? THE RATTLERS WINTER 2013 ROUND ROBINS TOURNAMENT ?
Minimum of 6 MATCHES guaranteed, in less than 5 HOURS! No elimination! No waiting!
Prize money (up to $200) for nearly ONE THIRD of the participants!
Conducted by OTTA and sanctioned by CTTA. This project is supported by the Government. of Ontario.

WHEN? Sunday, February 24, 2013. 
                9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (guaranteed) for the U-1500 event
1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (guaranteed) for the OPEN event

WHERE? Mississauga Rattlers Table Tennis Club, Woodlands Secondary School, 3225 Erindale Station Rd, at
              McBride, Mississauga, Ontario (south entrance, near parking lot).

WHO? Anyone, regardless of rating or affiliation. Rating decisions will be made by the tournament officials, based on the latest ratings, when available (or estimates, otherwise).

COST? $35 per event (+ $5 rating fee) for OTTA and other affiliated members.  OTTA membership is available online at www.ottacanada.com.

SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT? Yes, results will count towards official CTTA ratings. Organization, registration and referee: Alain Thomas
HOW? Successive round robins on 14 tables. All matches 3 out of 5 (11-point) games. White balls.

SCHEDULE: (another formula may be used if registration is not 36 in either event)
U-1500      OPEN    DESCRIPTION
  9:00 a.m.  1:30 p.m.  Registration and warm-up
    9:30    2:00                   ROUND #1. 12 groups of 3 players, to determine groups A, B, C
    10:45    3:15    ROUND #2. 4 groups of 3 in each of A, B and C, to determine Al, A2, A3, B1,
B2, B3, Cl, C2 and C3 subgroups.
12:00           4:30        ROUND     #3. 9 groups of 4 players to determine final standings
  1:30           6:00        Award ceremonies   

PRIZES: Event             Open           Under-1500        Total over $1000 in prize money
    Rank             1st      2nd           1st      2nd         
      A1 subgroup         $200  100         $100  50                    (trophy substitution available on request)
The other (8) subgroups:$40           $40

DEADLINE: Entries must be received by Wednesday, February 20, 2013. In THIS tournament, registration will close when maximum participation is reached (72 players, i.e.36 in each event). E-mail or telephone reservations, followed by payment on site, will only be considered AFTER the deadline, If there is any space left in the draws. For details, contact Alain Thomas, at thomas@uoguelph.ca (519-824-4120 x54690)
Make cheque payable to "Mississauga Rattlers Table Tennis Club" and send with application below before the deadline to: Alain Thomas, 15 Foxwood Cr, Guelph, ON, N1C 1A6)
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Name:    Rating:    Home club:   

OTTA#: ____________ Phone_____________________ e-mail: ______________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

Event(s) entered: ________________ Total enclosed, including $5 rating fee: ____________________

I agree to abide by all decisions of the tournament officials and assume complete responsibility for any injury or property loss I may incur as a result of participating in the tournament.

Date: ______________ Signature (parent