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Saw this on Facebook... very frustrating, not sure whether to laugh or cry.

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They should av more barriers. That helps a lot
But I have been in the same situation at a competition with a full set of barriers around the playing area (whatever it is called).

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I don't know. Barriers might be limiting spacewise.
Besides, it won't help people crossing over. That's the saddest part.

Hmm, normally they create a pathway between playing areas for people to pass through. Kinda like train aisle.

Naughty committee. Poor big man.

It just delayed the inevitable by the looks

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yes it probably did

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In the USA, players will call a let for ANYTHING that happens close to their court and sto play. In a place like this, if one calls a let for everything, then there will be so many interuptions, that you really cannot play a match with any continuity and it really takes away a lot from the match.

You could put a one piece barrier perpendicular to the row of tables, but it will only stop 1/4 to 1/3 of the balls and wont stop anyone from walking behind your table.

The Koreans have a solution to all this. They crowd the hall with MORE tables, usually in a tourney, they will have two very long rows of tables with 1.5 meters space between tables. They will ABSOLUTELY NOT call a let unless one of three things happens.

1) A ball from another table bounces on your table

2) A player from your match bumps into or runs over a player from the next table

3) The ball hits a player from next table before it hits the ground

Those are the only situations a let is called and Koreans all accept this and play on. This gets rid of the frequent lets, even if a player retrieving a ball from under your table in the middle of the point, it still isnt a let and everyone knows to play on. A really skilled player will hit shots that make you go close to, but not hit adjacent players.

The only way to get rid of this in USA totally is to make court size large enough for ITTF Specs with 1 meter high barriers. Other than that, we are going to get what we get.

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I agree with this. I cannot believe how many lets are called. It even happens in non-league matches at our club. Ridiculous. If you are concentrating on the ball and your game you will not see half of the errant balls that I see called lets. I just sign, shrug and try to go on.

I also agree that more barriers are not the answer. I would rather have room to roam!