TABLE TENNIS

DISCUSSANTS:
REY BJ BANZUELO
JAMES ZEN FRANCIS BAÑARES
CHARLO ONG
ORIGIN

• It was in England, in the late 19th century, that table tennis

made its appearance. Taking inspiration from lawn tennis, the
first players belonged to middle-class Victorian society. The
first game would have been played using a champagne cork
as a ball, cigar boxes as bats and books for the net.
TABLE TENNIS EQUIPMENTS

Table. The table is 2.74 metres long, 1.525 metres wide and 76
centimetres high. ...

Net. The net is 15.25 centimetres high and extends along the
width of the centre of the table, dividing it into two equal parts.

Ball. The ball is spherical and has a 40mm diameter and

weighs 2.7 grams. ...
Rackets.
BASIC RULES

• The ball should bounce once on the opponent’s side of the

table. A point is won by you if your opponent is unable to
return the ball or if they hit the ball before it bounces on their
side of the table (unless the ball has already cleared the
table). Matches can the best of 3, 5 or 7 games – or any odd
number you like.
TABLE TENNIS CAN BE PLAYED EITHER
SINGLE/DOUBLE

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RULES OF THIS GAME

1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS

• A Game is played to 11 points. A Game must be won by two
points. A Match is generally the best three of five Games.
• 2. To start, flip a coin.The winner chooses to either serve or
receive first, or pick which end of the table to play at for the
first game. The loser gets the remaining choice.
• 3. Alternate serves every 2 points until the end of the game or the score reaches 10–10
(deuce). At 10–10, alternate serves each point until one player is ahead by 2 points and
wins the game.
• 4. The first server of one game becomes the first receiver of the next game.
• 5. To perform a legal serve:
• a. Hold the ball in the stationary open palm of the toss hand. The ball is to be held
behind the endline of the table and above table level. The ball is not required to be
within the boundaries of the sidelines. The ball must remain visible to the opponent
throughout the entire service (no ball hiding).
• B. Toss the ball straight up a minimum of 6 inches (no maximum) and strike it as it
falls. If you fail to make a good serve after you’ve tossed it, you lose the point, even if
you don’t contact the ball.
• C. After the server contacts the ball, the serve must first contact the server’s side of
the table, clear the net without touching it, and land anywhere on the opponent’s side.
• D. If the served ball hits the net and falls back on the server’s side, or off the side, the
point is lost. But if the served ball contacts the net and falls onto the opponent’s side,
then the serve is called a “Net” and is re-served. There is no limit to the number of
consecutive “net serves”.
• 6. The ball must bounce only once on the receiver’s side
before being hit back by the receiver. From that point on, all
returns must pass directly over or around the net assembly
and land on the opponent’s top surface. A return touching the
net or its supports is still in play. Returns striking anything
other than the net or the opponent’s playing surface are out
of play.
• 7. If a player obstructs the ball by touching it before it has a
chance to land on the player’s side of the table, the point is
lost, except if the ball is obstructed while returning a serve, in
which case, the rally is a let and is re-played.
• 8. A ball striking the top edge of the table is good, but a ball striking the
side is not good.
• 9. Returns rebounding directly off the racket hand or any part of the
racket are still in play. Returns struck by both hand and racket, or hand
with no racket, or racket not in a hand are lost points.
• 10.touching the ball with your paddle hand is allowed
• What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a ping pong
rally? If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in a
legal hit, there is no rule violation and play shall continue as normal. Your
paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist. But what
if the ball touches a player’s body anywhere else during a ping pong
rally? You may not touch the ball with your non-paddle hand for any
reason. It will result in a point for your opponent.
• 11. A player touching the table with their free hand during a point
loses the point. A player touching the net or moving the table (even
accidentally) during a point also loses the point.
• 12. A player cannot strike the ball twice successively (a “double hit”).
• 13.Call a “let” and play the point over, if there is a disturbance during
play (someone walks into the court, a stray ball rolls into the court,
etc.).. HONOR SYSTEM APPLIES TO DISAGREEMENT.
• If no referee is present during a match and the players disagree on a
certain call, the “honor system” applies and the players should find a
way to agree, or play the point over. Ping pong carries a tradition of
fierce but fair play. Help us keep it that way.
RULES IN DOUBLE

How To Play Doubles

• Table tennis can be played in doubles, with two players on each side of
the table. In doubles, the serving and receiving players must alternate
after every two points, and each player must serve for an entire
sequence of points. The sequence starts with the right-hand server
serving to the right-hand receiver, and then the left-hand server
serving to the left-hand receiver. The serve must cross from right to
left diagonally or vice versa. Doubles require good teamwork,
communication, and coordination between the partners.
IMPORTANT REMIDER

Code of Conduct
• The ITTF has established a code of conduct that all players
must follow during matches. Players are expected to conduct
themselves in a sportsmanlike manner and show respect to
their opponents, officials, and the sport itself. Any form of
unsporting behavior, such as using abusive language,
throwing the racket, intentionally damaging the table or
equipment, or disputing decisions, can result in penalties,
warnings, or even disqualification from the match.
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