The CERN Table Tennis Club organizes its traditional CERN Table Tennis Tournament, at the Meyrin club, 2 rue de livron, in Meyrin, Saturday August 21st, in the afternoon. The tournament is open to all CERN staff, users, visitors and families, including of course summer students. See below for details.

In order to register, simply send an E-mail to Jean-Pierre Revol (jean-pierre.revol@cern.ch). You can also download the registration form from the Club Web page (http://www.cern.ch/tabletennis), and send it via internal mail.


Photo taken on August 22, 2009 showing some of the participants in the 2nd CERN Table Tennis tournament.

INFORMATION ON CERN TABLE TENNIS CLUB

CERN used to have a tradition of table tennis activities at CERN. For some reason, at the beginning of the 1980’s, the CERN Table Tennis club merged with the Meyrin Table Tennis club, a member of the Association Genevoise de Tennis de Table (AGTT). Therefore, if you want to practice table tennis, you may join the CERN Table Tennis Club, and play at the Meyrin Club.

Useful information may be found at the following Web address:
http://www.cern.ch/tabletennis

At the Club, you will find partners at all levels, from beginners to Swiss National League A. There are also possibilities of taking lessons, and we are arranging to have a coach available on Friday evenings (18:00–20:00). At present there are more than 40 CERN members who have played table tennis in Meyrin, at least a couple of times. This year, CERN was represented in the Challenge Interentreprise by two teams, and finished 3rd in a group of 6 teams.


 

LOCATION:
Meyrin Table Tennis Club (Bus: 56, stop: FORUMEYRIN)
2, rue de Livron, entrance near the swimming pool entrance.
1217 Meyrin (See map on the Club Web page)

FORMULA:
Open to players of all levels, from beginners to elite, on 6 tables.
Each player will be guaranteed to play at least 3 matches, as players will be arranged by groups of 4, the first two of the group will then go for a draw, with subsequent matches for qualification for next rounds.
For each match, the winner is the first player to win three sets, in 11 points, with two points difference.

REGISTRATION:
Via E-mail, to Jean-Pierre.Revol@cern.ch, indicating your ranking if any, the country of the ranking, so that we can distribute the players in an appropriate way. If you do not have a ranking, simply indicate whether you are a beginner or not.
Entry fee: 10 CHF (to be collected before the start).

PRIZES:
One “prix souvenir” to each participant and special prizes given to all players reaching semi-finals.