He Zhi Wen losing to an amateur xD

How is that ?  This other player is using just one side of the racket. Even if that is long pips (I am not sure) or anti, do you know how much skill it takes to learn to use it (at that age) and to beat a player of the caliber of He Zhewen (even if he is 59) .

In table tennis every player, no matter the level, has a specific opponent style that is a nightmare. On this day He Zhewen met his match.

So you claim this is a problem. When someone identifies a problem, is it not reasonable to expect the person to also propose a solution ? What is your proposed solution ?

 

Do you propose to ban all long pips & punish all away from the table defender just because two older players with different styles play in a small tournament ? REALLY 

 Sure He Zhewen WAS a pro player but not now. 

This is one of the sad excuses used by people who hate all pips & anti. When two low level anti or long-pips players play  each other , the match is ugly. They simply overlook the fact that low level players are playing for themselves, not to please spectators like the pros do. 

The problem therefore the "one size fits all" approach used by the ITTF. What works for pros must be also shoved upon the throats of amateur and or older players (I admit most amateur players  are also partly responsible for fantasizing to be pros).

It would make sense to have different rules for 

1. Juniors (no pips of any kind / no anti) :- only spinny inverted 

2. Regular all age events 

3. Events for veterans ages 40-54 as experimental testing ground for rule & racket rule  changes

4. Events for players age 55 & over with relaxed rules allowing frictionless pips / anti etc (As Jonyer 1980 points out there are 1000s players over 55 in China & worldwide who use rubbers other than spinny inverted)