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2009 TOURNAMENTS MOVED TO LAKELAND, FLORIDA
ALERT:All Haines City Tournaments have been moved to Lakeland, Florida.
The New Location will be:
Simpson Park Community Center
1725 Martin L. King Jr. Ave.
Lakeland, FL 33805
The Haines City Open Table Tennis Tournaments-2009 has been scheduled for Saturday, July 18, 2009 and September 26, 2009. The USATT sanctioned one-star tournament will be held at the SIMPSON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER, located at 1725 Martin Luther King Jr Ave., Lakeland, FL 33805. The tournament will begin with check-in and practice at 8:00 AM, and the actual tournament will begin at 9:00 AM.
The events will be a special GIANT ROUND ROBIN FORMAT, conducted in two stages. In the first stage (Preliminary Stage), players will be assigned to 8 groups of 5 players to play a complete round robin. All players will advance to the second stage based on their playing record during the first stage. All first place finishers in the Preliminary Stage will be placed in the Championship Class. All second place finisher will be placed in the Elite Class. All third place finishers will be placed in the Masters Class. All fourth place finishers will be placed in the Expert Class, and all fifth place finishers will be placed in the Advanced Class. Cash prizes and or trophies will be presented to the 1st & 2nd place winners and medals will be presented to the 3rd & 4th place winners.
The event will have a 40 player maximum limit, with 10 Stiga tables available. Entry forms are available by clicking on "ENTRY FORMS" on the left side of the web page, or by phone at: (863) 965-0760 or by e-mail at: RaySpann@verizon.net
A complete list of "REGISTERED PLAYERS" may be viewed by clicking "REGISTERED PLAYERS" on the left side of the web page.
Please explore this website for complete information, maps, directions, motels and other information about this USATT sanctioned tournament.
3rd & 4th PLACE TO RECEIVE MEDALLION TROPHIES
All 3rd and 4th Place winners in each of the 5 classes will receive special medallion trophies. Each trophy will contain a special table tennis medallion as the centerpeice of the trophy. The special nameplate will have a "heart" engraved beside the name of the event and the place finish.
These 3rd & 4th Place Medallion Trophies are in addition to the normal 1st and 2nd Place Trophies. We hope our players enjoy this new award feature.
PIZZA, SOFT DRINKS & BOTTLED WATER TO BE PROVIDED AT TOURNEY
All registered players will be provided with complimentary pizza, soft drinks and bottled water during the lunch break time at the tournament. Several varieties of pizza, including cheese, pepperoni, sausage and vegetarian will be available. Both diet and regular soft drinks will also be complimentary during the tournament lunch break.
The lunch break will be held at the completion of the first stage of the tournament(Preliminary Event). The first round (5 member round robin Preliminary Event) should be completed by 12:00, with the lunch break from 12:00 until 12:30 PM.
The hot pizza will be delivered to the tournament site and will be available with the assorted beverages to all registered players.
PROCEEDS FROM TOURNAMENT USED TO PURCHASE NEW NETS
The proceeds from the Heart Of Florida Open Table Tennis Tournament-2004 was used to upgrade the table tennis equipment for the Haines City, Florida facility. Enough funds were generated from the tournament to purchase 12 new net sets for the tables. The Lakeland Table Tennis Club assisted with the previous tournament in 2004 by providing the nets. In addition to the nets, new 3 star Nittaku premium balls were purchased for the next tournament.
The new equipment is beneficial to the facility, since the site is also used for the Polk County Senior Games Table Tennis Tournament each year. Mr. Jason Hargrove, Athletic Supervisor for the Haines City Parks and Recreation, is in charge of the facilty during the tournaments.
In additon, any donations for the purchase of new table tennis equipment will also be greatly appreciated. Any interested donors may contact Ray Spann at (863)965-0760 or via e-mail at RaySpann@verizon.net
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