4.7 International Qualification - Regulations For International Competitions
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4.7 International Qualification - Regulations For International Competitions
4.7.1 These regulations shall apply to all international team competitions,
other than friendly matches, in which the team represents a whole
Association, including the team competitions in World, Continental and
other Regional Championships, Open International Championships and
Continental Leagues.
4.7.2 A player shall be qualified to represent an Association if he was born
in the territory controlled by that Association or has resided there for
at least 6 years, provided he has not represented another Association
in the previous 6 years and is not currently suspended or expelled by
an Association having jurisdiction over him, but
4.7.2.1 a player who qualifies by residence to represent an Association shall
not do so until at least 1 year after it has registered him with the
ITTF Secretary-General, who may require the Association to provide
official documentary evidence of his eligibility;
4.7.3 Once a player is eligible to represent an Association he shall retain
that eligibility unless he represents another Association for which he
is eligible, when he shall become eligible only for the latter
Association.
4.7.4 A player shall be regarded as having represented an Association if he has
accepted nomination to represent it, whether or not he plays; the date
of representation shall be the date of nomination or the date of
playing, whichever is the later.
4.7.5 Any appeal against refusal of eligibility shall be referred to the
Executive Board, whose decision shall be final.
4.7.6 An Association may nominate to represent it a player who is qualified by
birth or previous residence to do so but who is resident in a territory
controlled by another Association provided that he is in good standing
with the latter Association and is willing to accept nomination.
4.7.7 An Association may nominate a player under its jurisdiction to enter any
individual events for which he is eligible, except that a player qualified
by birth or previous residence to represent another Association shall have
the right to accept nomination by that Association.
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