West Golden – April 2024

Final Result

Division A:
1，Achal Shah, Martin Plouhinec, Dylan Paiva, Varun Thakur
2，Mark, Zhangjian, Hongjian, Michelle
3，Xinde, Sheldon, James, Edwin

Division. B:
1， Xiangjun, Henry, Michael, Eric
2，Norman Zhang, Jack Zhang, Tim Zhu, William Dai
3，Dong Zhang, Jason Wang, Tyler Lin, Suraj Pootlarav

Division. C:
1，Yushan Hu, Quanhao Li, Sutong Zhang, Miles Easton
2，Mike Yuan, Rick, Edward, Marco
3，Mark Ma, Eugene Cai, Grace Zhang, Albert Lai

(中文版本在本页面下半部分）

West Golden Tournament Rules & Format

In April 2024, we will be hosting a special event — West Golden Tournament. Drawing inspiration from some rules of American leagues, this tournament includes the Golden Relay Game.

Event Details:

Date: April 21st, Sunday, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Doors open at 8:00 AM for warm-up)

Venue: Harmony TTC. 5570 Kennedy Rd, Mississauga

Registration Fee: $80/team

Registration Deadline: April 18^th

Registration Guidelines:

The tournament will be divided into 3 categories: A, B, C, with 4-8 teams in each category. Teams will be grouped based on the average ratings of their players (reference OWTTA or TTCAN). Grouping rating is as follows: A > 900, 900 > B > 450, 450 > C > 100.  OWTTA reserves the right to adjust groupings based on the skill level and number of registered teams to ensure fair competition and guarantee each team plays at least 3 rounds, providing an enjoyable experience for all participants.

Prizes:

Group A: $120/$100/$80

Group B: $80/$60/$40

Group C: $60/$50/$40

West Golden Tournament Format

Each team consists of 4 players.

Match Order: Singles 1 (3 games), Singles 2 (3 games), Doubles (3 games), Golden Relay Game (1 game – 21 points).

Singles and Doubles: Captains submit the players for singles and double before the first Single starts.  players cannot participate more than one match. The matches are not based on a best-of-three sets format. Instead, each match must be played for three full games. Winning one game earns one point, totaling 9 points overall. Each game follows an 11-point scoring system with no deuce. Each team has 1 minute suspension right per match.

Golden Relay Game Overview:

                   It is a team relay event where all four players from each team participate.

Player Order:

                 Under the supervision of the referee, team captains take turns submitting their lineup. The first player from the trailing team (e.g., Team B) submits their player (B1) first, and then Team A’s captain decides their player (A1) based on B1. The second set of players is submitted by Team A first(A2), followed by Team B (B2), and so on. Overall, the order of submission is B1, A1, A2, B2, B3, A3, A4, B4. Both teams have the opportunity to decide their lineup based on the opponents’ choices.

Golden Relay Game Setup:

                 The game starts from 0:0, and players switch every 4 points (e.g., 3:1), rotating players until one team reaches 21 points and wins.

                 The trailing team serves first, and there is no change of ends during the game.

                 The winning team in the Golden Relay Game earns 4 points.

Winner:  Points from the preceding 3 matches + points from the Golden Relay Game = overall points. The team with higher points wins.

Simplified Match Process as follows:

We hope that everyone Love Table Tennis, Play Table Tennis, and Enjoy the Table Tennis sport.

West Golden 西部黄金团赛 赛制介绍

赛制：每队4个队员。比赛顺序：单打（3局）、单打（3局）、双打（3局）、黄金接力局（1局-21分）。

单打及双打介绍：赛前提交单打及双打名单，队员不能兼项。比赛不是3局2胜制，是每盘都必须打满3局，赢1局得1分，共9分。每局11分制，无deuce。每盘每队有1分钟暂停权。

黄金接力局介绍：

上场队员顺序：黄金接力局是团体接力赛。每队4人全部参加，双方队长在裁判监督下当面轮流提交上场名单，第1个队员由落后方队长（比如B）先提交（B1），A队队长根据B1来决定A1队员；第2组队员就由领先方A队先提交A2名单，B队随后提交B2。整体来说双方提供名单的顺序是B1，A1，A2，B2，B3，A3，A4，B4。双方都有机会根据对方上场球员来决定自己该轮的出场队员。

黄金接力局比赛安排：从0:0开始，每次到4分交界点（比如3:1）换下一组选手，循环换人，直到一方先到21分获胜。

黄金接力局由落后方先发球，中途不交换场地。

黄金局胜方得4分。

前面3场比赛得分+黄金局得分 = 总分，总分高为胜方。

简化版比赛过程如图：