Singapore Smash 2026, Singapore, 2/19-3/1

[NextLevel]

Then the umpire shouldn't call fault on specifics, just call fault serve. Make things consistent across the board. Call
fault serve, check serve on all the rules, and there's the result.

Imagine a police officer halting you for crossing a double line, then checking the camera footage only to see you didn't cross the double line even if you did 200 km/h in a 100 zone... No, they'll halt you and then find out what they can charge you with

Yeah, sometimes, these analogies don't work because they miss the essence of the problem. In fact, the police often do get a search warrant for one reason and find evidence that incriminates related to something else and it is then a legal issue over whether that other evidence is relevant to anything or not, so this is a timescale problem.

In this case, determining what is wrong with a serve happens so fast and its relation to TTR is very specific and the funny thing about illegal serves is that many of them can be fixed by higher tosses (not all of them) as height is related to exit angle, height makes backward tossing harder to control etc. so one can focus on height even when other things are really the issue. But maybe these umpires have gotten lots of training and I am the one who is ignorant and cutting them too much slack.

 

[latej]

The umpire should be sacked. This is an absolute mockery

The way must be changed, umpires can't proceed like that. In the future the umpires can only say "check", not "fault", and that will trigger review.

 

[Metaxa]

Poret got the same umpire again 😂

Twice too steep a throw.

 

[zeio]

The way must be changed, umpires can't proceed like that. In the future the umpires can only say "check", not "fault", and that will trigger review.

ITTF/WTT decided TTR to be done this way probably out of concern for time and match flow. It takes an extended period of time to review the video footage for one violation and the amount of time would add up quickly if multiple violations are to be taken into account.

FWIW, the specifications for TTR have been removed from the 2026 handbook and the so-called TTR Guidelines are only made available to players and other participants. It's a black box now.

 

[NextLevel]

The way must be changed, umpires can't proceed like that. In the future the umpires can only say "check", not "fault", and that will trigger review.

But the player may agree with the umpire assessment and may not want to waste their review.

The whole process is obviously a mess that needs to be rethought. But so are the serve rules in general and that mess has not been resolved either. So good luck to us all.

 

[latej]

ITTF/WTT decided TTR to be done this way probably out of concern for time and match flow. It takes an extended period of time to review the video footage for one violation and the amount of time would add up quickly if multiple violations are to be taken into account.

FWIW, the specifications for TTR have been removed from the 2026 handbook and the so-called TTR Guidelines are only made available to players and other participants. It's a black box now.

When we see the TTR it essentially ends up with producing a number for the angle. Does it really need to take that long nowadays?

And even if, I'd rather let the players play and use their playing time until the "internal everytime TTR" is done and then make the call - I mean only if it was fault. Then the point is lost for the server and OK, we exchanged 2 hits in between, why not. Imo it would disrupt the players and the flow less. Because now the game feels it is played by 3 people.

But the player may agree with the umpire assessment and may not want to waste their review.

The whole process is obviously a mess that needs to be rethought. But so are the serve rules in general and that mess has not been resolved either. So good luck to us all.

I'd first get rid of the limitation of "how many reviews" I can have. That's stupid imo, forcing players to think about this. It should be done automatically all the time (at pro level), or not at all (at our level, where we occasionally tell the other guy I don't see the serve or so).

EDIT: But if it doesn't end up this way, then at least please also give the umpires the limit, just like the players have, LOL. At least some justice ;-)

 

[joshmak10]

@TampaBayTableTennis let me start with my picks for today's matches

JWJ vs Sora
Miwa vs Odo
LSD vs LJH
WMY vs SYB
WYD vs Ito
Coton vs F Lebrun
LYJ vs XP
Winter vs ZYL
CXT vs Nagasaki
WCQ vs Lind

My picks will be Sora, Miwa, LSD, WMY, Ito, Coton, LYJ, ZYL, Nagasaki, and WCQ, lets see how I do!

 

[NextLevel]

@TampaBayTableTennis let me start with my picks for today's matches

JWJ vs Sora
Miwa vs Odo
LSD vs LJH
WMY vs SYB
WYD vs Ito
Coton vs F Lebrun
LYJ vs XP
Winter vs ZYL
CXT vs Nagasaki
WCQ vs Lind

My picks will be Sora, Miwa, LSD, WMY, Ito, Coton, LYJ, ZYL, Nagasaki, and WCQ, lets see how I do!

I will flip Sora to JWJ, Ito to WYD, Coton to Lebrun and Nagasaki to CXT.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

@TampaBayTableTennis let me start with my picks for today's matches

JWJ vs Sora
Miwa vs Odo
LSD vs LJH
WMY vs SYB
WYD vs Ito
Coton vs F Lebrun
LYJ vs XP
Winter vs ZYL
CXT vs Nagasaki
WCQ vs Lind

My picks will be Sora, Miwa, LSD, WMY, Ito, Coton, LYJ, ZYL, Nagasaki, and WCQ, lets see how I do!

Great picks, love the spirit!

Hm, we got some good matches to look forward to... (I keep falling asleep and having to watch highlights though)

I'll go with (drumroll please): JWJ, Miwa, LSD, WMY, WYD, Felix, LYJ, ZYL, CXT, WCQ

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

I will flip Sora to JWJ, Ito to WYD, Coton to Lebrun and Nagasaki to CXT.

Solid choices, I will stick with my picks even though they are the same.

And as to not be outdone by you two eager pickers, Friday matches...

Honoka Hashimoto vs Chen Yi
Chen Yuanyu vs Hugo Calderano
Hina Hayata vs Kuai Man
Truls Moregard vs Thibault Poret
Sun Yingsha vs Shi Xunyao
Patrick Franziska vs Tomokazu Harimoto

Actually, I'll leave the door open momentarily in case someone wants to pick first for this day (have mine copied to add soon though).

 

[NextLevel]

Solid choices, I will stick with my picks even though they are the same.

And as to not be outdone by you two eager pickers, Friday matches...

Honoka Hashimoto vs Chen Yi
Chen Yuanyu vs Hugo Calderano
Hina Hayata vs Kuai Man
Truls Moregard vs Thibault Poret
Sun Yingsha vs Shi Xunyao
Patrick Franziska vs Tomokazu Harimoto

Actually, I'll leave the door open momentarily in case someone wants to pick first for this day (have mine copied to add soon though).

Has Chen Yi fixed her chopper problem?

Chen, Hugo, Kuai, Truls, Sun, Harimoto.

 

[joshmak10]

Solid choices, I will stick with my picks even though they are the same.

And as to not be outdone by you two eager pickers, Friday matches...

Honoka Hashimoto vs Chen Yi
Chen Yuanyu vs Hugo Calderano
Hina Hayata vs Kuai Man
Truls Moregard vs Thibault Poret
Sun Yingsha vs Shi Xunyao
Patrick Franziska vs Tomokazu Harimoto

Actually, I'll leave the door open momentarily in case someone wants to pick first for this day (have mine copied to add soon though).

CY, CYY, KM, Truls, SYS, Tomo

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

Great picks y'all!

I'll pick... Hashimoto, Calderano, KM, Moregard, SYS, Harimoto

Bragging rights are on the line... and we're just getting started.

R16 here we go!

 

[Oliverpool]

But the player may agree with the umpire assessment and may not want to waste their review.

The whole process is obviously a mess that needs to be rethought. But so are the serve rules in general and that mess has not been resolved either. So good luck to us all.

The only good thing is that the speed of the TTR review seems to be much faster now. It used to take 2-3 times as
long.

I think the serve angle can be pretty difficult for the umpire to call sometimes. If the ball is thrown in the angle towards or away from where the empire is sitting, it’s just impossible to know.

I realised this while I was in the stands and seeing the TTR review on the screen as I was sitting diagonally behind the umpire in one game.

 

[FIXPOINT]

Singapore Smash 2026 WS R32

Singapore Smash 2026 MS R32

Singapore Smash 2026 WD QF

Singapore Smash 2026 MD QF

Singapore Smash 2026 XD QF

 

[FIXPOINT]

Scheduled Matches:
All times are local time.
Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/wttglobal

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
12:35 T1 WD SF NAGASAKI(JPN)/SHIN(KOR) - DIACONU(ROU)/XIAO(ESP)
13:10 T1 MS R16 JANG Woojin(KOR) - Sora MATSUSHIMA(JPN)
13:45 T1 WS R16 Miwa HARIMOTO(JPN) - Satsuki ODO(JPN)
14:20 T1 XD SF LIM(KOR)/SHIN(KOR) - CHAN(HKG)/KIM(KOR)
18:00 T1 MS R16 LIN Shidong(CHN) - LIM Jonghoon(KOR)
18:00 T2 WD SF KUAI(CHN)/CHEN(CHN) - HARIMOTO(JPN)/HAYATA(JPN)
18:35 T1 WS R16 SHIN Yubin(KOR) - WANG Manyu(CHN)
18:35 T2 WS R16 WANG Yidi(CHN) - Mima ITO(JPN)
19:10 T1 MS R16 Flavien COTON(FRA) - Felix LEBRUN(FRA)
19:10 T2 MS R16 LIN Yun-Ju(TPE) - XIANG Peng(CHN)
19:45 T1 WS R16 Sabine WINTER(GER) - ZHU Yuling(MAC)
19:45 T2 WS R16 CHEN Xingtong(CHN) - Miyu NAGASAKI(JPN)
20:20 T1 MS R16 WANG Chuqin(CHN) - Anders LIND(DEN)
20:55 T1 XD SF CALDERANO(BRA)/TAKAHASHI(BRA) - WONG(HKG)/DOO(HKG)

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
12:00 T1 MD SF THAKKAR(IND)/SHAH(IND) - LEBRUN(FRA)/LEBRUN(FRA)
12:35 T1 WS R16 Honoka HASHIMOTO(JPN) - CHEN Yi(CHN)
13:10 T1 MS R16 CHEN Yuanyu(CHN) - Hugo CALDERANO(BRA)
13:45 T1 WS R16 Hina HAYATA(JPN) - KUAI Man(CHN)
14:20 T1 MD SF LIN(CHN)/HUANG(CHN) - DORR(FRA)/BOURRASSAUD(FRA)
18:00 T1 MS R16 Truls MOREGARD(SWE) - Thibault PORET(FRA)
18:35 T1 WS R16 SUN Yingsha(CHN) - SHI Xunyao(CHN)
19:10 T1 MS R16 Patrick FRANZISKA(GER) - Tomokazu HARIMOTO(JPN)
20:15 T1 XD F -

 

[Bollwerk]

Believe it or not this is the first Smash with top 8 seeds still alive in R16

Looking at the matchups i could see all in QF or who is getting upset? 🤔

 

[NextLevel]

Believe it or not this is the first Smash with top 8 seeds still alive in R16

Looking at the matchups i could see all in QF or who is getting upset? 🤔

Predicting Jang over Sora but definitely all have a chance. And honestly at this stage everyone is dangerous.

 

[JackJohnson]

ITTF/WTT decided TTR to be done this way probably out of concern for time and match flow. It takes an extended period of time to review the video footage for one violation and the amount of time would add up quickly if multiple violations are to be taken into account.

FWIW, the specifications for TTR have been removed from the 2026 handbook and the so-called TTR Guidelines are only made available to players and other participants. It's a black box now.

All the players get 2 reviews each and if they are wrong they lose the review so it wouldn’t matter too much if they take too long for the TTR as if the player ends up being wrong they lose a review so would only have one more chance to review. It’s only when the player is right every single time with TTR then more time will be added up to the match.

I do feel like TTR takes way too long to review the footage. I’m not sure if there is a quicker way of doing it. I’m undecided which one is quicker to review video footage; TTR or DRS (Cricket)

 

[zeio]

When we see the TTR it essentially ends up with producing a number for the angle. Does it really need to take that long nowadays?

And even if, I'd rather let the players play and use their playing time until the "internal everytime TTR" is done and then make the call - I mean only if it was fault. Then the point is lost for the server and OK, we exchanged 2 hits in between, why not. Imo it would disrupt the players and the flow less. Because now the game feels it is played by 3 people.

Rather than the technical side, it's the "panel" side of the process that involves a lot of back-and-forth among the Umpire, TTR Match Official (with the final say), and TTR Crew, where the latter two work in the backstage and you don't see on screen.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/wtt-handbook-2026-additions-changes.38588/post-565895