by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor

It is an open invitation. Therefore not all nominations may be accepted.

Furthermore only nominations submitted by bona fide national associations will be considered; a maximum of two applications per national association is requested.

Full hospitality will be provided from dinner on Tuesday 12th September to breakfast on Monday 18th September.

Each umpire will receive a daily allowance per competition day, according to ITTF regulations.

All invited umpires must organize their own transport to the region as well as travel and medical insurance. In addition, all invited umpires are responsible for early arrival and late departure.

Should a nominated umpire require a visa, kindly send relevant details when submitting the nomination (full name as in passport, date of birth, place of birth, passport number, expiry date of passport). A letter of invitation will be provided.

Please note that all costs associated with the visa application are the responsibility of the applicant and the issuance of a visa is at the sole discretion of the relevant Consulate or Embassy.

Umpires must wear the International umpiring uniforms as described in the Handbook for Match Officials.

The Referee for the tournament is Mladen Vidovic.

The closing date for nominations is Tuesday 1st August; soon after that date, the list of umpires accepted will be advised.

For replies and questions, please address:

Zeljko Prsa, Chair Croatia Umpires and Referees Committee

Email: [email protected]

2017 Croatia Junior and Cadet Open: Official Letter of Invitation (Tuesday 13th June)

2017 Croatia Junior and Cadet Open: Official Nomination Form (Closing date is Saturday 1st August).xls