance *

Organisation and format of play *

Awards *

Miscellaneous *

SECTION 5 THE WORLD RANKING SYSTEM *

1. POINT SYSTEM *

2. THE UPDATE OF THE WORLD RANKING *

3. INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS *

SECTION 6 SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PARALYMPICS AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. *

Purpose *

Criteria *

Team Target Players *

SECTION 7 CHANGING OF RULES AND REGULATIONS *

Playing Rules *

Regulations for international championships *

World ranking system *

Selection Criteria for Paralympics and World Championships. *

These Rules and Regulations are also available at the Internet. The location is
http://tabletennis.org/ittc

Any comments, suggestions can be submitted to the Co-opted Rules and Regulations Chairperson: Aksel Beckmann, Skyttehusene 5, DK-2620 Albertslund, Denmark. E-mail: abittc@post9.tele.dk or ittcrules@tabletennis.org

	Leaves the table by either of the receiver's sidelines (on one or more bounces)
	On bouncing on the receiver's side returns in the direction of the net or
	comes to rest on the receiver's side of the playing surface.
	The assistant umpire shall call let if an otherwise good service in a singles match leaves the table by the receivers side line nearest to him.

	On bouncing on the receiver's side returns in the direction of the net or
	comes to rest on the receiver's side of the playing surface.

	Year 0: One sanction for one Paralympic Championships can be given.
	Year 2: One sanction for one World Championships can be given.
	Year 1, 3: One sanction for one Regional Championships can be given in each ITTC-approved region in the year 1 and year 3.

0. One of the 2 Technical Delegates (TD’s) must inspect the Venue and fulfil the TD-report at least 24 months before the Paralympics.

1. Technical Delegates (TD’s): A Technical Delegate and a deputy Technical Delegate must be appointed by the International Table Tennis Committee.
   Expenses: The Paralympic Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses and accommodation for one of the TD’s for the inspection of the venue for the table tennis tournament. The Paralympic Organising Committee must pay travel expenses and accommodation for both from the day before the opening of the Paralympic Games and to the day after the closing ceremony of the games. During the games appropriate transport must be supplied for the TD’s. The above is the same that applies to the Table Tennis Competition of the Olympic Games.
   
   
2. Classifiers: 2 International Classifiers approved by the ITTC Medical Officer must be present during the Games to handle the specific purpose of reclassification and protests.
   Expenses: The Paralympic Organising Committee must pay the travel expenses and accommodation for these persons from the day before the opening of the Paralympic Games and to the day after the closing ceremony of the games
   
3. Referees: One Referee and three deputy Referees. The Table Tennis Association of the host country of the Games shall nominate the Referee for the Table Tennis Competition. This Person must be an ITTF International Referee and has to be approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC.
   ITTC will appoint a deputy Referee with sufficient knowledge of disabled table tennis competitions, this person has to be an ITTF International Referee.
   ITTC and the Paralympic Organising Committee will co-operate in appointing the last 2 deputy Referees. These persons should come from different countries than the Host Country. These Persons must be ITTF International Referees and approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC.
   Expenses: The Paralympic Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses, accommodation and an equivalent of $US 15 per day for all referees and deputy referees from the day before the opening of the Paralympic Games and to the day after the closing ceremony of the games
   
4. Officials manager: The Table Tennis Association of the host country shall nominate an experienced officials manager and 2 teams of 2 deputy officials managers.
   Expenses: The Paralympic Organising Committee shall pay travel expenses within the host country and accommodation for the whole period of the games.
   
5. Umpires: There must be a number of umpire teams of 2 umpires equal to the number of tables times 2 + 4 teams. This means that if the Competition is to be played on 16 tables the number of Umpire teams must be 36.
   The International Table Tennis Committee has decided that all umpires must be certified ITTC-umpires. This means that all umpires officiating at the Paralympic Games must have passed the ITTC umpires seminar.
   These seminars will be held during the World Championships and the Regional Championships. The Paralympic Organising Committee must hold one of these seminars in the Host Country for Umpires from the Host Country at a disabled tournament in the year before the Paralympic Games.
   
   
   60 % of the Umpire teams shall be from the table tennis association of the host country, 50 % of these are allowed to be national umpires and the remaining 50 % of the umpires must be ITTF international umpires.
   
   The remaining 40 % of the umpires must be from foreign associations and must be ITTF international umpires. ITTC will invite these umpires from their home association.
   
   Expenses: The Paralympic Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses from the nearest airport in the host country, accommodation from the day before the opening of the Paralympic Games and to the day after the closing ceremony of the games, and an equivalent of $US 15 per day.
   
6. Computer controllers: There shall be 2 teams of 2 persons (a total of 4 persons) with sufficient knowledge of the computer system to be used. The system has to be tested by the ITTC at least 12 months before the Paralympic Games.
   

 

The Paralympic Organising Committee must arrange a Classification Seminar of the duration of three days. The guideline for this is: 1st day: Theory. 2nd day: Observing 1st day of ongoing competition. 3rd day: Observing 2nd day of ongoing competition. Expenses: The Paralympic Organising Committee shall supply conference room and accommodation during the seminar for the participants. The participants shall pay their own travel expenses.

 

 

 

World Championship Ranking Factor 80.

 

Application to stage the World Championships.

0. A completed I.PC. bid application form must be submitted by the national body of an association to the Secretary of the ITTC at least 19 months before the Championship.

 

0. The application must contain an assurance that the Championship can be organised according to the regulations as set out in this handbook.

 

 

The World Championships in Table Tennis for the Disabled must fulfil the following requirements to earn the Ranking factor of 80.

 

0. One of the 2 Technical Delegates (TD’s) must inspect the Venue and fulfil the TD-report at least 18 months before the Championships.

 

0. The TD-report must ensure that the competition can be organised according to the regulations below, where subjects are not described in ITTC-regulations the regulations for World Title Events as set out in the ITTF handbook chapter three take precedence.

 

0. The TD-report must contain details of the following:

1. Accommodation - suitable and available for disabled persons.
2. Venue - accessibility.
3. Transport from accommodation to the venue.
4. Equipment to be used must be ITTF approved and tables for wheelchair play must fulfil ITTC-requirements
5. Number of playing days for the competition.
6. Maximum numbers of participants than can be accepted plus any other suitable information
7. Officials.
   

1. Technical Delegates (TD’s): A Technical Delegate and a deputy Technical Delegate must be appointed by the International Table Tennis Committee.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses and accommodation for one of the TD’s for the inspection of the venue for the championships. The Organising Committee must pay travel expenses and accommodation for both from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.
   
2. Classifiers: 4 International Classifiers approved by the ITTC Medical Officer must be present during the championships to handle the specific purpose of classifications reclassifications and protests.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee must pay the travel expenses and accommodation for these persons from 2 days before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.
   The Organisers shall host a classification seminar to educate classifiers.
   
3. Referees: One Referee and two deputy Referees. The Table Tennis Association of the host country of the Championships shall nominate the Referee. This Person must be an ITTF International Referee and has to be approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC.
   ITTC will appoint a deputy Referee with sufficient knowledge of disabled table tennis competitions, this person has to be an ITTF International Referee.
   ITTC and the Organising Committee will co-operate in appointing the last deputy Referee. This person should come from a different country than the Host Country. This Person must be ITTF International Referee and approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses, accommodation and an equivalent of $US 15 per day for all referees and deputy referees from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.
   
4. Officials manager: The Table Tennis Association of the host country shall nominate an experienced officials manager and 2 teams of 2 deputy officials managers.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay travel expenses within the host country and accommodation for the whole period of the championships.
   
5. Umpires: There must be a number of umpire teams of 2 umpires equal to the number of tables times 2 + 4 teams. This means that if the Competition is to be played on 16 tables the number of Umpire teams must be 36.
   The International Table Tennis Committee has decided that all umpires must be certified ITTC-umpires. This means that all umpires officiating at the World Championships must have passed the ITTC umpires seminar.
   These seminars will be held during the World Championships and the Regional Championships.
   
   60 % of the Umpire teams shall be from the table tennis association of the home country, 50 % of these are allowed to be national umpires and the remaining 50 % of the umpires must be ITTF international umpires.
   
   The remaining 40 % of the umpires must be from foreign associations and must be ITTF international umpires. ITTC will invite these umpires from their home association.
   
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses from the nearest airport in the host country, accommodation from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships, and an equivalent of $US 15 per day.
   
6. Computer controllers: There shall be 2 x 2 persons with sufficient knowledge of the computer system to be used. The system has to be tested by the ITTC at least 6 months before the Championships.
   

 

The Organising Committee must arrange a Classification Seminar of the duration of three days. The guideline for this is: 1st day: Theory 2nd day: Observing / assisting at the classification of players. 3rd day: Observing 1st day of ongoing competition. Expenses: The Organising Committee shall supply conference room and accommodation during the seminar for the participants. The participants shall pay their own travel expenses.

 

 

 

Regional Championships Ranking Factor 50.

Application to stage a Regional Championship

0. A completed I.PC. bid application form must be submitted by the national body of an association to the Secretary of the ITTC as early as possible.

 

0. The application must contain an assurance that the Championship can be organised according to the regulations as set out in this handbook.

 

 

The Regional Championships in Table Tennis for the Disabled must fulfil the following requirements to earn the Ranking factor of 50. Regional championships can be arranged as European, Pan-Am, FESPIC, Pan-African.

 

0. The Technical Delegate (TD) must inspect the Venue and fulfil the TD-report at least 12 months before the Championships.

 

0. The TD-report must ensure that the competition can be organised according to the regulations below, where subjects are not described in ITTC-regulations the regulations for World Title Events as set out in the ITTF handbook chapter three takes precedence.

 

0. The TD-report must contain details of the following:

1. Accommodation - suitable and available for disabled persons.
2. Venue - accessibility.
3. Transport from accommodation to the venue.
4. Equipment to be used must be ITTF approved and tables for wheelchair play must fulfil ITTC-requirements
5. Number of playing days for the competition.
6. Maximum numbers of participants than can be accepted plus any other suitable information
7. Officials.
   

1. Technical Delegate (TD): A Technical Delegate must be appointed by the International Table Tennis Committee.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses and accommodation for the TD for the inspection of the venue for the championships. The Organising Committee must pay travel expenses and accommodation for the TD from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.
   
2. Classifiers: 4 International Classifiers approved by the ITTC Medical Officer must be present during the championships to handle the specific purpose of classifications reclassifications and protests.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee must pay the travel expenses and accommodation for these persons from the 2 days before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.

    

3. Referees One Referee and two deputy Referees. The Table Tennis Association of the host country of the Championships shall nominate the Referee. This Person must be an ITTF International Referee and has to be approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC.
   ITTC will appoint a deputy Referee with sufficient knowledge of disabled table tennis competitions, this person has to be an ITTF International Referee.
   ITTC and the Organising Committee will co-operate in appointing the last deputy Referee. This person should come from a different country than the Host Country. This Person must be an ITTF International Referee and approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses, accommodation and an equivalent of $US 15 per day for all referees and deputy referees from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.
   
4. Officials manager: The Table Tennis Association of the host country shall nominate an experienced officials manager and one team of 2 deputy officials managers.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay travel expenses within the host country and accommodation for the whole period of the championships.
   
5. Umpires: There must be a number of umpire teams of 2 umpires equal to the number of tables times 2 + 4 teams. This means that if the Competition is to be played on 16 tables the number of Umpire teams must be 36.
   The International Table Tennis Committee has decided that all umpires must be certified ITTC-umpires. This means that all umpires officiating at the Regional Championships must have passed the ITTC umpires seminar.
   These seminars will be held during the World Championships and the Regional Championships.
   
   60 % of the Umpire teams shall be from the table tennis association of the home country, 50 % of these are allowed to be national umpires and the remaining 50 % of the umpires must be ITTF international umpires.
   
   The remaining 40 % of the umpires must be from foreign associations and must be ITTF international umpires. ITTC will invite these umpires from their home association.
   
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses from the nearest airport in the host country, accommodation from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships, and an equivalent of $US 15 per day.
   
6. Computer controllers: There shall be 2 persons with sufficient knowledge of the computer system to be used. The system has to be tested by the ITTC at least 6 months before the Championships.
   

The Organising Committee must arrange a Classification Seminar of the duration of three days. The guideline for this is: 1st day: Theory 2nd day: Observing / assisting at the classification of players. 3rd day: Observing 1st day of ongoing competition. Expenses: The Organising Committee shall supply conference room and accommodation during the seminar for the participants. The participants shall pay their own travel expenses.

 

 

International Championships Ranking Factor 30.

 

Application to stage an International Championship

0. A completed bid application form must be submitted by the national body of an association to the Secretary of the ITTC as early as possible.

 

0. The application must contain an assurance that the Championship can be organised according to the regulations as set out in this handbook.
   

An International Championship in Table Tennis for the Disabled must fulfil the following requirements to earn the Ranking factor of 30. It could be either a TOP-12/8 World, an international competition with all countries in the world invited and with all events, an IOSD games or a similar category of Tournament. The decision is made by the Ranking Chairman in co-operation with the International Table Tennis Committee.

 

0. The Technical Delegate (TD) must inspect the Venue and fulfil the TD-report at least 8 months before the Championships.

 

0. The TD-report must ensure that the competition can be organised according to the regulations below, where subjects are not described in ITTC-regulations the regulations for International Competitions as set out in the ITTF handbook chapter three take precedence.

 

0. The TD-report must contain details of the following:

1. Accommodation - suitable and available for disabled persons.
2. Venue - accessibility.
3. Transport from accommodation to the venue.
4. Equipment to be used must be ITTF approved and tables for wheelchair play must fulfil ITTC-requirements
5. Number of playing days for the competition.
6. Maximum numbers of participants than can be accepted plus any other suitable information
7. Officials.
   

1. Technical Delegate (TD): A Technical Delegate must be appointed by the International Table Tennis Committee.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses and accommodation for the TD for the inspection of the venue for the championships. The Organising Committee must pay travel expenses and accommodation for the TD from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.
   
2. Classifiers: 3 International Classifiers approved by the ITTC Medical Officer must be present during the championships to handle the specific purpose of classifications reclassifications and protests.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee must pay the travel expenses and accommodation for these persons from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.

    

3. Referees One Referee and a deputy Referee. The Table Tennis Association of the host country of the Championships shall nominate the Referee. This Person must be either an ITTF International Referee or an ITTF-international Umpire who has passed the ITTC-umpires seminar. The Referee has to be approved by the Rules and Regulation Chairperson of the ITTC. The host association appoints the Deputy Referees.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall pay the travel expenses, accommodation and an equivalent of $US 15 per day for the Referee from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships.

    

4. Umpires: There must be a number of umpires equal to the number of tables times 2 + 4. This means that if the Competition is to be played on 16 tables the number of Umpires must be 36.
   It is recommended that the majority of the umpires are certified ITTC-umpires. This means umpires who has passed the ITTC umpires seminar.
   These seminars will be held during the World Championships and the Regional Championships.
   Expenses: The Organising Committee shall for foreign umpires pay the travel expenses from the nearest airport in the host country, accommodation from the day before the start of the championships and to the day after the championships, and an equivalent of $US 15 per day.
   

 

 

International Championships Ranking Factor 20 - 10.

An International Championships in Table Tennis for the Disabled must fulfil the following requirements to earn the Ranking factor of 20-10. It could be either a TOP-12/8 Regional(20), an international competition with all countries in the Region invited(20) or an invitational championships with at least 8 countries invited(10).

Application to stage an international competition

0. A completed bid application form must be submitted by the national body of an association to the Secretary of the ITTC as early as possible.

 

0. The application must contain an assurance that the tournament can be organised according to the regulation as set out in this handbook.

 

0. The application must contain details of the following:

1. Accommodation - suitable for disabled persons available.
2. Venue - accessibility.
3. Transport from accommodation to the venue.
4. Equipment to be used must be ITTF approved and tables for wheelchair play must fulfil ITTC-requirements
5. Number of playing days for the competition.
6. Maximum numbers of participants than can be accepted plus any other suitable information
7. Officials.
   

1. Technical Delegate (TD): It is not mandatory that a TD is appointed but the ITTC recommends that the host-association appoints a person to be responsible for the tournament.
   
2. Classifiers: It is not mandatory that Classifiers are present during the championships.

    

3. Referee. The Table Tennis Association of the host country of the Championships shall appoint the Referee. It is recommended that this Person is a Referee in the host country or an Umpire who has passed the ITTC-umpires seminar.

 

Entry forms for all Championships (80, 50, 30, 20, 10)

 

After sanctioning of the championships, the host country will issue an entry form to all fully affiliated and paid up members from within the area of the competition(i.e. World, European, Pan-Am, Pan-African or FESPIC). This is to be sent no less than four months before the date of the championships. It must contain.

1. Date of Championships
2. Details of venue
3. Details of accommodation
4. Equipment to be used.
5. Maximum number of teams / players allowed
6. TD(‘s) to be named.
7. Composition of Classification / medical panel.
8. Maximum number of teams and players allowed.
9. Details of officials. Referee to be named and his qualifications
10. Entry fees, including price for escorts.
11. Entry forms for all classes and competitions
12. International Jury
13. Closing date
14. Date and venue of Draw.
    

Events

The following events must be played to form the Championships Sanctioned for the factor of 80, 50 or 30(other than TOP-12/TOP-8).

 

1. Team events for men and women in classes 1-5 and 6-10. One team per country in each class. An entry of four teams will be considered a competition.

    

2. Singles events for men and women in classes 1-5 and 6-10. Three competitors per country per class. Minimum of four competitors to form a competition. If there are less than four competitors in an event the players will be transferred to the event for the next higher numbered class, except class 5(wheelchair) and 10(standing) which will not be played.

    

3. Open class singles events for men and women in wheelchairs(classes 1-5) and standing(classes 6-10).

    

4. Open class doubles events for men and women in wheelchairs(classes 1-5) and standing(classes 6-10)

 

NOTE: A Should an event be deleted by the organiser in consultation with the ITTC(due to low entries) it will not be reinstalled at the Championships even if enough players are present.

NOTE: B In all individual events players must record at least one win to receive a medal.

NOTE: C In all team events a team must record at least one win to receive a medal.

NOTE: D If there are less than four teams / players in an event the TD (if no TD the Organiser) may choose to change the event to be a ranking event. This event is then to be played for ranking points only. The players can not get bonus points for such an event. This note applies to all tournaments with the sanctioning factor of 50 or less.
For tournaments sanctioned with factor 30 or less the organisers are allowed to award medals for the players in a ranking event.

 

 

Format of play

Team events - classified

 

Minimum number of entries 4 teams.

 

Maximum one team per country per event.

 

A maximum of 4 players per team in the whole event.

 

The event will be played in round robin groups. The number of teams in the groups shall be as even as possible but there shall not be less than 3 teams per group.

 

The numbers of groups will be decided by the Referee in co-operation with the management Committee of the tournament. If the numbers of groups decided for an event is not a power of 2 (e.g. 2, 4 or 8 etc.) winners from the groups with the highest ranked seeded teams in ranking order shall have byes in the first round of the second stage in ranking order.

 

The winner and the runner up of each group will advance to the second stage.

 

The second stage will be played on a knock out basis.

 

Should enough entries be received(minimum 48) then 16 groups will be formed. In this case only the winners will advance to the second stage.

 

Mixed class teams are allowed but the team must play in the class of the higher classified player.(e.g. if a class 2 and a class 3 player play together, they play in class 3). One of the players nominated must be of the same class as the event and must play as a singles player. However, this regulation will be waived if classes are combined due to low entries unless a team has already been entered for this class. No player may represent more than one team in any championship.

 

The team match shall cease upon a winning margin being gained.

 

Where events are combined due to low entries in one event and the combining gives one country more than one team in the combined event, the organising Committee is to inform that country that only one team per event is allowed and their entry for that event is to be revised to conform to that regulation.

 

Class events - classified

 

Minimum number of entries 4 players.

 

Maximum three players per country per event.

 

The event will be played in round robin groups.

 

The number of players in the groups shall be as even as possible but there shall not be less than 3 players per group.

 

The winner and the runner up of each group will advance to a second stage.

 

The second stage will be played on a knock out basis.

 

The numbers of groups are decided by the Referee in co-operation with the management Committee of the tournament. If the numbers of groups in an event is decided not to be a power of 2 (e.g. 2, 4 or 8 etc.) winners from the groups with the highest ranked seeded players shall have byes in the first round of the second stage, in ranking order.

 

Should at least 48 entries be received for an event, then 16 groups will be formed. In this case only the winners will advance to the second stage.

 

A player may only play in the class indicated on his/her International Classification Card unless, through lack of entries, they may play in the next higher class event.

 

Where events are combined due to low entries in one event and the combining gives one country more than three players in the combined event, the organising Committee will inform that country that only three competitors per event is allowed and their entry for that event will be revised to conform to that regulation.

 

Open singles events - men and women - wheelchair and standing (4 events)

 

The events will be played on the knock out system throughout.

 

There are no restrictions on countries concerning numbers entering these events. However, entrants must have entered in Team and/or Class events.

 

The 2 losing semi-finalists will receive bronze medals.

 

Open doubles events - men and women - wheelchair and standing (4 events)

 

The events will be played on the knock out system throughout.

 

There are no restrictions on countries concerning numbers entering these events. However, entrants must have entered in Team and/or Class events.

 

The 2 losing semi-finalists will receive bronze medals.

 

Seeding

 

The current international open ranking list will be used for all competitions.

 

The number of seeds are decided by the referee to accord with the recommendation stated in the ITTF handbook for Tournament Referees.

 

In a team event the list of seeds will be made using the results of the last competition of the same name. The winners will be seeded 1, the runner up will be seeded 2, the losing semi-finalists will be seeded 3 and so on.

 

 

International ranking list

 

	The international ranking list shall be revised after each ranking tournament and will be published every quarter January 1., April 1. July 1. October 1.
	The International ranking list is available on the Internet. Information of the location will be mailed to the countries in the near future.

 

 

 

 

The draw and playing system in the team and class events

 

The draw will be made by the Organising Committee with at least one member of the International Table Tennis Committee (or a person nominated by the ITTC) present. The draw for the first stage will be carried out either by computer or by hand.

 

Alterations to the draw may be made if a player is re-classified.

 

The draw will follow the procedure described in the ITTF-Regulations and the following draw-procedure will be used.

1. Maximum number of seeds in each group are 2.
2. The number 1 seeded team/player will be placed in the top group of the upper half.
3. The number 2 seeded team/player will be placed in the bottom group of the bottom half.
4. The 2 number 3 seeds will be drawn to the bottom group of the top half and the top group of the bottom half.
5. If there are still empty groups remaining, the 4 number 5 seeds will be drawn to these empty groups. Otherwise they will be drawn into groups already occupied by another seeded team/player. This depends on the number of groups.
6. All other teams/players shall be drawn into the groups.
7. The playing system for team matches is the Original Corbillion Cup system.
   A vs. X; B vs. Y; double; A vs. Y; B vs. X. The double does not have to be named until the time it is to be played. The team Captain is allowed to use another player in the double than the players nominated for the singles.
8. The calculation of group results is done as defined by the ITTF Regulations for International Competitions.
9. There will not be a separate draw for the second stage.
10. No group winner will play another group winner in the first round of the second stage.
11. In the first round of the second stage no team/player shall play any team/player that they played against in the first stage group matches.
12. If there are 8 or less teams/players in the event the 2 losing semi-finalist shall play off for the bronze medal.
13. When only one group is played the winner shall receive a gold medal, the runner up a silver medal, and third place shall receive a bronze medal.

 

 

 

Classification

 

All players shall hold an international classification card, a copy of which will be held by the Classification Officer.

 

When a player plays in an international championships for the first time, his or her country will give the player a temporary classification and he/she will be entered in that class with a note that they do not hold an international card.

 

	The player will then be classified at the championships by an international panel
	Should this classification be different from that given by the players own country, they will play in the new class given by the classification panel and the draw will be altered providing that event concerned has not started.

 

The player will then be considered to have an international card for that class and will play in that class in the future or until he/she is re-classified.

 

Protests

 

All protests must be made through the Referee with the appropriate fee, set by the organising Committee.

 

The Referee will resolve the matter on subjects within his jurisdiction.

 

The Referee will refer all matters not within his jurisdiction to the international Jury selected by the International Table Tennis Committee.

 

The protest fee will only be refunded if the protest is upheld.

 

A classifier may re-classify a competitor at any time during a championships.

 

If a player is re-classified after a protest or by a classifier during a championships he/she will transfer to the new class in the next event and the draw will be altered. Example: if a player during the team-event is reclassified from class 6 to class 7 he will for the individual event be transferred to class 7 and the draw for class 7 will be altered.

 

If it is deemed that a player has deliberately misled the classifiers he shall be immediately disqualified at the discretion of the Referee.

 

 

 

Other matters

 

Any matters not covered by the above will be referred to the Referee of the tournament for decision, guided by the International Table Tennis Committee.

 

The International Table Tennis Committee will then consider amending the above regulations to resolve the matter permanently.

 

Future Championship events

 

The above described events will constitute an official championship.

 

Should host/organising countries have time for further events it is recommended that preference be given to events which encourage juniors, ladies and players of severe disability

 

 

SECTION 4 TOP - 12 / TOP - 8 COMPETITIONS

 

Sanction

1. Events carrying the title of World or Regional TOP-12/8 Tournament are held under the auspices of the International Table Tennis Committee for the Disabled hereafter referred to as "The Committee".
2. The Committee is the sole body entitled to sanction such events.
3. Applicants to stage events must represent and have backing of the relevant National Sports Organisation for the Disabled (NSOD).
4. Applicants shall only receive sanction if all conditions set out in these Rules are met and the Application Form is signed by a senior representative of the NSOD.
5. Should there be more than one application The Committee shal decide when and where the event shall be held.
6. An applicant receiving sanction to stage an event is hereafter referred to as "The Organiser(s)".
7. The following 4 events could be staged:
   Men Wheelchair / Standing
   Women Wheelchair / Standing
8. The names "World / Regional TOP-12 / TOP-8" are protected titles and may not be used for any other event.
9. The competition shall be played under the Rules of the ITTF as modified by the Rules for the Table Tennis for the Physically Disabled.
10. All points not covered by these Rules shall be decided by The Committee whose decision shall be final in all cases.

 

Conditions of participation

1. Participants shall be drawn from the current World Open Ranking Lists or from the Regional Ranking Lists where appropriate.
2. Competitors shall be invited to take part by the Committee.
3. Male Competitors shall number 12 in each event. Female competitors shall number 8 in each event.
4. For the events to take place a minimum of 75 % of Ranked Players must agree to take part i.e. 9 men in the first 12 of the relevant Opens Ranking List.
5. The decision to cancel an event under rule 4 shall be taken by The Committee.
6. Should a competitor cancel his invitation The Committee shall invite a replacement which may be a local player in emergencies.
7. To forestall the problem referred to above The Committee shall ask 2 reserve players in each Class to stand by.

 

 

Finance

1. The Organisers shall be responsible for the expenses of all Competitors, Coaches and Carers with respect to the accommodation, meals and transport from the nearest International Airport or major Rail Station to the host town.
2. Coaches may accompany players in the ration of 1 per country per event (except as stated below in 3) i.e. 2 players in Wheelchair (Men) + 1 player in Standing (Women) = 2 coaches.
3. Rule 2 shall not apply in the case of tetraplegigs who may be accompanied by 1 carer per player.
4. The Organisers shall pay the expenses (including flights) of 1 representative of The Committee.
5. The travel expenses of players and escorts should be met by the relevant National Association of which they are members.
6. On application for sanction The Organisers must pay a fee of US$ 300 to The Committee.
7. The application fee is non-refundable.
8. The Committee shall not be liable to any expense should a loss be made by The Organisers.
9. The costs of all trophies and awards must be met by The Organisers.

 

Organisation and format of play

1. The duration of the Competition shall be 3 days.
   Day 1 Rest, acclimatisation and practice.
   Day 2/3 Competition.
2. The Organiser shall produce a schedule of play in advance which must be handed to the Player/Escort on arrival.
3. A male player may not play more than 6 matches per day. A female player may not play more than 4 matches per day.
4. In order to obtain an accurate result all matches must be completed. Should a player withdraw for any reason all his/her results shall be cancelled.
5. Men's matches shall be best of 5 games i.e. 3 games won. Women's matches shall be best of 3 games i.e. 2 games won.
6. In the case of 2 or more players from the same country taking part in the same event the playing schedule shall be arranged so that these matches are played first.
7. On completion of the event the final positions shall be calculated according to the ITTF regulation describing calculation of group results.

 

Awards

1. Each competitor shall receive a commemorative gift.
2. First, Second and third place in each event will receive an additional trophy and shall be recorded in The Committee's handbook.
3. All awards must be approved by The Committee.
4. At his discretion The Organiser may make additional awards which may be of cash not to exceed SFR 1000/$650 in each case.
5. Should cash awards be made The Organiser shall provide written warning to all competitors that their amateur status may be at risk.
6. All awards must be mentioned in advertising prior to the competition.

 

Miscellaneous

1. Decisions on any omissions to these Rules shall be made by The Committee whose decisions in all cases are final.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5 THE WORLD RANKING SYSTEM

1. POINT SYSTEM

 

1. The players who participate in international tournaments according to the previous section of the Rules book will be awarded points to the World Ranking but the points will be multiplied with the factor that applies to that tournament.
2. Ranking points are awarded as follows:
   
   1. Team Events Classes 4, 5, 9 and 10 1,5 points for each win.
      Classes 3 and 8 1 point for each win
      Classes 1, 2, 6 and 7 0,5 point for each win
      
      No bonus points possible
      
   2. Single Events Classes 5 and 10 5 points for each win
      Classes 4 and 9 4 points for each win
      Classes 3 and 8 3 points for each win
      Classes 2 and 7 2 points for each win
      Classes 1 and 6 1 point for each win
      
      1. Bonus points in single events.
         Classes 5 and 10 Gold - 15 Silver -10 Bronze - 5
         Classes 4 and 9 Gold - 12 Silver - 8 Bronze - 4
         Classes 3 and 8 Gold - 9 Silver - 6 Bronze - 3
         Classes 2 and 7 Gold - 6 Silver - 4 Bronze - 2
         Classes 1 and 6 Gold - 3 Silver - 2 Bronze - 1

       

   3. Open Events (no classes involved)
      Generally 3 points for each played win plus 1 point extra for each class the player you defeated is higher than your own class.
      (i.e. a class 2 player wins against a class 4 player: 3 + 2 = 5 points)
      
      1. Bonus points in open events.
         Gold - 30, Silver - 20, Bronze - 10
         5 points for losing quarter finalists , where the entry is over 64 competitors.

       

   4. When classes are combined i.e. Class 1, 2 and 3 are played together the points from the highest of the combined classes apply to all the matches played in that event.

 

 

 

 

1. THE UPDATE OF THE WORLD RANKING
   1. The World Ranking list will be updated by the Ranking Secretary 4 times a year (January 1., April 1., July 1. and October 1.) and will be available on demand from the Ranking Secretary on payment of US $ 25 for each request.
      
      1. As an extra service the following information will be available free of charge on the Internet at http://www.tabletennis.org/ittc . Ranking list (updated 4 times a year), rule-book, classification standards, tournament calendar (continuously updated) and general information.
         
   2. Ranking points awarded in the Paralympics or World Championships will be kept unchanged for two years and then reduced to 25 % of original value and annulled by the next Paralympics / World Championships.
      
   3. Ranking points awarded in the Regional Championships will be reduced annually by 25 % until the next Regional Championships in the same Region, and then they are annulled.
      
   4. Ranking points awarded in other approved tournaments will be kept for one year and then they are annulled.
      
   5. By cancellation of either the Paralympics or the World Championships the points due for reduction this year will only be reduced by 50 % and be totally annulled two years later.
      
   6. If there are no international tournaments in any year, the Committee may decide on a different updating procedure.
      
   7. If a player does not achieve ranking points for a period of 30 months (checked upon the first day of the competition) he/she will be eliminated from the ranking list and lose all accumulated points.
      
2. INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
   
   1. The approved Tournaments has to have the sanction of the host National Body and the entry forms must be sent to all National Bodies of their region, not to individuals.
      The tournament has to follow the regulations as set up in this book.
      A list with all invited nations must be send to the Ranking Secretary.
      
   2. The Organisers must supply the results of all matches played in the Team Event - singles events and open events so that points can be calculated. For the open events it is mandatory that the Organisers supply the class for each player in every match.
      
   3. The Committee has the authority to withdraw Sanction/Approval before or after the event if the Committee finds that the tournament has been organised in an unfair manner or the regulations for organising an international tournament have been violated.
      
   4. Observance of the regulations will be checked by the ITTC when they receive the results from the organisers.
      
   5. Results have to be submitted to the Ranking Secretary not later than 4 weeks after the competition.
      
   6. Results will affect the update of the ranking list on the next April 1, July 1, October 1 or January 1 only if the Ranking Secretary receive the Results not later than 3 weeks before the above mentioned dates.
      
   7. The Ranking Secretary has the authority to recommend to the Committee a delay of the update of the Ranking List for up to 3 weeks to be able to calculate any late incoming results.
      The ITTC has the authority to allow any further delays of the updating procedure if necessary.

 

SECTION 6 SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PARALYMPICS AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Purpose

The purpose of the selection criteria for the Paralympics and for the World Championships is to achieve the following.

 

1. To ensure that the best athletes of the world participates in these tournaments.
2. To ensure that all regions of the world is participating in these tournaments
3. To give the ITTC a small number of Wild Cards to ensure that new "rising stars" of the sport gets an opportunity to participate in these tournaments.
4. To ensure that the host association of these tournaments has some Wild Cards for their players.

 

Criteria

The following criteria applies in the following order:

1. 30 % of the individual athletes will be selected on basis of the regional qualifying tournaments held in the year before the Paralympics respective World Championships. (e.g. Pan-Am, FESPIC, European and African Championships). The quota for each region will be based on the number of players that each region has on the world ranking for each event. But as a minimum the regional champion of an individual class event is guaranteed selection for the Paralympics / World Championships.
2. 65 % of the participants are selected on basis of the World Ranking.
3. The ITTC has the authority to use the last 5 % to fulfil item 3 and 4 of the purpose.
4. Selection criteria for the mentally disabled events will be determined in co-operation with INAS-FMH.

 

Team Target Players

 

Based on the selected individual players the Committee will evaluate the selection list to find associations that are able to form a team in the team events.

If an association has a very strong player already qualified for the individual event and has a player of nearly similar strength not qualified, the association will be asked if they would like to select a team target player to form a team in that event.

This process will be carried out in several iterations to select the number of teams needed for the team events.

The expected number of team target players is expected to be approximately 6 % of the total number of participants.
If a larger number are needed for building teams in the team events there will be less selected for the individual events.
If less than 6 % are needed the remaining will be used for selecting players for the individual events.

 

SECTION 7 CHANGING OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

Playing Rules

According to the IPC-bylaws the Playing Rules can only be changed at a general assemblies at the Paralympics. The International Table Tennis Committee however has the authority to change the Playing Rules in the period between Paralympics if they are a consequence of a Rules change made by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

 

Regulations for international championships

The Regulations can be changed at the general assemblies at the Paralympics or the World Championships or at the annual meeting of the International Table Tennis Committee.

 

 

World ranking system

 

The World Ranking system can be changed at the general assemblies at the Paralympics. The International Table Tennis Committee has according to the description of the system the authority to decide on a different updating procedure in case of a year without international tournaments.

 

 

Selection Criteria for Paralympics and World Championships.

 

The General Assembly at the Paralympics 1996 in Atlanta decided the purposes that the selection criteria should fulfil and the International Table Tennis Committee has made the Criteria present in these Rules and Regulations. These criteria can be changed at General Assemblies at Paralympics

 

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