July 18th to 20th, 2025
RICHMOND – British Columbia
PROSPECTUS
DATE
July 18th – 20th, 2025
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
– Richmond Olympic Oval (Host)
– British Columbia Table Tennis Association
– Table Tennis Canada
COORDINATION COMMISSION
– Amelia Ho (BCTTA)
– Marles Martins (Technical Director – TTCAN)
– Melanie Ostashek (Operations Manager – TTCAN)
TOURNAMENT TECHNICAL OFFICIALS
– Competition Manager: Marles Martins, Email: marles@ttcanada.ca
– Referee: TBA (to be named by BCTTA)
– Deputy Referee: TBA (to be named by TTCAN)
– Head Umpire: TBA (to be named by BCTTA)
– Umpires: TBA
VENUE
Richmond Olympic Oval
6111 River Road
Richmond – BC, V7C 4N1
HOTEL
Executive Airport Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
7311 Westminster Hwy
Richmond, BC, V6X 1A3
– Standard Room: $279 (single occupancy) or $279 (double occupancy) per room per night
– Junior Suite: $299 (1 Queen Bed + 1 Sofa Bed) per room per night
– Plaza Room: $319 (1 Queen Bed or 2 Double Beds) per room per night
– Tower One-Bedroom Condo Suite: $359 (1 Queen Bed + 1 Sofa Bed) per room per night
– Tower Two-Bedroom Condo Suite: $409 (1 Queen Bed + 1 Single Bed + 1 Sofa Bed) per room per night
Free Shuttle from the Airport – Hotel and Hotel – Airport from 6am to 10:30pm
Hotel Reservations:
YOUR DEDICATED SALES CONTACT: Maswood Schah
604-207-7171 Direct
778-879-9766 Cell
dos.richmond@executivehotels.net
Please quote ”2025 Table Tennis Canadian Championship”
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TRANSPORTATION
– Hotel – Venue: the Selected hotel is in walking distance from the playing venue – no transportation required.
– Hotel – Airport: Transportation from the Airport to the hotel and back is the responsibility of the participants.
SCHEDULE (General)
– Thursday 17 July: set up and practice
– Friday 18 and Saturday 19 July: Canadian Senior Championships – 9 am to 8 pm
– Sunday 20 July: conclusion of the Canadian Senior Championships (+ first rounds of Junior Championships) – 9 am to 8 pm
EVENTS
Event Category Maximum number of players
Men’s Singles (MS) Open
Women’s Singles (WS) Open
Men’s Doubles (MD) Open
Women’s Doubles (WD) Open
Mixed Doubles (XD) Open
Senior Men Singles 40 and over Open – Must be age 40 or more on July 1st 2025
Senior Women Singles 40 and over Open – Must be age 40 or more on July 1st 2025
9.1 Singles Events: Each provincial/territorial association may have as many eligible athletes as possible in the singles events.
9.2 Doubles and Mixed Doubles: Each provincial/territorial association may have as many eligible pairs as possible in the doubles events.
ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
10.1 To represent a P/T member association, a competitor must be:
10.1.1 A member in good standing of a provincial/territorial association that is in good standing with Table Tennis Canada.
10.1.2 A Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (proof required for new players).
Eligibility will be checked prior to the Draw.
10.1.3 If a player has resided in one or more provinces/territories, the player represents the province/territory for which he/she is listed on the rating list at the entry deadline.
10.1.4 Players who have changed residence in the last 6 months prior to the Championships will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
10.2 Players who do not have a Canadian Rating (i.e., not active or new) must be nominated and entered by their P/T member association for the events.
ENTRY PROCESS / DEADLINES
– Registration opens: April 15th, 2025
– Registration deadline: May 31st, 2025
– Entries confirmed on TTCAN website: June 10th, 2025
– The Entry Form and entry process will be announced and posted on the TTCAN website.
– The Entry Form will be sent to P/T associations by e-mail.
DRAW FORMAT and SEEDING
12.1 The Draw Format will depend on the number of entries received. Future Bulletins will provide more detailed information.
12.2 The Competition Manager reserves the right to cancel an event due to insufficient entries (minimum 4 players to hold the event).
12.3 For Singles: provided there are sufficient entries, the format will be based on qualification groups followed by “limited” progressive knockout to determine, in order, positions needed for the national team selections.
12.4 The Competition Manager reserves the right to modify a format of play at his/her discretion for the best interest of the competition.
12.5 The online draw will take place Wednesday July 9, 2025, at 7pm EDT via Zoom.
An invitation with a link for the draw meeting will be sent to all participants and published on the TTCAN website (www.ttcanada.ca). More detailed information will follow in future Bulletins.
12.6 SEEDING BY RATING:
12.6.1 The latest rating list as of July 7th, 2025, shall be used to determine the seeding order for all events wherever possible.
12.6.2 Singles:4
• In case that seeded players are placed directly in the Knockout Draw, the number of such seeded players will depend on the total entry and the number of qualification groups. Groups will be composed of 3 players, and in some cases 4 players if necessary.
• For Final Stage rounds (32 entry Knockout Draws or less), the draw will follow the latest ITTF rules as per seeding placement:
Step 1: direct placement for Seeding numbers 1 & 2 in the opposite ends of the Main Draw.
Step 2: Seeding numbers 3 & 4 will be drawn next.
Step 3: Seeding numbers 5 to 8 will be drawn next.
Step 4: Seeding numbers 9 to 16 will be drawn next.
Step 5: Seeding numbers 17 to 32 will be drawn next.
Note 1: If there are more qualifiers coming out of the Round Robin Stage than the allocated spots available in the Main Draw,
preliminary knockout rounds will take place to qualify the exact number of athletes needed to form a complete Main Draw.
Note 2: Players from the same provincial/territorial association shall not meet in preliminary groups RR whenever possible.
Note 3: There will be no separation by association in the knockouts.
JURY MEETING
– The Jury Meeting will be held on July 17th, 2025, at 7:30pm EDT.
– Location: TBD in the next “Information Bulletins”
EQUIPMENT
• Tables: TBD in the next “Information Bulletins”
• Balls: Nittaku 3-Star
• Floor: Rubber/Silicone Sports Floor
AWARDS
15.1 The Marg Walden Trophy will be awarded to the overall best performing Provincial/Territorial association. The Point System Table will be published in future editions of the Bulletin.
15.2 A Fair Play Award will be awarded to a player who demonstrates the most “fair play” behavior and sportsmanship. The umpires will nominate players to the Referees and Competition Manager for final selection.
15.3 Medals will be presented at the Canadian Championships as follows:
• ALL singles and doubles events to the Winner (Gold), Runner-Up (Silver) and both losing semi-finalists (BRONZE x 2)
15.4 All Medal Ceremonies will take place in the gym on the day of the respective Final.
Each competitor receiving a medal must be in the gym in sports clothes to receive their medal.
ENTRY FEES
• Singles: $150 per singles event
• Doubles: $75 per Player (=$150 per pair) per event
• All entry fees include Rating and administrative fees.
• The Entry Form will be posted on TTCAN’s website and made available to the provincial/territorial association with information provided through e-mail.
• The Final Entry List will be provided by TTCAN to each provincial/territorial association for approval prior to the date of the draw.
REGULATIONS
All TTCAN and ITTF regulations will be followed where applicable. The Tournament Referee and the TTCAN Technical Director will apply and interpret the rules in case of any doubts.