North Shore Table Tennis OPEN League – Season 4 – COVID 19 Update
Season 4 of the Open League held its final matches on Thursday October first. The Europeans defeated Pride and Faith 3-2 in a close and hard fought final match to claim first place. And the Warriors defeated the Losers 4-1 for a fourth place finish. Awards will be presented at a ceremony on a date to be announced. All teams will be contacted shortly for input into planning for Season 5 of the Open League. Meanwhile, Congratulations to all teams for a great season 4, and thank you to David and Luba for a great job as league co-chairs. Final Standings Follows:
Operating Rules of the Thursday night Table Tennis League
Start Date: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 – End Date: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
League co-chairs:, Luba Sadovska, David Clark Wilson
Committee members: Paul Edwards, Mike Dumler
League Venue location: North Shore Table Tennis Club at 1555 Forbes Ave, North Vancouver, BC
Match Time: All matches will start sharp at 7:00 pm and play goes till 9:00PM
Warm-Up: Begins at 6:30 pm Prompt
Schedule: Will be prepared and posted/distributed prior to the start of the league.
Important: Postponement of matches will only be allowed due to severe weather, sickness, or other exceptional circumstance approved by the league committee.
Current Drop-in Fees current MEMBER/NON MEMBER drop in fees apply on match days
Tables and nets approved by league committee. Balls: White 3* ITTF approved balls.
League Format and Rules:
All teams can register unlimited amount of squad members, not registered with any other team.
No player addition to the team squad shall be allowed after the halfway point of the season without exception. Any additional players must also be NSTTCS members in good standing or they will not be allowed to play.
Team Matches will consist of 4 singles and 1 doubles matches for a total of 5 Matches.
Before each team match, the captain of each team shall select 2 or 3 players and designate them as players A, B, C or X, Y, Z. Teams will play best 3 out of 5 games to 11 rally points (win by two points).
The team that wins 3 of the 5 matches shall win the team match, however all game matches should be played as STANDING in the TOP 15 SINGLES will be based on points for each game match won. Every match win counts as 1 point towards the team’s total league points. A team can win up to a maximum of 5 points per match.
Rules are based on International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rules.
Non-white clothing to be worn during matches.
Appropriate footwear-court shoes with non-marking soles
Players may be required to umpire their own matches
Divisional Format: There should be a maximum of 12 teams per Division
Penalties: 3rd time no show means expulsion from the league.
1. All matches must be played on time and in correct order (unless by agreement from the opposition). There will be a maximum five minute time limit allowed in between each match. If a player is not ready (or present) to play, then that game will be forfeit after the time limit has passed and the next match on the score sheet order shall be played.
The non-offending team may allow the matches to be played out of order or wait a little longer between matches at their discretion if opposition players are late etc. They do not have to do this however if they do not wish to and can claim points due to lateness.
If a team does not arrive with at least two players ready to play before 7:30pm this will be considered a no-show and the match may be claimed as a default win at this point by the ready to play team. A late 3rd player should also be there before 7:30pm otherwise defaults may once again be claimed for his/her matches if so wished by the non-offending team.
2. Each team will need a minimum of two players in order to complete the match; otherwise this team will be defaulted for that evening.
3. In the event of any no show a default score of 5-0 will be awarded in favour of the ready to play team.
4. In the event of a team expulsion from the league, all matches involving that team will be considered void as far as that league season is concerned.
Trophies and prizes: Cash prizes
1st place : $200.00
2nd place: $150.00
3rd and 4th place: $50.00
all teams will receive a memorable trophy and gift certificates (while supply last)
