RITTO

Organizers
The Lamont Centre and the Little People Association,
together with the Cluj Directorate of Sport, the Mayor’s Office, Cluj and the National Paralympic Committee, Romania

Sanctioning
The event is sanctioned by the International Federation of Table Tennis - ParaTT Committee

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
This tournament will be a 3 day tournament, 19 May – 23 May 2010, and the lower price 420 euros in the 1st and 2nd entry forms will apply.

Arrival & Departure
Arrival date : Wednesday 19 May 2010
Competition days : Thursday 20 –Saturday 22 May 2010
Departure date : 23 May 2010

Venue
The Horea Damian Sports Hall, Grigorescu, Cluj-Napoca

Accommodation
Accommodation will be in three hotels – Golden Tulip Hotel, Topaz (Best Western), Hotel Premier

For Wheelchair Players and Standing Players – we have 70 rooms reserved at this new 4 star hotel

Golden Tulip Ana Dome****
Adresa: Observatorului nr. 129 Cluj-Napoca, 400352
Web page: http://www.goldentulipcluj.ro
[Ten minutes by car from Sports Hall]

Hotel Topaz***
Str. Septimiu Albini 10, Cluj-Napoca 400457
Web page: http://www.bestwesterntopaz.ro
[20 minutes by car from Sports Hall]

Hotel Premier****
Strada Donath 100 Cluj-Napoca Web page: www.hotelpremier.ro
[This hotel is ten minutes walking distance from the Sports Hall]

Accessibility
Golden Tulip Hotel: Doors to rooms are 80 cms and width of door to bathrooms is 73 cm. There are two lifts - door width 80cm

In Hotel Topaz, the door to the bedroom is 91 cm and width of door to bathroom is 72 cm and the lift door is 80cm.

In Hotel Premier: Doors to rooms are 80cms, bathroom is 73cms and the lift door is 80cm
Single room supplement at all hotels is 35 euros per night
Please note that the first official meal covered by the Organizing Committee will be the dinner on Wednesday 19 May 2010 (, and the last official meal will be breakfast on Sunday 23 May 2010.

Airport Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania (20 minutes from hotels)

Visas Please contact the Romanian Embassy in your country if you need visas to enter Romania.

Entry fee 420 This fee includes transport from/to Airport/Hotel, accommodation and full board for three days plus the ITTF-ParaTT capitation fee. 30% of total Entry fee (non-refundable deposit) must be transferred to our bank account not later than the deadline of the First Entry.

Extra nights before the 18 and after the 23 May will cost 75 euros per person inclusive of evening meal.

IPC Membership
Please note that no country may compete in this Tournament unless they have paid their membership fee to IPC in full.

Staff/Players
All staff, coaches etc. will have rooms reserved at either Hotel.

Insurance
Each National Sport Federation must take responsibility for the appropriate health insurance liability of their team and also insurance for their belongings.

Events
The following events will be held:
Women / Men - Standing
Women / Men - Wheelchair (W/C)

	Men W/C	Women W/C	Women W/C	Women Standing
Singles	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	6,7,8,9,10	6,7,8,9,10
Teams	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	6,7,8,9,10	6,7,8,9,10
Open	1 - 5	1 - 5	6 - 10	6 - 10

Thursday 20 May Open, Singles

Friday 21 May Singles Finals/Teams

Saturday 22 May 2010 Teams/Finals
Competition hours: 9.00am - 8 pm without breaks

Saturday 22 May 2010
Farewell Party – Hotel Napoca

Competition rules
The Tournament will be played in accordance with the rules of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) with all amendments established by the ParaTable Tennis Committee.

Format of play
All events will be played in accordance with IPTTC rules.
Every match will be played to the best of five sets.

General rules
The Organisers reserve the right to cancel/combine events if there are not enough entries for the event to take place. Any player affected by this will be informed in time for him/her to be placed in a higher class event (apart from class 5 and 10 players and also when there are already 3 players from the same country in the respective class).
Maximum 6 players and 2 teams / per class and country!!!

Seeding
All competitors will be seeded in order of ranking according to the current International World Ranking List.

Equipment
Sports equipment will comply with ITTF rules.
Tables: 14 Donic (blue) plus 3 for training
Balls: Donic ***(white)
Counters: Donic
Boards: Donic

14 tables will be placed in the large sports hall and three tables for training in the adjoining room creating 17 tables in total. The competition will be held over three Thursday 20 May and finishing on Saturday 22 May.

Classification
All players must hold and bring an international classification card. Players not already classified should be classified according to ITTF ParaTT Rules.

For those players requiring classification for RITTO, it will take place at 12 noon on Wednesday 19 May at the Lamont Centre, Str. Aurel Vlaicu 5/37, Cluj.

Entry Deadline
First Entry Forms (by numbers) together with 30% of total entry fee must be returned to the Organising Committee not later than 25 January 2010.
Second Entry Forms, together with final payment must be returned not later than 22 March 2010.
Entries can be sent by post, e-mail to: swood@umfcluj.ro
or Fax: + 40 264 460106

The address of the Organising Committee:
CCSH Lamont
Strada Aurel Vlaicu 5/37
400069 Cluj-Napoca
Romania

Tel: + 40 722 948121 Fax:+ 40 264 460106
e-mail: swood@umfcluj.ro