Here are the circuit leaders....
Junior Division
Dey, Tapabrata
Jr
Hamrahian, Seyed Hesam
Jr
Liu, Roger
Jr
Khatami, Ali
Jr
Khatami, Sarveen
Jr
Averin, Alex
Jr
Bafna, Shreyans
Jr
Baker, Carl
Jr
Harris, Anwen
Jr
Over 2000 division
Dey, Tapabrata
O-2000
Hamrahian, Seyed Hesam
O-2000
Khatami, Ali
O-2000
Dubina, Samson
O-2000
McEwan, Orlando
O-2000
Averin, Alex
O-2000
Li, Cheng
O-2000
Awadallah, Sameh
O-2000
Cevik, Burak
O-2000
Under 2000 division
Cottrell, Blake
U-2000
Liu, Roger
U-2000
Khandelwal, Harsh
U-2000
Greene, Dan
U-2000
Letic, Marijo
U-2000
Moore, Chad
U-2000
Waugaman, Daniel
U-2000
Beer, Richard
U-2000
Khatami, Sarveen
U-2000
This circuit is for players from any state or country for four tournaments located in Ohio: (1) Arnold Table Tennis Challenge; Columbus, OH, March 1-2; (2) Akron Open; Akron, OH, March 21-22; (3) Cincinnati Open; Cincinnati, OH May 9-10; and (4) September Newgy Akron Open Sep 26-27. See Circuit Rules below.
Circuit Rules:
Division 1 is for USATT rating 2000 and above as of March 1
Division 2 is for USATT rating 1999 and below as of March 1
Division 3 is for 18 years old or younger as of January 1
Earn points by entering the tournaments, entering additional events in the tournaments, placing 1st or 2nd in any event and placing in the semis in Open Singles divisions according to the following schedule:
a. Enter one event in any of the Circuit tournaments to receive 5 points
b. Enter additional events in any of the Circuit tournaments to receive 1 point for each additional event
c. Win any USATT event in any Circuit tournament to receive 5 points
d. Place second in any USATT event in any Circuit tournament to receive 4 points
e. Place in the Semis in any USATT Open Singles event in any Circuit tournament to receive 2 points.
Cash Prizes and Awards of $200 ($150 1st and $50 second) total for each division paid for 1st and 2nd will be paid 2 weeks after the Sep 26-27 circuit finals.
Anyone can win regardless of the rating. There is no playoff at the end of the circuit.
A sample points total for a 1450 rated player may look like this:
Enters 3 of the 4 tournaments: 15 points
Enters 3 additional events in each of the 3 tournaments: 9 points
Wins 1 event: 5 points
Second in 1 event: 4 points
Circuit Point Total: 33 points
Circuit Questions to Ed Hogshead: ehogshead@landmarkbilling.com or 1.815.262.1868