[adham]

@Noppenlord

I am writing to you from England right now. You are right, in England the ITTF rule is only applied at the national level. At lower levels the Associations allows the use of any equipment. This is the choice that England made, and probably a good choice. The ITTF makes rules only for the International level and for the events at the international level. None of the ITTF rules are intended beyond the international level. Then each mnational associations decides the rules in their own country. Some national associations adopt the ITTF rules 100%, some adopt certain rules and not others, and a few just have theor own rules.

As I said many many times in many forums, the ITTF makes its rules for the international level, legally we do not have any authority in any country, this level is governed by the national association.

Now let me ask you a question. Someone in the forum said that they were using long pimples (low friction) and since the ban they changed and they are frustrated by players beating them now that used to lose to them before. Well, what about the players that used to beat other players and then when confronted by the low-friction long pimples they started to lose. Did they quit TT?

If people quit a sport because they can not play with equipment that is now legal, then why did they play before? just to win using a specific equipment?

Adham