1.     Regulations for Asian Championships

1.1     Authority for Organization

(1.1.1)  The Asian Championships hereinafter referred to as " the Championships " shall be generally organized once every two years.

                  (1.1.2) An Association wishing to organize the Championships shall send a written application to the Secretary General not later than 10 weeks before the Congress. All applications shall be considered by the Executive Board and shall be submitted to the Congress together with the recommendations of the Executive Board on venue for the occasion in question. The option to organize shall be granted by the Congress with the confirmation of date for the Championships.

                  (1.1.3)  The right to organize future Championships shall normally be granted for two occasions ahead.

                  (1.1.4)  Where necessary, the Congress or the Executive Board may invite another member as an alternate.

                  (1.1.5)  If after an option has been granted, circumstances change in such a way as to be likely to prejudice the satisfactory conduct of the Championships, the option may be revoked by a two-thirds majority vote at the Congress preceding the Championships.

         1.2    Hospitality

                  The Organizing Association shall provide hospitality for accommodation and meals from the evening before the Championships begin until the morning after the Championships end for:

                  (1.2.1)     not more than 10 players including playing and non-playing captain competing in both the men's and women's event.

                  (1.2.2)  not more than 5 players including playing and non-playing captain competing only in men's team event.

                  (1.2.3)  not more than 5 players including playing and non-playing captain competing only in women's team event.

                  (1.2.4)  one delegate and one official to BGM from each of the Association if he is not included in the nominated players listed above.

                  (1.2.5) All members of ATTU Executive Board, Technical and Rules Committee, Coaching and Junior Committee and the Secretariat Staff.  The Chairman of the Technical Committee and ATTU Secretariat staff shall be given hospitality 3 days prior to the commencement of the Championships.

                  (1.2.6) The expenses of Chairman, Technical & Rules Committee/Technical delegate including air passage to the Championships and the draw shall be borned by the organizer.

         1.3    Jury

                  (1.3.1) The jury shall consist of the chairman of ATTU Technical and Rules Committee/Technical Delegate, one nominee from the Organizing Association and the Referee who shall have the right to speak but not to vote.

                  (1.3.2) The Chairman of the Jury shall be appointed by the ATTU Technical and Rules Committee.

         1.4    Entries

                  (1.4.1) Entries shall be submitted on an entry form distributed by the Secretary General; the forms shall be provided by the Organizing Association and based on a standard form approved by the Executive Committee.

                  (1.4.2) An Association may nominate not more than 5 players for the men's team event; not more than 5 players for the women's team event; 5 players for men's singles; 5 players for women's singles: 2 pairs for men’s and women’s doubles and 5 pairs for mixed doubles.

                  (1.4.3) All players taking part in the men's and women's singles may participate in the men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles. Pairing of players from different associations is permissible.

                  (1.4.4) Each Associate Member Association shall pay a capitation fee of 50 Swiss Francs or equivalent to the Union to be eligible for entering its teams in the Championships.

     1.5 Eligibility

(1.5.1) The following regulations shall apply to team competitions in Asian Championships.

(1.5.2)        A Player may represent an Association only if he/she is a national of the country in which that Association has jurisdiction, except that a player who on 31^st August 1997 was eligible by birth or residence to represent an Association of which he/she was not a national may retain that eligibility.

(1.5.3)        A player who is at the same time a national of more than one country may choose which of the relevant Association he will present.

(1.5.4)        Where the players of more than one Association have the same nationality, each such Association may determine it’s own additional requirement for eligibility.

(1.5.5)        A player shall not represent different Associations within a period of 3 years.

(1.5.6)        A player shall be regarded as having represented an Association if he/she has accepted nomination to represent it whether or not he/she plays; the date of representation shall be the date of nomination or the date of playing, whichever is the latter.

(1.5.7)        An Association may nominate to represent it a player who is eligible to do so but who is a resident in a territory controlled by another Association provided that he/she has not been suspended or expelled by that Association.

(1.5.8)        Any appeal on a question of eligibility shall be referred to the Executive Committee whose decision shall be final. 

         1.6    System of Play

                  The system of play shall be conducted in accordance with the ITTF Rules. Any changes in the system recommended by the Technical Committee are to be approved by the Executive Board.

                  (1.6.1)  Men's & Women's Team Events:

                              The Competition shall be conducted in two stages. In the first stage, both events shall be conducted on the basis of round robin system.  In the second stage same position of the group shall play by progressive knock-out system except for the 3^rd and 4^th positions.

                  (1.6.2)  Individual Events:

                              All individual events shall be played in knock-out system. Matches in singles event shall be played in best of five games and all doubles matches shall be played in best of three games.

                  (1.6.3) Selection of Seeding:

                              Seeding of teams and individuals shall be based on the latest results of the Asian Championships.  Any disputes because of absentees or new players will be resolved according to the ITTF team ranking and the decision of the Technical & Rules Committee shall be final.

                   (1.6.4) Determination of Placing

                              1/ In a group, or “round robin” competition, all members of the group shall compete against each other and shall gain 2 match points for a win, 1 for a loss in played match and 0 for loss in an un-played or unfinished match; the ranking order shall be determined primarily by the number of match points gained.

                              2/ If two or more members of group have gained the same number of match points their relative positions shall be determined only by the results of matches between them, by considering successively the numbers of match points, the ratio of wins to losses first in individual matches (for team event), games and points, as far as is necessary to resolve the other.

                              3/ If at any step in the calculations the positions of one or more members of the group have been determined while the others are still equal, the results of matches in which those members took part shall be excluded from any further calculations needed to resolve the equalities in accordance with the procedure of 1/ and 2/.

                              4/ If it is not possible to resolve equalities by means of the procedure specified 1/ tp 3/ the relative positions shall be determined by lot.

           1.7 Awards

                    (1.7.1) Trophies and medals shall be awarded to winners in all events.

                    (1.7.2) In both team and individual events the winners shall receive gold medals, the losing finalist silver medals and the losing semi-finalists bronze medals.

 

            1.8    The Laws of Table Tennis Regulation for International Competitions.

                  Except for those provided aforesaid, the present Laws of Table Tennis (Chapter 3) & Regulation for International Competitions (Chapter 4) in the ITTF Handbook shall be adopted in the Competition.

 

2.    Rule on Asian Cup Tournament

2.1        NAME OF TOURNAMENT

         This tournament will be known as ASIAN CUP TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

2.2    HOST ASSOCIATION

                  Any Association wishes to host the Tournament must apply to the Executive Committee of ATTU. Permission may be granted to an ATTU member to organize subject to acceptance of all conditions and other relevant regulations.

         2.3    TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE

                  For each Asian Cup Tournament the ATTU Executive Board shall appoint a Technical Delegate who shall be member of the ATTU Executive Board or Technical & Rules Committee and who will be responsible directly to ATTU Executive Board for every aspect of playing and practicing conditions, umpiring, equipment and general conditions in the playing and practicing halls. He will also be responsible for supervision of the draw and for scheduling or matches.

         2.4    THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

                  An Organizing Committee of the Tournament shall be formed by the host Association and shall be known as the Organizer.

         2.5    SPONSORS

                  The Organizer shall obtain a major sponsor preferably with multi-national interest. While host Association may, with the concurrence of the major sponsor, obtain other local sponsors to contribute towards the fund. The terms for the major sponsor shall be spelled out by the ATTU Executive Board in conjunction with the organizer. A levy will be charged by ATTU, which shall determine the amount. The authority on decision regarding royalty on TV rights is rested with ATTU Executive Board.

         2.6    RULES AND REGULATIONS

                  All relevant ITTF Regulations for International Competitions shall apply to the Asian Cup Tournament, where applicable. Requirements and recommendations listed in ITTF " Championship Organization " booklet shall be observed.

         2.7    EVENTS

                  There shall be singles events for men and women only.

         2.8    SEEDING OF PLAYERS AND SYSTEM OF PLAY

                  2.8.1    Participation in the tournament shall be limited to 20 players for the men's event and for the women's event.

                  2.8.2    The list of players shall be drawn up by the Technical and Rules Committee ATTU subject to the conditions that Member Associations currently in top 6 in Asian Championships may send up to the maximum of 2 players for men and for women while the rest one each. The host Association shall have 2 players in men's event and women's event.

                  2.8.3    The Technical Delegate may approve changes owing to last minute withdrawal and his decision shall be final.

                  2.8.4    The Tournament shall be played in two stages.

                  2.8.5    In stage I, i.e. the Preliminary Round, there shall be 4 groups for men and for women. The players shall be drawn in accordance with Classification and normal practice of ITTF Rules.

                  2.8.6    In Stage II. i.e. the Final Round, the winner and runner-up in each group in the Preliminary Round shall be redrawn to compete for 1-8 placing for men and women on knock-out system and similarly the 3rd and 4th in each group shall be redrawn to compete from 9-16 placing for men and for women.

                  2.8.7    In the Preliminary Round, all matches will be played to the best of 3 games. The stage II all matches shall be played to best of 5 games.

2.9        HOSPITALITY

                  2.9.1    The Organizer shall be responsible to provide hospitality of board and lodging, internal transport for all invited players and one official from each participating Association while the air passage will be borne by participating Associations concerned.

2.9.2        The organizer shall provide board and lodging and internal transport for members of ATTU Executive Board, Technical & Rules Committee.

                  2.9.3    The expenses of the Technical Delegate including air passage to the tournament and the draw shall be borne by the Organizer.

          2.10 AWARD

                  2.10.1  Cash awards of US$ 20000/-will be made at each tournament based on the results of each tournament by the organizer subject to concurrence by the ATTU Executive Board.

2.10.2    All cash awards are made to the participating Associations and not to individual players.

           2.11       OTHER MATTERS

                  The above rules are subject to modification and alteration by ATTU Technical & Rules Committee on any matter in respect of interpretation of rules shall be final.