CCTV interview of Peter Sorling on the controversy around the WTTC 2026 playing system.
https://weibo.com/5229334406/QEo731AGD
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CCTV5《央视报道》面对乒乓球改革的争议 国际乒联主席索林接受总台记者专访
索林：今年伦敦世乒赛有男女各64支队伍参加，参加的协会共79个，这说明我们国际乒联是一个非常全球化的机构。这也是我们第一次采用64支团体赛制，我们需要不断评估新赛制，不只是参赛队伍的数量，而是整体赛制，然后在28年福冈世乒赛上再看是否要采用同样的赛制。
相比于其它持拍类项目，乒乓球在奥运会中金牌最多，我们感到非常自豪，但如果要继续保持相关性，要占有一席之地，我们不能够仅仅和其它运动项目做比较。我们要吸引从未参加过任何运动的人，包括小朋友，拿起球拍打乒乓球，所以也要吸引球迷们爱上这项运动，我也想象这是国际乒联在每日工作中都非常注重的一部分。
如果回到1926年呢，如果从九位国际乒联的创始人的角度出发，相信他们不会想象到我们会发展的这么好。而且我们从21分制改到现在的11分制，也为男女运动员提供了平等的奖金，这些都是非常重要的改变，我们要为乒乓球运动保驾护航，所做的一切都是为了让乒乓球运动更美好，为下一代创造更美好的未来，为下一个百年创造更美好的未来。 [
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(Sorling: This year's World Table Tennis Championships in London had 64 men's and 64 women's teams participating, representing 79 associations. This demonstrates that the ITTF is a highly global organization. This is also the first time we've used a 64-team format.
We need to continuously evaluate the new format, not just the number of participating teams, but the overall format, and then see if we should use the same format at the 2028 Fukuoka World Table Tennis Championships.
Compared to other racket sports, table tennis has the most gold medals at the Olympics, which we are very proud of.
However, to maintain our relevance and secure our place, we cannot simply compare ourselves to other sports. We need to attract people who have never participated in any sport before, including children, to pick up a racket and play table tennis. Therefore, we also need to attract fans to fall in love with the sport. I imagine this is a crucial part of the ITTF's daily work.
If we go back to 1926, from the perspective of the nine founders of the ITTF, I believe they wouldn't have imagined that we would develop to such a great extent. Furthermore, our change from the 21-point system to the current 11-point system has provided equal prize money for male and female athletes. These are all very important changes. We are committed to protecting and supporting the sport of table tennis. Everything we do is to make table tennis better, to create a better future for the next generation, and to create a better future for the next century.)
As an aside, BWF has just approved the change (again) their 21-point system to 15-point system recently.
BWF Members Approve 3×15 Scoring System
https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2026/04/25/bwf-members-approve-3x15-scoring-system
Key Changes Under the 3×15 Scoring System
https://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2026/04/26/key-changes-under-the-3x15-scoring-system
