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Doubles table tennis events are of great significance in world championship competition and other official competitions; among the seven events featured at World TTC Championships/Official Competitions are three doubles events; of four gold medals awarded during Olympic table tennis competition two are allocated specifically to doubles events. In 1988, the International Table Tennis Federation decided to extend the World Cup beyond singles matches and introduce men’s doubles and women’s doubles competitions every two years. Since 1999, these competitions are held every other year at all World Cup venues around the globe. These statistics illustrate the pivotal place doubles event plays in table tennis tournaments, and how countries worldwide pay special consideration to it as they invest substantial financial, material, and human resources into researching it as a possible route towards gold medal success.
Doubles tennis differs significantly from singles as its requirements depend on teamwork between two people and an external opponent. Doubles is not just another tennis competition: doubles requires their cooperation for successful play! Table tennis doubles not only demands athletes with excellent personal skills and physical and mental qualities, but more importantly requires them to work as one team, understanding each other in terms of ideology, technology, tactics and working together complementing strengths and weaknesses with complementary strengths in order to win and achieve excellent results. Furthermore, due to table tennis competition rules doubles players must take turns hitting the ball; so players often must hit while moving which requires physical agility as well as footwork ability requiring high physical agility levels and footwork ability from athletes competing at this sport.
Doubles Match Methods
- Service Area Regulations:
When serving during a doubles match, both halves of the table should contain three millimeter-wide white center lines parallel with sidelines dividing it evenly in two halves; right half serves as service area for both teams in doubles (center line considered part of right half during service); serving player must first hit ball into own service area first then over or around net before finally hitting into opponent service area or point will be lost.
- Service Order
The first two balls are served by A1, received by B1;
The next two balls are served by B1, received by A2;
The following two balls are served by A2, received by B2;
The next two balls are served by B2, received by A1;
… This sequence continues until the end of the game, and after both sides reach 10 points or the service is rotated, the order of serving and receiving remains unchanged, with each person serving only one ball until the end of the game. In the next game, the side that received the serve in the previous game serves first. The two members of the serving side can freely determine who will serve first, and the first receiver should be the player who received the serve from the server in the previous game. In the deciding game, when one side reaches 5 points first, the sides should switch positions. After switching positions, the order of serving remains unchanged, but the order of receiving should be switched.
Selecting appropriate partners to compete in doubles matches is of utmost importance when it comes to winning matches in this sport. Basic principles for doubles pairing include:
- Both parties must enjoy harmonious relationships that foster an environment of unity and cooperation
- Each player should possess different technical and tactical strengths and advantages that complement one another during a match.
- Both should take up reasonable positions with good footwork that allows quick transitioning among four boards for successful play in all four boards of competition.
Below are common methods of pairing in doubles: It can be beneficial to pair right-handed attackers with left-handed hitters forehand attacks from both positions; thus maximizing forehand power while decreasing range of movement.
Pairing two players who can attack and defend from both sides, provides maximum leverage when attacking or defending from all areas of the table and covers more ground effectively.
Pairing players who can attack from both sides together will maximize the potential of quick attacks while strengthening active offense.Pair a player adept in mid-to-long range looping shots with someone skilled at quick attacks near the table This pairing places one player in front and one player behind; with one creating opportunities for their partner by hitting mid-to-long range looping shots from slightly further away while giving full use to his or her partner’s attacking talents.
Combining players using two distinct kinds of rackets with someone who prefers quick attacks near the table allows both to fully exploit spin, rhythm and speed variations that make adaptation more challenging for their opponent while providing ample opportunities for offensive play.
