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  1. Are most of these serves illegal?

    The other day YouTube recommended this to me. I can't see the point of impact on any of the serves. In this tournament, was there an unwritten rule that the veterans were allowed to serve behind their backs, as long as their opponents weren't objecting?
  2. Horrendous illegal serve in Olympic Qualifier!!

    Really?? Words fail me!! https://tv.ittf.com/video/gardos-robert-jevtovic-marko/1882869
  3. What was illegal about this serve?

    I'm not disputing the fault call. I'm just asking for some clarification, as the announcer wasn't 100% sure what the fault call was for: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yaZ1IqElozk?start=343" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media...
  4. What will happen to boosting?

    I honestly am not sure what I think of this: https://www.ittf.com/2019/05/27/ittf-steps-measures-boostering/?fbclid=IwAR2kwTY5m2RLgAdF2ySizRUy58TY5xi_32YIUI49pbnIXXxG948tQZPHJd8
  5. Timo Boll Interview: About 80% of pro's are using illegal rackets

    Reference: http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/tischtennis-timo-boll-wirft-der-konkurrenz-manipulation-vor-a-1074917.html Translation: Significant criticism of the EM-record winner: Timo Boll accuses the competitors who are using illegal methods to improve their game. Even for the ITTF he finds...
  6. Fun Video: Table Tennis vs Illegal Drugs

    I thought it was curious that both the illegal drug trade and table tennis called their distributors dealers. The rest is now history. As possibly so am I. Cheers, Greg
  7. Illegal serves, are you guilty of any

    Here are a few examples. Which one do you do ...sometimes:-)
  8. Ding Ning Serve - Illegal?

    Is Ding Ning Foul Serving? Check out the picture below, let us know your thoughts
  9. Timo Boll Illegal Serve

    Hey guys! I've just watched the ETTC Final Timo Boll vs Patrick Baum and noticed that Boll's serves are illegal. Photo by: ad-hoc-news.de Why? - From the beginning of the serve he is clearly not holding the ball behind his endline. Let's have a look at the international table tennis rules...
  10. Ma Long Illegal Serve in Detail

    Okay, so we had the huge debate about whether Xu Xin's serve was illegal. Now we have a whole new discussion with Ma Long's service. Watch the video below, is the serve legal? What do you think? Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images AsiaPac
  11. Shibaev Illegal Serve?

    Alexander Shibaev played Marcos Freitas in the European Champions League - UMMC vs Cergy Pontoise (ECL 2011/2012) Many people have reported that Shibaev has served illegal in the past. Its believed Timo Boll has mentioned about them to. On this occasion Marcos Freitas got very annoyed at the...
  12. Illegal rubbers list

    Hey all, I remember a while back when I first started playing, one of the long pips junk rubber guys (lol) had a sheet that listed all of the legal and newly illegal rubbers for long pips and anti-spin rubbers. I was just curious as if anyone has come across something like this online so that...
  13. Is it illegal to stamp your foot while serving?

    Hey I was wondering if it was illegal to stamp your foot when serving? I was told not to do it but i see many chinese players stamping. Thanks James
  14. Xu Xin illegal Serve in Detail

    OK, so im not going to outline Xu Xin here as a bad person as hes my second favourite player to Boll however. There is growing speculation over the internet that Xu Xin is serving illegally and he is gaining a huge advantage over his opponents. Especially in the deciding points of the sets. I...
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