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TWO MORE SERVICE KEEPERS SHALL HELP OUT.



Yes, Tossing the ball longway enough would oftentimes completely redeem for not-verticality of the toss.
See the scheme 10.3.2


    INCIDENTALLY. FOR YOUR BETTER INFORMATION. BADMINTON "SERVICE KEEPERS".     
Badminton game employs a head umpire and two assistant umpires "SERVICE KEEPERS" on both sides of the net whose primarily job is looking for the service illegalities.   ThE service keeper empowered to issue a service penalty on his own, without consulting the head umpire.
   You can rarely see any service violence with badminton players. Good police will secure a good discipline, you know.
Table tennis needs the service keepers so much. Yes.     

Totally uckin Unacceptable!!!!!!!  

These players acting as if they are not knowingly using illegal serves. Utter disrespect for TT and its rules. Poor role models for young TT players

And the International Umpires are good for shite.

Fundamental change in tt is needed!
I know for cases myself at international competitions where umpires were just sleeping and waiting their 100 years anniversary.

Igor is correct here - for the fastest sport with ball ....Umpires are the slowest.
When I played at tournament in Australia 11 years ago - one of my basic Umpires by luck was 82 years old. And he was not the elder on the tournament.
I have big respect to elder people, but many laws are limited for them in the life, car-license, work with another machines and so on.
Why these old people to be allowed to lead matches they can't by physical reason?
Their eyes are not so fast at these years.

I had conversation year ago with an old person around 60 y.o who is often said during rallies: Oh, I didn't see the ball, sorry!
And that man told me if he gets pension soon he will go to be a professional umpire for tt!
God...

As people have not clear value on their skills (no matter umpires or players with hidden serving) I am offering video control. Twice catch in fault - 1 year punishment out of any ITTF competition.

Then we will be able to watch very nice table tennis, really.
At the finals will be not so skilled, but honest players.

JimT wrote: When I watch a match like Monteiro - Samsonov, I kinda cringe and ask why Vladi doesn't retire, but then I recall his German Open performance from just a week ago. My guess is that he was just tired - and indeed one week to do two major tournaments is simply not good for a 40-yr old athlete.

APW46 wrote: As for service legality, they are all just trying to win, its their living, the rules are for the umpires, if they are not strict enough the blame is with them, not the players, and ultimately down to the ITTF.

You gotta be kidding???????   "the rules are for the umpires"  Read that over to yourself 10 times.