April Fools Joke ? Or was it ? Re: ITTF Now Requires Approved Blades

[DS Alimee]

on Wednesday April Fools Day . April 1 , 2026 at 3:57 AM
ITTF Now Requires Approved Blades

on Thursday April 23 , 2026
You may joke about it now but this is on their roadmap...

It was already posted here few days after BeavrMD's post that Japan (JTTA) has already been doing this for years.

There is no reason for ITTF not to do this and add a massive layer of confusion to the ITTF LARC and make boatloads of money on licensing fees

[Peguero]

On Saturday April 04, 2026 at 7:32pm
Maybe it would also enlarge the amount of players with new products.

Agreed.
ITTF could ban smart blades to keep pips / anti players out
ITTF's top spin only Olympic table tennis can thrive

[zloop]

ITTF could ban smart blades to keep pips / anti players out

Didn't Swedish Association already propose this in mid 1990's ?
They even went a step further requiring the two sides of the racket be identical
What a great way to get rid of pips and anti players
Too bad it did not pass

[Bloopck]

There is no reason for ITTF not to do this and add a massive layer of confusion to the ITTF LARC and make boatloads of money on licensing fees

OMG
Why didn't Adham Sharara did not think of this years ago ?
Imagine the amount of kickbacks he could have gotten ?
(Keep in mind that ITTF convicted (& later forced by Sharara to de-convict him) for something similar)

[Nokomis]

Olympics could become a (click link >) dumb blades paradise of robotNazis