For Immediate Release
February 3, 2012 

Contact: Faryn Roy
Triangle Sports Commission
Phone: 919.678.1651
froy@trianglesportscommission.com

Cary, N.C – The final competition schedule for next week's 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials - Table Tennis has been released by the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Table Tennis. Competition begins Thursday, February 9th with a qualifying tournament. Friday, February 10th – Sunday, February 12th will feature a round robin competition between the top twelve men and top twelve women in the United States, as they vie to represent their country at the North America 2012 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, also to be held in Cary, in April.

Tickets, with prices starting at just $5, can be purchased online or at the Cary Arts Center Box Office. Based on availability, tickets will also be available on site at Bond Park Community Center beginning with the start of competition.

The top placewinners from the U.S. Trials will go on to compete in the North American Olympic Trials to be held in Cary April 20-22, 2012. The top two women and top three men from this event will qualify to represent their country at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. 

Thursday, February 9, 2012—Qualifying Tournament
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Friday, February 10, 2012
10 a.m. - Women’s singles 1st round
10:45 a.m. - Men’s singles 1st round
11:30 a.m. - Women’s singles 2nd round
12:15 p.m. - Men’s singles 2nd round
1 p.m. - COMPETITION BREAK
4 p.m. - Women’s singles 3rd round
4:45 p.m. - Men’s singles 3rd round
5:30 p.m. - Women’s singles 4th round
6:15 p.m. - Men’s singles 4th round
7 p.m. - Competition concludes

Saturday, February 11, 2012
10 a.m. - Women’s singles 5th round
10:45 a.m. - Men’s singles 5th round
11:30 a.m. - Women’s singles 6th round
12:15 p.m. - Men’s singles 6th round
1 p.m. - COMPETITION BREAK
4 p.m. - Women’s singles 7th round
4:45 p.m. - Men’s singles 7th round
5:30 p.m. - Women’s singles 8th round
6:15 p.m. - Men’s singles 8th round
7 p.m. - Competition concludes

Sunday, February 12, 2012
10 a.m. - Women’s singles 9th round
10:45 a.m. - Men’s singles 9th round
11:30 a.m. - Women’s singles 10th round
12:15 p.m. - Men’s singles 10th round
1 p.m. - Women’s singles 11th round
1:45 p.m. - Men’s singles 11th round
2:30 p.m. - Competition concludes

Due to the Table Tennis Olympic Trials being hosted at Bond Park Community Center the week of Feb 6-12, citizens interested in registering for Schoolz Out camps and programs are encouraged for their convenience to register at other staffed facilities or online at classweb.townofcary.org.

About the Table Tennis Olympic Trials
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials – Table Tennis is an event of the US Olympic Committee to be held from Thursday, February 8 through Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Bond Park Community Center in Cary, NC. The U.S. Trials will feature the top 40 players in the US vying for a spot on the 2012 US Olympic Team. The U.S. Trials open on Thursday, February 8, where any registered participant (including registered members of the public) can compete for a spot on the U.S. Team.

The North America 2012 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament is an event of North America Table Tennis taking place from Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22, 2012 also at Bond Park Community Center in Cary, NC. The North America Trials feature the top 25 players in the hemisphere competing for the final spots in the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The two trials competitions comprise the first-ever Olympic Trials events in Cary, NC.

About Cary 2012
Cary 2012 is the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for both the 2012 US Olympic Trials – Table Tennis and the North America 2012 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament. Cary 2012 is a collaborative effort among the Triangle Sports Commission, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau, Town of Cary, and the Cary Table Tennis Association, in cooperation with USA Table Tennis and the United States Olympic Committee. For more information on Cary 2012, go to www.cary2012.com.

About the Triangle Sports Commission
Incorporated in 2001, the Triangle Sports Commission is a North Carolina charitable non-profit organization and an all-volunteer sports commission serving the Triangle region. The TSC led the Triangle's recruitment effort for the relocation of USA Baseball from Arizona that resulted in USA Baseball’s new headquarters at Durham Bulls Athletic Park and their National Training Complex at Thomas Brooks Park in Cary. In 2008, the TSC hosted the Lenovo Olympic Celebration featuring 31 Olympic athletes, where Jim Scherr, CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, announced the TSC as the USOC’s newest Community Olympic Partner. In 2009, U.S .Masters Swimming selected the Triangle Sports Commission to host its annual High Performance Camp and named the TSC an Official Community Partner. For more information on the Triangle Sports Commission, visit www.trianglesportscommission.com.

About the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, as the official destination marketing organization of Raleigh and Wake County, accelerates sustainable economic growth and development by increasing visitor, sports and convention business. For more information on the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau sports marketing department, please visit www.raleighsports.org.

About the Town of Cary
The Town of Cary is a thriving community in the heart of the Triangle area of North Carolina, between Raleigh and renowned Research Triangle Park. Cary, with a population of around 143,000, has ranked among the top regions in the country to live or work, to find a home or start a business, to raise a family or retire. The Town is a designated North Carolina Fit Community and was selected by the NCAA to serve as one of the inaugural members in its “NCAA Championship City” pilot program, annually hosting NCAA Division I, II, and III men’s and women’s championships through the year 2012. This year, Cary became the home of a Continental Basketball League’s team, Cary Invasion. For more on recreation in Cary, visit www.townofcary.org.

About USA Table Tennis
USATT is the national organizing body for table tennis in the United States. Created in 1933 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, its staff serves the 9000+ members and 285+ clubs that are affiliated with USATT. It oversees a wide variety of membership services, the national teams, and other areas such as the rules of the game, and numerous online instructional and historical articles. It is governed and run by the 9 members of the board of directors, numerous committees, and paid staff. USATT is affiliated with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the world governing body for table tennis, as well as the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

About Cary Table Tennis Association
Cary TTA is a 501 (c) 3 not for profit dedicated to promoting the Olympic Sport of Table Tennis to the minority and underprivileged segments of our community.  Cary TTA hosts events, clinics, tournaments, leagues, the largest giant round robin competition in the USA - the Annual Cary Cup Championship. Additionally, Cary TTA offers other cultural activities related to table tennis - both the modern sport and the historical and cultural components of table tennis as well. For more information on the Cary TTA museum virtual tour, upcoming events/activities, visit: www.carytta.net.