7.2. ITTF Rule Changes
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This article is from the Table Tennis (Ping Pong) FAQ, by ttennis@bu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
7.2. ITTF Rule Changes
I was just handed a 10 June 1993 ITTF document. Here's the text. I
apologize in advance if this is old news or if there are typos. The last
paragraph seems to have an error in it. I faithfully reproduced the error
rather than incorectly correcting it. I have translated the dates into
unambiguous dates (1.9.93 became 1 September 1993) because people in the
US use a different date convention than people in Europe. Again, if I made
an error, please forgive me. My typing isn't perfect. ]
"The following rule changes were agreed at the ITTF Council meetings and
BGM in Goteborg in May 1993. Unless otherwise stated, the come into
effect on 1 September 1993.
Laws
The surface of one side of the racket blade must be bright red and the
other black, whether or not both sides are covered (formerly only for
international competitions).
A player will not lose a point if the ball strikes his racket or racket
hand without having touched his court, provided the ball has passed over
the playing surface or beyond his end line.
Regulations for International Competitions
The use of liquid glue to attach racket coverings will be banned from
1 June 1994.
The main colour of a shirt and shorts or skirt must be clearly different
from that of the ball.
Where opposing players or pairs have clothing that is similar in colour
and they cannot agree which will change, the decision will be made by lot.
White or yellow may not be used in advertisements inside surrounds.
Either the umpire or the assistant umpire may decide that a player
obstructs the ball and the other cannot overrule that decision.
If 2 assistant umpires are appointed, each will adjudicate on service,
edge balls and obstruction at his end of the table and act as stroke
counter when the receiver is at that end.
The next server must be indicated by signal, and may also be named.
Players in individual events may receive advice between games and during other
authorised intervals only from one person, designated beforehand to the umpire.
After a formal warning, the umpire may award 1 penalty point for the first
subsequent offence in a match and 2 points for the second; if misbehaviour
continues he must report to the referee.
The umpire must display a yellow card when he warns a player or adviser and
a yellow and a red card together when he awards 1 or 2 penalty points; the
referee must display a red card when he disqualifies a player.
A player who is disqualified from 2 individual matches of a team match or
individual event will automatically be disqualified from the remainder of
that team match or individual competition.
The number of seeds by ranking must not exceed the number of entries in
the 1st round proper.
In seeding by Association nomination, Nos 3 and 4 must be drawn into the
quarters not occupied by Nos 1 and 2, and Nos 5-8 must be drawn as evenly
as possible into eighths not occupied by Nos 1-4 (formerly, 2 and 3 had
to be in the same half, 5 and 6 had to be in opposite halves etc)
With immediate effect, the residential qualification period for
eligibility may be reduced to not less than 2 years by agreement
between the Associations concerned, provided the player has not
represented his former Association in the previous 6 years.
With immediate effect, an Association must register proposed
representative players who were formerly eligible for another Association,
whether or not they represented that Association, not later than 6 months
(formerly 1 year) before the first event in which they to represent it.
Colin Clemett
Chairman, Rules Committee
10 June 1993"
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