{"id":13061,"date":"2021-06-18T15:18:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T07:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/?p=13061"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:05:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:05:35","slug":"table-tennis-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/table-tennis-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Table Tennis Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13061\" class=\"elementor elementor-13061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bd2f3e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bd2f3e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-861d8c1\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this post, we decided to present you with\u00a0<strong>the most important table tennis rules as short and understandable\u00a0<\/strong>to not sound like a boring list of rules.<\/p><p>Do you want to play table tennis for fun, or are you still interested in specific rules in matches?<\/p><p>Several rules have changed over a period of time, so it is essential to know\u00a0<strong>which ones apply today.\u00a0<\/strong>If you live in or near Salt Lake City, you can learn the rules in practice at this beautiful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tabletenniseventcenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table Tennis Club \u2013 SLCTT<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de901a1 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"de901a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a16e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Tennis Scoring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0663686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0663686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Previously, people played table tennis up to 21 points, and you had to win 2 sets to win the match. Players served 5 serves alternately.\u00a0<strong>Different table tennis rules apply now<\/strong>, so take a look below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865b7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865b7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Points<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c4929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c4929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sets are played up to\u00a0<strong>11 points<\/strong>. In case of a tie break (that is if the result is 10:10), the game doesn\u2019t stop until one player wins two points in a row.\u00a0<strong>With a score of 10:10, players serve in a way one serves each.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5797ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5797ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Games<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdad6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdad6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Generally, games are played\u00a0<strong>best 3 of 5 games<\/strong>, with most competitive tournaments (usually semi-finals and finals) are played best 4 of 7.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd4936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd4936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edges<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2c61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e2c61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are several options for when the ball hits the edge of the table.<\/p><p>When you hit the opponent\u2019s edge of the table with the ball,\u00a0<strong>then your point is not in every situation.<\/strong><\/p><p>If the ball goes over the net and hits the edge of the table, then it is your point. But, if the ball goes to the side or next to the net and hits the edge of the opponent\u2019s table, then, in some cases, it is not your point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3dda9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3dda9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An important dilemma about the edge of the table<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c58a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6c58a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Table-tennis-rules-edge-of-the-table-point.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Table-tennis-rules-edge-of-the-table-point.png 563w, https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Table-tennis-rules-edge-of-the-table-point-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d48d7d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d48d7d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the ball goes to the side or next to the net (the ball doesn\u2019t go\u00a0<i>over<\/i>\u00a0the net) and hits the edge of the opponent\u2019s table, you might lose the point because the ball\u2019s bounce\u00a0is the most important in this situation.<\/p><p><strong>In this case, the direction that the ball bounces off the edge determines who wins the point.<\/strong>\u00a0If the ball bounces upwards off the edge (regardless of the angle), then it\u2019s your point. However, if the ball drops off the edge, you lose the point. Both examples are given in the picture below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac7fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac7fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ball cracking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe0448e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe0448e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the ball cracks at the contact with your paddle,\u00a0<strong>the point is continuously repeated<\/strong>. This rule did not exist before, so you should know that this is a novelty in table tennis.<\/p><p>Earlier, it was calculated when the ball broke that the point was lost. And today, due to fair play, it was introduced to repeat the point because no one knows if the opponent could have returned the ball to the table if it hadn\u2019t cracked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086ef95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"086ef95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hitting the ball with fingers or handle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa7675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fa7675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you return the ball successfully with the handle (instead of the rubber) or with a finger on your paddle-holding hand, and the opponent misses, it still counts as your point. In the past, this was not the case.<\/p><p>Returning the ball with anything but the rubber was considered a lost point.\u00a0<strong>Here is important to say that only a handful and fingers come into consideration.<\/strong>\u00a0Other parts of the hand do not count.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673f126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673f126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Touching the table with your hand<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e72988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e72988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you touch the table tennis table with your hand, the one with which you do not hold the racket, the point will be automatically awarded to the opponent. This does not mean that you hang a table when fighting for a point and moving.<\/p><p><strong>It is important that you do not use your hand as support.<\/strong>\u00a0Also, moving the table counts as the opponent\u2019s point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf2d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf2d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ping pong rules \u2013 Let<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4254a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb4254a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In service, if the ball touches the net and passes to the opponent\u2019s side of the table, then let is counted. It should only be noted here that\u00a0<strong>you can serve let an unlimited number of times<\/strong>\u00a0without losing a point in ping pong, unlike tennis. You will only repeat the service each time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f6086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87f6086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doubles rules<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376ec69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"376ec69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The rules in doubles are not particularly complicated. You need to pay some attention if you are a beginner, and you will quickly get used to it.<\/strong><\/p><p>When playing doubles, there are only two differences concerning individual matches.\u00a0<strong>The service must go from the forehand diagonal to the opponent\u2019s forehand diagonal<\/strong>, including playing with your right hand. If you are left-handed, then that means you are serving from your backhand.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469055e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"469055e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ping-pong-rules-doubles.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ping-pong-rules-doubles.png 562w, https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ping-pong-rules-doubles-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c852ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c852ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike tennis, where one player can hit the ball several times in a row, the rules are different in table tennis.<\/p><p>Each player must alternate hitting the ball and then move so that the other player can make his move.\u00a0Thus, the players move more to make room for their double partner for each next ball.<\/p><p>Another rule concerns the serve.\u00a0In the doubles game, the servers are also changed every two points.\u00a0<strong>The server on Team 1 serves the recipient on Team B. After 2 points, the recipient on Team B becomes the server, and so on.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e665d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e665d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Equipment rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cdacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cdacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The rubbers on your ping pong paddle should be one red and the other black.<\/strong>\u00a0The ball should be 40mm in diameter.<\/p><p>The ping pong table dimension is primarily standard, but we will say those who do not know. Length should be 2.74m, width 1.525, and the table height o.76m.<\/p><p>Also, the net has dimensions that players should respect according to the rules of table tennis. The height is 15.25 cm and extends along the center of the table\u2019s width and thus divides the table tennis table into two equal parts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b40172c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b40172c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-tennis-rules-table-dimensions.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13075\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-tennis-rules-table-dimensions.png 442w, https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-tennis-rules-table-dimensions-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c1b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62c1b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beginning of the match<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8f412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b8f412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first rule before the game starts is to determine who has the first serve, and a coin toss achieves this by the referee.\u00a0<strong>The player who wins the coin toss gets to pick between serving first<\/strong>\u00a0or a specific side of the table.<\/p><p>The other player then gets to either serve first or choose their first side.\u00a0<\/p><p>For friendly matches, to determine who serves first, one player can hide the ball in one hand under the table, and the other guesses which hand it\u2019s in.<\/p><p>Table tennis players play matches as singles, doubles, or mixed doubles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e45e099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e45e099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Tennis Serve Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e8ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e8ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ittf.com\/handbook\/\">Official ITTF rules<\/a>, table tennis players must perform service with an open hand, and the ball should be thrown upright at least 16 cm.<\/p><p>Additionally, the opponent needs to have a clear view of the paddle during its contact with the ball,\u00a0<strong>so the server cannot hide the serve with their body or another hand<\/strong>. This, of course, also applies to doubles.\u00a0<\/p><p>When serving, the player must hit his part of the table with the ball first, then let it bounce on the part of the opponent\u2019s table without touching the net.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb3fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8fb3fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=HWoLel2g9dM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bced972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bced972\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the ball touches the net and then moves to the opponent\u2019s part of the table, then the player repeats the service. We call this a \u201clet.\u201d Otherwise, unlike in tennis, in table tennis, you can do an unlimited number of \u201clets.\u201d This will mean that you can repeat the service unlimited times.<\/p><p><strong>Players alternate two serves each. In case of a tie break, players alternate one serve each.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571266c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"571266c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of points during the game<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fd667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12fd667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The opponent\u00a0<strong><em>fails to serve<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>or does not return the service to you.<\/li><li>When you have served, the opponent\u00a0<strong><em>fails to return<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the service to your part of the table. He or she hits the net, next to the table, or over your part of the table, or the ball does not hit at all.<\/li><li>If you\u00a0<strong><em>hit the ball with the edge of the racket<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and then it passes to the opponent\u2019s part of the table, who then makes a mistake, that is also your point.<\/li><li>If\u00a0<strong><em>the ball hits you<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0before falling on the table, then it is your point.<\/li><li><strong><em>Volleys are also not allowed<\/em><\/strong>. This means that every time you have to let go or wait for the ball to fall on your part of the table before you hit it. This is another important difference concerning tennis where it is allowed.<\/li><li>If the opponent\u00a0<strong><em>hits the ball twice with the racket<\/em><\/strong>, that is your point then.<\/li><li>If you\u00a0<strong><em>hit the top of the net and the ball goes to the opponent\u2019s side<\/em><\/strong>, and he makes a mistake, then it\u2019s your point. Fair play is to apologize by raising your hand because you got the point of luck.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad02138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad02138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Table Tennis Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80973a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80973a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I will share\u00a0<strong>the latest two rules<\/strong>\u00a0with you.<\/p><p><strong>Firstly, if you hit the ball and at that moment it breaks<\/strong>, then the point is repeated, regardless of whether you returned it to the opponent\u2019s part of the table or you made a mistake.<\/p><p><strong>Secondly, if at the same time, when hitting the ball, it catches a finger or a piece of ping pong paddle<\/strong>, and you manage to hit, and then the opponent makes a mistake, that will be your point.<\/p><p>Earlier, table tennis rules counted this thing as (double), and a point was awarded to the opponent. But according to the latest rules, it no longer exists. Of course, this does not happen often, but to know how it is a rule.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658bd09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"658bd09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Tennis Rules that have changed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063d43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"063d43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Serve rules have also changed.<strong>\u00a0In 2003,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ittf.com\/\">ITTF<\/a>\u00a0adopted rules<\/strong>\u00a0to remove the non-racquet-holding hand to unblock the opponent from seeing the entire wrist movement.\u00a0Before that, players could \u201chide\u201d the serve by covering the racquet-holding hand during the ball\u2019s contact.<\/p><p>You must throw the ball\u00a0<strong>straight up a minimum of 16cm with an open hand<\/strong>.<\/p><p>With these two rules, a lot has changed in general in most players\u2019 games. Somehow, table tennis achieved a greater fair play because the players who had excellent serves and who managed to hide the service had a huge advantage even though they were equal to their opponents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93561de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93561de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unwritten Table Tennis Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cbde6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2cbde6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We talked about the standard rules of table tennis. Look at what is more important to me than victory or defeat \u2013\u00a0<strong>good sportsmanship in table tennis.<\/strong>\u00a0These are 7 important unwritten rules that every table tennis player should follow:<\/p><p><strong>1.If you notice an umpire\u2019s mistake, then react.<\/strong>\u00a0Sometimes it will happen that the umpire will award a point in your favor, and you know that it was not true. Then react, acknowledge the point to the opponent.<\/p><p>Believe me, and it will come back to you when you at least expect it. Even if it doesn\u2019t come back, you will show that you are a fair play player who doesn\u2019t care about winning at any cost.<\/p><p><strong>2.Shake hands with your opponent after every match.<\/strong>\u00a0No matter what the outcome was and how the opponent behaved, you show that you are a man and an athlete appreciating the opponent.<\/p><p>There are examples of famous players who did not want to lend a hand to the opponent. So, that only shows an unsportsmanlike move. As much as defeat hurts sometimes, you have to be above it and realize that it is a sport and not a war playground.<\/p><p><strong>3.Do not applaud or rejoice when your opponent misses a serve.<\/strong>\u00a0It is not cultural or moral. Of course, some players do it, and the audience sometimes knows how to be like that. However, that shows rudeness, and my advice is not to be like that. Continue to play usually and fight for the next point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b5dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0b5dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Shaking-hand-of-two-table-tennis-players-as-a-fairplay.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Shaking-hand-of-two-table-tennis-players-as-a-fairplay.png 543w, https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Shaking-hand-of-two-table-tennis-players-as-a-fairplay-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Shaking-hand-of-two-table-tennis-players-as-a-fairplay-398x297.png 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tomislav Pucar vs. Lin Yun-Ju | 2019 ITTF Challenge Oman Open<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f86530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f86530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4.Apologize to the opponent.<\/strong>\u00a0Whenever you unnaturally get the point, when the ball catches the net or hits the edge of the table, apologize to the opponent. It is not written anywhere in the rules, but it is a gesture that will show what kind of person you are first and foremost.<\/p><p><strong>5.Do not turn on the flash on your phone.<\/strong>\u00a0As a player, I can tell you that it was a terrible experience. When you concentrate on the ball and an important point, believe me, the flash on the phone bothers you as much as you are a good player.<\/p><p>Therefore, could you not do it to others? Let everyone show how much they know at the table without any additional distractions from the audience.<\/p><p><strong>6.If the ball accidentally gets wet, make sure to wipe it before serving.<\/strong>\u00a0Some players intentionally throw in a wet ball during the service and thus get the point.<\/p><p>Believe me, it is a short-term point, and you will only show your unsportsmanlike spirit. If the opponent is better in the game, he will win. Otherwise, you will win, but a wet ball is certainly not a way to deceive him.<\/p><p><strong>7.If you are at a tournament and the ball from your table enters the field of other players, make sure to raise your hand and say \u201cstop\u201d to break the point.<\/strong>\u00a0If you don\u2019t do that, it may happen that some of them will be bothered by the ball that entered the place they play, and someone will get the point in an unsportsmanlike way.<\/p><p>So be fair and report that your ball has passed to them. It will sometimes happen that you will be bothered by their ball and also one of them will warn you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72c728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c72c728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ca488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ca488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Why do players touch the table while playing?<\/strong><\/p><p>It is a simple physical reaction in the fight for a point. It usually happens when the ball is close to the net. Then reflexively, while trying to return the ball with the racket, the player might touch the table with the other hand.<\/p><p>This is illegal in table tennis. While players are allowed to hook the table with a racket during the game, touching the table with the non-paddle-holding hand loses you the point.<\/p><p><strong>2. What happens when a player, an opponent serves illegally?<\/strong><\/p><p>If the umpire is present, then he will decide if the service is really incorrect. If he can\u2019t decide, then there should be fair play between the players.<\/p><p><strong>3. Whose point is it if the ball catches the net during the service and does not hit the opponent\u2019s part of the table?<\/strong><\/p><p>Then the opponent\u2019s point. So, the player who served, and if the ball hit the net and did not fall on your part of the table, then it is your point.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we decided to present you with the most important table tennis rules as short and understandable to not sound like a boring list of rules.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to play table tennis for fun, or are you still interested in specific rules in matches?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":383,"featured_media":13062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,815],"tags":[193,195,196,194],"class_list":["post-13061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-table-tennis-basics","tag-rules","tag-sorin","tag-tabletennistop-com","tag-umpire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Table Tennis Rules - SANWEI Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sanweisport.com\/en\/table-tennis-rules\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Table Tennis Rules\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In this post, we decided to present you with the most important table tennis rules as short and understandable to not sound like a boring list of rules. 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