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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sports Act. Living

Sec. Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1566717

This article is part of the Research TopicMultidisciplinary Aspects and Performance in Racket Sports-Volume IIIView all 7 articles

An empirical comparative study on the diagnostic index system for techniques and tactics in men's table tennis during the ABS plastic Ball Era

Provisionally accepted
Junwei  XuJunwei Xu1Ali  ZhalelAli Zhalel2*Marchibayeva  Ulbossyn SamethanovnaMarchibayeva Ulbossyn Samethanovna2Nurdybek  BolatNurdybek Bolat3Mukhametkali  SagidollaMukhametkali Sagidolla4Yelshat  KalymYelshat Kalym5Kairat  AidarkhanKairat Aidarkhan6Qiankun  WangQiankun Wang1Jan  AlamJan Alam7
  • 1Henan University of Economic and Law, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • 2L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan
  • 3Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • 4Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
  • 5King Ali International Trade Limited Liability Company, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 6“Shipali” medical center, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 7University of Wah, Wah Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan

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In order to accurately identify the diagnostic index system that can best reflect the technical and tactical performance of table tennis after the implementation of the new ABS material ball, and then more accurately and efficiently diagnose and analyze the technical and tactical ability of players, this paper uses the methods of match observation, mathematical statistics, literature and other methods to carry out an empirical comparative study on the representative segmented diagnostic indicator system constructed by predecessors in the past 20 years. Research suggests that: 1) in the New Ball Era, each segmented diagnostic indicator system has a certain degree of rationality, but in comparison, the fivesegment diagnostic indicator system is the most optimal and the most accurate to reveal the technical and tactical performance in the new era. 2) The five segments consist of the serving-attacking segment, receiving-attacking segment, serving-attacking connection segment, receiving-attacking connection segment, and the sustaining segment. 3) The impact of these five segments on the outcome of the match is as follows: The "attacking" segments have the greatest impact on the match outcome, followed by the "connecting" segments, and the "sustaining" segment has the smallest impact. The impact of the receiving and attacking segment on the outcome of the match is higher than that of the serving and attacking segment, and the impact of the serving and attacking connection segment on the outcome of the match is higher than that of the receiving and attacking connection segment. 4) In the New Ball Era, the fifth and sixth strokes of the "connecting" segment have gained prominence, playing a pivotal role for transitioning between offense and defense in the "attacking" segment and the "sustaining" segment.

Keywords: MEN1, Table Tennis2, technique and tactics3, diagnostic index system4, segments5, New Ball Era6

Received: 27 Jan 2025; Accepted: 22 Jul 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Xu, Zhalel, Samethanovna, Bolat, Sagidolla, Kalym, Aidarkhan, Wang and Alam. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Ali Zhalel, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan

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