2025 Nova Open – August 09-12

SCHEDULE AND FORMAT (ON2 Event)

August 7-8 Training Camp (form to be available on July 26th)

SATURDAY, August 9th

• Morning 09:00 10:00
  • U11
• Mid-day 13:00 11:30
  • U17
    
• Afternoon 17:00
  • Open / Class A

SUNDAY, August 10th

• Morning 10:00
  • Open / Class A

MONDAY, August 11th

• FINALS Round Robins – U11 and U17

TUESDAY, August 12th

• FINALS Knock out (Top 8) All events

International players or Senior National Team players will advance directly to Nova Open Final stage

Additional information on July 24

Competition Manager and Referee may decide to change format that fits the best number of registered players and tournament schedule.

Draw and seeding explanation

• All matches best of 5
• All CAN participants has to be active members of the Ontario Table Tennis Association or any other Canadian provincial TTA
• $5 administration fee if you withdraw before the registration deadline
• Seeding positions will be based on last available ITTF & Ontario Ranking List (ORL) before the tournament
• Referee has right to estimate player’s seedings

Open / Class A (Sunday & Monday)

This is a two-day event that combines a qualifying stage with a main draw.

• Sunday – Qualifications:
• 61 players are divided into 20 round-robin groups.
• The winner of each group advances to the next stage of qualifications.
• Qualification Round 1: The 20 group winners will play elimination matches. The 10 winners of these matches automatically qualify for the Main Draw on Monday.
• Qualification Round 2: The 10 losers from Qualification Round 1 will play another set of matches. The 5 winners of these matches will also qualify for the Main Draw.
• Total Qualifiers: 15 players will qualify from Sunday’s matches to join the main draw.
• Directly Invited Players:
• Nine players have been invited directly to the Main Draw on Monday. These include:
• Four players from outside Canada or our province: Podobnik Miha (SLO), Yangqin Yin (CHN), Lianrong Shen (CHN), and Gu Jun (CHN).
• Easton Gui, as a Canadian but from outside our province.
• Four top Ontario players: Ye Lin, Sunny Zhang, Max Ji, and Jessie Xu.
• If you finish 2^nd , 3^rd or 4^th in RR:
• Division 2: All players who finish second in their round-robin group will be entered into a direct elimination draw for Division 2.
• Division 3: All players who finish third or fourth in their round-robin group will be entered into a direct elimination draw for Division 3.
• Number of Matches: Each player is guaranteed a minimum of 3 matches, with a maximum of 7. Most players will play between 4 and 5 matches.

Under 17 (Saturday)

• Saturday – Qualifications:
• 56 players are divided into 18 round-robin groups.
• Qualification for Main Draw (Monday):
• The 18 winners of the round-robin groups qualify directly.
• Players who finish second in their round-robin group will play in a Division 2 elimination draw. The four semi-finalists of this draw will also qualify for the main draw.
• Total Qualifiers: A total of 22 players will qualify for the main draw.
• Directly Invited Players:
• Two players are invited directly to the main draw: Sunny Zhang and Gui Easton.
• If you finish 3^rd or 4^th in RR:
• Players who finish third or fourth in their round-robin group will play in a direct elimination draw for Division 2.
• Number of Matches: Each player is guaranteed a minimum of 3 matches, with a maximum of 6. Most players will play between 4 and 5 matches.

Under 11 (Saturday)

• Saturday – Progressive KO:
• 20 players are distributed into 6 round-robin groups.
• Winners of the group will qualify for the Top 8 progressive knockout on Tuesday.
• Players who finish second in their round-robin group will play in a Division 2 progressive knockout, and the finalists of this draw will also qualify for the Top 8.
• Players who finish third or fourth will play in a Division 3 progressive knockout.
• Number of Matches: Each player is guaranteed a minimum of 4 matches, with a maximum of 6.

• John Man-Hon Ma
• Huinan Deng
• Yuping Yan
• Ken Zhang
• Yin Zhang
• Haitao Zhang
• Effat Borna