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Zitat von Nosti49
So it is only one umpire, who states this. For sure not all would have the same opinion.
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Unfortunately I have to follow the argumentation of OSR.
I'm also an umpire/referee in Germany.
- Fact is that the Palio CK531A can be found on the current ITTF list of approved rubbers.
- Fact is also that there's no difference between the two "German Editions" of Palio concerning the name and description on the rubber
The first fact tells the referee that the player is permitted to play with the specific rubber. The second one really causes trouble. The description written on the rubber is the only possibility for a referee to distinct whether a rubber is legal or not.
The ("normal") referee unfortunately has
no possibility to test whether a rubber is identical with the one which was given to the ITTF for the approval. So the referee
can not state any of the "versions/editions" illegal than if he could perform some additional physical tests.
So I unfortunately have to support the oppinion of OSR though I really would like to say "yes it is not legal and no referee may permit to play with this rubber".
For sure I don't support preparation of rubbers in any illegal way, but the problem for a referee is that he has to prove these manipulations. I would be very happy if I could give another statement but unfortunately I can't...