GENERAL INFORMATION

Date

Sunday 8th to Friday 13th September 2024

Venue

Memorial Hall (QEII), 73 Eleventh Avenue, Tauranga

Cost

$80.00 per player (NZ$)

Entries Open

Friday 15th March 2024 at 9.00am – Online registrations open

Entries Close

Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm – Online registrations close

CONTACT

Email: info@nzaimsgames.co.nz

PLANNING INFORMATION

Costs

• Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $80.00 per player (NZ$).

• Strictly non-refundable.

• Payment MUST be made within seven days of receipt of invoice.

• Invoices will be sent to the school accounts manager after the entry closing date, Wednesday 5th June 2024.

Entries Close

• Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm

• Entries to the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games will be made and only accepted online, via the online registration system. 

• Registrations will only be accepted from the school's designated Zespri AIMS Games Coordinator.

• Schools are allocated a unique Zespri AIMS Games registration log in code to complete their entries.

Competitor's Age

Competitors must be over 10 years of age and under 13 years of age, as at 31st December the year before the tournament year. Competitor’s birthdates will be required on school registration documentation. For the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, this means the accepted birth years are: 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Divisions

• Table Tennis Boys Singles
• Table Tennis Girls Singles
• Athletes with Disabilities (Mixed Gender)
• Table Tennis Boys Doubles
• Table Tennis Girls Doubles
• Table Tennis Mixed Doubles
• Table Tennis Mixed Teams
• Table Tennis Girls Teams
• If registration for Table Tennis is oversubscribed, then recognised TNZ graded players will have priority (if unsuccessful the individual entry will be refunded).

Multiple Sporting Codes

• Students may compete in more than one sporting code, provided they are in line with the permitted code crossovers. 

• Timetable allowances will not be made for any competitors, and it is the sole responsibility of the school to check for programming conflicts. 

PROGRAMME

ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES

Table Tennis is a ‘no exceptions’ sport that offers inclusion for all athletes with a disability. The Athletes with Disabilities event is on Sunday afternoon. These athletes will receive guidance on adaptive table tennis and there will be the opportunity to compete for medals. Whilst there is no qualifying or eligibility criteria, the athlete’s disability must disadvantage them to participate or compete against their non-disabled peers in the open event.  Athletes with disabilities may also be entered for other table tennis events during tournament week.  It will be the responsibility of the school to ensure that athletes with disabilities have suitable caregiver support.

If you have a student/s with disabilities interested in competing in Table Tennis at the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, we encourage you to contact us.  Our team will work with your school to answer any questions and ensure that your student’s needs are factored into the wider planning of the event.

RULES

Table Tennis rules

1. The tournament will run under Table Tennis New Zealand (TTNZ) rules and regulations.
2. Singles matches will be eligible for TTNZ ratings points.
3. All pool and championship matches will be best of five games, unless the referee rules otherwise. All pool matches and consolation matches will be played as ‘golden point’, with the point after 10-10 counting double.
4. The tournament referee reserves the right to shorten matches to best of three games if required to complete schedules in a timely manner.
5. Players cannot be replaced once the draw has been published on TTNZ website.
6. Players arriving late for matches will be defaulted at the tournament controller’s discretion.
7. The tournament referee and his / her / their delegate for the purpose shall reserve the right to levy point penalties and disqualifications in the event of serious breaches of behaviour and etiquette, but shall endeavour try to firstly provide guidance, and secondly warnings, where practical.
8. The tournament referee has the final say on all rules of play, and any disputes and penalties which may arise during the competition.

Umpires

1. All players are expected to umpire matches at their assigned table during team’s events, and during singles and doubles pool play.
2. The tournament committee reserves the right to replace umpires at any stage, and to assign umpiring responsibilities for knockout matches up to quarter-finals stage.
3. Suitably qualified umpires will be appointed by the tournament committee for all semi-finals, bronze play-offs and finals.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

COMPETITION FORMATTING

Singles competition format

1. Players will be drawn into pools of three or four, with the seedings determined as per the latest published TTNZ ratings list and OTTF list for overseas entrants, at the time of making the draw.
2. Matches will be the best of five games to 11 points with advantage in main draw knockouts, unless specified otherwise by the tournament referee.
3. The top two players will progress to the main knockout draw and others to the consolation draw.
4. Placing will be determined firstly on matches won, then on ratio of sets won and lost, then on ratio of points for and against for all pool matches.

Doubles and Mixed Doubles competition format

1. Schools must request specific doubles pairings at entry time, from their own school only.

2. Players can be entered for both mixed doubles and boys or girl’s doubles.

3. The tournament organisers reserve the right to add or amend nominated pairings to provide match play for those without a partner from the same school available. However, no mixed school pairing will be eligible for medals.

4. Pairings will be drawn into pools of three or four where practical, with the seeding determined as per the latest published TTNZ ratings list and OTTF list for overseas entrants, at the time of making the draw.

5. Matches will be the best of three games to 11 points with golden point for pool play and consolation but may be amended to best of five games to 11 points with advantage for main draw knockouts by the tournament referee.

6. The top two pairs will progress to the main knockout draw and others to the consolation draw.

7. Placing will be determined firstly on matches won, then on ratio of sets won and lost, then on ratio of points for and against for all pool matches.

Teams event format

1. Teams consist of three or four players, with names of players specified for each team at entry time when the school enters them.
2. There is a section for Girls only, and another for Mixed, meaning that girls can play in a team with Boys if required by their school.
3. Each contest will consist of a five-match format, with three singles followed by two doubles.
4. Three singles players must be nominated in order of play prior to the contest, with a fourth player able to be used for either or both doubles matches.
5. Both doubles pairings may be named after singles are completed, and must comprise three or four players, but not the same pair for each contest.
6. If only two eligible players are present, they must play the first two singles, with the third singles and second doubles defaulted.
7. Contests must be fully played out.​​​​​​​

Draw

The draw will be published on the Zespri AIMS Games website and app on Thursday 29th August and will also be available at the managers meeting on the Monday morning.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​