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Not really in the mood to challenge. I have never checked the precise rule on hitting the net twice so you may very well be right. It all depend on whether what the ball contacted was considered part of the net. And the umpires during the match made their judgment, so they are not infallible...

No - the ball hit the net, then the table, then the net again. The point is over.

I think that was a well-calculated political choice though - I think they knew that no one would vote out wrestling completely so they chose it to be lined up with other non-core sports. Other choices may have run a higher risk.

In terms of Olympic support, Archery was an Olympic event in the early 20th century, got removed and then re-established itself in 1972 to now. TT joined for the first time in 1988. In the 2008 Olympic games, China won All the singles medals (Male and Female Gold, Silver and Bronze) and all...

Then how does he serve up the snow to clear the path? He clearly has a good one he just needs to use it at the table.

I have never understood the purpose of the Team World Cup.

Pretty wise if you ask me. It will make everyone happy that Fan Zhendong is now #1 so they can leave him alone.

You think table tennis is like those events in terms of Olympic support? Maybe that is why you think I am being dramatic.

You miss the point - declining funding for participation in a sport is directly related to the ability of countries to win medals in the sport. If you want to improve the probability of other countries thinking they have a chance to win a medal, just make sure that one country can't win all the...

Not over dramatizing at all. Look at how Matilda Ekholm for example was not sent to the Olympic games in 2012 when she qualified because she didn't have a chance at a medal - she went in 2016 because Sweden qualified as a team and had an outside chance at a team medal. Or look at how Germany...

It happens in gymnastics too and a few other events. Olympic budgets of many countries are determined by their probability of winning a medal. If fewer countries consider table tennis a viable sport to send and prepare athletes for, it loses its popularity as an Olympic sport. Unfortunate but...

It was much worse under the old system. So I think you would agree that reducing that incentive is a move is the right direction. So you can disagree with me but if you really understood, you would see that in that particular regard the new system.is better.

Hmmm... This is a lot of change... sounds very suspicious because I can see the bias... Yeah... ITTF has a lot at stake here... I hope what they are trying to do works but it is a bit fishy...

Check out my last post and see if you get it. If not, I truly give up. What you don't realize is that he could play 7. You can't hurt yourself by playing more unless it results in injury.

I give up. The point is that you can play any number of events you want but only the best 8 results get used to calculate your ranking. So if he had played 10 in the past year, the ranking only includes the best 8. He has to play at least 8. He can have 10 and have 2 bad events. If he has...

If he played it likely wouldn't affect his ranking either. This seems hard to get across. Maybe rainneverever can explain since you seem to get her but not me.

Some of what they are doing may not be as accidental as it seems but the change was announced in 2016 and rankings were declared back then so people could adjust and track results. I don't think the current system is perfect. But I think that aspects of it are largely in the right direction.

Then he isn't hurting his ranking because it would be a fat 0 and not the Hungary Open. Just like Ma Long has a fat zero and no eighth event at the current time. Try again.

I might have said this elsewhere but having 15 year olds on the tour should not be the priority of the ITTF. In fact, Some of this is what hurts the professionalism in our sport where many rich kids play the sport for a while and get gaudy rankings, then go to college and leave the sport...

Only if there wasn't another event with a better result to replace it. Try again.