(亚庇19日讯)沙巴人民联盟Gabungan Rakyat Sabah(GRS) 与斗亚兰乒乓协会联合主办的2024 沙巴国际乒乓邀请赛(总决赛),吸引众多强旅争锋,届时势将出现激战。
参赛的球员包括来自中国、韩国、泰国、新加坡、香港、西马、砂拉越和沙巴。这次比赛最大的特色是过半球队是由不同地区之地球员联合组成。这也达成了主办这项国际乒乓邀请赛“广推乒乓运动,促进各国乒乓爱好者之情谊”的宗旨。
有18支球队报名参加此项比赛。其中以西马球员为多,包括1名少年国手。2支来自砂拉越的球队实力亦雄厚,球员皆为州手,其中1人为前国手。此外,有8位球员来自中国,多名水平响叮当。
这項总决赛设有3个组别,即团体和男女单打。总奖金为RM13400.00。众多球员表示,奖金不算高,他们不是奔着奖金与奖杯而来,而是被主办当局的真诚和情谊所打动。外来球员需要承担昂贵的飞机票和其他前来沙巴的费用。尽管如此,他们还是会尽全力认真的竞技,以便把这场比赛,变得既有球艺,又有浓厚友情味道的高境界赛会。
主办当局十二分感激所有球员的参与。
总决赛将于本月23及24日,在位于沙巴亚庇山丽园的沙巴乒乓馆(SB Ping Pong Centre)举行。
球赛将于早上8时开始。赛会会长钟达伟先生将于23日上午10时,为球赛举行开幕仪式。24日下午3时半进行决赛,过后,由赛会总顾问拿督Dr. Stephen Jimbangan主持闭幕颁奖礼。Dr. Stephen Jimbangan 也是沙巴民意党(Parti Gagasan Rakyat)甘拜园区部主席。
基于时间的关系,团体组与女单将采用分组循环赛,男单则采用单淘汰。团体组只有3队获奖,男女单打则个别设有4个奖。比赛将根据最新的ITTF 规则,团体组采用ABC对垒XYZ 方式,以男单,男单,女单, 男单及男单进行。
球员受促准时出席,迟到5分钟将被视为弃权。球员亦不得穿白色球衣。
国际组群英宴将在11 月 24 日晚上 7時,在哥隆邦Color Hub KTV举行。所有参加国际组比赛的球员,皆受邀出席。
備註 : 若有紧急修改比赛條例, 最終修改權在筹委会。
(Kota Kinabalu, 21th) The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and the Tuaran Table Tennis Association jointly organized the Sabah International Ping Pong Invitational Tournament 2024 (Grand Finals). It has attracted many strong players to compete, and there will be fierce battles.
The participating players include those from China, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, West Malaysia, Sarawak, and Sabah. The most distinctive feature of this competition is that more than half of the teams are composed of players from different regions. This also achieved the purpose of the organizers in hosting this Sabah International Ping Pong Invitational Tournament 2024, which is to “widely promote Ping Pong and foster friendship among Ping Pong enthusiasts from different countries”.
There are 18 teams registered for this competition. Among them, West Malaysian players are the majority, including 1 national player. 2 teams from Sarawak also have strong strength, with all players being state representatives, including 1 former national player. In addition, there are 8 players from China, many of whom are of high caliber.
This grand final has 3 events, namely team and men’s and women’s singles. The total prize money is RM13,400.00. Many players expressed that the prize money is not high, but they are not here for the prizes and trophies, but rather they are moved by the sincerity and camaraderie of the organizers. Foreign players need to bear the expensive airfare and other expenses to come to Sabah. Nevertheless, they will still strive their best to compete, so that this competition can be a high-level event with both excellent skills and a strong sense of friendship.
The organizers are deeply grateful for the participation of all players.
The grand final will be held on the 23rd and 24th of this month at the Sabah Ping Pong Centre in Sunny Garden Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
The matches will start at 8 am. The tournament president, Mr. Chung Tat Vui, will officiate the opening ceremony at 10 am on the 23rd. The finals will be held around 3:30 pm on the 24th, followed by the closing and prize presentation ceremony hosted by the tournament’s patron, Datuk Dr. Stephen Jimbangan, who is also the chairman of Kapayan Division of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah.
Due to time constraints, the team event and women’s singles will use a round-robin format, while the men’s singles will use a single-elimination format. Only 3 teams will receive prizes in the team event, while the men’s and women’s singles events will have 4 prizes each. The matches will be played according to the latest ITTF rules, with the team event using the ABC vs XYZ format, comprising men’s singles, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s singles, and men’s singles.
Players are urged to be punctual, as being late by 5 minutes will be considered a walkover. Players are also not allowed to wear white colored jerseys.
The International Gala Dinner will be held at 7 pm on November 24th at the Color Hub, Kolombong. All players participating in the international events are invited to attend the dinner.
Note: If there are any urgent changes to the competition rules, the final decision will be made by the organizing committee.
珍点发表于2024年11月21日

作者:刘明珍
刘明珍1981-2007年任新闻从业员。担任过记者、编辑以及全国报的沙巴与纳闽办事处主任。
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