Bulletin n°1 - ITTF
Bulletin n°1 - ITTF
Bulletin n°1 - ITTF
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2002 Men’s World Cup<br />
Promoter of the event<br />
(<strong>Bulletin</strong> No. 1)<br />
Dates 31 st October – 3 rd November 2002<br />
City/Country Jinan, Shandong Province, China<br />
Invitations World Ranking list WR #08/2002 issued on 3 rd September, 2002<br />
has been used for the invitation.<br />
Host Association Chinese Table Tennis Association<br />
6th Floor, Weitu Building, No. 3-C, Longtan Road,<br />
Beijing 100061, China<br />
Tel. 86 10 6712 0955, 67120964<br />
Fax 86 10 6712 9838<br />
e.mail ttchn@public.gb.com.cn<br />
Playing Venue Shandong Gymnasium, Shandong Provincial Sports Complex<br />
N°124 Jing Shi Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province<br />
250002, China<br />
Tel/fax. 86 531 207 2117 or 206 3080<br />
Prize money US$ 135,000 in total<br />
Winner US$ 44,000<br />
Runner-up US$ 22,000<br />
3 rd place US$ 15,000<br />
4 th place US$ 10,000<br />
5 to 8 th places US$ 6,000<br />
9 to 12 th places US$ 3,500<br />
13 to 16 th places US$ 1,500<br />
All prize money will be paid from the <strong>ITTF</strong> Ottawa office with a ten (10) percent tax<br />
deduction. Payments will be done via International Bank drafts.<br />
Default: Players who do not complete the “round robin” stage for whatever<br />
reason will be considered as “defaulted” and will not be eligible for<br />
any prize money.<br />
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Equipment Tables: Joola<br />
Balls: Double Happiness<br />
Floor mat: Gerflor<br />
Official Hotel Yuquan Simpson Hotel<br />
68, Luoyuan Road, Jinan, Shandong 250011, China<br />
Tel. 86 531 693 8888 Fax.86 531 693 4993<br />
e.mail : yqbc@jn-public.sd.cninfo.net<br />
website : www.yuquan.com.cn<br />
Hospitality Free hospitality (hotel, meals) will be provided to the players from<br />
dinner on 30 th of October to breakfast on 4 th of November. If a<br />
player is travelling more than 5 times zones, the player is entitled to<br />
1 additional night’s accommodation.<br />
For the extra accompanying personnel, the full accommodation is<br />
US$100 per day per head, including board, lodging and local<br />
transportation. We may make necessary reservation and arrangement<br />
upon their request in written notice (please, contact Jimmy Shang)<br />
Travel <strong>ITTF</strong> will make a contribution towards airfares by a specific<br />
amount in US$. Details regarding airfare contribution will be<br />
specified in the next <strong>Bulletin</strong>.<br />
It is possible to get discount air tickets from China Eastern Airlines.<br />
Please get in touch with the promoter Jimmy Shang.<br />
Participation Deadline date for confirmation to the <strong>ITTF</strong> Marketing Division is<br />
Confirmation Monday 30 th September, 2002.<br />
on fax #: 1-613-733 4603 or e.mail to cv@ittf.com<br />
Please, also indicate if the player will have a coach/assistant with her.<br />
We would also like to know the confirmation for the Reserve Players<br />
(*).<br />
Miscellaneous Other relevant information such as travel, draw, visa requirements,<br />
press conference and practice times etc. will be given in the next<br />
bulletin for the 2002 Men’s World Cup upon confirmation of<br />
participation.<br />
Promoter PPW Beijing Shunwen Advertising Inc. is the promoter of the event.<br />
C/o NetEase, 14/F North Tower, Beijing Kerry Center<br />
1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100021, China<br />
Jimmy Shang<br />
Tel. +86 10 6561 8811 ext.257 Mobile. +86 13 9011 89007<br />
Fax. +86 10 8529 8137<br />
e.mail jimmysh@ppgl.com<br />
website www.ppwgroup.com<br />
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Invitation<br />
Following players have been invited to the 2002 Men’s World Cup :<br />
World ranking Player Capacity<br />
3 Vladimir Samsonov, BLR Holder<br />
5 Timo Boll, GER European Champion<br />
11 Chiang Peng-Lung, TPE Asian Champion<br />
80 Segun Toriola, NGR African Champion<br />
96 Hugo Hoyama, BRA Latin American Champion<br />
39 Johnny Huang, CAN North American Champion<br />
224 Russell Lavale, AUS Oceania representative<br />
1 Wang Liqin, CHN Top 6 world ranking – 1<br />
2 Ma Lin, CHN Top 6 world ranking – 2<br />
4 Werner Schlager, AUT Top 6 world ranking – 3<br />
7 Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE Top 6 world ranking – 4<br />
8 Jean Michel Saive, BEL Top 6 world ranking – 5<br />
10 Kim Taek Soo, KOR Top 6 world ranking – 6<br />
12 Kalinikos Kreanga, GRE <strong>ITTF</strong> wild card selection – 1<br />
13 Oh Sang Eun, KOR <strong>ITTF</strong> wild card selection – 2<br />
6 Kong Linghui, CHN Host association wild card<br />
World ranking Player Capacity<br />
15 Zoran Primorac, CRO Reserve player 1 (*)<br />
16 Chuan Chih Yuan, TPE Reserve player 2 (*)<br />
17 Ryu Seung Min, KOR Reserve player 3 (*)<br />
19 Jörg Rosskopf, GER Reserve player 4 (*)<br />
Substitutions<br />
Substitutions before the closing date shall be as per entry regulations.<br />
- A Continental representative will be replaced by another player nominated by that<br />
continent.<br />
- A Wild card entry will be replaced by a Wild card alternative.<br />
- A ranked player shall be replaced by the next highest eligible ranked player.<br />
Substitutions after the closing date will be in accordance with the World Ranking list,<br />
providing the player is eligible.<br />
All according to World Ranking list WR #08/2002 issued on 3 rd September, 2002.<br />
www.ittf.com<br />
To keep up with the news and results<br />
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