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I actually have 2. A very, very long time ago we had the chance to play 3 official matches against Jean-Michel Saive. I was only able to win the first of them.:giggle: He was then 9 years old I, 19. I had been playing table tennis for just under 3 years. The next season they lost 2 times. My...

Moved from Belgium to the island of Crete in Greece almost 2 years ago. There are not many clubs on the island, only 4 or 5. The first club we tried here was a 3.5h drive from our house. The first team of that club plays in the top division of the Greek table tennis federation with professional...

You get stuck in nostalgia!

If you want to score a point quickly with your third ball, you should start by serving from beyond the service line, above the table. This considerably reduces the playing field and allows you to make optimal use of the third ball. This does not require much practice, after your third ball the...

Gosh, yes, that is indeed the first, but that is broadly interpretable. ITTF hand book is poorly written and I have been saying it for decades: like many laws!!!:):LOL: So, easy conclusion, as long as the referee does not think it is unsportsmanlike, play must continue. Case closed.

Nope, that article does NOT state that shouting is not allowed. The article just states that there is: "Misbehaviour 3.5.2.1 Players and coaches or other advisers shall refrain from behaviour that may unfairly affect an opponent, offend spectators or bring the sport into disrepute, such as...

I would have loved to see them test an Andro Gauzy HL CO...

This is how far we are now in international table tennis! Illegal services is the new normal!

Indeed

screams? It looks like an ultimate attempt by Noshad to get to the ball. He squeezes the last air from his lungs to play the ball on the table in a sublime way with an effort of strength. As far as I know there is no rule that would prohibit moaning at such an attempt. Anders Lind should have...

I think ITTF/WTT should delete rule 16 from their rules...:geek: Unbelievable!

True!

Oh well, I've had my doubts about him for a long time.

In 1977 they hosted the world championships at the national exhibition center in Birmingham... Small hall...:D

Ruwen has still not been sanctioned for his blade-throwing, and no warnings are given either for not serving legally to other players, so which means that the entire credibility of the refereeing committee and by extension the ITTF is one laughable display.

#19 = Lim JH-service en zoveel anderen = illegaal

This is a very strange setup 🤨

You can forget about painting the surface for a table tennis table yourself. You will never succeed like in a factory. You should already be able to spray it in a dust-free room and I don't know if you're going to have that option.

@Arkadi, by chance on Crete?

Yellow and red without consequences, surely? The whole arbitration is one joke