According to the official rules of table tennis, the game is played on a rectangular table of 2.74 x 1.53 meters made of fiber wood and divided into two halves. The table is divided into two halves by a suspended net with two posts attached to the table. The table tennis net is at a height of 15.25 centimeters. The full official rules of table tennis can be found at USATT.org. If the server gives the ball a backspin that returns it to the server via the net after bouncing off the end of the receiver, the receiver must hit the ball before it bounces off the server side of the table. This means that the receiver must go beyond the net to play a punch. If the receiver does not hit the ball before it bounces off the server side of the table, the receiver loses the point. If you hit the ball in a ball exchange or on a serve and it bounces off the net after hitting the opposite side of the table (due to extreme rotation) without your opponent touching it, that`s your point. The sphere, usually orange or white, weighs about 2.7 grams and, according to the rules, is spherical with a diameter of 40 millimeters. If you are an experienced player, I hope you find this article useful as well.
I recently tried a refereeing exam and even though I`ve been playing table tennis for over 10 years. I failed. There are some strange and difficult to understand rules and regulations in table tennis and I will point them out and ask for your opinion. The receiver can stand wherever he wants and can play his returns from any position. However, players are not allowed to touch the table with their free hand (the hand does not hold the racket) and they are not allowed to move the table. I have summarized the official (and very long) rules of the ITTF in these basic rules of table tennis. This should be all you need to play a game. If a player in a wheelchair plays in a tournament for able-bodied people, his opponents must play “wheelchair rules” against him. Your opponent must hit the ball over the net so that it only bounces off the server side of the table and the ball has to bounce off the server side of the table at least once. However, if the ball touches the net and does not bounce off the opponent`s half of the court or hit it above the net and out of bounds without coming into contact with the table, the opponent receives a point. The goal in table tennis is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent has no contact with the ball, which earns the player a point.
This can be done either by pure power, spin or other deceptive means. Here we have gathered the best ping pong rules from USA Table Tennis to help you resolve those garage or office conflicts. This list is not exhaustive, but we have found that these are points of contention common to many players. Whether you call it table tennis, table tennis, or whiff whaff, these official table tennis rules should help you keep things clear. The first World Cup was held in London in 1926, and from then until 1939 the game was dominated by players from Central Europe, with the men`s team tournament won nine times by Hungary and twice by Czechoslovakia. In the mid-1950s, Asia became a hotbed of champions, and since then, individual and team competitions (for men and women) have been dominated by Chinese athletes. The popularity of the game in China was notable because it led to what is known as “ping-pong diplomacy,” a period in the 1970s when tensions between China and the United States were eased by a series of table tennis matches between athletes from both countries. The first such event – held in Beijing in 1971 – is widely seen as paving the way for US President Richard Nixon`s historic visit to China the following year. In 1980, the first world championship was held and Guo Yuehua of China won the first prize of $12,500. Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988, with singles and doubles competitions for both men and women.
Here is a video explaining the basic rules of table tennis service. Doubles partners must take turns hitting balls in a rally, no matter where the ball lands on the table. However, table tennis spread to Asia after making its way to the continent in the 1950s, which has since been fertile ground for some of the world`s best players. On this page, I have explained the basic rules, but you will also find links to my other pages that explain the rules in more detail. How do you serve the ball in table tennis? Hold the ball in the palm of your open hand, behind your end of the table. Throw at least 6″ straight up and hit it on the way down. It has to hit your side of the table, then the other side. NOTE: As soon as the ball leaves the server`s hand, it is in play and therefore counts as the receiver`s point if the ball is missed or hit incorrectly. However, the receiver can turn it over by hitting it over the net and into the opponent`s half table. If the player tries to turn the ball over before it bounces back, a foul is counted.
The table top, called the playing surface, must be rectangular, 2.74 m long and 1.525 m wide and be 76 cm above the ground in a horizontal plane. The playing surface should not surround the vertical sides of the board. The playing surface can be made of any material and must give a uniform jump of about 23 cm when a standard ball is dropped on it from a height of 30 cm. The playing surface should be uniformly dark and matte, but with a white lateral line, 2 cm wide, along each edge of 2.74 m, and a white end line, 2 cm wide, along each edge of 1.525 m. The playing surface is divided into 2 equal squares by a vertical net parallel to the end lines and is continuous over the entire surface of each playing field. In the case of doubles, each seat shall be divided into 2 equal half-squares by a 3 mm wide white median line parallel to the side lines; The center line is considered part of each right half-field. This is one of the first moves taught to a table tennis player during his introduction to the game. Standing at the square of the table, the player holds the paddle with his face open and turns the ball over with the side of the paddle facing the table. The ease and relative affordability of table tennis has made it one of the most popular sports in the world today.
The game is not only easy to learn, but also extremely fun and requires little financial investment or space. On serve, the ball must first bounce off the side of the server, then completely over the net before bouncing off the opposing side of the table. No action is required to serve diagonally, just bounce on the server side beforehand. This only applies to serving during the game, when a ball you hit lands on your side first, which is immediately a point for the other team. If the ball hits the opponent without first touching the table, it is a lost point because it did not touch the table. The ball can also be hit around the net for a point as long as it still touches the side of the opponent`s table, but that`s very clever. There is no limit to where the ball lands on your side or the opposite side of the table. It can jump twice or more to your opponent`s side (if so, that`s your point), jump over the side, or even hit the edge. In this article, I will vividly explain the most important rules of table tennis and thus put an end to the countless disputes that occur every day in the world. When the winner serves first, his opponent has the choice of the end of the table he wants to play first. What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a table tennis rally? If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and results in a legal blow, there is no violation of the rules and the game will continue as usual.
Your paddle hand includes all the fingers and the area of the hand under the wrist. But what if the ball hits a player`s body elsewhere during a table tennis rally? You should not touch the ball with your hand without a paddle for any reason. This will lead to a point for your opponent. BUT if your opponent`s shot sails to your side of the table without touching it, hitting any part of you or your paddle, that`s still your point. If you are a casual or beginner player, this article will try to discover all the mythical and invented rules of table tennis that appear on tables around the world. I will also give a brief summary of the basic rules of table tennis. Table tennis was introduced at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and initially had singles and doubles competitions. However, this was revised at Beijing 2008, where doubles competitions gave way to team competitions in both the men`s and women`s categories. To win the game, an individual must win either the best of 3, 5 or 7 seven matches.
This number varies depending on the tournament or style of competition and the number of players participating in that event. After each game, players change sides of the table. This format gives players several chances to play against each opponent and determines a clear winner. Originally a leisure activity for the upper class in Victorian England, the sport was originally called table tennis before being renamed table tennis in 1922.