2025 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES - EOI

Table Tennis Australia is seeking expressions of interest from its membership base to gauge the possibility of sending a team to the World University Games in 2025.

The event will be held from 16-27 July, 2025 in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The Table Tennis events are being held 17-24 July, 2025 in Essen.

Please see below for details. This is an event which is to be 100% funded by the participants (students can check with their university if there are opportunties for financial assistance). If interested, please send your expression of interest to Aaron Tuckfield, General Manager - Operations and Community via email: aaron@tabletennis.org.au by no later than 5pm Friday November 1st, 2024.

Eligibility

• You must be a member of an affiliated TTA club/association.
• An Australian citizen (dual citizenship is fine).
• Currently enrolled in a diploma or higher at an Australian University. Cannot have defeerred or graduated up to 12 months prior to the event.
• Minimum age of 18 years old, maximum age of 25 years old.

Team Size

• Max 5 entries in singles
• Max 2 pair in doubles
• Max 2 pairs in mixed doubles
• Min 3 max 5 for teams
• 1 official

* If TTA receives more than the maximum number permitted to make up a team, it will establish selection criteria in conjunction with UniSport Australia.

Entry, nominations & timelines

• TTA nominates athletes and coaches to UniSport Australia
• Team event entry deadline 2 Jan, pay a deposit (2.000 EUR/team) to be met by the athletes
• UniSport Australia submits quantitative entries 4 months before event
• UniSport Australia needs all nominations 8 weeks before event
• Individual entries due 1 month before event

Cost

• Fully self-funded for athletes & officials
• $4.000 without a flight

 Operations

• Travel arrangements for everyone in AUS done by UniSport AUS
• Have to be in bubble 2 days before comp start
• Uniforms are provided