On the afternoon of July 2 1, ITTF technical representative Chen Changqi told reporters when arranging the lottery ceremony that the exact size of the venue was 8x16m, which met the requirements. However, compared with the venue with limited width, the two judging tables designed for beauty and decoration really seemed out of place.
"Now the venue itself cannot be changed. We can only try our best to find a way from the layout. " The international referee from Hongkong, China said, "The current solution is to pull the referee back as far as possible, or even remove the two baffles behind the referee and let the referee enter from the sideline."
Liu expressed his understanding of the plan, saying, "It is said that there are more than 65,438+000 lines under the rubber floor. If it does, I don't know which line will affect the TV broadcast. Retreat on both sides of the referee table can move out a distance of nearly 50 cm, which is the best effort that can be made within the limit. "
It has been reported before
On the second day of his arrival in Tokyo, Guo Ping conducted pre-match training in Tokyo Gymnasium. Malone, Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin/Liu appeared one after another.
On July 19, Guo Ping took the lead in raising an objection when he first adapted to the field training, arguing that the venue layout was slightly narrow, especially the size of the two referee tables was slightly larger, which might cause obstacles to the running of athletes, especially doubles players. Xu Xin, whose height is 1.8 1 m, told reporters at that time that several of his sideways balls hit the electronic scoreboard.
ITTF has strict regulations on the size of the stadium, and it has the responsibility of supervision. Two years ago, the team World Cup was held here, and the stadium at that time met the standards. Obviously, the host made some changes later, which is undoubtedly an off-site move for everyone, and it is not good for Guo Ping who is good at COSCO Taiwan.
The change of venue not only affects China team, but also other teams. After discovering the problem, Liu immediately reported to the Japanese Table Tennis Association, and later German coach Roskov also expressed his dissatisfaction.