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1 st to 8 th December, 2013<br />
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium<br />
PROSPECTUS<br />
Issued 16 th September 2013
2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior<br />
Table Tennis Championships<br />
01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />
1. AUTHORITY The 2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior Table Tennis Championships will be<br />
organized by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Tennis de Table<br />
(FRMTT) under the auspices and authority of the International Table<br />
Tennis Federation.<br />
2. DATE AND PLACE 01 – 08 December 2013<br />
‣ 01-04 December – Team Events<br />
‣ 04-08 December – Individual Events<br />
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium<br />
Hassan II Avenue,<br />
Rabat – 10000<br />
MOROCCO<br />
3. EVENTS The following Championship events will be played:<br />
Event 1: Boys’ Team<br />
(Holder: China)<br />
Event 2: Girls’ Team<br />
(Holder: China)<br />
Event 3: Boys’ Singles<br />
(Holder FAN Zhendong, CHN)<br />
Event 4: Girls’ Singles<br />
(Holder ZHU Yuling, CHN)<br />
Event 5: Boys’ Doubles<br />
(Holders LIN Gaoyuan / XU Chenhao, CHN)<br />
Event 6: Girls’ Doubles<br />
(Holders GU Yuting / ZHU Yuling, CHN)<br />
Event 7: Mixed Doubles<br />
(Holders FAN Zhendong / LIU Gaoyang, CHN)<br />
4. SCHEDULE (Details and confirmed schedule will be available on www.ittf.<strong>com</strong>)<br />
(tentative) 01 st December: Team events stage 1<br />
02 nd December: Team events stage 2<br />
03 rd December: Team Events QF’s, SF’s and position matches<br />
04 th December: Team Events Finals, position matches and Mixed<br />
Doubles’ preliminary rounds<br />
05 th December: Singles preliminary groups and boys’ and girls’<br />
doubles KO stage (1 st round)<br />
06 th December: Singles and doubles K.O. stages<br />
07 th December: Singles and doubles K.O. stages<br />
08 th December: Singles semi-finals and singles and doubles finals<br />
5. RULES The Championships will be conducted in accordance with the current<br />
Laws of Table Tennis, the Regulations for International Competitions<br />
and the Special Regulations for World Junior Championships, as<br />
modified or <strong>com</strong>plemented by this prospectus<br />
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Table Tennis Championships<br />
01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />
6. EQUIPMENT<br />
OFFICIAL TABLE:<br />
NETS:<br />
OFFICIAL BALL:<br />
FLOORING:<br />
JOOLA 2000-S (BLUE)<br />
JOOLA WM (BLACK)<br />
BUTTERFLY SUPER SELECTED *** (WHITE)<br />
ENLIO (RED)<br />
7. ELIGIBILITY<br />
The 2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior Table Tennis Championships are open to athletes satisfying the<br />
following three conditions:<br />
a) being born in 1995 or later<br />
b) being eligible to represent their national association according to the rules 3.8 and 4.2.3<br />
of the <strong>ITTF</strong> Handbook 2013-2014.<br />
c) selected (by team participation) or qualified for individuals according to this prospectus.<br />
8. OFFICIAL ORGANIZER<br />
Table Tennis Federation of Morocco<br />
B.P. 13848 Casa Principale<br />
Morocco<br />
E-mail: contact@wjttcmorocco2013.<strong>com</strong><br />
Phone: +212 537 660 523<br />
Fax: +212 537 660 523<br />
Tournament Director: Mr. El Hajji Monqid. President – Royal Moroccan TT Federation<br />
E-mail: hmonqid@wjttcmorocco2013.<strong>com</strong> Phone: +212 624 020 502<br />
Tournament Secretary: Mr. Abdelhanine Sebbata. Secretary General - RMTTF<br />
E-mail: asebbata@wjttcmorocco2013.<strong>com</strong> Phone: +212 672 925 136<br />
Contact persons: Mr. Mehdi Bouzoubaa Mr. Hamza Boudhar (assistant)<br />
E-mail:<br />
contact@wjttcmorocco2013.<strong>com</strong><br />
Phone: +212 661 152 349 +212 658 117 350<br />
9. <strong>ITTF</strong> CONTACT / COMPETITION MANAGERS FOR THE EVENT<br />
Raul Calin<br />
E-mail: rcalin@ittf.<strong>com</strong> Phone: +34 616 08 11 20<br />
Mohamed Dawlatly<br />
E-mail: mdawlatly@ittf.<strong>com</strong> Phone: +20 111 111 7275<br />
10. REFEREE TEAM<br />
Referee Francesco Nuzzo (ITA) Email: befrak@hotmail.it<br />
Deputy Referees Xu Yumei (CHN), Mohamed Bassyouni (EGY) and Mokhtar Toukabri (TUN)<br />
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Table Tennis Championships<br />
01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />
11. PARTICIPATION QUOTAS<br />
Team Events<br />
20 teams will enter the boys and girls <strong>com</strong>petition with a maximum of 4 players per team.<br />
Continental quotas:<br />
Africa: 3 Boys’ Teams 3 Girls’ Teams<br />
Asia: 5 Boys’ Teams 5 Girls’ Teams<br />
Europe: 5 Boys’ Teams 5 Girls’ Teams<br />
Pan America: 4 Boys’ Teams 4 Girls’ Teams<br />
Oceania: 2 Boys’ Teams 2 Girls’ Teams<br />
In addition to these 19 teams, the Host Association (Morocco) is entitled to one team in<br />
each of the boys’ and girls’ team events.<br />
Individual Events<br />
Boys’ and Girls’ Singles<br />
Up to 96 boys and 96 girls may enter the singles with a maximum of 4 boys and 4<br />
girls per association and with the exception of the Host Association (Morocco) which<br />
is entitled to enter up to six boys and six girls.<br />
The positions for the SINGLES events will be distributed as follows:<br />
‣ Associations qualified for the team events: 20 x 4 athletes 80<br />
‣ Host Association extra places (Morocco) 02<br />
‣ <strong>ITTF</strong> U18 World Junior Individual Ranking (5 th September) 14<br />
TOTAL: 96<br />
A total of fourteen (14 JB and 14 JG) are selected based on their position on the 5 th September<br />
2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> U 18 ranking lists.<br />
Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles<br />
Up to 48 pairs of boys and girls may enter the World Championships with a<br />
maximum of 2 boys’ pairs and 2 girls’ pairs per Association and with the exception<br />
of the Host Association (Morocco), which is entitled to enter up to 3 boys’ pairs and<br />
3 girls’ pairs. These 48 pairs will be <strong>com</strong>posed from the players entered for the<br />
teams and singles events.<br />
In boys and girls doubles events both players of a pair shall be from the same<br />
association.<br />
Each Association may enter a maximum of 4 players (if entitled by team selection or<br />
ranking selection in singles) but it is not permitted to enter different players in the<br />
team event and in the individual events.<br />
Mixed Doubles<br />
Up to 96 mixed pairs may enter the mixed doubles. They will be selected out of the<br />
players entered for the teams and singles events.<br />
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Associations may form a mixed doubles pair consisting of players from different<br />
Associations.<br />
Coaches/Officials/Ac<strong>com</strong>panying persons<br />
According to the <strong>ITTF</strong> policy for World Junior Table Tennis Championships, the<br />
number of persons that can join the teams in the “Official Party” is limited as<br />
follows:<br />
For an Association with two teams participating, the maximum is:<br />
‣ 8 Athletes (4 boys and 4 girls)<br />
‣ Two coaches<br />
‣ One Medical Staff<br />
‣ Two delegates<br />
For Associations with one or no team participating and from 5 to 8 players in total<br />
participating in the individual events, the maximum is:<br />
‣ 8 Athletes (4 boys and 4 girls up to the limit of qualified/selected players)<br />
‣ Two coaches<br />
‣ One Medical Staff<br />
‣ One delegate<br />
For Associations with 1 to 4 players participating, the maximum is:<br />
‣ 4 Athletes (up to the limit of qualified/selected players)<br />
‣ One coach for each three players participating (maximum two coaches)<br />
‣ One Medical Staff<br />
‣ One delegate<br />
All other persons wishing to ac<strong>com</strong>pany the teams are subject to special charges, as<br />
mentioned above if they wish to use the “ac<strong>com</strong>panying person’s hospitality<br />
packages”. These packages are limited and subject to availability of places in the<br />
official hotels. Priority will be given to the Official Party of all the delegations.<br />
12. ENTRIES<br />
Note that following the decision of the 2008 <strong>ITTF</strong> AGM, all players participating at the<br />
World Junior Championships in Morocco must provide proof of their eligibility to <strong>com</strong>pete in<br />
this World Title Event; and it is the responsibility of the National Association to provide<br />
such a document to the <strong>ITTF</strong>. At the time of the entry all the players’ passports<br />
have to be submitted (scanned copies). Failing to do so will result in nonacceptance<br />
of the entry.<br />
Any player whose valid passport is not available on the <strong>ITTF</strong> database will be considered as<br />
NOT ENTERED.<br />
The deadline for confirmation of participation for the team events and for the<br />
singles and doubles is Friday 4 th October 2013.<br />
Associations are requested to confirm their participation as soon as possible. Preferably<br />
final entries should be submitted by electronic methods (e-mail).<br />
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In order to secure full participation, national associations failing to confirm their<br />
participation according to deadlines will be removed from the list of participants and<br />
replaced by another association.<br />
If a confirmed team fails to arrive in Morocco, its place will not be replaced by another<br />
team. NO REPLACEMENTS WILL BE DONE AFTER THE DRAW IS MADE.<br />
13. SYSTEM OF PLAY<br />
TEAM EVENTS<br />
There will be three stages. Stage 1 and 2 will be played in a round robin basis (groups of<br />
three teams). Stage 3 will be played in a progressive knock out basis, dividing the teams in<br />
three groups based on the results on Stage 1 and Stage 2.<br />
Stage 1 (teams seeded 1 to 8 are exempt from Stage 1):<br />
Teams seeded 9 to 12 will be placed in groups A to D following the order of ranking.<br />
Seed 9 goes to Group A, Seed 10 to group B, Seed 11 to group C and Seed 12 to group D.<br />
Teams seeded 13 to 16 will be drawn to position 2 in groups A to D using the modified<br />
snake system two by two: teams seeded 13th and 14th will be draw among the groups C &<br />
D. Teams seeded 15th and 16th will be draw among the groups A & B.<br />
Teams seeded 17 to 20 will be drawn to position 3 in groups A to D using the modified<br />
snake system two by two: Teams seeded 17th and 18th will be drawn among the groups A<br />
& B. Teams seeded 19th and 20th will be draw among the groups C & D.<br />
Stage 2 (from the teams <strong>com</strong>peting in Stage 1 only group winners play Stage 2):<br />
Teams seeded 1 to 4 will be placed in groups E to H following the order of ranking. Seed<br />
1 goes to group E, Seed 2 to group F, Seed 3 to group G and Seed 4 to group H.<br />
Teams seeded 5 to 8 will be drawn to position 2 in groups E to H using the modified<br />
snake system two by two: teams seeded 5th and 6th will be draw among the groups G &<br />
H. Teams seeded 7th and 8th will be draw among the groups E & F.<br />
Teams winners of the groups A, B, C, D will be drawn to position 3 in groups E to H.<br />
Stage 3 will be played in a progressive knock-out basis, playing for all the<br />
positions with the exception of the match for the positions 3rd and 4th. The two<br />
losing teams in the semifinals will be awarded the third position and bronze medals.<br />
Stage 3A<br />
Winner and runner up of Stage 2 advance to Stage 3A to determine positions 1 to 8. The<br />
winner of group E will be placed into position 1. The winner of group F will be placed into<br />
position 8. The winners of groups G & H will be drawn into positions 4 & 5.<br />
Runners-up in groups E-H will be drawn into the opposite half of their group winners.<br />
Stage 3B<br />
Teams finishing in third position in groups E-H advance to Stage 3B to determine positions<br />
9 to 12. The four teams will be drawn into positions 1 to 4 of Stage 3B. Winners of the first<br />
round will play for positions 9 th -10 th and losers for positions 11 th -12 th .<br />
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Stage 3C<br />
Teams finishing in second or third position in groups A-D advance to Stage 3C to determine<br />
positions 13 to 20. The eight teams will be drawn into positions 1 to 8 of Stage 3C as<br />
follows:<br />
Runners up in groups A-D will be drawn into positions 1, 4, 5 & 8 of Stage 3C.<br />
Third position teams in groups A-D will be drawn into the opposite halves of the teams that<br />
finished runner-up in the same groups. All matches will be played to determine positions<br />
from 13 th to 20 th .<br />
Matches will be played in best of 5 singles matches (A v X, B v Y, C v Z, A v Y & B v X)<br />
All matches in the team events to be the best of five games.<br />
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS<br />
Boys’ and Girls’ Singles<br />
The first stage will be played in a round robin basis in groups of 4 and 3 players. Two<br />
players advance from each group to the second stage. The top 16 seeded players advance<br />
directly to the second stage, which will be a knockout draw of 64 players. All singles<br />
matches will be the best of 7 games.<br />
Boys’ Doubles, Girls’ Doubles and Mixed Doubles<br />
All events will be played on a knock-out basis. Matches will be the best of five games with<br />
the exception that Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals will be best of seven games.<br />
14. QUALIFIED TEAMS / INDIVIDUALS<br />
TEAMS<br />
According to the Continental and Host quotas, the selected teams are:<br />
# BOYS TEAMS Cont. # GIRLS TEAMS Cont.<br />
1 EGYPT AF 1 EGYPT AF<br />
2 TUNISIA AF 2 ALGERIA AF<br />
3 NIGERIA AF 3 NIGERIA AF<br />
4 CHINA AS 4 CHINA AS<br />
5 KOREA REPUBLIC AS 5 JAPAN AS<br />
6 CHINESE TAIPEI AS 6 HONG KONG AS<br />
7 JAPAN AS 7 KOREA REPUBLIC AS<br />
8 HONG KONG AS 8 CHINESE TAIPEI AS<br />
9 ITALY EU 9 ROMANIA EU<br />
10 FRANCE EU 10 GERMANY EU<br />
11 POLAND EU 11 CROATIA EU<br />
12 GERMANY EU 12 SERBIA EU<br />
13 SWEDEN EU 13 RUSSIA EU<br />
14 AUSTRALIA OC 14 AUSTRALIA OC<br />
15 NEW ZEALAND OC 15 INDIA AS-WR**<br />
16 BRAZIL PA 16 USA PA<br />
17 ARGENTINA PA 17 BRAZIL PA<br />
18 USA PA 18 PUERTO RICO PA<br />
19 CHILE PA* 19 CANADA PA*<br />
20 MOROCCO Host 20 MOROCCO Host<br />
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* As per LATTU-NATTU decision, the fourth place for this continent was decided based on 5 th<br />
September Ranking.<br />
** Oceania enters only one team in girls with no reserves, so INDIA is qualified by WR.<br />
Continental reserves (selection applied until 4 th October only), to replace teams<br />
from their own continent if entered until 1 st October and having failed to enter any of the above<br />
teams of the same continent) are:<br />
# RESERVES BOYS Cont. # RESERVES GIRLS Cont.<br />
AF1 CONGO BRAZZAVILLE AF AF1 TUNISIA AF<br />
AS1 THAILAND AS AS1 THAILAND AS<br />
AS2 SINGAPORE AS AS2 SINGAPORE AS<br />
EU1 HUNGARY EU EU1 FRANCE EU<br />
EU2 PORTUGAL EU EU2 BELARUS EU<br />
PA1 CANADA PA PA1 VENEZUELA PA<br />
PA2 PERU PA PA2 PERU PA<br />
(There are no continental reserves from Oceania)<br />
World Ranking reserves (selection applied after Friday 4 th October or at any<br />
time before if there are no remaining continental reserves) according to the <strong>ITTF</strong> U 18<br />
Team ranking 5th September are:<br />
# RESERVES BOYS Cont. # RESERVES GIRLS Cont.<br />
1 HUNGARY EU 1 FRANCE EU<br />
2 PORTUGAL EU 2 BELARUS EU<br />
3 CROATIA EU 3 POLAND EU<br />
4 CZECH REPUBLIC EU 4 CZECH REPUBLIC EU<br />
5 THAILAND AS 5 THAILAND AS<br />
6 BELGIUM EU 6 SLOVAKIA EU<br />
7 NETHERLANDS EU 7 BELGIUM EU<br />
8 RUSSIA EU 8 INDONESIA AS<br />
Note: Only teams participating in the Continental Team Championships qualification are eligible to be<br />
selected as a World Ranking reserve team. Any Association which qualified at the Continental<br />
Championships qualification, but subsequently declined the invitation, is no longer eligible to be<br />
selected. World Ranking reserves are automatically invited if:<br />
- A team from any continent fail to enter before 1 st October and there are no more reserves from<br />
that continent<br />
- A team from any continent fails to enter after 1 st October<br />
-<br />
Please remember that the Association of a selected or reserve team must confirm their<br />
participation before end of Friday 4 th October 2013.<br />
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INDIVIDUALS<br />
According to the criteria established for the individual events, the qualified and reserve<br />
players for the Individual Events are (based on the U-18 <strong>ITTF</strong> 5 th September ranking):<br />
QUALIFIED:<br />
# WR BOYS QUALIFIED ASSOC DOB # WR GIRLS QUALIFIED ASSOC DOB<br />
1 18 LAKATOS Tamas HUN 12-Aug-95 1 43 ARLOUSKAYA Alina BLR 20-Jul-95<br />
2 29 REITSPIES David CZE 10-Oct-96 2 44 PFEFER Laura FRA 5-Aug-96<br />
3 32 PUCAR Tomislav CRO 26-Jan-96 3 51 BERHO Marina FRA 11-Jun-95<br />
4 39 GERALDO Joao POR 29-Sep-95 4 52 WABIK Sandra POL 22-Oct-95<br />
5 41 CHEW Zhe Yu Clarence SIN 27-Dec-95 5 53 BARAVOK Katsiaryna BLR 23-Jan-95<br />
6 45 ZELJKO Filip CRO 16-Nov-96 6 54 MAKSUTI Aneta SRB 7-Nov-95<br />
7 54 CHEN Diogo POR 24-Aug-96 7 61 BAJOR Natalia POL 7-Mar-97<br />
8 57 SZUDI Adam HUN 29-Jan-96 8 64 BLIZNET Olga MDA 17-Nov-95<br />
9 59 ECSEKI Nandor HUN 13-Oct-96 9 67 KHETKHUAN Tamolwan THA 9-Jun-97<br />
10 62 WALKER Samuel ENG 7-May-95 10 69 TOLIOU Aikaterini GRE 21-Aug-95<br />
11 79 TANVIRIYAVECHAKUL P. THA 17-May-96 11 72 MIGOT Marie FRA 19-May-98<br />
12 80 SZITA Marton HUN 6-Nov-95 12 81 TRUZSINSZKI Viktoria SRB 6-Feb-95<br />
13 83 LAMBIET Florent BEL 22-Dec-95 13 88 JURKOVA Eva SVK 24-Mar-95<br />
14 95 GROVER Sudhanshu IND 21-Sep-95 14 90 TROSMAN Nicole ISR 25-Nov-96<br />
RESERVES (10 first per gender according to 5 th September 2013 WR) *:<br />
# WR BOYS RESERVE ASSOC DOB # WR GIRLS RESERVE ASSOC DOB<br />
15 98 AFANADOR Brian PUR 6-Mar-97 15 94 BERGSTROM Linda SWE 12-Jan-95<br />
16 101 SEIBERT Jakub CZE 25-Jan-95 16 96 MYNAROVA Karolina CZE 24-Sep-96<br />
17 102 GOMMERS Rajko NED 8-Jun-95 17 97 STEFCOVA Kristyna CZE 19-Oct-96<br />
18 104 ALLEGRO Martin BEL 29-Apr-96 18 98 CHASSELIN Pauline FRA 1-Aug-97<br />
19 107 OMRANI Seyed Pourya IRI 28-Mar-95 19 99 VERMAAS Kim NED 22-Jan-96<br />
20 113 NAD NEMEDI Valentin SRB 8-May-95 20 101 MARCHETTI Nathalie BEL 10-Sep-96<br />
21 113 TROMER Laurens NED 3-Apr-95 21 102 HO Tin-Tin ENG 3-Sep-98<br />
22 117 VLACUSKA Patrik SVK 22-Mar-96 22 103 TOMANOVSKA Katerina CZE 24-Aug-95<br />
23 118 GERASSIMENKO Kirill KAZ 18-Dec-96 23 105 KACZMAREK Agnieszka POL 9-Feb-95<br />
24 120 POUNGSRI Max THA 22-Sep-95 24 106 CAREY Charlotte WAL 11-Jun-96<br />
* Besides the 10 first reserves listed above, any player among the top 200 in the 5th September 2013 Junior<br />
World Ranking may be entered by his or her National Association until 1st October (subject to a maximum of<br />
four players per National Association). These players will be accepted in ranking order if places are available<br />
after filling those participating from teams, singles qualifiers and reserves. DEADLINE IS 4 TH OCTOBER.<br />
REMINDER/IMPORTANT NOTES:<br />
1) The above “QUALIFIED” and “RESERVE” athletes are qualified/reserves to enter the<br />
individual events (singles and doubles). But no more than 4 players are entitled to<br />
participate from the same Association at the WJTTC.<br />
2) Note that the selection is to be made in order of ranking, but if by the deadline of 1 st<br />
October a player from the SELECTED list has not confirmed their intention of<br />
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participation that player will lose the right to participate and the <strong>ITTF</strong> will<br />
automatically confirm the invitation to the next player on the reserve list.<br />
3) In the exceptional case of an association not confirming a qualified team to <strong>com</strong>pete at<br />
the WJTTC, still their players will be entitled to participate if their association make their<br />
entry on time and they are eligible to be selected according to world ranking even if not<br />
listed above.<br />
REMINDER: “RESERVES” ATHLETES MUST ALSO CONFIRM BY 1 ST OCTOBER<br />
THEIR INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IF THEY WISH TO BE SELECTED SHOULD<br />
PLACES BECOME AVAILABLE<br />
15. SEEDING<br />
Seeding for all the events will be done according to the November <strong>ITTF</strong> U18 Team and<br />
Individual rankings, with the possible input of the <strong>ITTF</strong> Competition Program. Seeding for<br />
the doubles will be done according to the addition of the points of the players, again with<br />
the possible input of the <strong>ITTF</strong> Competition Program.<br />
16. DELEGATES MEETING<br />
Will be held on 30 th November 2013 on the Sport Hall at a time to be announced later.<br />
17. DRAWS<br />
For the Team Events will be performed on 29 th November 2013 at a time and place to be<br />
announced later.<br />
For the Singles (First Stage) and Doubles Events the draws will be performed on 2 nd<br />
December at a time and place to be announced later.<br />
18. PERSONS ON THE BENCH<br />
The following was decided by the Executive Committee at its meeting in Paris, October 2008:<br />
- In singles events and doubles events there would be 1 seat for a coach on the playing<br />
field (behind the surrounds). 2 in case of Mixed Doubles pairs with players from<br />
different Associations.<br />
- In the team events 5 seats would be made available, for one (1) coach and 4 players.<br />
- No other players or personnel would have access to the area behind the surrounds or<br />
the playing area. Special provisions and seating areas would be made for the medical<br />
personnel.<br />
19. ENTRY FEES<br />
According to the <strong>ITTF</strong> Handbook, 4.4.4.1:<br />
The entry fees shall be 50 US$ for each entry in a team event, 30 US$ for each pair in a<br />
doubles event and 15 US$ for each entry in a singles event.<br />
These entry fees have to be submitted together with the ac<strong>com</strong>modation fees<br />
and paid in US Dollars to the organizing <strong>com</strong>mittee upon payment of the invoice.<br />
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20. OFFICIAL HOTELS<br />
Official Hotel for Umpires, Referees and Evaluators:<br />
RIHAB HOTEL<br />
45 Avenue Moulay Ismail,<br />
Rabat, Morocco<br />
Tel.: +212 537 706 270<br />
Fax: +212 537 723 622<br />
Official Hotels for Delegations:<br />
OUMLIL HOTEL<br />
31 Avenue Okba, Agdal<br />
Rabat, Morocco<br />
Tel.: +212 537 683 434<br />
Fax: +212 537 686 557<br />
CHELLAH HOTEL<br />
2 Rue d’Ifni, Quartier Hassane<br />
Rabat, Morocco<br />
Tel.: +212 537 700 209<br />
Fax: +212 537 706 354<br />
Official Hotel for <strong>ITTF</strong> Executives, <strong>ITTF</strong> Junior Commission, <strong>ITTF</strong> Staff, Sponsors and Guests:<br />
L'AMPHITRITE PALACE HOTEL<br />
Plage de Skhirat – 12050<br />
Skhirat, Morocco<br />
Tel: +212 537 621 000<br />
Fax: +212 527 621 010<br />
21. TRANSPORTATION<br />
Organizers will provide transportation to the participants from and to Casablanca (CAS) and<br />
Rabat International Airports (RBA) free of charge. Please make sure you book flights to: CAS or<br />
RBA (IATA code)<br />
22. HOSPITALITY<br />
Hospitality will be provided by the Local Organizing Committee to all entitled to free hospitality<br />
from lunch on the 30 th November to breakfast on the 9 th December 2013.<br />
• An association qualifying with a team, <strong>com</strong>prising four (4) athletes & one (1) coach, is<br />
entitled to free hospitality for a maximum of three (3) persons (double occupancy<br />
basis). If less than four (4) athletes are nominated the association is entitled to free<br />
hospitality for two (2) persons only.<br />
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2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior<br />
Table Tennis Championships<br />
01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />
• An association qualifying with two teams <strong>com</strong>prising eight (8) athletes & two (2)<br />
coaches, is entitled to free hospitality for a maximum of five (5) persons (double<br />
occupancy basis). If less than eight (8) athletes are entering the association is entitled<br />
to free hospitality for four (4) persons only.<br />
• Athletes qualified to participate in the Individual events only: No free hospitality.<br />
Rates for extra persons and those not entitled to free hospitality<br />
The Organizing Committee will charge a daily rate per person of: US$ 150 in single<br />
occupancy, US$ 120 in double occupancy including breakfast, lunch, dinner,<br />
accreditation and local transport. The rates will be available for a fixed number of extra<br />
persons on the “List of Official Party” as described in the point 10 “PARTICIPATION<br />
QUOTAS” and in the Entry Form.<br />
Additional persons to those allowed below may get the “ac<strong>com</strong>panying person’s<br />
package” with the rate per person of: US$ 175 in single occupancy, US$ 125 in double<br />
occupancy BASED ON AVAILABIITY.<br />
23. OBLIGATIONS<br />
All players nominated are willing to <strong>com</strong>pete against any other participating player and<br />
accept to be under <strong>ITTF</strong> Anti-doping, Racket control and Anti-harassment policies and<br />
procedures during the Championships. The entry forms will contain a statement about the<br />
above points to be signed by a responsible official of the nominating Association and no<br />
entry form will be accepted unless such an undertaking has been given.<br />
24. DOPING CONTROL<br />
Doping tests will be conducted during the event in accordance with <strong>ITTF</strong> anti/doping rules.<br />
Please see:<br />
http://www.ittf.<strong>com</strong>/juniors/2013/WJTTC_Rabat/2013<strong>ITTF</strong>_HB_Chapter5.pdf<br />
Note that all the players under 18 years of age called for testing must be ac<strong>com</strong>panied by a<br />
representative of their delegation older than 18 years old acting in loco parentis. Should<br />
any player require a therapeutic use exemption, the application form is available at:<br />
http://www.ittf.<strong>com</strong>/ittf_science/TUE_final_A.doc<br />
and should be submitted to the <strong>ITTF</strong> Headquarters at least 30 days before the <strong>ITTF</strong> World<br />
Junior Table Tennis Championships.<br />
25. RACKET CONTROL<br />
Racket controls will be conducted during the event in accordance with latest <strong>ITTF</strong><br />
regulations.<br />
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Table Tennis Championships<br />
01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />
26. TELEVISION, MOTION PICTURE AND INTERNET COVERAGE CONDITIONS<br />
By entering the Championships, participants agree to abide by all <strong>ITTF</strong> rules and by the<br />
rules and regulations of the Organizing Committee. All entered associations, teams and<br />
individual players agree to be under the auspices of the <strong>ITTF</strong> and its agents in all matters<br />
concerning television coverage, video, internet web casting, motion picture coverage, and<br />
photographic coverage of any kind. Participants release all rights, or rights held by their<br />
agents or sponsors, in all matters relating to television and web casting coverage, video<br />
and motion picture coverage, and photographic coverage of any kind; and hence accept<br />
such coverage during the World Championships. A participant’s refusal of above listed<br />
coverage may be subject to suspension or dismissal from the <strong>com</strong>petition. Any participant,<br />
when called upon, must appear promptly to press conferences or medal presentations and<br />
follow the procedures set by the <strong>ITTF</strong> and the Organizing Committee.<br />
27. PAYMENTS<br />
Associations are requested to pay their entry fees, extra hospitality costs and hospitality<br />
costs for those persons not entitled to free ac<strong>com</strong>modation and meals, when submitting<br />
their entry forms and upon reception of the pro-forma invoice from the Organizing<br />
Committee. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY BANK TRANSFER BEFORE RECEIVING THE<br />
PRO-FORMA INVOICE.<br />
Transfer has to be made so that the net amount is received on the Organisers<br />
Bank Account.<br />
Payment should be made by direct Bank Transfer before 25 th October 2013 to the bank<br />
account specified in the invoice received from the Organizing Committee.<br />
TO CONFIRM THE RESERVATION IN THE HOTELS, THE COPY OF THE BANK<br />
TRANSFER MUST BE SCANNED AND SENT BY E-MAIL.<br />
The Organizing Committee will make hotel reservations and pick-up arrangements only for<br />
Associations that have <strong>com</strong>pleted their payments.<br />
28. CANCELLATION POLICY<br />
Cancellation policy applies as follows:<br />
- Cancellations before 15 th November: No cancellation fee<br />
- Cancellations between 15 th and 25 th November: Flat fee of 120 US$ / person for each<br />
person not entitled to free hospitality<br />
- Cancellations on or after 26 th November: Flat fee of 240 US$ / person for each person<br />
not entitled to free hospitality<br />
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Table Tennis Championships<br />
01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />
29. VISAS<br />
If you need a visa to enter Morocco, and in order to succeed and avoid any problems,<br />
please follow these steps:<br />
1. Fill all the fields included in the VISA FORM for those persons requiring VISA.<br />
2. Scan the page of the photo of the passports of all persons requiring VISA.<br />
3. Submit your entry form FILLED WITH ALL THE REQUIRED DETAILS to TTFI<br />
together with the passports scanned: contact@wjttcmorocco2013.<strong>com</strong> with a<br />
copy to Raul Calin: rcalin@ittf.<strong>com</strong> as soon as possible in order to expedite your<br />
visa application.<br />
30. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:<br />
High temperature average expected in Rabat in December 2013: 20 º Celsius<br />
Low temperature average expected in Rabat in December 2013: 10 º Celsius<br />
Average rainfall expected in Rabat in December 2013: 5.0 mm<br />
31. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS<br />
Together with this <strong>Prospectus</strong> you should be receiving also the<br />
‣ Entry form (deadline 4 th October)<br />
If you have not received it, please contact as soon as possible the Competition<br />
Department and we will be sending you. Otherwise, you can download the documents<br />
from the <strong>ITTF</strong> website:<br />
2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior Table Tennis Championships – Rabat 2013<br />
http://www.ittf.<strong>com</strong>/<strong>com</strong>petitions/<strong>com</strong>petitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2264&category=WTCJ<br />
32. NEXT WJTTC COMMUNICATION:<br />
Stay tuned at the <strong>ITTF</strong> website for weekly updates and information regarding the <strong>ITTF</strong><br />
World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Morocco. In November the traditional “SPORT<br />
SPECIFIC INFO” will be issued containing the updated list of participants, details on the<br />
<strong>com</strong>petition schedule and much more.<br />
With the Future in Mind!<br />
Raul Calin Judit Farago El-Hajji Monqid<br />
<strong>ITTF</strong> Events & OG Expert <strong>ITTF</strong> CEO FRMTT President<br />
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