All set for 20th Erne Jawad tablenetfest

CEBU, Philippines - A more intense and exciting battle looms ahead in the 20th edition of the Visayas Open-Erne Jawad Memorial Table Tennis Championships set from September 2 to 4 in two venues.

The opening day will take place at the Cebu Coliseum for the first time. This is being done to accommodate more players from all over the country who will try to dominate the three-day contest.

Games in the next two days will be held at the Elizabeth Mall Activity Center.

To make the 20th staging of the annual tournament even bigger, the team event has been added featuring three classifications for both men and women participants.

The age classification are the boys and girls 13-under and 18-under as well as the men and women’s open.

The team category for both men and women is an open competition. Only the first 16 teams in the men’s division and eight in the women’s class will be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis.

The seeding of players shall be based in last year’s Jawad Cup. For those who were not able to join the previous action, the latest National Ranking list shall be taken into account in this Table Tennis Association of the Philippines (TATAP) and Erne Jawad Memorial Table Tennis Club Inc. (EJMTTC Inc)-organized tilt.

Registration fee is pegged at P150 for the singles and P500 for the team. The deadline for submission of entries is on August 31 at the University of Cebu (UC) Table Tennis Training Center located at the third floor of UC-Main Campus along Sanciangko Street, this city. (FREEMAN)