{"id":2460,"date":"2022-02-10T16:16:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/strict-rules-for-new-table-tennis-super-league"},"modified":"2022-02-10T20:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T20:06:26","slug":"strict-rules-for-new-table-tennis-super-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/strict-rules-for-new-table-tennis-super-league","title":{"rendered":"Strict rules for new Table Tennis Super League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The new Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) competition, the Super League will kick-off tomorrow (Thursday) evening, with the organisers outlining strict rules for the players.<\/p>\n

The Super League will mark the start of the 2022 table tennis season. The Super League will run until April. The league games will be played Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays over the three months until the competition, which is only open to players in the top eight of each of the men and women\u2019s BTTA rankings, ends. To ensure the smooth running of the competition the Super League committee introduced penalties. Players will be fined P200 for failing to honour games, or the player can be expelled from the league if they fail to pay the fine.<\/p>\n

There is also a P20 late arrival fine for players, umpires and referees. The fines are to be paid within seven days and failure to pay will result in expulsion from the league. The Super League has received a P27,000 sponsorship from Phoenix Assurance Botswana. The winners of the league in each category will get P5,000 while second place is guaranteed P3,000. Players who finish third will take home P1,500 each. There is also remuneration for the referees and umpires, which the BTTA did not disclose.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the opening round of fixtures will be played tomorrow at the BNYC Hall. The country\u2019s former number ones, Tshenolo Mooketsi and Thobo Matlhatsi, headline week one of the fixtures in what would be a battle of the BDF Table Tennis Club players.<\/p>\n

The pair will face off at a 7pm tie. In other ties, Tirelo Tshipinare will face his teammate and country\u2019s top-ranked junior player, Sean Dekop in an earlier 6pm fixture. The country\u2019s top-ranked woman, Tshepiso Rebatenne takes on Emmah Lelatisitswe while the Kebodiwang sisters, Game and Tshephang will conclude tomorrow\u2019s fixtures at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n

Full Week One Fixture<\/p>\n

Thursday 10 February 2022<\/p>\n

Tirelo Tshipinare (Nhabe) vs Sean Dekop (Nhabe) 6pm<\/p>\n

Tshepiso Rebatenne (Nhabe) vs Emmah Lelatisitswe (Nhabe) 6.30pm<\/p>\n

Tshenolo Mooketsi (BDF) vs Thobo Matlhatsi (BDF) @7pm<\/p>\n

Game Kebodiwang (BDF) vs Tshephang Kebodiwang (BDF) 7.30pm<\/p>\n

Saturday 12 February 2022<\/p>\n

Constance Kuswani (BDF) vs Emmah Lelatisitswe (Nhabe) 8.30am<\/p>\n

Boago Malobela (Smash Maniacs) vs Masa Lesole (Smash Maniacs) 9am<\/p>\n

Olorato Gamagapu (Smash Maniacs) vs Tsholofelo Gaokgalemelwe (Smash Maniacs) 9am<\/p>\n

Bakang Maloka (Moshupa Spinners) vs Tshenolo Mooketsi (BDF) 10am<\/p>\n

Game Kebodiwang (BDF) vs Salome Matlhatsi (BDF) 10.30am<\/p>\n

Boago Malobela (Smash Maniacs) vs Tiro Lesomo ( Smash Maniacs) 11am<\/p>\n

Constance Kuswani (BDF) vs Tshephang Kebodiwang (BDF) 11.30am<\/p>\n

Thobo Matlhatsi (BDF) vs Masa Lesole (Smash Maniacs) 12pm<\/p>\n

Tshepiso Rebatenne (Nhabe) vs Tsholofelo Gaokgalemelwe (Smash Maniacs) 12.30pm<\/p>\n

Bakang Maloka (Moshupa Spinners) vs Tirelo Tshipinare (Nhabe) 1pm<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. The new Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) competition, the Super League will kick-off tomorrow (Thursday) evening, with the organisers outlining strict rules for the players. The Super League will mark the start of the 2022 table tennis season. The Super League will run until April. 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