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2022 Houston International New Year Open

2022 HITTA BUTTERFLY NEW YEAR OPEN

Saturday & Sunday January 1-2, 2022 $5,000 Prize Fund & Awards

Rules: Events can be cancelled or combined at the discretion of the tournament committee. No prizes will be awarded for splits, default losses or no-appear, or dumps. The rules of ITTF and USATT policies will govern the tournament. All decisions of the tournament referee are final.

Rating: The latest ratings from USATT website will be used for this tournament. Seedings are based on the most current ratings. Tournament director reserves the rights to assign ratings to unrated players for seeding purposes. Unrated players can advance to the prize rounds.

Defaults: No prize/prize money shall be awarded for players who default any match/matches. The tournament committee reserves the right to restrict such players (who default their matches) from advancing if no satisfactory reasons are given for their defaults.

Membership: Proof of USATT membership is required. Membership may be purchased along with tournament entry form. Adult basic membership $25/year, Pro membership $75/year. Players who don’t want to purchase a full membership may purchase a tournament pass for $50. *** You may purchase a tournament pass even if you were previously a USATT member or have never purchased a tournament pass.

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