2014 CTTSL Second Stage Competition Guildlines
Published on 07-11-2014 CTTSL Official Site
(Partial translation)
I.Organizer
China Table Tennis Association, CCTV Sports Channel
II.Host
Weishan County People's Government
III.Date and Place
1. Date
Semifinals: August 7 & 8
Finals: August 9 & 10
2. Place
Weishan County, Shandong Province
IV.Qualifying Clubs
The top four men's and women's clubs from the first stage
V. Playing System
1.
Single knock out
2. Draw:
a. The first and second place club from the first stage will enter position 1 and 4
b. The first place club will have the right to pick its opponent in the semifinal between the third and fourth place club
c. The selected club will enter position 2, and the unselected club position 3
d.
There won't be an extra match for the losing clubs of the semifinals to determine the third and fourth place of the season.
Instead, their final standing of the season will be based on their ranking in the first stage.
The higher ranking club from the first stage will be the third place and the lower ranking club the fourth place.
3. Playing Methods
a. The men’s and women’s playing methods will be the same, all will be best of five games, and the order of line up shall be:
Game 1: A - X
Game 2: B - Y
Game 3: Double
Game 4: A - Y
Game 5: C - Z
b. The first, second, and forth game will be best of five games, and the first four set will be 11 points, and the fifth set will be 7 points.
c. The third game (double) and the fifth game (single) will be best of three games, and the first two set will be 11 point point, and the third set will be 7 points.
(Note: in the 7 point games, each player will serve two points at a time; after leveled at 6 point, each player will serve one point at a time, and whoever scores two points in a row will win the game. In the 7 point decider, when one player scores 3 points, the players shall exchange sides.)
4. Rules regarding the match’s lineup
a. each player can only play a maximum of two games in each match
b. The double’s players can be anyone from the club’s roster except for those playing position A and Y in the match
c. The player for the fifth game can be anyone from the club’s roster except for those playing Game 1 and Game 2
d. Only one non-Chinese player from each club can compete in each match.
4. Competition Ball
Double Happiness 40+ Two Toned Orange/White Double Color Plastic Ball
(Does that mean the new plastic ball will be used for the second stage while the old celluloid ball has been used throughout the first stage? I remember China Table Tennis Association indicated in April that CTTSL will still use the old celluloid ball for 2014 season.)
5. Schedule
Date
| Time
| Event
|
August 7
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Women's Semifinal 1 (Position 3 vs 4) |
| 19:30 - 21:30 | Women's Semifinal 2 (Position 1 vs 2) |
August 8 | 15:00 - 17:00 | Men's Semifinal 1 (Position 3 vs 4) |
| 19:30 - 21:30 | Men's Semifinal 2 (Position 1 vs 2) |
August 9 | 14:20 -14:40 | Players and Audience Interaction |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Women's Final |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Women's Award Ceremony |
August 10 | 14:20 - 14:40 | Players and Audience Interaction |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Men's Final |
| 17:00 - 17:20 | Men's Award Ceremony |
(Note: actual playing time may be subject to changes due to live TV broadcasting scheduling)
6. Prize
First Place | RMB 500,000 |
Second Place | RMB 300,000 |
Third Place | RMB 200,000 |
Fourth Place | RMB 200,000 |