Rules

1. All events will commence on the group system subject to receipt of sufficient entries. Group positions will be decided on a league basis by the number of matches won. If a tie occurs, games ratio, and then points ratio if necessary, will decide the positions. For handicap matches, the points used in any such calculation will be the points scored by each player (equated to 21-up). The top two available players or pairs from each group will progress to the next stage. Dependent on entries, this will either be a knockout competition, or a further group system from which the top two available qualifiers will proceed to the subsequent knockout stages.

2. Handicap matches will be the best of 3 games using the 21-up scoring system, other events the best of 5 games (11-up); all will be governed by the Laws of Table Tennis as adopted by the ETTA, subject to variation by Regs. 4 and 5.

3. All entries, which must be accompanied by the correct entry fees, should be sent to the Tournament Secretary to arrive by the Closing Date.

4. All players to be individually handicapped. In the case of a match between players with handicaps of the same sign (i.e. both either + or ), the player with the handicap nearest to scratch will start at scratch. His opponent will start at the difference between the two handicaps (+ or  as appropriate). In all other cases competitors will play from their actual handicaps. In all cases of players starting from a minus handicap, they will begin at scratch and return to zero when the handicap has been reached.

5. If a handicap match should go to three games players must change ends when either player has scored half the number of points required to reach 20 (for even handicap) or 21 (for odd handicap). If when a player with a negative handicap has attained scratch the score is then a multiple of 5, service will change.

6. The Umpire's decision shall be final on points of fact, the Referee's decision final on points of law, and the Committee's decision final on any other matter.

7. To be eligible for the Handicap events, players only need to be currently registered in the League. To be eligible for all other events, players must be currently registered and have participated in at least 50% of their team’s League matches, for Divisional Singles in the division entered (either in the previous season, or completed in the current season by the closing date for Tournament entry applications) (Rule 18). Should entries be low in any divisional singles, events may be combined.