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…
Participants are subject to all policies and procedures in the Intramural Handbook. Game Scoring: Each game will be played to 11 points, must win by 2 points. Points can be scored by either the server or the receiver. Match Scoring: Best 3 out of 5 games will decide the winner of the match. Game Time: There will be a one-half hour time limit per match. If the time…
The World Championship of Ping Pong (WCPP) will have the following format and rules. Prize Money/Eligibility Total prize money awarded at the 2011 WCPP will be over $100, USD, all participants will receive cash prizes. The only eligible candidates to receive the prize money will be the 16 contestants approved by the WCPP board. To be reviewed for considerations please…
NCTTA presents the 2017 College Table Tennis Bracket Challenge Predict the results of the TMS College Table Tennis Championships and win fabulous prizes! Contests are free to enter for residents of the U.S. and Canada. Two contests to enter: The NCTTA Team Bracket Challenge, sponsored by TMS International Congratulations to our winners! First place: Greg Hartmann…
