Table Tennis Blog

Lately I have stated to compare Table Tennis against the other sport categorys around and I feel like Table Tennis should be bigger than it is take basketball for example, basketball is a huge sport and if you say to someone name a basketball team they will almost always answer with an actual team where as if you were to ask someone name a Table Tennis team they would not have a clue. So why is Table Tennis not as popular as the most dominant sports my only answer would be that it is to confusing the leagues are not as well talked about and the way table tennis is played extermly odd.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has, as of September 1, 2008, banished a wide variety of solvents used to apply table tennis equipment rubber to rackets. The following is text verbatim from the Chairman of the ITTF Equipment Committee, Odd Gustavsen.

We would like to draw your attention to the decision made in Guangzhou, valid from September 1, 2008 (The Law 2.4.7.):

The covering material should be used as it has been authorised by the ITTF without any physical, chemical or other treatment, changing or modifying playing properties, friction, outlook, colour, structure, surface, etc.

This means an absolute ban for the use of boosters (tuners, enhancers, improvers, etc.). The purpose of a booster is to change something – if not, what would be the intention. You may find such products claiming to be harmless, to be allowed by ITTF, or to be without VC (volatile compounds), etc. There is little reason to believe this is true. Please be very sceptical since these are generally bad for your health, even containing poison in some cases.

According to our tests there is no way that a sponge can be treated separate from the covering; refer the usual way a booster is applied, i.e. on the sponge.

Boosters represent a messy, time consuming, costly, unhealthy, and now illegal way of achieving spin and speed, and you may be detected in a tournament. Other and better ways exist for the same purpose.

11 Categories:
Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Veteran Men’s Singles, Veteran Women’s Singles, U21 Men’s Singles, U21 Women’s Singles, Men’s doubles, Women’s Doubles, Veteran Men’s Doubles, Veteran Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles

The Venue Ponds Forge International Sports Centre:

Sheaf Street
Sheffield
S1 2BP

Winners:

Mens Singles Paul Drinkhall (Cv) Womens Singles Helen Lower (St) Mens Doubles Paul Drnkhall (Cv) Darius Knight (Sy) Womens Doubles Helen Lower (St) Natalie Bawden (E) Mixed Doubles Darius Knight (Sy) Kelly Sibley (Wa) Under 21 Mens Singles Darius Knight (Sy) Under 21 Womens Singles Kelly Sibley (Wa) Veteran Mens Singles Joe Kennedy (E) Veteran Womens Singles Shu HUANG (E) Veteran Mens Doubles Clive Carthy (E) Joe Kennedy (E)

I noticed that I Haven’t wrote a Brand vs. Brand section in a long time now as I have been busy lately, I am still going to stick to the 3 makes Kettler, Cornilleau and Butterfly but I think this time the rankings have changed.

Although Butterfly have just released a new range of blades rubbers etc I prefer Cornilleau and Kettler as there unique quality is unlike most Table Tennis Brands. Cornilleau Promote the family values of Table Tennis as you will be able to see in most of there advertising as well as being the Sponsors and Official table tennis supplier of the World Team Cup 2007 - 2009 - 2011. Kettler has however started to drop of the edge of the modern Table Tennis Brands but it is still fighting strong as most of the old fashioned Table Tennis Players prefers them on top of any Table Tennis make around because of there excellent value and amazing quality.

Recently I noticed that Table Tennis Table Shop has hit high on googles front page although it isnt number 1 its only position 8 it is still an achievement and a breath of fresh air as I thought the website was dropping down googles rankings however I have been proved wrong. this will mean more visits to our website and it will make this blog popular in the table tennis group circles.