Gorst talked more about waxing on his podcast yesterday. He says it has been going on for decades. Players have complained about it for quite some time, but nothing was done. Now it is being addressed, he said.
Evidently there are no rules in place against it now, not officially, his partner, Sword, claimed.
Sword related a story about how Diamond had to wax balls/tables some years ago in the Philippines because the heat and humidity caused balls to frequently jump off the table. True? I have no idea.
Sword also insisted the ball/table was being waxed in last year's Hanoi final. He didn't name names, but we know who he was talking about.
I am unconvinced, having watched the full match twice.
