Cat Dolphin/EyeEm/Getty Images Do you like to play doubles? Most ping-pong players enjoy a good game of doubles now and again. Playing and winning in doubles competition can be just as rewarding and fun as singles play - after all, there s two of you to share the glory and celebrate! But most articles written about table tennis tactics and strategies tend to focus…
The winner of a game is the first to 11 points. There must be a gap of at least two points between opponents at the end of the game though, so if the score is 10-10, the game goes in to extra play until one of the players has gained a lead of 2 points. The point goes to the player who successfully ends a rally, regardless of who has served. A match can consist of…
9.2 If the service is delivered when the receiving player or pair is not ready, provided that neither the receiver nor his partner attempts to strike the ball. This rule is self-explanatory: the rally is not scored. As no point has been awarded, service will not change, so the serving player must serve again. In the case of a consistent pattern of such actions, the…
To execute a forehand short backspin serve (figure 5.6), take a position completely off to the left side of the table, so that your left hand is located at the left sideline (right-handed player). Your left foot should be in front of your right, and your upper body should be parallel to the left side line of the table. The racket hand and the free hand, which is holding…
When you are playing ping pong in your own home, you can make up your own rules and keep score any way you like. But when you play in a competition that follows the ITTF rules and regulations, it s important to know the ping pong rules on how to keep score correctly. It also helps so you can be sure that your umpire is keeping the score accurately as well. In fact…
The pyramid rule is a very useful concept for explaining why it is important to develop a close to the table game. The concept revolves around the increasing distance between two wide angle balls the further back you go from the table. The best way to demonstrate this is to feed two balls, one to each corner, consecutively Close to the table (A) you can move and…
The 19th World Veteran Table Tennis Championships (WVC) will take place from 18 June 2018 - 24 June 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. ELIGIBILITY The WVC is open to all interested players aged 40 years and over or who will reach their 40th birthday during the year the event takes place (born 1978 or earlier). This also includes participants…
How do serves work in tennis? I’ve been watching the U.S. Open and the commentators seem to make a big deal over them. Why is that? Thanks, Titus — — — Dear Titus, Great question — you’re absolutely right that tennis announcers make a big deal about serving but they don’t always explain how it works. I’ll take you quickly through how serves work in tennis, in particular…
The experience of most table tennis players with regard to umpiring is probably in local league matches where the primary function is to merely call out the score. However is this really what being an umpire is all about? Can umpiring really be a fulfilling and enjoyable experience? Firstly, let s take a look at the role of an umpire. The role of an umpire is:- Preparing…
It is the act that initiates a rally in table tennis. It is the first stroke of each point. Some simply put the ball into play with a no frills, basic approach. Others vary the spin, speed and placement and use it strategically to dictate the action and induce their opponent to make a mistake. The serve in table tennis has evolved through the years as the sport has…
How to serve in table tennis would have brought a big question mark on your face when someone has asked you in a middle of bunch of people, but no worries here we come with the solution. Rules of service in table tennis should be known by every player. The basic of how you start the rally is the way you serve the ball to your opponent. Service is the most important…
Inventing Ping Pong It comes as no surprise to learn that the history of one indoor game, which the athletic JJ spearheaded, was an active one: Ping-Pong (or Table Tennis as it later become known as in the UK and Europe). John Jaques had originally marketed this game as Gossima, presumably because of the feather-light ball. Initially it attracted little attention…
The Table The upper surface of the table, known as the playing surface, shall be rectangular, 2.74m long and 1.525m wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane 76cm above the floor. The playing surface shall not include the vertical sides of the tabletop. The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about 23cm when a standard ball is…
A match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or 5/9). For each game, the first player to reach 11 points wins that game, however a game must be won by at least a two point margin. A point is scored after each ball is put into play (not just when the server wins the point as in volleyball). The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides…
