Day two of the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships Qualifying Tournament sees the progressive knockout rounds as players aim to book that coveted spt at the Nationals ‘proper’ in March.
There are 32 competitors left in the women’s and men’s singles, playing to secure one of 14 places at the Nationals, alongside the elite players in England.
The action starts at 9am with the first round of men’s matches.
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Event format
The event will begin with group stages on the Saturday, played on a round-robin basis.
In the women’s competition, there are four groups of eight players and one group of seven. Seven players qualify from groups 1 and 2 and 6 players from groups 3, 4 and 5 – meaning a total of 32 players advance to the next stafe.
In the men’s competition, there are 16 groups of eight players, with the top two in each group going through to Sunday – again, a total of 32 players.
Progressive knockout matches on Sunday will be played to a final list, for example players losing in the last 16 will play out for places 9-16 and so on.
The top 14 finishers in both the men’s and women’s singles at the tournament will qualify for the Mark Bates Ltd Senior National Championships at the same venue from Friday March 24 to Sunday March 26.
Nationals qualifiers: Watch one of four live streams on TTE.TV Table Tennis England.
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