2022 Knoxville Sweat For Ukraine Charity Open Tournament Players Information

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The tournament is officially sold out (As of 10/07/2022).  On behalf of the KTTC, we thank you for your support.

Notes About the Tournament:

Tournament Format

  • 1st Round (Format: Round Robin):
    • Players are divided into 8 groups of 6 and play a round robin format.
  • 2nd Round (Format: Single Elimination) Every player from 1st Round will advance to 2nd Round:
    • The 1st place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division A Single Elimination Quarter Finals.
    • The 2nd place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division B Single Elimination Quarter Finals.
    • The 3rd place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division C Single Elimination Quarter Finals.
    • The 4th place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division D Single Elimination Quarter Finals.
    • The 5th place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division E Single Elimination Quarter Finals.
    • The 6th place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division F Single Elimination Quarter Finals.
  • Losing players from the Quarter Finals for each division will be paired up to play one more division level double match for souvenirs.  The result will not be reported to USATT.

About the Competition Venue

  • The competition is played at the Tennessee Tennis Club and Academy Indoor courts #2 and 3.  The address is 2810 Ball Camp Byington Road, Knoxville, TN 37931.  The phone number there is 865-999-5926.  You may need to use Google Map to type in the location name instead of the address.  Some GPS units may take you to an apartment complex.  If you do, just keep driving down the road.
  • You are advised to wear non-marking shoes.  Any indoor Table Tennis shoes or any Tennis Court shoes will be fine.
  • Also, if you want to sit between games, you need to bring your own chair.  There are not too many audience stand or chairs in the facility.
  • You can drive through the front gate and park your car inside the complex.  Please be aware that this tournament is part of a multi-sport event.  On Saturday, there will be Pickle Ball events happening at the same time and parking can be tight.
  • We will provide pizzas for lunch.

Schedule

  • The indoor court will be opened at 8:00 a.m. for check-in and warm-up on Saturday 10/08/2022.
  • Please make sure that you sign the USATT Waiver form at check-in.  We cannot report the tournament results without your signature.  Parents/Legal Guardian will sign the form on behalf of the junior players.
  • Players meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. and competition will start at 9:00 a.m.  Due to the high number of matches to be played, we will start on time.  If you are late, your group will play around you first.  But if you are too late after all the matches are played among other group members, your matches will be defaulted and you won’t be able to participate for the rest of the tournament. No refund will be issued when this happens.

About the Upset Gold Dollar

  • Our tournament features a unique payout and that is our Upset Gold Dollars.  These are real one dollar coins that we give to player who scores an upset match.
  • Upset Gold Dollar will be paid to winners of all upsets, regardless of player’s rating. However, both players at the match must have an official USATT rating before the start of the tournament before the winner of the match can receive the Upset Gold Dollar.  So if you upset a player whose rating is estimated or if your rating is an estimated one, the match does not qualify for Gold Dollars.
  • Winners of each and every upset will receive Upset Gold Dollars using the following payout schedule:
    • Rating Difference: 100 or less, Upset Gold Dollar reward: $5.00
    • Rating Difference: 101 to 150, Upset Gold Dollar reward: $10.00
    • Rating Difference: 151 or larger, Upset Gold Dollar reward: $15.00
  • The gold dollars will be paid immediately upon confirmation of match sheets on a first come first get paid basis until the fund runs out.  KTTC reserves $200 Upset Gold Dollars for this payout.  So sharpen your game and hit the court running fast!

Confirmed Players

The following are the individuals whose entries are confirmed.  This is the same list on www.omnipong.com Sort By Event page.  Latest rating posted on Friday morning October 7th, 2022 will be used to prepare the final draw.  Also, for those players whose rating are estimated, they are subject to change per tournament director discretion. 

Jude Lam, President, Tennessee Table Tennis Club and Academy