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PostPosted: 10 Feb 2019, 09:03 
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Hi, Dear TORSTEN. Hi, Dear TORSTEN.

please be so kind as to clarify a question we now encounter oftentimes at our domestic events..

-- Would all those Butterfly rubbers of past production prior to 2014. with the older logos, still be valid for official play?

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Unfortunately, the image does not show. Which of the Butterfly brands is it about?

But generally, if a brand still appears on the LARC list, then a rubber is still legal for ITTF, even if the logo has changed. ITTF Regulation 3.2.1.3 just requires the supplier, brand, ITTF logo and -if any- the ITTF Number to be printed on the rubber. The exact logo is not part of the LARC. See here: https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018ITTFHandbook_v2.pdf_0.pdf

Of course such logo change should happen as rarely as possible (so that detecting fake products is not getting unnecessary difficult) and requires that no change of the rubber's properties is made. For example, if the butterfly just gets a new shape, authorization would normally be continued. (Without any guarantee regarding future decisions -I am not in charge of rubbers.)


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Torsten wrote:
Update for pictures of both ball stamps and racket coverings: They will return, because everyone amongst ITTF staff in charge agrees that it is useful.
The main reason why the pictures disappeared was, like I assumed, transition issues from the old to the new ITTF website.
The accordingly redesigned picture database is currently still worked on, and the plan is to bring it online roughly by end of January 2019.


Edit: I know it's not done yet. The usual delay issue in IT projects. No change of the decision to do it. I'll keep you posted when I know or see it's going live.


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Dear Torsten,
Thank you a lot for keeping us informed about ITTF EQ current activities.
Meanwhile,
-- I did found out that some China-made rubber products still using a false ITTF logo.
-- I did found out some Chinese rubber manufacturers (those entering in the ITTF LARC 2019) do keep producing and marketing oily liquids with boosting effect, which is now prohibited by ITTF T4 Regulations. Effective: 01 Jan 2018
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6. Supplier’s responsibilities
Suppliers that produce, market, sell, or are otherwise associated with illegal substances and
treatments may not apply for authorisation of any racket covering. Their equipment will not be
permitted to appear on the LARC, and may not use the ITTF logo.
I will gladly provide to you even more information, just give me a request on my PM.

Yours sincerely
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Off topic, but kind of connected:

Hi Torsten,

Are you aware of the tender being called for cheap devices to measure the friction of pimples out rubber as part of racket control?

Can you tell us the rationale for performing friction tests of pimples out rubber as part of racket control? What law of table tennis or international competitions justifies this?

While I am at it, do you have the location of the ITTF 2019 AGM & BoD meeting minutes?

Thanking you in advance for any and all answers.

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igorponger wrote:
-- I did found out that some China-made rubber products still using a false ITTF logo.


Hee hee... Igor wrote a letter. It's not like this is a new problem. The thing is, what can ITTF do about it? It's not exactly against the law. Even if they get the Communist Party of China Central Committee to pass a law banning the use of the ITTF logo on non-approved rubbers, good luck in getting it enforced. I can just imagine Igor writing letters (in bad machine-translated Chinese) to, say, the Shanghai Police Department complaining about Huieson rubber. :lol:

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Retriever wrote:
Off topic, but kind of connected:

Hi Torsten,

Are you aware of the tender being called for cheap devices to measure the friction of pimples out rubber as part of racket control?

Can you tell us the rationale for performing friction tests of pimples out rubber as part of racket control? What law of table tennis or international competitions justifies this?

While I am at it, do you have the location of the ITTF 2019 AGM & BoD meeting minutes?

Thanking you in advance for any and all answers.

You cant view ITTF DOCUMENTS unless you have got official status and ITTF Personal Registration ID.

Sorry.


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You cant view ITTF DOCUMENTS unless you have got official status and ITTF Personal Registration ID.

Sorry.

This can't be true. ITTF President Wiekert promised the highest standards of governance, integrity and transparency if elected. Did the ITTF lie to us (again)?

http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__59851 ... 2/Articles

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And another sort of off topic question, but is in the equipment area. Has the ITTF told Dr N to stop selling a rubber that is clearly not ITTF approved?

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Retriever wrote:
And another sort of off topic question, but is in the equipment area. Has the ITTF told Dr N to stop selling a rubber that is clearly not ITTF approved?


I also want to know this. Relevant and important info about this can be found here:

http://ooakforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=36105

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Sorry for being late, I am only here every now and then.

As to the tender for the friction device: I guess some of you know the glued ball triangle which was a first try to detect whether a PO rubber is post-treated and has too low friction. But that tool sorted out some rubbers which in ITTF's view were still legal, so this was not acceptable for ITTF. Therefore, the search is on for a smarter solution, and the tender is the invitation for anyone to contribute to the collection of ideas. -- With this info I do not want to interfere with the veeeeeery long discussion about what is post-treatment. ;) It's just the background of the tender and no prejudice on anything. I am not directly involved in this issue anyway.

As to the documents of propostions and resolutions of 2019, generally they are here: https://www.ittf.com/meetings-non-sport ... 2019-wttc/ , but I have to admit that I also cannot find there the document with the outcomes. Of course I know the important ones (coloured rubbers passed, yellow ball was changed into a resolution to do research and accepted as such), but one level up from the link there is the mailing address of Etsuko Enami, who is in charge of the area and may know more.

As to Dr. N, no I have not heard about any issue.


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Hi Torsten,

Thank you for your reply about various things. I will ask again about the tender for friction measuring devices.

At the moment there is a minimum friction requirement for pimples out rubber that is specified in the technical leaflet regarding rubber. This only applies to rubber when it is manufactured.

There is no minimum friction specified anywhere for when rubber is used to play. Reduction of friction is a possible sign of treatment, but does equally occur simply with the passage of time. If the ITTF attempts to equate loss of friction with treatment then that is a logical fallacy and open to challenge. I am attempting to find out if there has been any changes in the laws of table tennis or the rules for international competitions that specify a minimum friction for pimples out rubber that would "legally" justify the introduction of friction tests as part of racket control at tournaments.

There is also a feeling that pimples out rubber is singled out for extra regulation (with respect to minimum friction, minimum aspect ratio etc), when there has been so-called "frictionless anti" pimples-in rubber introduced without such regulation.

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Hi Torsten,

Thank you for your reply about various things. I will ask again about the tender for friction measuring devices.

At the moment there is a minimum friction requirement for pimples out rubber that is specified in the technical leaflet regarding rubber. This only applies to rubber when it is manufactured.

There is no minimum friction specified anywhere for when rubber is used to play. Reduction of friction is a possible sign of treatment, but does equally occur simply with the passage of time. If the ITTF attempts to equate loss of friction with treatment then that is a logical fallacy and open to challenge. I am attempting to find out if there has been any changes in the laws of table tennis or the rules for international competitions that specify a minimum friction for pimples out rubber that would "legally" justify the introduction of friction tests as part of racket control at tournaments.

There is also a feeling that pimples out rubber is singled out for extra regulation (with respect to minimum friction, minimum aspect ratio etc), when there has been so-called "frictionless anti" pimples-in rubber introduced without such regulation.
Dear Sir,

Please be aware of the recent friction experiments as being conducted by an ITTF comissioned engineering laboratory in Germany, whose findings were as follows
— all the so called long pimples rubbers, in just-off-package condition, proved to have dynamic friction coefficient greater than 0.70.

We have now got a handy, portable testing device to clearly detect those low-friction pimples having CoF < 0.50, and we can now do all the friction tests right in the playing area.
Our resolvings on the low-friction pimples will be as follows
— just a slight deviations from continuity of rubber surface may be allowed under the Rule 2.4.7.1
Hence, all the low-friction pimples did get far below from their original friction by up to 20%. It is a significant loss of original traction of the pimples and can't be allowed.
As regards the so called "natural wear on the rubber", it is no good excuse for player to keep using the low-friction pimples; and moreover, the continual loss of friction all over the pimples pattern is a credible sign of an illegal treatment.

Many 'thank you' for being concerned.

Research Advisory Group, not within ITTF.


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— just a slight deviations from continuity of rubber surface may be allowed under the Rule 2.4.7.1
Hence, all the low-friction pimples did get far below from their original friction by up to 20%. It is a significant loss of original traction of the pimples and can't be allowed.

If that's what you want, it's only fair to apply the same rule to ALL other rubbers.... if more 20% change in friction is not allowed for one type of rubber, the same should apply to ALL rubbers.

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Inverted rubbers also lose friction with time, therefore, they should become illegal too ,.... Why doesn't the Ittf regulate the tuning at the factory as well ?

The easiest thing would be to ban any kind of pips, end of the story, Ittf happy,..... then, the manufacturers would do something more about this scandal in tt ....

All is about money ,.... when you touch the manufacturers' pocket, then,.. we could see real changes,...


Everything possible is being done so close to the table LP defence disappears . Extra regulation for LPS, then,.. the new ball, also harming choppers,.....


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