Tournament organiser
Information and resources for tournament organisers
The role of the tournament organiser
A tournament organiser is responsible for the smooth and successful running of a tournament. They will plan the type of tournament, book the venue, establish committees, recruit volunteers and attract entries into the tournament.
If you wish to become a tournament organiser please contact Chris Newton for details.
How to plan a competition
If you are planning a competition, you will need to approach the Tournament Approval Panel.
The Tournament Approval Panel is the committee responsible for the following:
- To sanction external events, upon application, in line with TTE regulations
- To co-ordinate and publish the TTE competition calendar against a set of established event priorities
- To assess external events delivery against TTE regulations and requirements
- To administer the player sanction scheme
For general enquiries to the Tournament Approval Panel, contact the following:
- General enquiries: contact Dave Cochrane (Secretary)
- Tournament Dates: in the first instance contact John Mackey (Chairman) for outline approval
- OT1 Application Forms: send to Gary Whyman
- Entry Forms for Approval: send to Lyndon Griffiths
- OT3 Misconduct Reports: send to John Stalker
The other members of TAP are: Mike Atkinson (4* tournament co-ordinator), Brian Jackson (Technical Officials Committee representative), Mark Pinder (Table Tennis England staff).
Entry forms
Entry forms for tournaments held in recent years are kept by the Tournament Approval Panel. Anyone wanting a copy of a form should contact the Chairman and, if the form is held on file, then a copy can be supplied.
Tournament organisers can find useful documents and forms below.
Regulations of Competitions
Table Tennis England regulates national and local competitions. The Regulated Competitions regulations can be found by following the link below.