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13th Herbert Kern Memorial Tournament by TV Rehau

Tournament Announcement
As of: 16.03.2009

Organiser: TV 1884 Rehau
Venue: Sports Centre of the City of Rehau, Pilgramsreuther Str.
Tournament Control: Arndt Peckelhoff, Bjoern Friedrich
Referee: Dr. Torsten Kueneth, ITTF International Umpire, Germany
Jury: Eberhard Dienebier, Patrick Steinmeyer, Juergen Strunz
Tables / Balls: 18 Donic Delhi and Gewo-Optimat (green) / Nittaku *** (white)
Events: Men's teams (4 players), women's, girls' and boys' teams (2 players each).
Age levels:
  • Men / women : Born before January 1, 1992
  • Boys / girls: Born on or after January 1, 1992
    Levels of playing strength:
  • Men: State Leagues, District Leagues, Local Leagues
  • Women: District Leagues and higher, Local Leagues
  • Girls: District Leagues and higher, Local Leagues
  • Boys: District Leagues and higher, Local Leagues
    Schedule:
  • Friday, 4 September, 16:30 hrs: Girls - all events
  • Friday, 4 September, 16:30 hrs: Boys - all events
  • Friday, 4 September, 19 hrs: Women - all events
  • Saturday, 5 September, 9 hrs: Men-District Leagues
  • Sunday, 6 September: 9 hrs: Men-State Leagues
  • Sunday, 6 September, 9 hrs: Men-Local Leagues
  • See also Event Overview.
    Entry fee: Men EUR 13 per team; women, boys, girls EUR 6 per team
    Countries: ITTF-wide. This is an invitation tournament for all countries. Invitations will normally be sent to all teams reporting until the deadline for entries, up to a limit of ca. 40 teams in an event.
    System of play:
  • Men: Meden (4 singles, 2 doubles)
  • Women / boys / girls: Corbillon Cup (2 singles, 1 doubles, 2 singles)
  • In large events, the Corbillon Cup is cut to best of three matches (2 singles, 1 doubles)
  • Step 1 - Qualification groups with full round robin. The first 2-3 Teams per group proceed to the main draw. Step 2 - Main draw with knockout. To determine rank 3,5 und 7 there is one match each, between the losers of the semi-finals (ranks 3-4) and between the losers of the quarter-finals (ranks 5-8). All team matches are finished as soon as the point to win the team match is scored. - Having 7 or less teams in an event leads to the round robin - system for the whole event (no knockout).
  • All individual matches are best of five games.
    Victory ceremony: Immediately after the respective event
    Prizes: Cups for rank 1-3, material prizes for rank 1-8.
    Deadline for entries: Wednesday, 2 September 2009
    Entry submission: Online at www.tt-rehau.de/turnier or to Arndt Peckelhoff, Autengruener Str. 71b, D-95145 Oberkotzau, Phone: 0049 09286 965255, Fax -56 or to Dr. Torsten Kueneth, Parchetstr. 24a, D-82362 Weilheim, Phone 0049 881 9232209, Fax 0049 881 9232290.
    Draw: At the venue, 30 minutes prior to every event
    Regulations: The competition is in principle played under the usual German national regulations with some local amendments, and players may ask the referee for details at any time before and during the tournament. The following explicit regulations apply:
  • No player may be nominated in an event with lower level than his own, even if all other players of the team have the correct level. Players from different clubs must not play in the same team in order to improve the team's strength.
  • A team can play different matches with different players. However, if a club sends more than one team, players must not be interchanged between teams.
  • A team can nominate different players for singles and doubles.
  • The singles players within a team of 4 have to be nominated in order of playing strength (player 1 = strongest).
  • The singles players within a team of 2 may be nominated in any order, even in the cut Corbillon Cup, and with possible changes between two team competitions.
  • All doubles may be nominated in any order.
  • Exceptions to these regulations require previous agreement with tournament control. Teams found to have not complied with the regulations without agreement can be disqualified, also after the end of the tournament.
    Refreshments: The venue's restaurant is open all day.
    Glueing: According to ITTF regulations from September 1, 2008, the use of liquid glues containing volatile organic components is forbidden anywhere at the playing venue. If it is discovered that a player has used such glues, his next individual match will be counted as lost.
    Entry fee: Teams are requested to report to tournament control upon arrival at the venue, in order to pay the enbtry fee and to nominate the players for their teams.
    Opening ceremony on all days: Greetings by Michael Abraham, mayor of the City of Rehau; Helmut Peuke, chairman of the TV Rehau; Arndt Peckelhoff, tournament dircetor. After that, minute's silence in memory of Herbert Kern and remarks on the tournament's proceeding by Dr. Torsten Kueneth, referee.



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