Last updated on: May 9, 2019
Eligibility
- Any two Ping Pong players can register a team.
- The rating sum of two players cannot exceed 3700. If a player has both USATT tournament rating and league rating,
Max(USATT Tournament Rating, USATT Leagure Rating) if both are within recent 3 yeras.
Otherwise, use the most recent.
Rating cut off date is 5/3/2018. Organizers can assign a rating to unrated players, or request unrated players to submit professional coach’s letter.
- Rating check at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Ratings/USATT-Individuals-Ratings
- Organizers reserve the right to approve players’ rating and eligibility.
- Tournament size limits to 42 teams
- Registration fee: $40 per player. Early bird before 5/12: $30 per player.
Register at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10CL5QggKt5Cf_ySxZwef-YS6R1rJRJ3a6x7Cah6V96Q/edit#gid=0
Format
- U3700 is divided into a preliminary phase and a final phase.
- In the preliminary phase, teams are randomly drew into groups and play round robin. (Please specify your availability when you register. Organizer will try to consider it) Each group contains around 5 teams and top 2 teams can advance to final round. All the rest teams may register for lost pearl events to qualify for the rest final spots.
- Top 16 teams will play group round robin and determine top 8 teams. After that, play single elimination to the end.
- A team match consists of 2 single matches and 1 double match. A match is best of 5 games, 11 points per game.
- A female player is eligible for a 2 point handicap in each game when playing against a male player. Mixed doubles or women’s doubles is eligible for a 2 point handicap in each game when playing against men’s doubles.
- Organizers reserve the right to adjust the group drawing result.
Schedule
- U3700 Schedule
Note
- Please specify your availability when register.
- Lost pearl events are only for teams that do not qualify to final through Group RR.
Awards
- Champion: $100 + Trophy
- Runner up: $50
- Third and fourth place: a dozen Nittaku premium plastic balls
- The rest Final qualifiers: 2 box (6) Nittaku premium plastic balls
- Warm up winner: 2 box (6) of Nittaku premium plastic balls.
- Warm up runner up: 1 box (3) of Nittaku premium plastic balls.
- Lost pearl consolation: 2 box (6) of Nittaku premium plastic balls