Is Olympic ( ITTF ) TableTennis same as TableTennis ?

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Is Olympic ( ITTF ) TableTennis same as TableTennis ?

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I am new & am confused about what TableTennis really is .
I am told Olympic ( ITTF ) TableTennis is NOT real TableTennis
Is this true ?
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You are 100% correct.
Olympic ( ITTF ) TableTennis is a limited and perverted version of TableTennis

The mission statement of Olympic ( ITTF ) TableTennis is sort of " Booster Grooming & Pip shaming " which implies that top spin is the one and only way to play TableTennis

Real TableTennis includes top spin, back spin & no spin styles pf play (of course side spin is not a part of this analysis as it is mostly delivered a part of back spin or top spin)
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Olympic ITTF started its brutal crackdown & oppresson of choppers (who use & need back spin) by banning all long pips as far back as 1983
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Spin Loop wrote: March 15th, 2025, 9:35 pm ITTF started its brutal crackdown & oppresson of choppers (who use & need back spin) by banning all long pips as far back as 1983
RobotNazis absolutely hate back spin & choppers
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You may want to read the topic below to clearly understand why Olympic ( ITTF ) TableTennis is fake TableTennis

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Olympic's version of ITTF TableTennis is a TOTAL & COMPLETE fraud
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Easy to remember
Olympic TableTennis is Top Spin only Table Tennis or One spin Table tennis or one trick table tennis
Real table tennis is all spins TableTennis not just top spin only table tennis
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Post by Gisela 2005 »

You could also say

Olympic TableTennis is robotic TableTennis

Real TableTennis is tactical TableTennis
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