Forbes Burnham Table Tennis Tournament 2020 scheduled to commence February 21

The Annual Forbes Burnham Memorial Table Tennis Tournament 2020, which will be organized and coordinated by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) under the rules regulations and authority of the International Table Tennis Federation, is scheduled for February 21st and 22nd 2020 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Home Stretch Avenue Georgetown.
The championships will see 4 categories being contested in the flowing divisions, C Class Open, 21 years and under Open, B Class Open and Senior’s Open.

Rules
The event will be conducted in accordance with the current Laws of the International Table Tennis Federation.
System of Play Singles Events
The first stage will be played in a round-robin basis in groups of even numbered players but there shall not be less than 3 and not more than 5 players in a group and priority will be given to groups of 4 players. If there are 5 or less players, the event will be played as a round-robin without knock-out. Two players advance from each group to the second stage which will be played in a knock-out format.

Draws
The draws will be done for the event on Thursday February 20th 2020 at 18:00 at the Venue.

Awards
Winners runners-up and semifinalist will be awarded with trophies of gold, silver and bronze. Awards will be presented to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in the event.

Obligations
All players entered must compete against any other participating player and by entering; agree to be bound by the ITTF Anti-Doping, Anti-Harassment and Classification policies and procedures during the event.
The deadline for entry for events is: All Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday February 20th 2020.