The International Table Tennis Federation shows amateurism, Zhang Benzhi and Oolong are out, fans: huge grass stage team

The 2024 ITTF Macao World Cup, this tournament adopts new rules, but it has caused a lot of controversy, and the official has also made a fuss about qualifying for oolong. The ITTF is really amateurish in this regard, and the rules are not clearly stated in the clauses, so the rules are more controversial this time.

In the third round of the group on April 17, Japan's Tomokazu Haramoto drew 2-2 with Denmark's Grote, and the two sides won by a narrow margin of 35-33. Previously, Tomokazu Zhang defeated Croatia's Gazini 3-1, and Grote also beat Gazini 3-1. Therefore, Tomokazu Zhang and Grote have the same win-loss ratio, both winning 5 games/losing 3 games.

Tomokazu Haramoto 3-1 Gacini [11-5, 11-7, 12-10, 6-11]

Grote 3-1 Gacini [11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5]

Tomokazu Haramoto 2-2 Grote [7-11,6-11,11-6,11-5]

With the two sides having the same win-loss ratio, Tomokazu Zhang defeated Grote by a small margin to qualify for the promotion. However, after the game, the official ranking of the International Table Tennis Federation made a fuss, ranking according to the total small point ratio, Grote previously played against Gacini to get more net points, and the total small score was in the advantage, leading Zhang Ben Tomokazu 1.18-1.14, and was ranked first in the group at that time, and Zhang Ben Tomokazu ranked second out.

Later, relevant reports followed up, thinking that Grote had advanced to the round of 16, and that Zhang Benzhihe was out. About half an hour later, the ITTF re-changed the rankings, ranking Tomokazu Zhang to the first place in the group and advancing to the second place, and Grote to the second out.

During the debate, table tennis fans spoke highly of Tomokazu Zhangmoto, and some netizens commented: "Although Tomokazu Zhangmoto is out, he has made great contributions to clarifying the rules, and Tomokazu Zhangmoto is meritorious." "Now the ITTF has changed the rankings and corrected the comparison rules that were circulated before. Of course, this time it was Tomokazu Haramoto who finally advanced again, but also contributed to the clarity of the rules.

The ITTF did not list the rules in detail when it announced them, and it was indeed a bit unclear, so that there were many controversies this time. Because of this, some table tennis fans commented: "This world is a huge grass platform team." Now with the dust settles on the ranking of Tomokazu Zhang and Grote, the comparison rules have been officially clarified.