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.

Full hospitality will be provided from dinner on Tuesday 11th September to breakfast on Monday 17th September. Each umpire will receive a daily allowance of US$ 25.00 per competition day, according to ITTF regulations.

All invited umpires must organise 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 international umpiring uniforms as described in the Handbook for Match Officials; the Referee for the tournament id Mladen Vidovic.

The closing date for nominations is Wednesday 1st August; the names of selected umpires will be made on or before Friday 10th August.

For replies and questions, please address:

Zeljko Prsa, Chair Croatian Table Tennis Association Umpires and Referees Committee

Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

2018 Croatian Junior and Cadet Open: Official letter of invitation (issued Friday 29th June)

2018 Croatian Junior and Cadet Open: Official nomination form (Closing date for nominations is Wednesday 1st August)