GROUP 3

Table Tennis; Rules and Regulations

TABLE TENNIS SERVES AND SERVICE RULES

A table tennis match begins with the umpire conducting a coin-toss. The
winner has the options to serve the ball first, receive it, or choose the
side of the table they’d like to play from.
The server has to;
•Hold the ball with an open palm,
•Toss it up and strike it in a manner that the ball bounces first on the
server’s side of the table before bouncing over the net to the other side.
•The receiver, however, can return it by hitting it over the net and into
the opponent’s half of the table.

HOW MANY PLAYERS ARE NEEDED?

Table tennis may be played with one player at each end of the table or
with two players at each end who may be both men or both women or
one of each.

RULES
If we're talking about singles, the only thing you need to do is hit the ball
so that it passes over the net and hits the opponent's half of the table. In
doubles, however, the
ball needs to hit the right field of the opponent's half.

SCORING

The winner is the player or pair who first scores 11 points, unless both
players or pairs score 10 points (called deuce). Then a game will be won
by the first player or pair to gain a two point lead.

HOW TO WIN IN TABLE TENNIS

A match is won by winning games. The number of games per match

varies across competitions and categories.
While singles matches are usually a best-of-seven event, doubles are a
best-of-five affair.

HOW TO SCORE

The aim in table tennis is to strike the ball in a manner that the opponent
fails to make contact with the ball, which earns the player a point.
However, if the ball hits the net and it fails to bounce over into the
opponent’s half, or hits it over the net and out of bounds without coming
into contact with the table, the opponent gets a point.
FOULS

If the player attempts to return the ball before it bounces a foul is called

*Hits the ball twice in succession (i.e. a double hit)

* Puts his non-playing hand on the table or net or moves the table.
* Obstructs the ball with any part of his body or clothing (unless it’s
obviously not going to bounce on his side of the table)
*Hits the ball out of turn when playing doubles.

REFERENCES:

https://olympics.com/en/en/featured-news/table-tennis-rules-
regulations-how-to-play-official-laws-serve

https://www.alma.edu/live/files/1868-table-tennis-rules-2016pdf

http://www.tt-tableonline.com/Article.php?ArticleId=2