All is now set for the maiden edition of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) President’s Cup, for which a whopping N1.8 million has been staked.
The tournament, according to the federation, will involve the top 16 Nigerian players within and outside the country, while the event will also be used to honour outstanding players and officials this year.
The two-day championship holds at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun on December 10 to 11.
According to the prospectus released by the organisers, the 16 men singles and the 16 women singles players shall be drawn into four groups of four players each.
The matches will be played in a round robin format, with the top two players progressing to the next stage of the championship. The top eight players will also be drawn into two groups of four each, with the top two advancing to the semi-final stage.
On the eligibility of the players, the organisers said: “The NTFF Technical Committee shall determine the other criteria for invitation, which shall include, for each event, but not limited to available top four Nigerians in the current world rankings as well as performances in 2014.”
According to them, only players registered by clubs affiliated to their state association and or the NTTF are eligible.
“All players shall hold the current NTTF Player’s Licence, which must be produced on demand.
“Invited players shall complete an acceptance form, which shall be forwarded to the secretary-general on or before the close of acceptance which shall be 2pm on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. All unaccepted invitations shall be extended to players in the ‘reserved list’,” they added.
Every player listed for the competition will be rewarded with cash. The star prize is N250,000.
For the award, the player of the year, as well as the young player of the year, will be honoured at the colourful event holding on December 11 in the presence of dignitaries.
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