Bertram Memorial Tournaments Games

Basketball Ball Badminton Chess Tennis Singles Tennis Doubles Table Tennis Singles Table Tennis Doubles Volleyball

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TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE Partrons Rev. Fr. Francis Jayapathy, S.J., Rector Rev. Dr. S. Lazar, S.J., Secretary & Correspondent Chairman Rev. Dr. M. Arockiasamy Xavier, S.J., Principal President Rev. Dr. Samuel Jeyaseelan, S.J., Director of Sports & Games

Tournament Secretary Mr. S. Vijayakumar, Director of Physical Education Mr. Pajinivel, Assistant Physical Director

Chess : Yogith, Loyola Loyola Cup Tennis Singles : Jeevan, Loyola Stanley Cup Tennis Doubles : Gokul & Rama Krishnan, Loyola Erskine Cup Table Tennis Singles : S. Nikil, Loyola Fr. Principal’s Cup Table Tennis Doubles : S. Nikil & Kalaivanan, Loyola Krishnasamy Iyer Memorial Cup Ball Badminton : St. Joseph’s Engg. Chennai Kumararaja of Chettinad Cup

MEMBERS Dr. Fatima Vasanth Prof. Pencier Rev. Dr. Samuel Jeyaseelan, S.J. Rev. Dr. Joseph Antony Jacob, S.J. Rev. Fr. Henry Jerome, S.J. Dr. Marcus Prof. S. Alex Parimalam Prof. George Fernandez Dr. K.S. Antonysamy Dr. Florence isido

TROPHY HOLDERS 2015

Prof. Jerald Inigo Dr. Robert Bellarmine Dr. Selvanathan Prof. Vincent Vijayaraj Prof. Maria Roy Felix Dr. John Maria Xavier Prof. Simon Aju Sudhakar Mr. Thomas Wilson Mr. Kaniappan

Basketball : JIT, Chennai Bertram Memorail Shield Volleyball : Panimalar Engg. College, Chennai Bertram Memorial Shield

Rev. Fr. Bertram, SJ

B

ertram

Chettinad Cup, began in the

Tournaments

year 1933. In 1936, it came

include Basketball,

to be known as the Bertram

Volleyball, Table Tennis, Tennis

Tournament to perpetuate

Ball Badminton and Chess.

the memory of the Founder

The first of these tournaments,

Principal of Loyola College,

the Ball Badminton tourna-

Rev. Fr. Bertram, SJ who died

ment for the Kumara Raja of

that year.

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PROSPECTUS 1. The tournaments commence on 19.8.2016 and the Entries close on 10.08.2016. Tournaments are open to all colleges and universities. 2. The Prizes are: a)

A Shield or Cup is presented to the winning team and the institution of the team shall be responsible for its safe custody and must return it to the Principal, Loyola College, Chennai, on request.

b) Individual Cups or Medals, Certificates, Prize money are awarded to the winners and runners-up in various games.

Prize money :

c) Basketball and Volleyball 1st Place ` 15,000 2nd Place ` 10,000 3rd Place `  7,500 4th Place ` 5,000 d) Ball Badminton 1st Place ` 10,000 2nd Place ` 8,000 3rd Place `  6,000 4th Place `  4,000 e) Tennis, Table Tennis, Chess 1st Place ` 7,500 2nd Place ` 5,000 3. Twelve names for Basketball & Volleyball and eight names for Ball Badminton must be furnished. The teams for Tennis Doubles and Table Tennis Doubles should consist of students of the same Institution.

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4. The eligibility rules to participate in the Bertram Tournaments are as follows: The teams are to be comprised of only bonafide students. a) For Schools : Participants  /  Teams must produce a bonafide certificate in original duly signed by the Head of the Institution. b) For Colleges : i)

Participants representing a college or university in Tamil Nadu must have passed the plus two examination or an equivalent qualifying examination to participate in the Bertram Tournaments.

ii)

In addition, college team players of Tamil Nadu and Other States must satisfy the current eligibility rules framed by the All India Inter University Sports Board of India.

iii) Open University & Correspondence course students are not eligible to participate in the Bertram Tournaments. iv) The eligibility details must be furnished in the enclosed entry form duly attested by the Head of the Institution / Director of Physical Education.

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The qualifying rounds for Tennis will begin two days before the commencement of the tennis tournament. The dates for the qualifying rounds will be intimated to all participants.

6.

The tournaments will be conducted at Loyola College courts adhering to the latest rules compiled by the respective Games Federations. All the matches will be played both in the morning and in the evening. Tennis matches upto Quater-finals will be decided by the best of 17 games and semi finals and final by the best of three sets.

7. All communications and entries shall be addressed to The Tournament Secretary, Bertram Tournaments, Loyola College, Chennai - 34. 8. In all matters concerning the Tournaments, the decision of the committee shall be final. 9. Only outstation teams will be given free lodging (till their last match) and the accommodation will be simple on the college premises. 10. The entry-form along with the entrance fee should be sent directly to The Tournament Secretary, Bertram Tournaments, Loyola College, Chennai - 34, so as to reach him not later than 5.00 p.m. on 10.8.2016 (Monday)

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11. The Entrance Fees are : a) Rs. 500/- Per team for Basketball, Volleyball & Ball Badminton b) Rs. 400/- Per entry for Tennis Singles c) Rs. 200/- Per team for Tennis Doubles d) Rs. 300/- Per entry for Table Tennis Singles e) Rs. 200/- Per team for Table Tennis Doubles f) Rs. 100/- Per entry for Chess 12. Payments may be made by cheque or cash. 13. Method of giving points to winning teams for awarding the Ethiraj Trophy for Champion College in the Bertram Tournament: Winners - 7 points Runners - up - 5 points III Place - 4 points IV Place - 3 points S. Vijayakumar Tournaments Secretary M : 9962301262 I E-mail : [email protected]

BERTRAM TOURNAMENTS SHEDULE Games will commence as follows 19.08.2016 Inauguration function and

Tennis qualifying rounds

22.08.2016 Tennis Singles Main Draw 23.08.2016 Table tennis singles and Doubles 24.08.2016 Tennis Doubles 25.08.2016 Volleyball and Chess 27.08.2016 Basketball 29.08.2016 Ball Badminton 31.08.2016 Prize Distribution

BERTRAM TOURNAMENTS - 2016 Entry Form From :

To : The Tournament Secretary, Bertram Tournaments, Loyola College, Chennai - 34. Sir, Kindly enter the name of ............................................................................school / college teams .................................................................................................................................. for the Bertram Tournaments - 2016. OFFICIAL INCHARGE DETAILS: Name : Cell No : Email Id : Entries Enclosed. Thank You

Yours Sincerely

BERTRAM TOURNAMENTS - 2016 ENTRY DETAILS (Please furnish the names of the participants for Tennis, Table Tennis and Chess) No. of Entries

1. Basketball 2. Volleyball 3. Ball Badminton 4. Table Tennis Singles 5. Table Tennis Doubles 6. Tennis Singles 7. Tennis Doubles 8. Chess

Date :

Signature with Seal