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Examining the opponent's racket was written into the laws in 1983, along with the red/black rubber color rule and no foot-stomp. They were directed at Cai Zhenhua after he literally toyed with the top European players in the late 70s. They complained and lobbied for the rule change. Cai...

The VOC content threshold back in late 2008 was 5 ppm. http://ooakforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=4762 Then it was announced in Jul 2010 and further clarified in Aug 2010 that the target was: 4 ppm from Oct 7, 2009 to Aug 31, 2010; 3 ppm in Sep 1, 2010; 2 ppm in Sep 1, 2011. Yet, in May 2011, the 2...

Did you mean Koki Niwa? He just got ousted by Anchanta.

4:0 Staying low at the Team World Cup was all for this? To give the CNT a heart attack merely weeks ahead of the WTTC?

7th game, 1:4, TO by Chen Ke. 6:2, TO by Hirano. 9:9, 9:10, 9:11. What a match.

Hirano's forehand stroke has changed, immensely cutting down on the mistakes against backspin. Add to that her body fat content is higher, which indicates she is in form.

It was first implemented at the Czech Open 2017, starting with the main draw. Only the World Tour events get that treatment.

Very good question there. It's the works of Adham Sharara, yet again. To quote his "personal" stance on the issue, http://ooakforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=66229#p66229

That's the interpretation of the magazine Table Tennis Kingdom, isn't it? I don't know what the ITTF is gonna do with the amended T4 from last year. https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2017/10/T4_Racket_Coverings_BOD2017.pdf_0.pdf

The 1st round is the new final. Get used to it. Here is why. Even the CNT folks can't grasp the concept. WJP complained openly in a response to the fan's question on Weibo.

In 2001, the UN added the inability to use a computer as the 3rd criterion to its definition of illiteracy. That's what the 5th post was all about. My dad had a different perspective and said it should be the other way, that a computer should be simple enough that even an illiterate can use...

Just because high sounds better than low.

This is a spin-off thread from this one, since I haven't really seen the topic get much love on English-speaking forums. To get you up to speed, Basically, the philosophy in training, gameplay, style...etc. Think of table tennis from a macro perspective. So, what exactly is this '90s way of...

After all these years, the ITTF still don't put it in decimal in a pair of parentheses after the ratio, leaving people scratching their heads like teletubbies, even after reading the rules.

Another hilarious clip on Harimoto by some in-the-know self-media, mistaking the World Cup for the WTTC. https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5570191986?pid=118456836111&cid=0&red_tag=0620896210#118456836111

This was the 1st 7-gamer that Pitchford won since 2017. Yup. He lost in every match(except 1 doubles and 3 team singles) that went the full distance in 2017. The same thing happened in 2015.

It's a column, and it reads like an AI-generated one. So hilarious. Anyhow, "it" focuses mainly on basketball.

I fixed the link in the original post. It should work now. Vegetable VOC-free booster? I'm not sure about the vegetable part, but the ones used by CNT and the general public are practically undetectable by that funny looking device. That's been the case I believe since 2010/11. Well...

My condolences.

No, it's actually a good distraction. It just gave me a light-bulb moment. The answer to OP's original question is perhaps the following: "You're European. You use Chinese tacky rubber? I'm offended by that!" :cool: