Table tennis clubs Sherwood and MBF will organize children's and adults' starting competitions in Kerava on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

The competition is intended for children and adults who are just starting out in table tennis. Separate competition classes will be organized for both of them during the day.

For children, the age limit is a maximum of 15 years old in 2025. This means that a child born in 2010 can still participate in the children's category in these competitions.

The child is at the beginning of their playing career or has already played a little in competitions. The rating limit for competitions is a maximum of approximately 750 points on the day of the competition. Players are divided into appropriate groups in the competition according to their skill levels.

according to the organizer's decision. The aim is to organize one or more classes for girls. The aim is to organize several matches for each child in a pool-style competition.

All beginner players over the age of 15 who have no rating or a rating of less than 750 points are allowed to play in the adult category. Children under the age of 15 are also allowed to participate in the adult categories if they wish.

It is possible that the competition will also use continuation games after the pools. The “best of five” game format will be used in the categories. Decisions on the division of categories and the method of play in each category will be made by the organizer as soon as possible after the registration period has ended.

The competitions are organized as separate categories: singles and doubles. Players can choose to play only in the singles category, only in the doubles category, or both in the singles and doubles categories. Prizes are awarded separately in both categories.

For the doubles categories, players can find their own playing partner or ask the tournament organizer to arrange a doubles partner if possible. Clubs are encouraged to teach children the doubles rules (e.g. serving rules, scoring and serving order) before the tournament. This will help significantly in the running of the tournament.

PTS Sherwood Junior Cup

In this competition, children representing different clubs compete for the trophy “PTS Sherwoodin Junnu Cup” to be awarded to the best club. The competition between clubs is decided by the success of the players. In each singles and doubles category, the winner receives points according to the number of participants in that category, the second place in the category receives one point less, the third place receives two points less and so on, so that the last participant in the category also receives one point for his club. If there are several pools in a category, of which only the winners play in the continuation games, the organizer decides the number of points to be given to the other participants.

At the end of the day, the points received by the different clubs are added up. If in the doubles category the same pair represents two different clubs, the points received by the players are divided in half in favor of both represented clubs.

Registration:

Please provide the following information for the player you are registering:

– Player's name and possibly the table tennis club they represent

– Will the player participate in the boys (under 15), men (over 15), girls (under 15) or women (over 15) category?

– Will the player participate in the singles category, the doubles category, or both categories?

– The child's exact date of birth. This will help in placing children in appropriate classes.

– For those participating in the adult category, it is sufficient to know that the player is over 15 years old.

– The player's possible rating number calculated by the Finnish Table Tennis Association or if it is not yet available

– Is the organizer allowed to take photographs of the participating players, which could potentially be used, for example, on the PTS Sherwood or MBF websites or on social media or on the Finnish Table Tennis Association website?

Venue: Kaleva School, Kalevankatu 66, 04230 Kerava.

Time: Saturday, May 17, 2025. The games will start with children's games at 10:00 in the morning. More detailed schedule of the games

will be announced to those who have registered in the competition letter sent the week before the competition. If there are a lot of players participating in the competition, the games can start as early as 9:00, but not earlier. We aim to organize the games as efficiently as possible and avoid unnecessary waiting by all means. The goal is to play the competition in such a way that children's singles games are played first in the morning and doubles games immediately after. Adult doubles and doubles games are played later in the afternoon. The more precise scheduling of the games naturally depends on the number of registered players and how many different classes we decide to play.

Game ball: A good quality Joola training ball, designated by the organizers, which comes on behalf of the competition organizer.

Registration: by Wednesday 7.5.2025 at 22:00 only to the email address of PTS Sherwood's Pingismummo tuijajokinen45@gmail.comRegistrations will not be accepted by other means.

Inquiries: Questions about the competitions can be sent to the email address tuijajokinen45@gmail.com or in case of emergency, call 045-205 5519 (Tuija Jokinen).

License: Participants do not need a license to participate in competitions. Players are not counted based on the competitions.

rating points.

Awards:

– Children participating in the competition will be awarded prizes in both singles and doubles categories.

– In the adult categories, the four best players will be awarded.

The organizer will not deliver players' prizes afterwards.

Participation fees: Participation fees are paid on site in cash.

Weigh Class participation fees:

– Children's singles: €10 per player

– Children's doubles: 10 euros per player (i.e. a total of 20 € per pair of players)

Adult Class participation fees:

– Adult singles €15 per player

– Adult doubles €15 per player

Number of tables: Competitions are held on eight tables simultaneously. The school gym is in full use at all times and unnecessary movement in the gym should be avoided during the games.

Judging: The games will be judged by the organizing club's own people together with the parents of the children participating in the competitions. We hope that the players' parents will participate in judging the games, as in our previous competitions. In adult classes, the players participating in the class will judge each other's matches.

Cafeteria: The Kaleva School Parents' Association has tentatively promised to organize a cafeteria at the school during the competitions.

Shoes for guardians and parents: The school floor can be cool, so parents and guardians should bring comfortable indoor shoes. Outdoor shoes are not allowed inside the school.

Encouragement sheets: The school gym has poles to which the players' cheerleaders can attach small paper cheering sheets with masking tape.

A warm welcome to the start competition organized by PTS Sherwood and MBF on Saturday, May 17, 2025