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Table Tennis

Table Tennis

MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex
6500 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Transportation information for this venue will be updated in Spring 2025.

 

For detailed information please click here to visit NSGA.com/transportation.

Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles

Table Tennis Final Daily Schedule - Coming Spring 2025

 

July 30, 2025 - Practice

More information on practice availability will be available in Spring 2025.

  1. Tournament format will be round robin (pool play), with as many players as possible advancing to a single elimination championship bracket. Quarterfinal round losers will compete for 5th through 8th places.
  2. USATT rankings (if available) will be used to assist in pool seeding.
  3. Awards will be presented for 1st through 8th place for each event within each age division.
  4. The NSGA and LOC reserve the right to change the tournament format for any age division based on entry numbers, space restrictions, or other circumstance.
  5. Play shall consist of a five-game match. The winner shall be the first player to win three games.
  6. Throughout the match play shall be continuous, with a one-minute break between games.
  7. Default during competition Rule R will be strictly enforced.

Ball Information:

Butterfly R40+ 3-Star Ball

More information on tables coming in Spring 2025.

 

 

Qualifying Rules

  1. All first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners at a NSGA qualifying games will qualify for the 2025 National Senior Games.
  2. Athletes must qualify in each table tennis event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) in which they wish to compete at the 2025 National Senior Games, except when Rule E applies.

Entry Regulations

  1. Players must provide their own paddles. Balls will be provided.
  2. Athletes may compete with only one partner per event. Under NSGA rules, doubles and mixed doubles are classified as events. Therefore, athletes may not compete in more than one age division for doubles or mixed doubles.
  3. The age division of competition for doubles will be determined by the younger age of the two partners as of December 31, 2025.

Table Tennis Rules

Click Here for the Official NSGA Rule Book 

 

All matches will be conducted in accordance with USA Table Tennis rules, except as modified herein. For a copy of these rules, please write, email or call:

USA Table Tennis
One Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 866-4583
www.usatt.org

Click Here for the NSGA Table Tennis FAQs

Venue Spotlight

MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex

The MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex will serve as the largest sports venue for the 2025 National Senior Games presented by Humana. The venue is about 15 minutes from downtown Des Moines in the City of West Des Moines. The RecPlex will house eight sports for the 2025 Games lineup, including: Badminton, Cornhole, Powerlifting, Shuffleboard, Soccer, Table Tennis, Tai Chi and Volleyball.

The venue features four full-size basketball courts, two convertible hockey rinks, three outdoor, full-sized grass soccer fields, one full-size, indoor synthetic turf soccer field and numerous multi-purpose spaces. In addition to sport competitions, the RecPlex will serve as the Athlete Village, which includes athlete check-in, sponsor and exhibitor activation and other activities.

The RecPlex also features free parking with over 1,200 spaces, wireless internet access, full concessions, numerous bathroom and locker room facilities, lounge areas and access to performance and rehabilitation related services at the attached Des Moines University Clinic.

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2025 National Senior Games Presented by Humana - July 24 - August 4, 2025 182 Days 12 Hours 8 Minutes 44 Seconds