2024 Knoxville Dogwood Open Tournament Players Information

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Notes About the Tournament:

Tournament Format

  • 1st Round (Format: Round Robin):
    • 48 players are divided into 8 groups of 6 and play a round robin format.  All players must play the first round to qualify to the second round.  No players will be seeded out.
  • 2nd Round (Format: Round Robin, 2 groups of 4 per division) Every player from 1st Round will advance to 2nd Round:
    • The 1st place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division A RR groups.
    • The 2nd place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division B RR groups.
    • The 3rd place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division C RR groups.
    • The 4th place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division D RR groups.
    • The 5th place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division E RR groups.
    • The 6th place finish from 1st Round will be placed in Division F RR groups.
  • 3rd Round (Format: Elimination)
    • Top two finishes of each 2nd round RR group will advance to play a cross-over semi-finals and finals.
    • We will have a 3rd place match this time.  This is different from our past tournament format.

About the Competition Venue and general administrative matters

  • The competition is played at the PickleBall Playground (formerly known as Tennessee Tennis Club and Academy) Indoor Tennis court and Pickleball Court.  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.
  • You can drive through the front gate and park your car inside the complex.  Please be aware that there will be a sanction Corn Hole Tournament event happening at the same time and parking can be tight.  If the weather is clear, the Corn Hole Tournament will be hosted outside.  Otherwise, they will be playing on the opposite side of the indoor court facility.
  • We will provide pizzas for lunch.  However, players are responsible for their own drinks.

Tournament Hotel

  • We have arranged a group rate with the Holiday Inn at Cedar Bluff (15 minutes from the venue) of $124 + tax for any out of town players who want a good night sleep and warm breakfast.  You can click on this link here to book your hotel.  The last date to book with this group rate is on 03/23/2024.
  • The rate is good for both Friday and Saturday night.

Targeted Schedule on 10/21/2023 Tournament Date

  • 08:00 a.m. – Indoor courts open for check-in and warm up
  • 08:45 a.m. – Players meeting starts
  • 09:00 a.m. – Preliminary Round Robin Competition starts
  • 01:00 p.m. – Target finish time for 1st round.
  • 01:00 p.m. – Lunch break for 30 minutes
  • 01:30 p.m. – Target start time for Division A, B, C, D 2nd Round Robin Group, 1 table for each group
  • 03:30 p.m. – Target start time for Division E, F Round Robin Group, 1.5 table for each group, i.e. two groups sharing one table in addition to the assigned table for the group
  • 03:30 p.m. – Target start time for Division A Semi-Finals
  • 04:00 p.m. – Target start time for Division B Semi-Finals
  • 04:30 p.m. – Target start time for Division C Semi-Finals
  • 05:00 p.m. – Target start time for Division D Semi-Finals
  • 05:00 p.m. – Target finish time for Division E, F 2nd Round Robin Group
  • 05:30 p.m. – Target start time for Division E, F Semi-Finals
  • 05:30 p.m. – Target start time for Division A, B, C, D Finals & Third Place Match
  • 06:00 p.m. – Target start time for Division E, F Finals & Third Place Match

Check-in and No-Show

  • 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 April 5th, 2024 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 before the tournament start date. 

Jude Lam, President, Tennessee Table Tennis Club and Academy