46屆世界桌球冠軍賽

大阪, 日本 · 四月 23 - 五月 6, 2001

ITTF 通過新發球規則使隱匿式發球成為違規 
並 轉為11分賽制

大阪, 日本, 四月 26 – ITTF, 今天在年度大會中投票壓倒性通過 :

• 轉為11分賽制;
• 使隱匿式發球成為違規.

兩項規則皆須3/4多數表決通過, 但都很容易就通過了.

由 ITTF 執委會提出. 104票對7票通過, 自2001年九月一日開始 :

• 一局11分;
• 一場為7局或9局;
• 每兩分換發球;
• 最後一局任一邊達5分時換邊.

新規定由英國與 ITTF 規則委員會提出. 此規定將使得隱匿式發球成為不可能. 由於比11分制更壓倒性通過, 所以沒有正式計票. 此規定將於2002年九月一日生效. 新規定全文如下:

這個規定將只影響於 ITTF 賽事, 在美國包括美國公開賽, 北美團體賽與其他. 當然, 預期將來美國桌球協會與其他國家應會延用ITTF規定.

11分賽制將使得"局末關鍵分"增多, 因而提高比賽刺激性. 新發球規定將使觀眾易於觀賞與瞭解, 並增加球的來回數.

ITTF主席 Adham Sharara 承認許多人不喜歡新規定, 尤其是已成名的選手. "我們不能只想到今日," 他說. "我們更要設想未來."

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原文出處 : http://www.usatt.org/events/2001Worlds/new_ittf_rules.shtml

(以下為原文)

46^th World Table Tennis Championships

Osaka, Japan · April 23 - May 6, 2001

ITTF Passes New Serve Rule Making Hidden Serves Illegal 
and Switches to 11-Point Games

Osaka, Japan, April 26 – The ITTF, at its Annual General Meeting, voted overwelmingly today to:

• Switch to 11-point games;
• Make hidden serves illegal.

Both rules needed a ¾ majority of all ITTF members to pass, and both did so easily.

This was proposed by the ITTF Executive Committee. By a vote of 104-7, starting September 1, 2001:

• Games will be to 11;
• Matches will be best of 7 or best of 9;
• Servers will switch every two points;
• Players will switch sides in the last possible game when either player scores 5.

The ITTF Technical Committee will decide later which ITTF events will be best of 7 and which will be best of 9. These two options roughly parallel the current best of 3 and best of 5.

11-point games have been used in the past, including the French and Slovenia Opens last year. USATT experimented with this in the 1980s, using 11-point games in their Allstar Series for a year.

The new rule was proposed by England and the ITTF Rules Committee. The rule effectively makes it impossible to hide contact when serving. The vote was overwhelming, greater even then the 11-point rule vote (see above), and so no official vote count was taken. This rule will go into effect on September 1, 2002, one year after 11-point games become effective. The new rule is:

These changes officially only affect ITTF events, which in the U.S. would mean the U.S. Open, North American Teams and possibly others. However, it is expected that USATT and other countries will match the ITTF rules.

The 11-point rule was passed in order to increase the number of "game endings" in a match, so that there are more exciting points. The new service rule was passed to make the game more open and visible, and easier to understand by spectators, and to increase rallies.

ITTF President Adham Sharara admitted that many will not like the new rules, especially established players. "We can’t just think about today," he said. "We must think about the future."

The ITTF had increased the size of the ball from 38mm to 40mm, effective October 1, 2000. By switching to 11-point games on September 1, 2001, and making hidden serves illegal as of September 1, 2002, it spreads these three changes out to one per year.

"I am very happy that we can now implement the whole package of rule changes that we planned some years ago," said Sharara. "We already changed the size of the ball from 38 to 40mm. Now it is time to take the next steps. I believe it will improve the game. I know that some players and coaches might be against the changes, but this is only natural. Players don’t like changes. I am sure they will adapt. If today you give them a 38mm ball, they can’t believe they ever played with that kind of ball."