Umpire mistake

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Gordon Hume
Gordon Hume Asked 11 years ago

Hi, Alois

I was watching a YouTube video of the womens' doubles final at the 2011 WTTC at:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RO3v3n-e-4#t=148

there's a rally where Ding Ning does a great save from under the table, but the umpire mistakenly awards the point to her opponents (it's corrected afterwards).

Apart from wanting to share such a great shot with everyone else here, my question is why would the umpire have made that initial decision. do you think?

Regards

Gord


Alois Rosario
Member Badge Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for sharing the shot with us.  

I think the umpire would have just been confused initially.  There is no doubt it was Ding Ning’s  teams point.


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Raghav  Binwal

Raghav Binwal Posted 11 years ago

Please explain


Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago

What would you like to know Raghavde?


Xariuz Cruz

Xariuz Cruz Posted 10 years ago

Last time my friend encounter a stupid umpire too. 
When his opponent serves and the ball touches the net, my friend grabs it with his hand and then the umpire gives the point to his opponent instead. My friend asks him and he answered:" I am the umpire, I decide whether the ball touches the net or not."


Kaustubh Kulkarni

Kaustubh Kulkarni Posted 10 years ago

I too have seen such umpires.

Once I was playing State Ranking Tournament, and my opponent was leading 2-0(he had won 2 sets). The umpire(a qualified one) showed a set score of 2-1 on the scoreboard!undecided

I too told him it was wrong score but he didn't change the score!innocent


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