More details will follow but this covers the main points — particularly the registration requirements. Note: New teams/players welcome. If you don’t have a team, register individually with Darren Farnworth or Rex Armstead and we’ll fit you in, at worst, as a refugee!

Dates: March 8/9 (Friday evening/Saturday)
Registration deadline is 6:00 pm on March 4th.

Teams: 4 (preferred) or 5 players representing a specific
country — real or imaginary! Team attire, potluck
food etc. should all reflect country of origin.

Rules: Final details to follow, however the basic rule is that
each player must alternate between singles and doubles
— no exceptions. Handicapping will apply to both doubles
and singles based on both player calibre and gender.

Registration: E-mail team entries to Darren Farnworth or
Rex Armstead indicating:

• Team Name.
• Players names.
• Each player’s singles calibre (Open, A, B, C or D).
• Each players doubles calibre — Doubles caliber as follows:
  • A — You are ranked in the top 25 on the club ladder.
  • B — You are on the club ladder (not in the top 25).
  • C — You have played Doubles at least once since the last time you entered this tournament.
  • D — You always wondered what that overgrown court was for.

Entry Fee: $20 per player

Official Language: Dutch — in recognition of last year’s winners.
(Throat lozenges supplied).

International Dinner: Saturday night’s International potluck
is the highlight of the year — and
the most important part of the tournament.
Full details will be given to team captains but every
team should make the effort to participate —
and bring unique dishes.

Joke Fest: Each team is to bring at least two jokes to share during the traditional post-prandial laugh-in. Prize awarded.

Team Attire, Table Decorations: Go for it — prizes awarded/

Returning Again This Year:

• Table Tennis Competition — rules TBA
• Flag Competition — design your country’s flag and bring at least one colour print-out on Friday night. Prize awarded

For further information contact the IOC1 (International Organising Committee) — and remember…

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DINNER…AND THE CAMARADERIE…AND THE COSTUMES…AND THE FLAGS…AND THE TABLE TENNIS…AND THE JOKES…

OH! — AND THE SQUASH!