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I have elaborated enough. That's not spamming. Those are examples from another racket sport folks need to see for themselves. It won't get anywhere with this "agree to disagree". That's not the point here. If Aruna brings WTT to court with his case, he's gonna lose. The best he can hope...

Badminton. BWF moved to the merit-based ranking in 2007 (1, 2, 3) and soon after penalty for late withdrawal/late cancellation was implemented. The current "Player Commitment Regulations" were first implemented in 2018 and suspended during COVID-19 and resumed in 2023. As of 2023/11/11...

Perhaps folks should read up on how Tanaka turned to crowdfunding to make his overseas expedition possible. He beat WCQ at ATTC 2023 with no affiliation/sponsorship. JTTA just signed up for him. Aruna is not the only "poor" guy that we should feel sorry for here.

ECL isn't managed by ETTU? The conflict is ETTU's problem. Ever wonder why ATTU did not hold Asian Cup 2023 (China was supposed to be the host), or that Asian Cup 2024 will be held near the end of the year? To avoid conflicts? ITTF, WTT and ETTU meet in Doha...

It doesn't matter. The ITTF TTWR regulations state that entry cancellation after entries deadline due to budget problems for automatic entry by WR events (WTT Grand Smash Main Draw, WTT Finals, WTT Champions) incurs a penalty (see image below). Paying out of pocket or funded by whatever...

Semi-related to World Cup. I've always wondered. Speaking of racism (since Aruna brings it up, why not?), has Samsonov been subjected to it just because he is from Belarus? Despite being a 3-time World Cup holder (1999, 2001, 2009) and the former oldest player to win at 33 before ML at 35...

Then ML should be the worse player when compared to WH?

Once again, don't ask me. Ask them. As I wrote in that post, it's "not ideal but a compromise, nonetheless." The question is why the ETTU couldn't avoid the conflict, when CTTA, JTTA, KTTA et. al. could.

Maybe I should've translated that one in the passive voice as it's originally written "be struck/be beaten" (be countered?). That phrase is tricky to get across.

LYJ has never defeated LJK to this day. Harimoto defeated LJK at least once in 2018. Does that mean LYJ is also the worse player, despite having defeated ML 4 times now? Harimoto has defeated ML 2 times. LJK and LGY never beat ML in international competitions until 2024. LJK and LGY have...

The fact that Aruna decided to skip WTT CS Incheon 2024 (even if he notified WTT a month ahead of time, which still violated the rules) while the others in the same situation made an appearance severely weakens Aruna's case here. As for the WTTC 2024, he made an entry on his social media on...

Better yet, look at the other players, namely QD, Ovtcharov, Kallberg, Jorgic, and Franziska. Some people suspect they lost in the early rounds (by 3/29) of WTT CS Incheon 2024 deliberately just so they could fly right back to play the ECL 2023/24 on 3/31. Not ideal, but a compromise...

The issue of fairness has never been the crux here. Aruna gets 2 ZPP (zero-point penalties) and fined because he failed to comply with the rules. Could he have worked it out with WTT in private? Not necessarily as he's shown, but taking it to his social platforms and escalating it to racial...

Below is the discussion over at Tieba on the online poll done by mytischtennis.de. The general consensus is that Ovtcharov has been subjected to systemic racism by many German fans because he was born in Ukraine during the Soviet era, so technically a Russian by birth. 如何评价：德媒投票波邱奥弗谁将无缘巴黎奥运...

Just last week, local retailers FINALLY got the green light to lower the price for the entire Butterfly product lineup. Dignics now costs roughly 56% more than a comparable ESN rubber, as opposed to over 100% several years ago. Also, the yen just hit a 34-year low today. [url...

There is SYB who played almost as much in 2023 (20 events, 15 WTT series plus 5 ITTF and ATTU) as Hirano did in 2019 (21 events). Senior events regardless of conflicts for: 2024 WTT Series 23 (contains WTT F Men Doha from 2023 calendar) Feeder Series 17 ITTF 3 (WTTC, WCup and OG) 2023 WTT...

Making a separate post regarding penalties. Penalties have been around since 1/2018, lenient at first and increasingly strict. 2018 (New World Ranking System) https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/World_Ranking_description_2018.pdf_0.pdf...

It's unfortunate but that's his problem. He can't blame that on WTT. Ever since the World Ranking Reform in 1/2018, the new system has been designed to force players to participate. Another factor is the continental points from which he's benefited since then. Has he considered the handicap...

Well, he should've played less in that case, Watson. If that's eating into his bottom line, then he could consider retirement from international competitions and turn to the various leagues only. Tough luck he was not born in East Asia.

Crossposting this so others could decide for themselves. https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/ittf-wtt-problems-reported-from-players.33539/post-452142