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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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2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior<br />

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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2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior<br />

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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2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior<br />

Table Tennis Championships<br />

01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />

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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Table Tennis Championships<br />

01-08 December 2013, Rabat, Morocco<br />

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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2013 <strong>ITTF</strong> World Junior<br />

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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