1. GENERAL
1.1 The Regulations are addressed to all participants of the tournaments.
1.2 The Regulations define the conditions of participation and the rules of behavior of tournament participants, including in particular provisions regulating:
1.2.1 Participants’ Tournament Conditions.
1.2.2 Responsibilities of Tournament Participants.
1.2.3 Eligibility of Tournament Participants.
1.2.4 Responsibility of tournament participants for behavior inconsistent with the Regulations.
2. OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
2.1 Selection of the best players.
2.2 Popularization of table tennis.
2.3 Improving the skills of players.
2.4 Identification of sports talents.
2.5 Promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
3. TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER
3.1 The management and conduct of the tournaments indicated in point four of the Regulations is conducted by EMPE Sport Miłosz Przybylik with its registered office in Dąbrowa Górnicza at ul. Piłsudskiego 36/480, using the NIP number: 6292082082, REGON: 240800884 (hereinafter referred to as the Organizer).
3.2 Competitors are required to sign and comply with the declaration of the TT Elite Series tournament indicated in Appendix No. 1 to the Regulations.
4. TOURNAMENT DATES
4.1 Tournaments run 7 days a week.
5. FINANCING TERMS
5.1 The tournaments are financed by EMPE Sport Miłosz Przybylik.
5.2 Players are not required to pay any fees for participation in the Tournaments.
5.3 Players are provided with accommodation and meals for the duration of the tournament.
5.4 Competitors bear the costs related to participation in the competition, in particular, such as the purchase of sports equipment or insurance.
6. TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS
6.1 Tournament dates are announced in the mass media. In particular, it can be radio, television, press or the Internet.
6.2 Anyone who is over 18 and meets the conditions set out in the Regulations may participate in the Tournament.
6.3 Registration is possible in any way, however, for technical reasons, the Organizer recommends registering via email: info@tt-series.com
6.4 If a competitor resigns from the tournament, the Organizer may appoint a new tournament participant.
6.6 Starting a competitor in the Tournament is tantamount to his consent to comply with the rules set out in these Regulations.
6.7 Participants of the Tournament must have with them appropriate clothes and sports equipment as well as a document confirming their identity.
7. COURSE OF THE TOURNAMENT
7.1 Tournaments are held in the following categories, which depend on the ranking of the Participants: Elite, 1stst Division, 2nd Division.
7.2 The tournament may take place at any time from Monday to Sunday.
7.3 The tournaments are played in accordance with the table tennis rules approved by the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation).
7.4 The Tournament is attended by 6 Competitors from each group indicated in point 7 of the Regulations.
7.5 Tournaments consist of the following stages:
Stage 1 – group stage, in which the players play in the “round-robin” system, and the place of the players in the group stage is determined by the sum of the points scored according to the following system: win = 1 points, loss = 0 points.
In the event of a tie between two or more Competitors, the Competitor’s place in the group stage depends on the following criteria:
- number sets won;
- difference between sets won and lost;
- number points scored;
- difference between winning and losing balls;
- personal results matches of compared players (only when comparing two players);
7.6 The match is played until 3 sets are won by one of the players.
7.7 In case of disqualification, removal or resignation of a player, the tournament continues. In the event of resignation by a competitor, the points scored by him are taken into account. In the event of disqualification, etc., the points are forfeited and do not contribute to the distribution of final places. The tournament can be continued by three players.
8. AWARDS FOR WINNERS
8.1 In each tournament, there is a pool of prizes to be won, the size, method of awarding and division among the Participants will be determined by the Organizer within 7 days at the latest before the start of a specific tournament.
8.2 The date of entitlement to a prize is considered to be the date on which the official winners are announced or the date on which the Participant is notified of the victory.
8.3 The person entitled to receive the prize is obliged to collect it within 14 days of obtaining the right to it, unless the Organizer specifies a different date individually for a given prize.
8.4 If the prize is not collected within the above-mentioned period, the right to the prize expires.
8.5 The Participant agrees to the processing of the provided personal data necessary to issue/pay out the prize by the Organizer.
8.6 In the case of a cash prize, it is taxable after exceeding the statutory value limit. They are subject to a flat-rate income tax of 10%. In this situation, the Organizer charges tax on the entire winnings.
8.7 In the case of a taxable cash prize, the Promoter will pay the entrant the amount less 10% of the winnings tax.
8.8 The Tournament Organizer undertakes to pay the eligible Participant a cash prize within 14 days of obtaining the right to it by the Participant.
9. SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY
9.1 The tournaments will be held on a facility adapted to play table tennis, with all security measures.
9.2 The Organizer is not responsible for random accidents occurring during the Tournament.
9.3 The Organizer does not provide Tournament Participants with insurance of any kind, in particular life insurance, health insurance, civil liability insurance for illness, injury, death or damage, accident insurance (accident insurance) in connection with the loss that may occur in connection with the presence of and/or participation in the Tournament hosted by EMPE Sport Miłosz Przybylik. The Organizer is not obliged to satisfy any claims for damages related thereto.
9.4 Responsibility for the health of the Player is borne by the Player himself, by signing a declaration of no contraindications to participate in the Sports Tournament, which is included in Appendix 1 to the Regulations.
9.5 The Organizer is not responsible for material losses of the Participants incurred during and on the Tournament site.
9.6 The Organizer is not responsible for any injuries and accidents during the Tournament caused by the Participant’s fault and for accidents and fortuitous events.
9.7 The Organizer and all persons acting on his behalf or under his authority related to the conduct and organization of the Tournament shall not be liable for personal, property and property damages of the Participants that occur before, during or after the Tournament.
9.8 Participants bear civil liability for all damage caused by themselves, through their own fault, to other Participants of the Tournament and to third parties.
9.9 Each Participant takes part in the Tournament at his own risk. Submitting a properly completed application to the Tournament Organizer means that the Participant has considered and assessed the nature, scope and degree of risk associated with participation, including the risk of accidents, the possibility of bodily and physical injuries, as well as property damage and losses, and has voluntarily decided to take risk.
9.10 By participating in the Tournament, Participants confirm that they understand and are aware that the sporting events taking place during the Tournament are not without dangers and risks, including but not limited to serious injury, death or property damage.
10. DISTRIBUTION OF THE IMAGE
10.1 By signing the Regulations, the Tournament Participant agrees to the recording and dissemination of their image, which may be recorded during the Tournament.
10.2 The dissemination of the image may in particular consist in posting photos and videos taken during the Tournament in the public space, i.e. on the Organiser’s websites and social profiles.
10.3 The consolidation and dissemination of the image will be carried out for the purposes of promoting sports activities conducted by the Organizer. The image of the Participant may be used in various forms of electronic and polygraphic processing, framing and composition, as well as juxtaposed with the images of other people. Film and sound recordings with the participation of the Participant may be edited, modified and added to other materials created for the purposes of sports activities conducted by the Organizer.
10.4 The image of the participant will not be used for purposes other than those indicated above, and its dissemination will not violate his personal rights.
10.5 The above consent will be given free of charge and may be withdrawn by the Participant at any time.
10.6 Each Tournament Participant is entitled to:
10.6.1 Use of television, video and photographic materials showing the course of the tournament, including the images of the Players.
10.6.2 Placing promotional materials of the Organizer, as well as its sponsors and partners in the venue of the tournaments.
10.6.3 Using tournament symbols such as logos, emblems, slogans and names approved by the Promoter.
10.6.4 Participants, apart from prizes, are not entitled to any further gratifications, in particular remuneration for the use of the image, statements and personal data of individual Competitors.
11. INFRINGEMENTS AND PROTESTS
11.1 A Participant may protest against the announced result of a game or Tournament by submitting a protest within a maximum of one hour after the end of the Tournament. The protest is submitted in writing, indicating the points of the Regulations that have been violated directly to the Organizer at the e-mail info@tt-series.com.
11.2 Protests submitted after exceeding the deadline indicated in point 10.1 will not be considered.
11.3 Any cases of reported violations not included in the Regulations will be considered by the Organiser’s management board.
12. CONTRACTUAL PENALTIES
12.1 The Player agrees not to participate in any type of betting (not only online) involving betting on outcomes (balls, sets, matches and other situations) in all tournaments run by the Promoter. In addition, he undertakes to exercise due diligence to ensure that his relatives or close persons do not participate in online betting on the results of any tournament run by EMPE Sport.
12.2 Participants are prohibited from using electronic devices (including smartwatches) that are capable of receiving and sending messages. This ban applies to the entire facility, including the cloakroom, toilets, corridors, game room as well as its surroundings.
12.3 Participants are obliged to immediately report any attempts to contact them by third parties who propose corruption to them.
13. FINAL PROVISIONS
13.1 Interpretation of the provisions of the Regulations belongs to the exclusive rights of the Organizer.
13.2 Participants declare that all personal data entered by them in the application form is complete and true.
13.3 Participants undertake to comply with the terms of the Regulations and the conditions of participation. Sending the application form confirms that the Participant has read the terms and conditions of the Rules of Participation in the Tournament and means their full acceptance.
13.4 The Participant consents to the public announcement of the results and to the public disclosure of his/her personal data in the form of name and surname.
13.5 Ignorance of these Regulations does not release the Participant from complying with the rules set out by the Tournament Organizer in the aforementioned document.
13.6 The Appendices are an integral part of the Regulations.
13.7 In the event of non-compliance of any provision of the Regulations with the law, this provision becomes invalid without affecting the effectiveness of the remaining provisions of the Regulations.
13.8 The Regulations may be changed by the Organizer at any time. Any changes to the Regulations will be announced by publishing them on the Organizer’s website at https://tt-series.com
13.9 The decisions of the Organizer and the Judges are final and cannot be appealed against.
13.10 In the event of a potential dispute, the competent court for its resolution will be the court competent for the seat of the Organizer