It's pretty common, unfortunately there is no TTR to review in this case as to my eyeball, it wasn't egregious and might have actually won a review but we will never know because TTR is only mandatory at table 1 in slams. But I have also made the case that people need to be careful about non-vertical tosses when the ball doesn't go way above the head and be especially careful when the start the serve at a point on the table horizontally and toss it somewhats backwards into themselves as umps will make the call even when implied angle isn't terrible.
A great question, it seems that IOC has provisonally lifted its supsension on July 28, 2026 so the ITTF has followed suit, though I suspect local politics and other things must be balanced with its acceptance. I suspect Kazakhstan has little problem recognizing Russia.
I also really hope it continues, Hirano is one of my favourite players
See the IOC press conference and the ITTF statement in a separate thread for more. The IOC had been under scrutiny for double standards for months.
