Adam shalala, a Canadian, was the sixth ITTF president. He is also a table tennis enthusiast. He started playing table tennis at the age of 1 and joined the national team at the age of 19. At the age of 25, he became the coach of the Canadian team.

In p>1999, after shalala was elected as the president of ITTF, he did a lot of work on the basis of the proposal of former president Xu Yinsheng to switch to big balls. As early as the early 198s, after the China team won seven championships in the 36th World Table Tennis Championships, some people put forward some suggestions, such as increasing table tennis and adding more nets. Obviously, the rule of changing a small ball into a big ball is aimed at table tennis players in China.

In p>1959, after Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship in the 25th World Table Tennis Championships, China athletes gradually entered the international table tennis arena, and formed a set of play style belonging to China-the fast-break play style with the technical style of "fast, accurate, ruthless and changeable". After that, China's athletes shined brilliantly in table tennis and won many championships. By the 196s, the level of table tennis skills in China was at the forefront in the world, which made the sports advantage of table tennis transferred from Japan to China, which was also the second great improvement of the level of table tennis.

China athletes dominate the ping-pong world, which has aroused the envy of many people. Therefore, some suggestions on table tennis reform for China athletes have been put forward. Even by despicable means, many excellent athletes in China disappeared into the front line. For example, shalala, at the 45th World Table Tennis Championships held in Kuala Lumpur in 2, announced that he would change small balls into big ones, which made the development of table tennis enter a new historical era.

However, this reform is like a bolt from the blue for athletes in China. Chinese table tennis players pay the most attention to flexibility and skills when playing. Changing table tennis to small balls is equivalent to directly abolishing their housekeeping skills. Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui, the "Gemini" in table tennis, have always been famous for their skills. After switching to small balls, it means that their previous tactics and methods are useless, and it is difficult for them to adapt at the moment, which has become the direct reason for their retirement.

"Gemini" announced their retirement one after another, which is a great loss for China sports. Some people even worry about the future direction of table tennis in China. Fortunately, shalala's deliberate suppression failed, China athletes quickly adapted to the new rules, and Deng Yaping, Zhang Yining, ZhangJike and other outstanding table tennis players appeared, and China once again dominated the table tennis world.

In addition, shalala has changed the original 21-point system to the current 11-point system. Later, he was reported to have taken bribes by taking advantage of his position, involving as much as $2 million, and eventually ended up in ruin.