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SUMMARY:Ron Davies – Cardiff Senior 4* 2026
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nAs this is a Table Tennis England sanctioned event, Table Tennis Wales players will be required to purchase the  Home Countries upgrade  with Table Tennis England. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRon Davies – Cardiff Senior 4* is an approved Satellite Event of the Table Tennis England 4* Circuit. Table Tennis Wales host the Cardiff Senior 4* each year in accordance with the rules of Table Tennis England 4* Events.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\n\n\n\n\nSaturday is the banded day. Events are banded on ability level using the Table Tennis England ranking list. The men have 6 bands and the women 4. This gives amateurs and beginners a chance to experience a competitive tournament without being discouraged by always losing.\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\n\n\n\n\nSunday morning is the men’s open and women’s singles events and in the afternoon there are categorised events – Under-21s (both men’s open and women’s), Veterans (mixed gender) and restricted 21-39 singles (mixed). Players umpire the majority of the matches, with umpires being drafted into complete quarter finals and onwards.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTournament Name: Ron Davies – Cardiff 4* 2026\n\n\n\n\nPromoting body: Table Tennis Wales\n\n\n\n\nTournament Star Rating: 4-Star – The tournament is included in the TTE Computer Ranking System. \n\n\n\n\nVenue: Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Close, Cardiff, CF11 9SW\n\n\n\n\nReferee: Daniel Bullen (NR)\n\n\n\n\nDeputy Referee: Jim Kenny (NR)\n\n\n\n\nReferee’s Assistant: Peter Higgins (TR)\n\n\n\n\nTournament Organiser: Sarah Palmer (TO3)\n\n\n\n\nOrganising Committee: TTW Competitions Committee\n\n\n\n\nDates\n\n\n\n\nEvent Dates: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th December 2026\n\n\n\n\nClosing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 25th November 2026\n\n\n\n\nDraw Date: Monday 30th November 2026\n\n\n\n\nProgramme Release Date: Monday 7th December 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRanking List: November 2026 Issue\n\n\n\n\n\nCategories and Entry Fees\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first event that you enter will cost £40.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEach additional category that you enter will cost £15 each\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlayers will be expected to umpire group matches. A £10 refund will be issued to those players that umpire.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf it becomes necessary to restrict entries, priority will be given in order of receipt, except that all valid entries from the top 50 TTE ranked men’s open (or boys’ open) players and top 30 TTE ranked women’s (or girls’) players in the event age-group will be accepted.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo entry will be accepted after the draw has been made.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1 Category – £40 / 2 Categories – £55 / 3 Categories £70 / 4 Categories £85\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMorning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMorning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMen’s Open bands 2, 4 & 6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMen’s Open bands 1, 3 & 5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMen’s Open Singles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU21 Men’s Open and Women’s U21\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s bands 2 & 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s bands 1 & 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s Singles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRestricted Mixed Singles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVeterans Mixed Singles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProvisional Playing Schedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8.45\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMen’s Open Bands 2, 4 & 6 groups\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s Band 2 & 4 groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8.45\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMen’s Open singles groups\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s singles groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.15\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKO rounds of above to finals\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.15\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKO rounds of above to finals\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMen’s Open Bands 1, 3 & 5 groups\n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s Bands 1 & 3 groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnder 21 Men’s Open & U21 Women’s groups\n\n\n\n\n\nMixed Restricted groups (Aged 21-39) \n\n\n\n\n\nMixed Veteran groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKO rounds of above to finals\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16.30\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKO rounds of above to finals\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20.45\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinish\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinish\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll participants and attendees at Table Tennis England events are subject to Table Tennis England Codes of Conduct. See  here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTTE, the Organisers and the Referee will not tolerate bad language or verbal abuse of volunteers, officials, staff or venue staff, nor a failure to follow the operational directions of stewards and event staff. We will treat all such instances extremely seriously and will take disciplinary action if necessary. For further details, please see the Table Tennis England  Workforce Protection Policy\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 9SW
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