hello there who is the competitor please?
Michael Gutier, he's from France
and height? 5' 10 and weight? 65 kg
okay let me check the competitors racket
First we have to check the brand. Manufacturer
That is fine
and the rubber manufacturer
That's fine
Okay so I'm now going to inspect the racket for any potential defects
Condition of the racket is looking good. No rips in the rubber
handle is smooth
okay now we must check the weight of the racket
I'll just do it on one side, and then repeat
that is 131g
and 131g
the other side
Okay now we must check that the colour is legal on both sides
Start on the dark side first. We use these special
colour cards to ensure that we're in the correct range
The closest match is dark Bean, which is fine
and for the other side
fried shrimp is fine there
So the colour is within normal limits
Okay and now we must take some measurements of the racket
Just bear with me
Take the total height
that is 25.4
We need the width at the widest point
14.95
and then the height of the handle
10cm on the red
and 9.8 on the opposite side
Okay we have to take some specific handle measurements
there is 1.9
3.3
The thickness at these three points have to be within
0.1
1.1, 1.1
1.1 so that is fine
and just some final measurements at these points please
Okay happy with the measurements there
Okay we're just going to check the emissions coming of the racket,
just to ensure that it is environmentally friendly. Going to do this at three points
each for approximately 20 seconds
18 19 20 0.0
and in this area
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 0.1
and the emissions here
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0.0 recorded that from the red side,
right top and left. 0.0, 0.1 and 0.0 it's absolutely acceptable
Okay just going to do a quick ultraviolet scan of the racket, to ensure that there's no unwanted
deposits on the racket, which could influence your competitor or provide an unfair advantage
That's good
Just around the peripheral edge
Excellent, no deposits there
Okay now we must look at the gloss level of the racket,
because if it's too glossy it could blind the opponent
so I do this by reflecting light off the racket and measuring my glare level
and we do this on both sides
Excellent and of course the handle
and if there is a particular point that gives a lot of glare, such as here,
we just lift up and compare and make a little estimation there based on my ocular system
and grade that as a medium level intensity at this location. Medium is acceptable
So black low, red this area is a medium
but within normal limits thank you
Okay we are now going to measure and check the match balls
So we check the total diameter of the balls for this particular match, that is 3.8
3.8. We check for any defects to the balls, any dimples
any parts that are too bright
Okay and we measure the weight of the balls, we're looking for between 1.9 and 2.1 g
you can see 2g
a second backup match ball
1.8, so that one is unacceptable
double check the first one
2g
So that will be the match ball we shall use for the
Okay so what happens now? Well you don't get the racket back until the beginning of the match
Both competitors hand their rackets over, you place it in a little bag
with your players name on it
Michael Gutier
your reference number
and we place it
in a little bag
and the both players shall receive this right before the match begins, and the referee will
be in soon for taking the match ball. So that's everything, good luck with the event