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Show ; ITcIZiS Tennis GGoming j ' Table tennis, played by many for y-ars a parlor game, is fast becoming a j mator competitive sport in the Intermouniam area and rapidly spreading nationwide. MUCH of the i red it to this booming sport can be attributed at-tributed to "Match Play" ' competition, a new method of introducing plaers to other plavcrs of their ow n ability. The "Match Play" system can be used in anv competition competi-tion that is considered "head to he ad . ' ' such as chess, checkers, tool, horseshoes, horse-shoes, tennis, bowling, etc. S.AI T t ake businessman J ack M Harrison . w ho ! developed the new system of matching players, has the ! methoti in operation nation- ; wide i "We have the system; all i we need inw an the players and sites for these table ten-j ten-j nis tournaments to be held," ; said Mart ivn. ' "TAKI K tennis is a sport 1 for even. one and relatively ! mc(M'nsive to plav i "Special emphasis is iK-mg I placed on cmntuci ing table tennis tournaments in schools - both elementarv and seion- i dar - in u n i v r si ies . j t hurt hi's. shopping malls. businesses, sports goods Mori's, table t run is centers and at proposed Mali h Play j Hi'.idiii.iri rs " said ! Harrison ! "A I 1 Ht. s,inie time," he Said, "we tin-d iliitis. spoil- ! soring table leiir.is to be slatted or epaiid'-d. with of- ! u ers l o oranie and i ondaCt j table tennis !nut n.nnents "Wr'ie ai- mg the help of ! all iiiler'esieil p i sons hi make table tennis a major sport. Already the sport is being conducted at several schools and clubs, but we'd like to see it expanded into community and even state-wide tournaments." tour-naments." MATCH Play competition simply matches players in a head-to-head sport, such as table tennis, with an opponent of equal ability. Match Play systematically matches and records all players into five categories with three divisions in each classification. classifica-tion. "It's simple, but effective," said Harrison. It's not a method of rating or seeding a plaver for tournament play. Actually. Match Play eliminates the need for seeding seed-ing and ranking. THE PLAYLR simply chooses (or is placed) in an original level of play. He competes with others of similar ability in a tournament tour-nament that "literally runs itself." Upon completion of this series, the plaver progresses to a higher classification, clas-sification, regresses to a lower classi f icat ion, or remains at his original classification clas-sification Determination is made by his win-loss record in the series A series can last five to eleven matches, depending on the number of participants par-ticipants A classification card is issued is-sued to every Match Play participant showing his proper classification Professionals, Profes-sionals, tournament, directors, direc-tors, or other "authorized personnel " deter m i ne the original classification of a plaer, and only that person or other authorized persons can change that classification. classifica-tion. Harrison explained. It's discouraging to bump up against a superior opponent op-ponent just because you fall into the same age group." he said. "This is not likelv to happen in a Match Play Tournament, because each plaver will have been previously placed in a category according to ability, not age or locale. A PLAYER will eventually settle down into a class where he can pick any other player in his classification and know talents will be similar. Another phase of Match Plav is a punt elimination tournament. This tournament guarantees every player at least two matches. The points are assessed according to the final score. More points are assessed if the win is decisive, l ess points are assessed as-sessed if the win is marginal. POINT elimination rules are followed up to the quarter finals At this point, all the remaining piavers are pi. iced into single elimination. It is feasible that piavers can meet one another more than once to determine the winner This type of tournament is also based on play by classification. clas-sification. "The Point Elimination Tournament is without a doubt the most fair tournament in existence," Harrison said PERSONS interested in forming Mali h Play clubs for table tennis, tennis, chess, i hevkers, pool, etc are urged to tall Mr Harrison at 4s7-Ui71 or write to him at .i."7 1 ast ;t(il South, Suite 7, Salt Like City. L tah Mi 15. |