FEDERACIÓN SALVADOREÑA DE TENIS DE MESA Palacio de los Deportes, San Salvador, El Salvador, Centro América Apartado Postal 908, Tel./Fax: (503) 22 714165 E-mail: [email protected]

II EL SALVADOR TABLE TENNIS JUNIOR OPEN 2006 Part of the ITTF World Junior Circuit San Salvador, 13th – 16th August 2006

The Table Tennis Association of El Salvador has the pleasure of inviting all junior and cadet players of the World to take part in the II El Salvador Table Tennis Junior Open. This event is part of the ITTF World Junior Circuit 2006. 1)

Organizer:

Federacion Salvadoreña de Tenis de Mesa Palacio de los Deportes, Apartado Postal 908 San Salvador – EL SALVADOR, C.A. Tel and fax +503 22 714165 [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.fesalteme.org

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Tournament Director:

Melecio Eduardo Rivera e-mail: [email protected] // phone: +503 22 714165

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ITTF Comp. Manager: Raul Calin e-mail: [email protected] // mobile: +34 616 08 11 20

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Venue:

Palacio de los Deportes “Carlos El Famoso Hernández” San Salvador – EL SALVADOR, C.A. Tel and fax +503 22 714165

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Events:

Junior Boys Teams Junior Boys Doubles Junior Boys Singles Cadet Boys Teams Cadet Boys Doubles Cadet Boys Singles

ITTF WJC:

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Junior Girls Teams Junior Girls Doubles Junior Girls Singles Cadet Girls Teams Cadet Girls Doubles Cadet Girls Singles

FEDERACIÓN SALVADOREÑA DE TENIS DE MESA Palacio de los Deportes, San Salvador, El Salvador, Centro América Apartado Postal 908, Tel./Fax: (503) 22 714165 E-mail: [email protected]

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Eligibility:

Juniors: Born on or after 1st January 1988 Cadets: Born on or after 1st January 1991

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Dates:

13th - 16th August 2006 (see attached document on the ITTF World Junior Elite Camp to be held in the same facilities from 10th to 12th August 2006)

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System of play: 8.1) Team events: Will be played in two stages. First stage in round robin basis with groups of 3 or 4 teams each. Two teams advance from each group to the second stage. In the second stage, knock-out basis. The system of play will be the Corbillon Cup (AvsX, BvsY, double, AvsY, BvsX). All matches best of 5 games. 8.2) Doubles: Will be played in knock-out basis. All matches best of five games. 8.3) Singles events: Will be played in two stages. First stage in round robin basis with groups of 4 or 3 players each. Two players advance from each group to the second stage. In the second stage, knock-out basis. All the matches in the first stage will be played best of five games. In the second stage, in cadets the matches will be also best of five games, while in juniors the matches will be best of seven games. Note: According to the number of players entered for the cadet competition the Tournament Director and the ITTF Competition Manager may decide to let the cadet players enter in the Junior Singles competition. In doubles and teams the participation is only possible in one of the age categories (cadet OR junior).

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Seeding List: According to the last ITTF published ranking and following the ITTF regulations for the World Junior Circuit Events.

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Draws: For the team events will be held on 12th August at 19:00 hours connected with the Jury Meeting.

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Equipment: Tables: Tibhar Smash 28 R blue. (12 competition tables and 14 practise tables) Nets: Tibhar Smash Balls: Butterfly *** Super Selected Balls (white) Floor: Synthetic

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FEDERACIÓN SALVADOREÑA DE TENIS DE MESA Palacio de los Deportes, San Salvador, El Salvador, Centro América Apartado Postal 908, Tel./Fax: (503) 22 714165 E-mail: [email protected]

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Prize Money and Awards: The ESA TTA will provide a total prize money of distributed as follows: 1ST PLACE 2ND PLACE Junior Boys Singles $ 400,00 $ 150,00 Junior Girls Singles $ 400,00 $ 150,00 Junior Boys Doubles $ 150,00 $ 100,00 Junior Girls Doubles $ 150,00 $ 100,00

USD 2,000.00 for prize money, 3RD PLACE (x2) $ 100,00 $ 100,00

Note: The prize money will be paid in cash (no taxes) during the award presentation. All four top teams/pairs/players will receive medals. In addition, the winners on the cadet and junior boys and girls singles events will receive special trophies. All participants will receive diplomas for their participation as well.

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Hospitality: The ESA TTA offers three different accommodation packages as follows: 13.1) Hotel REAL INTERCONTINENTAL (5*****) www.gruporeal.com 15 minutes from the sport hall. Single room / night: USD $ 98.00 Double room / night: USD $ 115.00 Tripe room / night: USD $ 140.00 This includes: - All the taxes of the Hotel - Transportation Airport – Hotel – Airport - Transportation Hotel – Sport hall – Hotel - Breakfast buffet Note: close to the hotel there are shopping centres with wide variety of fast food and restaurants.

13.2) Hotel Comfort INN (3***) www.gruporeal.com 15 minutes from the sport hall. Single room / night: USD $ 60,00 Double room / night: USD $ 70,00 Tripe room / night: USD $ 100,00 This includes: - All the taxes of the Hotel - Transportation Airport – Hotel – Airport - Transportation Hotel – Sport hall – Hotel - Continental Breakfast - Kitchen with microwave Note: there is a big supermarket at 100 metres of the hotel and the shopping malls are 10 minutes walking distance. -3-

FEDERACIÓN SALVADOREÑA DE TENIS DE MESA Palacio de los Deportes, San Salvador, El Salvador, Centro América Apartado Postal 908, Tel./Fax: (503) 22 714165 E-mail: [email protected]

13.3) INDES Sport Hotel Ciudad Merliot (3***) 30 minutes from the sport hall. Double room / night: USD $ 60.00 (limited number of DR available) Triple room / night: USD $ 40.00 Note: The Standard in the INDES Sport Hotel is the triple room. A limited number of doubles rooms will be available and the principle: “first come, first served” will be applied.

This includes: - All the taxes of the Hotel - Transportation Airport – Hotel – Airport - Transportation Hotel – Sport hall – Hotel - Breakfast, lunch and dinner Additional information: - The hospitality packages 1 and 2 do not include lunch and dinner, only breakfast. - The shuttle busses will circulate each 30 minutes from/to the hotels and sport hall. A detailed schedule will be given during the Jury Meeting on 12th August. - If you decide not to use one of the official hospitality packages you can arrange your own transportation and accommodation and you will have to pay only USD $ 100 per person of your delegation as registration fee. 14)

Entry forms and payment: Please respect the deadline for submission of your entry forms. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED LATER THAN 15TH JULY 2006. The entry forms must include all the details (i.e. date of birth of the players, full names, team composition, doubles pairs nominations etc.,) and must be sent to: Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis de Mesa Palacio de los Deportes, San Salvador, El Salvador - Centro América Apartado Postal 908 Telf. / Fax: (503) 22 71 41 65 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] With copy to the ITTF Competition Manager, Raul Calin: [email protected] In addition, please send a passport photo of each member of your delegation by e-mail (with the name) to prepare the accreditation. Payments: Should be done to the following account in USD $. Note that no entry form will be accepted without the full payment of the fees. Find in the next page the full details for payment:

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FEDERACIÓN SALVADOREÑA DE TENIS DE MESA Palacio de los Deportes, San Salvador, El Salvador, Centro América Apartado Postal 908, Tel./Fax: (503) 22 714165 E-mail: [email protected]

Transfer to: CITYBANK, N.A. New York (111 Wall Street, N.Y..USA) BANCO PAGADOR: Banco Cuscatlán de El Salvador CUENTA DE BANCO CUSCATLAN EN CITYBANK, N.A.: 36008784 DIRECCIÓN BANCO: Pirámide Cuscatlán, Km. 10, Carretera a Santa Tecla Apartado Postal 626, San Salvador El Salvador, C.A. Telf. (503)2 212-3333. Telex 20-220, 20-478 NÚMERO ABBA: 021000089. SWIFT: BIC CITIUS33 PAGO FINAL ABONADO A: Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis de Mesa. CUENTA NÚMERO : 000-000-03-060107-9 DIRECCIÓN / BENEFICIARIO: Palacio de los Deportes, Centro de Gobierno San Salvador, El Salvador. 15)

Entry fees: The entry fees for each event will be as follows: Teams US $ 40.00 Doubles US $ 20.00 Singles US $ 20.00

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Participation: Each ITTF affiliated member can enter up to 2 teams per category and up to 8 players (4 in each team and 4 pairs) with the exception of the Organising Association that can enter up to 4 teams and up to 16 players per event (8 pairs).

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Deadlines:

- 5th July 2006 for the preliminary entry form - 15th July 2006 for the final entry form - 25th July 2006 for the travel details 17)

Cancellations: Cancellations after the deadline for the final entry form will have a penalty of USD $ 50.00 per person. Ing. Melecio Eduardo Rivera. Tournament Director Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis de Mesa website: www.fesalteme.org

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