5.3 Entry - Regulations For World Championships
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5.3 Entry - Regulations For World Championships
5.3.1 Eligibility
5.3.1.1 Only an Association which has paid all membership subscriptions up to
and including that for the year preceding the Championships shall be
eligible to enter teams or individual players in the Championships.
5.3.1.2 A player shall be eligible to represent an Association if he meets the
requirements of 4.7 and has not represented a different Association in
either of the previous two Championships.
5.3.1.3 A player representing an Association for the first time shall provide,
if so requested by the Referee, official documentary proof of his
eligibility.
5.3.2 Fees and Levy
5.3.2.1 The entry fees shall be 140 Swiss francs for each entry in a team
event, 70 Swiss francs for each pair in a doubles event and 35
Swiss francs for each entry in a singles event.
5.3.2.2 The entry fees shall be paid to the organisers at the time of entry
and shall become their property.
5.3.2.3 Fees for entries from an Association are due from that Association and
shall always be payable, except that the Council may waive the fees
where an Association is prevented from participating in the
Championships by circumstances outside its control.
5.3.2.4 The organisers shall pay to the ITTF a levy of 800 Swiss francs for
each Association entering one or two teams; three-quarters of the
total sum shall be paid before the end of the Championships and the
remainder within the following three calendar months.
5.3.3 Submission
5.3.3.1 The intention to enter teams or players shall be notified to the
organisers and the ITTF in a preliminary notification form provided by
the Secretary-General; the closing date for the receipt of this form
shall be not later than four calendar months before the start of the
Championships.
5.3.3.2 Entries shall be submitted on forms distributed, together with the
prospectus, by the Secretary-General.
5.3.3.3 Two sets of these entry forms shall be returned to the organisers and
one set to the Secretary-General; the closing date for the receipt of
these forms shall be not later than two calendar months before the
start of the Championships.
5.3.3.4 An Association wishing to enter a team event shall nominate not more
than five players for the men's team event and not more than four
players for the women's team event, and may nominate also a non-playing
captain for each team; if a non-playing captain is not appointed for a
team one of the team players shall be designated as captain.
5.3.3.5 An Association wishing to enter players or pairs in individual events
shall list its nominated players or pairs in each event in order of
playing strength.
5.3.3.6 All players and non-playing captains nominated by an Association must
be eligible to represent that Association.
5.3.3.7 The organisers may accept only entries which are received properly
signed by a responsible representative of the nominating Association,
on or before the closing date; in no circumstances shall it accept
entries other than formal nominations by an eligible Association.
5.3.4 Modification
5.3.4.1 Additional or modified entries may be accepted by the organisers, if
notified by a representative of the nominating Association, at any
time up to the date of the draw.
5.3.4.2 The nominating Association may change the composition of a team by
notifying the organisers up to ten days before the start of the
Championships, but thereafter only with the unanimous consent of the
Jury and in no circumstances after the start of the event.
5.3.4.3 As soon as he arrives at the Championships, the representative of an
Association requesting a change to the draw in consequence of any
error or absence shall notify the referee or his deputy, or confirm
any change already notified, on a form provided for the purpose.
5.3.4.4 A request for modification of an entry cannot be considered unless it
is made or confirmed by the representative of an Association immediately
on arrival, other than a request based on the subsequent absence,
illness or injury of one player of a doubles pair, which shall be made
as soon as the contingency arises.
5.3.4.5 A player entered in a team event may be allowed to enter the appropriate
singles event, priority being given to any player concerned in a change
of which notice has been given in due time.
5.3.4.6 A player included in a team or a singles event may be allowed to pair
with the partner of an absent, ill or injured player in a doubles event,
provided that he is not already entered in that event with a partner
who is present and fit to play.
5.3.4.7 All alterations that are authorised shall be notified immediately to
team captains and, where appropriate, to Association representatives.
5.3.5 Obligations
5.3.5.1 The entry form shall contain a statement, to be signed by a responsible
representative of the nominating Association on behalf of all its
nominated players and captains, that they understand and accept the
conditions of the Championships and that they are prepared to compete
against all other teams and individuals participating; no entry shall
be valid unless accompanied by this declaration.
5.3.5.2 In individual events all entrants are accepted as individual
competitors; they shall be bound to do their utmost to win the events
for which they are entered, irrespective of whether other entrants from
the same Association have been accepted to take part, and they shall
not withdraw except for reasons of illness or injury.
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