Location, Date & Time

Location: Berkeley Table Tennis Club, James Kenney Community Center, 1720 8th St, Berkeley, CA 94710
Date: Sunday, November 2, 2014
Time: 2:00PM-7:00PM.  Matches start at 2:30PM.  Please arrive by 2:00PM to sign in and warm up.

 

Format

Group 1 *- 16 players, divided into 4 sub-groups of 4 players each - sub-group round robin followed by single elimination
Group 2 * - 16 players, divided into 4 sub-groups of 4 players each - sub-group round robin followed by single elimination
Groups 3-9 *- 7 players per group - round robin - 49 total players

 

*Player assignments to groups will be based on most current BTTC and/or USATT ratings; only those rated among the highest will be assigned to groups 1 and 2.

 

Prizes
Group 1: first place - $300; second place - $150
Group 2: first place - $150; second place - $75
Groups 3-9: trophy for first and second place

 

Registration
The registration fee is $10. Space is limited to 81 players. Registration is on a "first-come-first-served" basis and you must register in advance.  The registration deadline is Monday October 27, 2014. If you would like to register, please do one of the followings:

 

1.    Approach Weikuen Tang, Bunny Lee, Sam Lam or Terence Chan at the weekly Friday round robin, or email Matan Goldberg at mailto:[email protected]" rel="nofollow - . Pay one of them the $10 registration fee ASAP, preferably at the time of registration.

 

2.    Send a $10 check in US dollars payable to “Berkeley Table Tennis Club.” Please include player’s name followed by most current rating and source of that rating (BTTC/USATT) on the memo line of your payment check. Your registration won’t be processed without this information.  Then mail your check to the following address:

Berkeley Table Tennis Club.

c/o Matan Goldberg

106 San Pablo Town Center PMB 207

San Pablo, CA 94806

Your check has to physically arrive by (not postal-stamped on) October 27, 2014 for the player to be included in the lineup for the tournament.  Late entries may not be accepted.

 

3.    Appoint someone you know to register and pay the $10 registration fee for you by October 27. If you choose to register this way, the person you appoint needs to know your name, rating and source of rating.

 

Note that the registration fee must be paid in advance and is not refundable. Register and pay early to make sure you get a spot !  Once you have completed registration, go online to http://www.berkeleytabletennis.org/" rel="nofollow - . Scroll down to “Want to Stay Up to Date?”  Enter your email address in the box to be included in our mailing list.  We’ll send daily email to update confirmed tournament player lineup.  All other important announcements concerning the tournament will also be made in this same manner.  If after a few days, you still do not see you name among the player lineup list, contact Matan Goldberg at mailto:[email protected]" rel="nofollow - immediately.

 *The 2014 Shonie Aki Memorial BTTC Club Championship is dedicated to honor and commemorate the late Shonie Aki, the BTTC’s founding president and long-time USATT Hall of Famer, who unexpectedly passed away in early December, 2013.  A mini-exhibition devoted to him will be on display at the gymnasium during the event.