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Submitted by Eddy Ruciu
(Kenya)
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
When the ball is not in play, there's no penalty for touching the table.
So you'll often see players wiping the sweat / perspiration from their hands, near the net. (This part of the table is the least used portion of the table during a rally).
They do this because you're only allowed to use a towel after every 6 points, so some players use the table at other times.
The ITTF recently said that they were going to try to discourage this, but they do not seem to be doing anything yet.
However, for many players it just becomes a habit or another ritual they perform during a match, and many players won't even realise that they're doing it so often, until you point it out to them.
Also, some players do it in order to slow the game down, as it takes a few moments to wipe your hand and then return to the end of the table ready to serve or receive.
The umpires should be stopping players doing it, but it's not against the rules yet.
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