Taupo Events Centre" - 26 AC Baths Road, Tauhara, Taupo

19th to 22nd April 2019

NZ v Australia Test Match 18th April - 7pm

Great Lakes Taupo is a popular NZ tourist destination with numerous activities and attractions to enjoy.

Taupo has it all, come and join us in 2019!

Accommodation - The following motels are offering discounts for the NZ Veterans. Please use "Table Tennis Vets" as a reference when making your booking.

Easter is a very busy time in Taupo so please book accommodation early.

The Acapulco Motor Inn  Click here

Anchorage Resort  Click here

Chelmswood Motel Click here

Wairakei Resort  Click here

Gables Lakefront Motel  Click here

Activities –   An activities stand will be located at the venue offering discounts for our veterans event. Huka Falls River Cruise, Taupo Tandem Sky Dive, Lava Glass and Rapids Jet to name a few.

Taupo is the home to some fantastic scenic tours, Golf Courses, trout fishing, geo thermal activity, thermal pools. There is so much to do here. Check out Great Lake Taupo  Click here  

1. Huka Falls River Cruise – New Zealand’s Maid of the Falls. Huka Falls is New Zealand’s most visited scenic reserve The best way to view photograph and video and experience Huka Falls is from on the River. Cruise New Zealand’s longest river for 1.5 hours to the base of the Falls.

2. Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland – 50 Km’s from Taupo Waiotapu has everything Geo-thermal. Geysers, boiling mud, coloured hot water pools. A fantastic walk with so much to see.

3. Rapids Jet - A fantastic Jet boat ride through some of New Zealand’s most powerful white water. 35 minutes of amazing jet boating.

4. Lava Glass – Amazing glass art. Watch the glass blowing, take a walk through the sculptured glass garden and enjoy the cafe.

5. Taupo Golf Club. Right next to the stadium. Taupo Golf club has two 18 hole courses. This is a great club course.

6. Taupo Tandem Sky Diving -  If you have never done this give it a go. This is one experience you will never forget. Fantastic views over the Lake down to the southern mountains.


Notices

Draws and Results will be updated on our Tournament Website periodically at these links:

Teams

Individuals

Request to Umpire at Test Match Thursday evening.

We have a shortage of qualified umpires for the test match. If you are qualified or if you are not qualified but available to umpire can you please contact the undersigned.

For individual finals I will contact players during the championships to check if they are available.

Any qualified umpires should bring their official uniform. Tie is optional. Anyone else prepared to umpire should be neatly dressed. If playing in a previous match I will accept tracksuit.

Thanking you in advance.

Ron Garrett (Referee) [email protected]  

Player Schedules

  • Draws with knockouts will be included in player schedules and will also be published, allowing players to know what times they are likely to be playing. But, please note that the placement of links in these draws is not final, as rules of placement and separation can require changes before the Referee finalises draws for publication.

Pool Play

  • Please make sure that all players are available for the first match in any pool. An umpire will always be required to get the first match away on time.

Teams Pre-Toss

Pre-tossing sheets

We have introduced pre-tossing for teams matches.

  1. This will reduce number of team captains turning up for toss 45 minutes prior match
  2. With team members generally travelling together this means all players do not have to be early.
  3. There was also a concern with team captains still playing in a previous match.

We have the option of using “pre-tossing sheets’ which can be handed to the Referee or his Assistant any time before normal toss time.

A sheet can be submitted for individual team match or there is a separate sheet to apply for all matches for the team.

If only one captain attends a toss (and the other captain has lodged a pre-toss sheet), the captain present can call the toss. If the absent captain wins the toss, their preference for AB or XY will be used.  If neither captain is present the Referee will toss and use the two pre-toss sheets to determine the final team sheet.

If a captain needs to change a pre-toss sheet in an emergency (illness or injury) and the captain cannot be at venue before normal toss  time, then they can ring the Referee before normal toss time. Ron  Garrett 027 2019059.

The toss for Umpires for all matches will be done at table prior to the match.