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USA
Table Tennis Many of the changes in this update are relatively minor, correcting editing errors and providing additional detail on material that wasn’t clear. Significant changes are:
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1. General |
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2. References |
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3. Geographical Organization |
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4. Types of Tournaments |
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5. Planning Schedule (chart) |
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6. Sanction Procedures |
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7. Tournament Year |
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8. Events Limited by Age |
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9. Membership Requirements |
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10. Entry Fees |
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11. Refund Policy |
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12. Prize Money & Olympic Eligibility |
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13. Prize Money Distribution |
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Sample Policy: Prize Distribution |
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1. General |
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2. Match Length |
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3. Use of Time &Tables Available |
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4. Scheduling Considerations |
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5. Time Available |
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6. Scheduling Events |
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7. Tournament Format |
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8. Rating Doubles |
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9. Round Robin Formats (See Chapter 7) |
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10. Sample Team Formats (See Chapter 9) |
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11. Time Scheduling
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1. General |
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2. Requirements for Sanction |
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3. Unsanctioned Tournaments |
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4. Sanctioning Officials |
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5. Star Ratings |
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6. Major Tournaments |
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7. Open Tournaments |
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8. Closed Tournaments |
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9. Invitational Tournaments |
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10. Organizations Who May Apply for Sanction |
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11. Rights & Responsibilities of the Sponsoring Organization |
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12. Sanctioning Procedure |
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13. Entry Blank |
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Form–Tournament Sanction Checklist |
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Entry Blank–Atlanta Tournament |
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Form–Tournament Sanction Request |
| 3–13 | Form – Waiver of Liability |
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1. General |
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2. Umpires |
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3. Referees |
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4. Referee Requirements by Tournament |
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5. Referee Responsibilities |
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6. Chief Umpire |
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7. Guidance to Referees (Precedents) |
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8. Hard Bat Competition |
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9. Umpire Requirements |
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10. Point Penalty System (PPS) |
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11. Continuity of Play |
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12. Playing Conditions |
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12.e. Medical Emergencies |
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1. General |
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2. Tournament Committee |
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3. Type and Date of Tournament |
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4. Promotion |
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5. Commercial Sponsorship |
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6. Venue |
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7. Entry Blank |
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8. Awards |
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9. Equipment |
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10. Receipt of Entries |
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11. Draw |
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12. Setting Up |
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Form–Sample Equipment List |
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1. General |
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2. Preparation |
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3. Seeding |
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4. Draw Sheets |
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5. Draw for Single Elimination Events
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6. Draw for Double Elimination Events |
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7. Draw for Round Robin Events (see Chapter 7) |
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8. Draw for Combined Events |
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9. Handicap Competition |
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10. Alterations to the Draw |
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11. Match Cards |
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Chart–Sample Rating List |
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12. New Players |
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Chart–Geographical Separation |
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13. Avoiding Multiple First Round Matches Between the Same Players |
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Chart–Handicaps for 21 & 31 Point Games |
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Chart–Handicaps for 41 Point Game |
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Chart–Handicaps for 51 Point Game |
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Chart–Seeds & Byes, 8 & 16 Player Single Elimination |
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Chart–Seeds & Byes, 32 Player Single Elimination |
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Chart–Seeds & Byes, 64 Player Single Elimination |
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Chart–Double Elimination 8 & 4 Player Format |
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Chart–Double Elimination 16 Player Format |
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Form–Sample Match Card x 4 |
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Form–Sample Match Card–Full Sheet Best of 5 |
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Form–Sample Match Card–Full Sheet Best of 7 |
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1. General |
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2. Format |
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3. Event Scheduling |
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4. Group Size |
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5. Giant Round Robin |
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6. Alternate Round Robin Format |
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7. Extra Tables |
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8. Match Scheduling |
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9. Draw Procedures |
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10. Draw for Single Elimination Followed by Round Robin Play |
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11. Alterations to the Draw |
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12. Match Cards |
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13. Control of Play |
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14. Match Schedule for Players |
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15. Tie Breaking Procedures |
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Chart–Example 13 RR Tie Breaking Procedure |
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Chart–Example 14 RR Tie Breaking Procedure
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Chart–Example 15 RR Tie Breaking Procedure |
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Chart–Round Robin Planning Factors |
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Chart–Round Robin Match Sequence |
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1. General |
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2. Definitions |
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3. U.S.Open Team Championships (USOTC) |
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4. Team Size |
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5. Format |
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6. Sample Team Formats |
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7. Revisions to a Planned and Announced Format |
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8. Seeding |
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9. Draw |
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10. Teams Meeting More Than Once |
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11. Time and Tables Required |
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12. Schedule |
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13. Balls |
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14. Entry Blank |
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15. Method of Play, 2 Players (4 Singles,1 Doubles) |
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16. Method of Play, 3 Players (5 Singles Matches) |
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17. Method of Play, 3 Players (6 Singles,1 Doubles) |
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18. Method of Play, 3 Players (9 Singles Matches) |
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19. Matches and Ratings |
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20. Frequently Asked Questions |
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21. Recording Results |
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Form–Match Sheet, 2 Player Teams |
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Form–Match Sheet, 3 Player Teams (5 Matches) |
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Form–Match Sheet, 3 Player Teams (7 Matches) |
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Form–Match Sheet, 3 Player Teams (9 Matches) |
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1. General |
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2. Concept of Scheduling |
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3. Procedures |
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4. Sample Time Schedule |
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1. General |
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2. Netedge |
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3. Other Computer Programs |
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4. Computer Files on Disk
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| 10–2 | 10. Liability Waiver |
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1. General |
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2. Player Registration |
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3. Control Desk and Operations Crew |
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Diagram–Control Desk |
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Diagram–Control Sheet |
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4. Control Forms |
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5. Control of Play |
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6. Recording Results |
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7. Pitfalls to Avoid |
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1. General |
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2. Tournament Calendar |
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3. Time Scheduling |
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4. Doubles Entries |
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5. Facilities and Equipment |
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6. U.S. Open Team Championships (USOTC) |
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7. U.S. Open Championships and U.S. National Championships (Closed) |
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8. U.S. Open Championships |
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9. U.S. National Championships (Closed) |
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1. General |
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2. Report Format |
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3. Report Deadline |
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4. Ratings Report to the USATT Ratings Chairman |
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5. Membership Report to the USATT Membership Chairman |
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6. One-Time Tournament Pass |
| 13–3 | 7. Tournament Report to USATT Headquarters |
| 13–3 | 8. Ratings Report to North American Table Tennis |
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9. Report to the Sponsoring Club |
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10. Magazine Article to "The National Publication" |
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11. Report to the Players |
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Chart–Sample Rating List |
| 13–6 | Form – Waiver of Liability |
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Form–Tournament Report
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Form–Completed Draw Sheet, Single Elimination |
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Form–Completed Draw Sheet, Double Elimination |
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Form–Completed Draw Sheet, RR 4x2/Elimination |
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Form–Completed Team Match Sheet, 5 Matches |
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Form–Completed Team Match Sheet, 9 Matches |
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Sample Report to the Players |
| 13–14 | Sample Report to the Players (draw sheet) |
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Appendix A |
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Appendix B |
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| SF Open entry form, page 1 | |
| SF Open entry form, page 2 | |
| Atlanta Giant RR Open entry form, page 1 | |
| Atlanta Giant RR Open entry form, page 2 | |
| Willoughby Hills Giant RR entry form, page 1 | |
| Willoughby Hills Giant RR entry form, page 2 |
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