NJTT Team League

Presented by Table Tennis Together

Following the overwhelming success of the United Junior Table Tennis (UJTT) League, we are excited to announce its expansion! We are rebranding as the National Junior Table Tennis (NJTT) Team League and extending our reach across the country. This expansion welcomes young players from every state to join in the competition and excitement.

The NJTT will now feature two divisions, offering players of all skill levels the chance to compete and develop their talents. Get ready for even more opportunities to play and grow with us!

Division A: USATT Tournament Rating 2000+, Under 19

Division B: USATT Tournament Rating 850+, Under 17

Check Groups and Schedule League Manual

Prizes and Awards:

Division A Division B
1st -$1500 1st- $1000
2nd- $1000 2nd – $500
3rd- $500 3rd- $250

2024 NJTT League

The NJTT League players draft on August 27th.

Pre-Season Training starts on September 28th (Sat) 4:00-6:30pm.

Season starts on September 29th (Sun) 12:00-2:30pm.

Eligibility

The NJTT Team League consists of 2 divisions:

Division A is for players under 19 years old with a USATT tournament rating of 2000+.
Division B is for players under 17 years old with a USATT tournament rating 850+.

Teams/Players are encouraged to find their own sponsorship.
All sponsors and sponsorships agreement between teams/players are subjected to approval by NJTT.
Undrafted players for the U19 league will be eligible to be drafted for U17 team league (age permitted).
Players can play in both league if desired.

Playing Format

Number of Teams : 4-8
Players in each team : 4 + 1(sub)
Age: 10-19 (div 1), 10-17 (div 2).
Gender: min. 1 of different gender than the rest of the team
Match- 4 singles, 1 Doubles, Deduce in all game except golden game which is a race to 21 pts, 2 serves for each players.
Golden game starts at 0-0 to ensure a team is not penalized twice
1 TO per match/ 1 TO golden game
In Singles, advantage pts shall be awarded to the player with much lower ratings in a mismatch i.e. player(s) with rating >200-399 than opponent will yield a 2pts head start to opponent and >400 a 4 pts head-start to opponents
USATT rating will not be impacted
Competition : 1 match first month, 2 matches and post-season same weekend the following month (to cater to out of state players)
Team training : Pre-season to train once only at 888 TTC, Burlingame.

Format:

Each head-to-head match will be worth 21 points with each point contributing to overall team standings.

Matchup	Games	Points
Singles 1 – A/B Matchup		3
Singles 2 – C/D Matchup		3
Doubles		3
Singles 3 – A/B Matchup		3
Singles 4 – C/D Matchup		3
Golden Game	All players play and alternate every 4 points until one team scores 21.	6
Total Points		21

*Points system subjected to change upon finalizing team size

Dates and time

2024 NJTT Team League Draft will be on Tuesday, August 27th.

Pre-Season Training starts on September 28th (Sat) 4:00-6:30pm.
Season starts on September 29th (Sun) 12:00-2:30pm.

All players in this league will train at the same time but breakout into individual team for specific trainings as deemed appropriate by the team coach after warm-up.

Dates	Events	Time	Venue
September 28th (Sat)	Pre-Season Training	4pm – 6:30pm Both Divisions	888 TTC
September 29th (Sun)	Warm-up Training Matches	10:30am-11:30am 12pm – 2:30pm	888 TTC
October 19th (Sat)	Matches	3:30-6:00pm 6:30-9:00pm	888 TTC
October 20th (Sun)	Warm-up Training Post Season Prize ceremony	1:00pm-2:00pm 2:30pm-5:00pm 5:00pm-5:30pm	888 TTC

Entry and Fees

Sign-up fee: $100 (Note: this non-refundable commitment fee will be charged at sign-up, this fee will count towards league administration fee if selected during draft. This fee will be refundable for undrafted players).

*Fall Season limited to 8 teams @ 4 players/team.

Player dues per season: $525 /player

Includes:

1 training session (2.5 hours)
2 training sessions (1 hour)
Match Play
Customized Jersey
Team & League Administrative Dues

Results

Final Results

How to Enter

Interested players who meet the requirements, as outlined on the NJTT Match Format page, will sign up on Omnipong under NATIONAL JUNIOR TT TEAM LEAGUE (NJTT) BY 888TTC PLAYERS DRAFT.

Players Draft will commence on August 27th through which the assigned coach for each team will select players from the pool in a Snake Format.

Players who are not selected during draft will be eligible for selection as free agent should backup players are required.

Prize money

Each head-to-head match will be worth 21 points with each point contributing to overall team standings.

Prizes and Awards:

Division 1
1st -$1500
2nd- $1000
3rd- $500.

Division 2
1st- $1000
2nd – $500
3rd- $250

Groups and Schedule

Groups:

Group	Seeding	Team	Coach	Total Rating
A	1	Dragon Blades	Zhou Xin	8840
	4	Panthers	Jake Tu	8429
	5	Ace Warriors	Maggie	8427
	8	Amber’s League of Legends	Amber	8147
B	2	Knight Paddlers	Tyrese	8810
	3	Gladiators	Yubeen	8645
	6	Dream Team	Tian Ye	8335
	7	Smash Squad	Li Yue	8241

Schedule:

Date	Time
28-Sep	4:00pm – 6:30pm	Pre-Season Training
29-Sep	1:00pm – 2:00pm	Warm-up Training
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	Dragon Blades VS Amber’s League of Legends
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	Panthers VS Ace Warriors
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	Knight Paddlers VS Smash Squad
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	Gladiators VS Dream Team
19-Oct	3:30pm – 6:00pm	Dragon Blades VS Ace Warriors
	3:30pm – 6:00pm	Panthers VS Amber’s League of Legends
	3:30pm – 6:00pm	Knight Paddlers VS Dream Team
	3:30pm – 6:00pm	Gladiators VS Smash Squad
	6:30pm – 9:00pm	Dragon Blades VS Panthers
	6:30pm – 9:00pm	Ace Warriors VS Amber’s League of Legends
	6:30pm – 9:00pm	Knight Paddlers VS Gladiators
	6:30pm – 9:00pm	Dream Team VS Smash Squad
20-Oct	1:00pm – 2:00pm	Warm-up Training
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	1ST A VS 1ST B
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	2nd A VS 2nd B
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	3rd A VS 3rd B
	2:30pm – 5:00pm	4th A VS 4th B
	5:00pm – 5:30pm	Prize ceremony