14 rule / regulation changes by robotNazi controlled ITTF to oppress choppers (& block defenders)

[Rogere]

Below are the 14 rule / regulation changes that were passed by the robotNazi controlled ITTF since 1977 that fully or partially aimed at limiting the pips.

List shows 15 items :- But item 5 is just an FYI as it did not pass

1. 1977 : Ban on long pips at the Birmingham BGM by limiting the maximum allowed length of any pips to 2.00 mm
2. 1983 : More limits on slim (flex) pips by setting Maximum Allowed Aspect Ratio of pips to 1.3
3. 1983 : Initial two color rubbers rule (any 2 different colors)
4. 1985 : Added further restrictions on the 2 color by limiting rubbers only to 2 colors (Red & Black)
5. Around 1990-1995 : Failed attempt by Swedish Association to limit Table Tennis to ONLY dumb rackets banning all smart rackets that would have mandated that both sides of a racket must have identical rubbers (same top sheet color and sponge thickness)
6. 1995 : Repeal of Speed glue ban (within months of implementation) forced by (click blue link) robotNazis
7. 1998 : Durban Regulation (chopper massacre) reduced the maximum allowed Aspect Ratio of pips from 1.3 to current 1.1
8. 2000 : Ball size increase from 38 mm to 40 mm (known as 40- ball)
9. 2004 :Regulation to reduce maximum allowed pip distribution density from 50 to current 30 pips per sq.cm
10. 2008 : FPB (Frictionless pips ban) by setting minimum allowed pip friction (COF) to be at least 0.5
11. 2008 : Fake ban on boosters to fool the IOC
12. 2014 : ball change from 40- celluloid to 40+ plastic
13. 2022 : Total official ban on 40- celluloid balls
14. 2024 : Rule change proposal rejection for women’s equality
15. 2024 : Increased maximum allowed rubber thickness from 4.00 mm to 4.05 mm to protect illegal (potentially criminal) boosting (even though rule 2.4.7 from 2008 & Regulation 3.4.2.2 if ITTF Statutes clearly says spein gluing & boosting are not only ITTF unapproved but are also common law illegal due to health code violations)

[Abeeku]

One may ask : Why would ITTF want to oppress choppers ? It makes no sense

All the councils & committees of ITTf and its National associates suchas USATT, DTTB, CTTA, JTTTA ect are totally controlled by robotNazis .
They hate the chopper nuisance and would love to ban all pips & anti completely.

But they can't . Why ? Because if ITTF bans pips / anti, they will defintely start their own association. just as the robotNazis themselves threatened to form their own association in 1995 when speed glue ban was imposed by the ITTF (ITTF repealed the ban within a matter of months)
ITTF of course cannot lose their TOTAL & absolute control over TableTennis and especially lose Olympic funding & IOC could even expel table etnnis Olympics like they did to boxing and replace it with pole dancing (this is NOT a joke . Pole dancing is making a serioud bid)

So ITTF is doing the next best option. Keep pips & anti but keep imposing maximum limits and render pips & anti totally useless & dysfunctional.
This is why there had been these above 111 rule and regulation changes

[#### Pramila]

Had no idea.
Most of us new players have no idea that ITTF is this corrupt.

[Rogere]

Had no idea.
Most of us new players have no idea that ITTF is this corrupt.

Not very surprising because all other TT forums are willfully complicit to this corrupt behavior by the ITTF
IOC also looks the other way

[alsatian]

The least known rule change is the 1977 ban on long pips.
Of course ITTF would love to keep this a secret and has indeed done an outstanding job keeping this a secret from defenders especially the choppers

[x loop]

5. Around 1990-1995 : Failed attempt by Swedish Association to limit Table Tennis to ONLY dumb rackets banning all smart rackets that would have mandated that both sides of a racket must have identical rubbers (same top sheet color and sponge thickness)

I wish this rule change had been passed.
This would have forced pips & anti players to leave the ITTF 30 years ago to form their own separate association & could have entered Olympics as all spin table tennis.
ITTF & its corrupt top spin only table tennis could have been expelled from Olympics long ago

Oh well

[Rogere]

Below are the 14 rule / regulation changes that were passed by the robotNazi controlled ITTF since 1983 that fully or partially aimed at limiting the pips.

List shows 15 items :- But item 5 is just an FYI as it did not pass

1. 1977 : Ban on long pips at the Birmingham BGM by limiting the maximum allowed length of any pips to 2.00 mm
2. 1983 : More limits on slim (flex) pips by setting Maximum Allowed Aspect Ratio of pips to 1.3
3. 1983 : Initial two color rubbers rule (any 2 different colors)
4. 1985 : Added further restrictions on the 2 color by limiting rubbers only to 2 colors (Red & Black)
5. Around 1990-1995 : Failed attempt by Swedish Association to limit Table Tennis to ONLY dumb rackets banning all smart rackets that would have mandated that both sides of a racket must have identical rubbers (same top sheet color and sponge thickness)
6. 1995 : Repeal of Speed glue ban (within months of implementation) forced by (click blue link) robotNazis
7. 1998 : Durban Regulation (chopper massacre) reduced the maximum allowed Aspect Ratio of pips from 1.3 to current 1.1
8. 2000 : Ball size increase from 38 mm to 40 mm (known as 40- ball)
9. 2004 :Regulation to reduce maximum allowed pip distribution density from 50 to current 30 pips per sq.cm
10. 2008 : FPB (Frictionless pips ban) by setting minimum allowed pip friction (COF) to be at least 0.5
11. 2008 : Fake ban on boosters to fool the IOC
12. 2014 : ball change from 40- celluloid to 40+ plastic
13. 2022 : Total official ban on 40- celluloid balls
14. 2024 : Rule change proposal rejection for women’s equality
15. 2024 : Increased maximum allowed rubber thickness from 4.00 mm to 4.05 mm to protect illegal (potentially criminal) boosting (even though rule 2.4.7 from 2008 & Regulation 3.4.2.2 if ITTF Statutes clearly says spein gluing & boosting are not only ITTF unapproved but are also common law illegal due to health code violations)

Each one of these changes of course has a history behind it.
I will start posting them probably one at a time after doing some additional research.
I have not been up on this as I am sort of lazy about this
But you can find lot of background information is USATT magazines in print till whenever it lasted.
I do not have all copies of these magazines
Another good source could be Tim Boggan's History of Table Tennis
Again I do not know when his last volume was but I know it has been a couple of years.
There may be other sources like Wayback Machine etc
You do not have to take my word. Do your own research
But what is annoying is when people don't do their due diligence and
1. Newbies jump in and post nonsense with zero knowledge of the sad history of this sport
2. Experienced players who are totally brainwashed by the ITTF (I should know this be cause I was brainwashed over & over by the ITTF & its (click link >) robotNazi coaches, officials and players

[McEnshay]

This topic has been updated to include 2 past missing items from 1980s and 2 new items for 2026

Use this link > 18 rule and regulation changes