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Student Giant Swiss Touranment

1. Participants will be listed from high to low based on stated ability when registering on-line.

2. How the algorithm works

  1. In each round, players will be seeded from high to low with players who have the same tournament standing and paired up so the highest rated player, playes the lowest rated player. The second highest rated player plays the second lowest rated player and so on within players with same tournament record.

    1. Exception. Tournament Director reserves the right to shift players in one position higher or lower if it prevents players from playing player from the same school. We want players rom different schools playing against each other, if at all possible. Tournament Director reserves the right to shift players one position higher or lower, if it prevents a player from playing the same player twice. Though this is uncommon, facing a player from the same school, or playing the same player twice can happen in the later rounds, especially in the 5th and 6th rounds.

  2. Example: Starting round 3, many players will be 1W-1L. These players will play only players who have 1W-1L where players are seeded high to low within that 1W-1L group. Players who are 2W - 0L will play players who are 2W -0L. Players who are 0W - 2L will play players who are 0W - 2L, with the same seeding from high to low within their current match standing.


6th or Final Round

1.In the 6th or final round,

    1. will be called the "Awards" round. It will be recognized as such with a final BEST OUT OF 5 match for all players.


Student Singles & School Awards

  1. In a 64 player Swiss tournament, there will be one player at 6W - 0L at the end of the tournament. That player will receive the "Champion" trophy.

  2. There will be 7 additional trophies, ranked 2nd through 8th place.

  3. All other players will have lost at least one match. They will be ranked by first their tournament standing and then by strengthen of opposition..

    • Strength of opposition is the total matches won by the opponents a competitor faces.

    • If two players A and B, have the same tournament rcord at the end of the tournament, for example 5W - 1L, and player A played opponents whose total combined wins were 15 matches, and player B played opponents whose total match wins were 14 matches, player A will be ranked higher due to strength of schedule.

    • If there is still a tie, head to head will determine the tie break.

    • If neither player played each other during the tournament, both players will be asked to play in a mini match, with serves alternating fron the beginning. The mini game match finishes when one of the two players is up 2 points. This player is the declared the higher ranked player, and given the higher ranked trophy. Initial service is designed by a rock-paper-scissor format.

    • If another player has a lower match wins in the tournament, for example Player C has a 4W - 2L record, Player C will be ranked lower than Player A or B.

  4. There will be 8 Student Single Awards given.

    • Student Singles - Champion - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles - 2nd place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles -3rd place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles -4th place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles -5th place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles -6th place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles -7th place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • Student Singles -8th place - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

  5. Top School awards are determined by a schools top - 3 players total match wins plus an additional strength of opponent modifier per player. The modifier is based on the total match wins of the opponents a competitor faces. To keep it simple, in a 6 round tournament, the maximum number of matches all opponents could have won based on the algorithm is 1 (1st round) + 2 (2nd round) +3 (3rd round)+ 4(4th round) + 5(5th round) + 6 (6th round) = 21 total opponent wins. So, as an example a playerin the top 3 of their school with a 4W - 2L record may end up with 1+ 2+ 3 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 18 total opponent wins and there strength of modifier would be 18/21, which when added to their 4 match wins is around a strength of tournament score of 4.86 when rounded. This score would be added to the other top 2 players strength of tournamnet score to determine a team tournament score.

    • If in the extremely unlikely (but not impossible) situation that there are 2 or more schools team tournament score is identical for a top 8 or higher finish, the tournament director will present all trophies of the tied positions equally to all players representing such tied schools for a ceremony award presentation. Then after the presentation, the tournament the director will collect such trophies have them edited by the awards manufacturer to reflect a tied finish, and shipped to the school's principals or athletic director within a month period of time.

  6. There will be 16 Top High School Awards given.

    • School Champion -Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 2nd place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 3rd place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 4th place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 5th place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 6th place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 7th place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 8th place School - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

    • 8 x "Top 16 - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships"

Adult Educator Tournament & Awards

1) This tournament is primarily for making table tennis friends across this great state of Oregon and developing a network of like-minded adults who love this sport and want to help kids have a place they can play at their school, Of course, earning bragging rights as the best or one of the top “Adult Educator table tennis player in Oregon!” is not a bad thing. Additionally, you are helping the EPHS Table Tennis Club purchase a professional ITTF approved table and cover the costs of running this tournament. For this, the tournament director and EPHS club members thank you.

2) All faculty, counselors, administrators, clerical, custodial staff and employees of a district or school recognized by the Oregon Department of Education is eligible. Please go to the Home page and read the QR code or click on the registration link to sign up.

3) This is a2 round tournament. THe first round is a round robin, with top players in each group of at most 4 players proceeding to a single elimination playoff,. Please use these ratings if this is your first time participating in a tournament of this nature when registering on-line.

  • Beginner- 800 (1st time in something like this but you have no fear. You are ready for anything that comes at you.)

  • Intermediate - 1000 (You've played some serious matches here and there throughout your life.)

  • Advanced - 1300 (You know you have been trained in this sport but it's been at least 2 years since you have participated in any serious competition.)

  • USATT member - You have been a USATT member at any time fom the past 2 years. Please list your highest rating during that time period when registering.


4) There will be 4 awards given. Champion.

  • Adult Educator - Champion - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

  • Adult Educator - Runner Up - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

  • 2 x Adult Educator - Semi Finalist - Inaugural EPHS State of Oregon High School Invitational Table Tennis Championships

5) The 64th participant spot in this event, is reserved for the tournament director. He is a faculty member at Eagle Point High School, is eligible to play in this tournament, and has a current USATT rating of 1486. That is his highest rating over the past 2 years. The assiistant tournament director will be running the event when he is playing.


Match Rules

All players will play a best of 3 to 11 points in all games, except as stated in the Student Single Events final round.*

In the Adult Educator Single Elimination Tournament, the semi-finals and final are a best out of 5.*

Players are expected to adhere these common rules of table tennis.

  1. Serve the ball straight up in the palm of your hand at least 6 inches (about the length of most rackets), so the opponent can see you serving and contacting the ball.

    1. There is no hiding the ball during the serve, or quickly hitting the ball right out of one's hand.

  2. Serve the ball behind the white edge line of the shortside of the table, and hit the ball above the white edge when serving.

  3. On a serve, the ball must land once on your side before clearing the net and touch once on the opponents side.

    1. If the ball touches the net and goes over and hits the opponents side of the table, this is called a "LET", and the service is redone. No lose of point occurrs.

    2. If the ball touches the net but does not go over, the receiver earns a point.

    3. If the server tosses the ball from their hand, the ball is said to be "live" and "in play.".

      1. If a server fails to hit the ball after tossing it, the receiver earns a point.

      2. If the receiver must wait till the serve touches the receivers side of the table after hitting the the servers side of the table and clearning the net without touching the next before hitting the ball back over the net. If the receiver touches the ball over the table area before the ball lands on the receiver's side, the server get's the point. This is known as "volleying" and not allowed in table tennis.

  4. Each player serves 2 times in a row, before allowing the opponent to serve.

  5. A game must be won by 2 points.

  6. If a game is tied at 10 - 10, serve will alternate on every serve, till one player wins by 2.

  7. In the final game of a best of 3 or 5 match, players change sides of the table once one player reaches 5 points. Whomever is meant to serve the next point, will continue to do so. So if the score is 5-4 and player "A" has only served once, they will continue to serve one more time when they switch sides before player "B" can serve.

  8. A player who throws a racket is automatically disqualified from the tournament. There is no refund.

  9. A playerwho is deemed by the tournament director or tournament officials to be abusive in language or harmful to other opponents, spectators, and attendees, can and will be removed from playing area and the tournament. There is no refund.

  • Tournament Director reserves the right to make adjustments to the number of matches per game, and number rounds in the Giant Round Robin as number of resources, and player entries are finalized.