Revised May 2011

TABLE TENNIS

All competitors must be at least 55 years of age by December 31 of the year of the games.

AGE CATEGORIES / EVENTS:

AGE	EVENTS	NUMBER OF COMPETITORS PER ASSOCIATION
55+ 55+ 65+ 65+ 75+ 75+	Ladies Singles Men’s Singles Ladies Singles Men’s Singles Ladies Singles Men’s Singles	2 2 2 2 2 2
Ladies and Men from singles may form men's, ladies or mixed doubles team and/or enter singles play if their Provincial/Territorial team has not submitted separate entries for these positions.
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER PROVINCE/TERRITORY = 12

Note: The Host Committee should be notified in advance of mail-in registration date of the makeup of the teams.

RULES INFORMATION

Players should NOT wear white clothing when playing with white balls, or yellow or orange clothing while playing with yellow or orange balls. The Host Committee will decide the color for balls in advance and inform players.

1. A game shall be won by the player, or pair, first scoring 11 points unless both players, or pairs, score 10 points, when the games shall be won by the player, or pair, first scoring subsequently two (2) points more than the opposing player or pair.

2. A match shall consist of three out of five games.

3. Competitors must toss the ball in the air for serve, according to rules, and not serve "off the hand" or from the fingers

4. 3 Star balls should be used for the tournament. 1 and 2 Star balls may be used for practise. The size of balls to be used will be 40mm.

5. The "Laws of Table Tennis" shall apply as provided by The International Table Tennis Federation.