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More, than 350 000, I guess, have serious problems playing against "not inverted" for reasons I have already mentioned in my previous post.
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What makes you guess that high number?
Counterexample in my club: we have about 50 players and I would say the vast majority has no trouble playing against players with long or short pimples.
Personally, I can't play well against players with a lot of speed and topspin. I think, high-friction rubbers and fast blades should be banned.
I did not understand the background of the minimum friction rule at first but for the reason of being able to check for cheaters with treated equipment it makes sense. Banning all pimples is either a sarcastic joke or nonsense.
@adham: I do not see that many people quit playing due to the minimum friction rule. I heard about one player who actually quit, but he continued playing again after about half a year. I know many players who played low-friction long pimples and found acceptable new equipment. But Germany is a country of moaners and complainers...
About the TV issue: sorry, I did not know that the ITTF pushed individual tournaments only, I thought, showing the Chinese Super League and the German DTTL on TV was also pushed by ITTF. My mistake. I am now excited to see what will come up next year concerning the Pro Tour. Will we see some kind of "Grand Slam"?
Actually, what I forgot to mention:
this "decision" between league and singles tournaments is something we have in Table Tennis but not in Tennis. Most professional Tennis players focus on ATP Tour tournaments only. The "weaker" players play in leagues (and additionally maybe some tournaments). I am completely undecided, but maybe it would be a good approach, if the professional players - at least the top 100 in the world ranking - would play tournaments only. Then they would play more tournaments and tournaments would be more attractive due to a higher level of play. But this in turn only works if the players could live off the prize money and sponsoring without the money from their clubs. It's an idea without a solution how to implement it.
By the way: I like how it is possible to follow the Pro Tour tournaments on the ITTF website with all the results and nice articles.
