2019 Knoxville Joseph Newgarden Memorial Open Tournament Announcement

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Knoxville Table Tennis Club will be hosting our annual tournament – the Knoxville Joseph Newgarden Memorial Open Tournament on August 3rd, 2019.  The tournament will have a modified format than last year.  The tournament will be played at last year venue, the Cecil Webb Recreation Center at 923 Baker Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920.  The gym is brighter and larger than our club gym for those who may be familiar with our club gym.

The tournament will have three stages, the first stage will be round robin with 8 groups of 5 players each.  All players will advance out of the first stage to second stage round robin.  Depending on your finish, the top 3 finishes will go to Stage Two Upper Division Round Robin.  The bottom 2 finishes will go to Stage Two Lower Division Round Robin.  The Stage Two Round Robin will be 4 groups of 6 or 4 depending on the division.  Then the top two finishes of Stage Two Round Robin group will move on to play Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final.  Due to the new format, we will not play the 3rd place match this time.

We will continue to offer Upset Gold Dollars as well.  For those who are familiar with our Gold Dollar Upset format, the winner of every upset match played between two USATT rated players will receive Upset Gold Dollar.  The rules for winning the upset Gold Dollar are:

  1. Gold Dollars will be paid to winners of all upsets, regardless of player’s rating.
  2. Winners of each and every upset will receive gold dollars using the following payout schedule:
    1. Rating difference: 100 or less, Gold Dollar reward: $5.00
    2. Rating difference: 101 to 150, Gold Dollar reward: $10.00
    3. Rating difference: 151 or larger, Gold Dollar reward: $15.00
  3. The gold dollars will be paid immediately upon confirmation of match sheets showing upsets on a first come first get paid basis until the funds run out. KTTC reserves $200 Gold Dollars for this payout.  So sharpen your game and hit the court running fast!
  4. Rating used to determine the upsets will be the USATT ratings of record as of 09:00 a.m. Friday August 2nd, 2019.  Only USATT rated players prior to the date of the tournament are eligible to win gold dollars.
  5. Both players have to be USATT rated before the tournament date to earn Gold Dollars.

In addition, KTTC and the Holiday Inn West Knoxville at Cedar Bluff have arranged a block of rooms for any out of town players to enjoy a nice night of rest before the tournament.  The discounted rate of $90 a night is a great rate for a newly renovated Holiday Inn.  The hotel is 20 minutes from the playing venue.  To make your reservation, simply click here to go to the Knoxville Table Tennis Club Holiday Inn page and you can use the online code KTT or simply call the hotel at 888-465-4329 and mention the KTT group code.  Also, you will receive $10 hotel discount off the tournament entry fee if you stay at our sponsor hotel.  Just be sure to put down the hotel reservation number on your entry form.

Our tournament is now sold out.  To put your name down on our stand-by list, please click here.  Your confirmation email will say that your entry is confirmed, but you are not.  Until you receive an email or phone call from Jude Lam, tournament director that you are clear to play, you are not in the tournament. 

For tournament information, please contact Jude Lam at 865-300-4829 or email to knoxvilletabletennisclub@gmail.com.

We look forward to see you in our tournament.

KTTC also expresses our grateful thanks to our sponsors for their generous support:

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