By Willy Leparulo; guest writer
NCTTA Media Committee

Numbers, numbers, numbers, they are everywhere. I am not just talking about the fact that NCTTA uses an odd scoring team system: 4 singles and 1 doubles tiebreaker. No other table tennis competition uses our system!

I want to take a journey through the numerical nuances that exist and live in our current edition of the NCTTA Championships here in 2022:

52 Colleges and Universities

79 Men’s Singles

39 Women’s Singles

24 Men’s/Coed Teams

16 Women’s Teams

32 Men’s Doubles

14 Women’s Doubles

261 Student Athletes and Coaches

101 Volunteers

21 Countries

The NCTTA is a veritable mini United Nations just within this Championship event. We have male and female athletes from all over the globe. From China to Bulgaria, Brazil to Dubai and, of course, the USA is well represented!

NCTTA, a National Organization in USA Table Tennis for the past 14 years, is also the governing body of College Table Tennis, and is excited to bring to Round Rock the plethora of international and domestic young collegiate stars on April 8-10th.

About 2022 NCTTA College Table Tennis Championships

The championships are hosted by the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and the Round Rock CVB. Men’s and Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Men’s/Coed Teams, Women’s Teams. The event is sponsored by Double Happiness, Double Fish and Joola.
Watch the event on live stream starting Friday April 8th on champs.nctta.org

About NCTTA

The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) is a non-profit organization established exclusively for promoting the sport of table tennis at the college level. As the national governing body for college table tennis in the United States and Canada, NCTTA organizes elite intercollegiate competition throughout North America. www.nctta.org

NCTTA is looking for coaches for the US Team Delegation for the World University Games in Chengdu, China. Coaches must be certified through USATT, ITTF or NCTTA. To apply, please email games@nctta.org with your resume and experience.

The World University Games will take place June 25- July 7, and further travel information will be forthcoming.

NCTTA College Table Tennis Championship are COMING SOON.

Here is the NCTTA Championship website: http://www.nctta.org/champs/2022/index.html
(Registration links are NOT updated yet as of this message)
Those invited will get emails from NCTTA.app!

Here are also some IMPORTANT rules on COVID that NCTTA will be using: http://nctta.org/doc/covid/Important%20NCTTA%20Championship%20COVID%20Re...

The old adage "better safe than sorry" is what we are adapting.

School teams and Singles players will get invitations via the NCTTA.app in the March 8th week!

TIME TO GET EXCITED!
Regionals are right around the corner!

Registration Deadlines:
For Direct Qualifiers: 1 week before your regional competition by 11:59 PM
(Sat. by 11:59 PM for Sat. competitions. Sun. by 11:59 PM for Sun. competitions)

For Wildcards: 3 days before your regional competition by 11:59 PM
(Wed. by 11:59 PM for Sat. competitions. Thu. by 11:59 PM for Sun. competitions)

Curious if you are invited or going to get invited click here!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HI0wZDDT4hAdFUU3Ig8THpVUVf2aup6...

Hello all NCTTA College Teams,

I know several of you have been emailing NCTTA about information about the Regional Championship Invitations. We appreciate
your being patient as we get that going here very soon.

This is a long email, please read it all.

NOTE: This is NOT your official invitation

You will NOT be able to register for the event until you get the official invitation via your email.

Where are the Regional Championships?
Click here for that information: http://nctta.org/content/regionals
If you don't know which region you are a part of please ask, don't assume.

In NCTTA, each division has
-Men/Coed Team winners,
-Women's Team winners,
-Men's and Women's Singles winners

Winners of these events are called "Direct Qualifiers" and will be invited to Regionals this week Feb. 12th week; through an official email.

Direct qualifiers can ONLY be invited after a division is completed (there are 6 more divisions this weekend and those direct qualifiers will be invited next week)

Registration will be done through nctta.app

Each region will allow Wildcard Teams and Singles players based on NCTTA ratings.
Wildcard singles and teams are invited next week; Feb. 14th week

Thank you for your patience and participation let us know what questions you have by emailing info@nctta.org

NCTTA

As you may recall, NCTTA recently held trials at the US Open to select players to represent Team USA in the table tennis event of the World University Games in Chengdu, China this coming summer. This is a call out to submit your name if you are interested in being considered as an alternate for the men's and women's teams, should any of the original qualifiers be unable to participate: please send an email to games@nctta.org no later than 11:59pm PT on February 22, 2022.

Alternates will be selected to be on Team USA based on usatt ratings as of February 22 in descending order. If you meet the eligibility requirements below, we encourage you to reach out! We will select and announce the final teams no later than March 8, 2022. Please note that at this time no financial assistance is available.

Singles registration for Spring Divisional tournaments is now OPEN!

You can register for Singles following these steps:

1. Sign in to https://nctta.app and navigate to Registration, then select Singles from the dropdown menu
2. On the Singles Meet page, find the correct Division that you play in and click the Register button
3. On the Active Players page, find the player (or players if registering multiple at the same time) and click the Register button for the player(s). After adding the player(s), click the Review Cart button
   • If you cannot find the player, add them or make them active under the My Club page
4. On the Registration Review page, confirm the selected player(s), and complete payment by clicking the Checkout with PayPal button

Once payment is complete, you'll receive a confirmation email of the registered player(s)

Deadline for Singles registration is 72 hours before your tournament is scheduled!

Let us know if you have any questions or issues: info@nctta.org

As we start the new year, NCTTA is moving towards the post season with one final tournament in every division (Teams and Singles) and then of course the COVETED NCTTA POST SEASON (Regionals and Nationals).
NCTTA has the new Spring League & Regional Eligibility form ready for you today!
http://www.nctta.org/doc/2022%20Spring%20League%20and%20Regionals%20Elig...

If you are unsure how it is supposed to be filled out, here is an example of a completed form: http://www.nctta.org/doc/Fall_2017_Eligibility_Example.pdf or simply send us an email registrar@nctta.org with any questions.

NOTE: Anyone who intends on playing in Regionals must be on this form and have been listed on a roster for the teams that they will play for.

Eligibility Form is due 72 hours before your tournament.

Plan now and DON'T FORGET!

By Erica Tran
NCTTA Media Committee

NCTTA is very proud to announce that the Trials for the 2022 World University Games will be taking place Tuesday, December 21 starting at 8:30am. It will be held in conjunction with the US Open at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Players can register here: https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/2021-US-Open-Table-Tennis-Champ...

The Trials will be held in a Round Robin format, and the event will conclude on the same day. The World University Games will take place in Chengdu, China from June 26-July 7, 2022. It is expected that players will self-fund, and players should play in the Trials if they are intending to compete in the Games. Selection of the team will be based on the results from Trials in December.

Please contact Games@nctta.org if you have any questions.

Hi everyone! The Alumni Committee would like to organize a series of career panels, mentorship opportunities (and other events as well!) for students and recent graduates. We’re looking for both attendees and volunteers :)

The following form will gather some basic information for planning purposes. Please forward it to your friends as well if you think they might be interested!
https://forms.gle/zbjsJK25tmMw8Udn7

If you have any questions or you're interested in helping plan these events, please reach out to alumni@nctta.org