Dear participants and volunteers
The 2025 Golden Games will be held on June 23 and June 24 at Rouge Woods Community Centre as scheduled. The Games will be from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on the 23rd(Monday) and from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on the 24th (Tuesday). Please be there before 8:30 am. Once inside the centre, report to the control desk at the entrance of the gym. You can then find out from postings on the wall the particular group that you belong to. Please go to the corresponding table of your group. Competition will start as soon as possible, hopefully no later than 8:45 am. It is of utmost importance that you will be punctual. If you are late, you may be considered to have lost the match that you miss. You must stay in the area of your table during the tournament. We have neither the manpower nor the time to look for missing participants.
While this is a friendly tournament aimed at having fun and promoting social interaction, we do have to abide by the rules of the game. One such rule that is often neglected is that the ball must be tossed up from an open palm for no less than 16 cm when served. Also, the serve must be clearly visible to your opponent. Otherwise the serve will be considered illegal and you will be asked to re-serve. Repeated illegal serve will result in losing a point. Another issue you must be aware of is that the rubber you use on your racket should be ITTF (Internation Table Tennis Federation) approved. You can see the ITTF logo on your rubber if it is an approved rubber. White shirts cannot be worn during the games. Please contact me if you have any question or problem .
Competitors are required to prepare his/her lunch. Tea and coffee, however, will be supplied.
各位參賽者及義工，
今年的乒乓球友誼賽將如期于六月二十三及二十四日（星期一及星期二）在 Rouge Woods Community Centre 擧 行。時間是星期一早上八時半至下午三時半，星期二早上八時半至下午四時半，請各位于八時半前到達中心，進入中心後請到球場入口處報到，再從貼在牆上的告示尋找你所屬的组合及相應的球桌。我們將會儘量在八時四十五分開賽，請勿離開你的球桌，我們没有足夠的時間及人力尋找參賽者。請大家不要遲到，否則可能被判賽輸。
一如以往，我們這個比賽的目標是大家開開心心比賽之外，更能增進友誼，但我們亦要遵守比賽規則，其中一項往往被忽略的就是發球規則，請大家發球時務必把球從張開的手掌向上抛起不少於16 厘米，同時對手必須清楚見到你發球的動作，否則發球是不合法而須要重發，重複犯規會被判失分。
另外大家需注意的是你們球拍上的膠片需要是國際乒乓球聯會（ITTF) 認可的膠片，這些膠片上都有 ITTF 標記，參賽者請不要穿白色球衣, 如你有問題或困難的話，可與我聯络。 參賽者須自備這兩天的午餐，不過中心會供給茶及咖啡。
Regards
Charles Lee
