I would just like to add that as representative, this was also shock news to
me. It wasn’t even discussed at the last advisory group. Personally, whether
they thought they needed to make the decision or not, it’s something that
should have been made clear at the beginning of this season.
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On 25 Sep 2018, at 09:59, Nikhil Nair <nnair@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
Naqi: really sorry to hear about this, my friend. In hindsight, I suppose
I'm not completely astonished - it would be rather embarrassing for the TF
if the British Champion ended up playing for Pakistan, against a British
player, in the World Championships, after all! I have no idea if that even
entered into the decision-making process, of course - I dare say you know
far more than I do about what's been going on. I'm also aware that the
TF's rules on eligibility are not specific to VI tennis, but go across all
disability groups (wheelchair, learning disabled etc.), so whatever
prompted the change may have nothing to do with us at all.
Please do keep us posted on how things go for you.
Frances: I'm pretty sure this is only for the nationals - they've always
had slightly stricter eligibility requirements, I think simply because the
winner is declared the British Champion, and so (presumably) should be
British. Bianka has been playing in our regionals regularly this year,
despite being a Germany-based German national and playing for Germany in
Dublin, and I'm sure that will still be allowed in coming years. That's
just my guess, of course - I have no inside information, I'm afraid - but
I'm pretty confident about that, nonetheless.
Cheers,
Nikhil.
On Tue, 25 Sep 2018, Frances Maguire wrote:
If that?s the rules fair enough but this one has came from nowhere. You
can?t just bring in new restrictions for the last competition of the season.
Fight your corner on this one. My question is will this exclude any non
British nationals from playing in the regionals next year? All the best in
getting this sorted
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On 25 Sep 2018, at 08:29, Maria Oshodi (Redacted sender "maria.mal09" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Aw so sorry to hear about this Naqui! I heard something similar has
happened to Odette. Things are becoming so regimented it's taking the fun
out of the game a bit and creating unnecessary divides in what is after
all a very small community of players.
All the best with getting somewhere with your case to be able to play at the
Nationals!
Maria
-----Original Message-----
From: b1-tennis-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:b1-tennis-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of S.M. Naqi Haider Rizvi
Sent: 24 September 2018 21:50
To: b1-tennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [b1-tennis] VI Tennis Nationals
HI all,
hope you're all well.
I was very excited to play in the nationals just like most of you. I had
registered and even paid the entry fee.
last week, I heard that the nationals will now only be open to British
nationals and those that satisfy related requirements.
not only had I never heard of something like this before but the fact that
it was being applied retrospectively and last-minute felt really unfair.
instead of making the sport more inclusive, the LTA seems to be taking it in
a different direction and I am incredibly disappointed as you can imagine.
I am still fighting the case on the grounds of them applying the ruling
retrospectively but I doubt that will change anything. even if it does, it
might only be for this year as I still need 5 more years before I can get a
British passport.
this is really disappointing news and if I am not able to make it to the
nationals as will most likely be the case, best of luck and hope to see you
all around in other tournaments.
have a good one folks!
With best regards,
Naqi Haider Rizvi