Table
tennis is a popular sport that has been around for many years. According to
the official table tennis laws, a player can win a game by
scoring 11 points, with one point awarded for each violation. Each player can
serve twice in a row and the first to score 11 points will be declared the
winner. Before 2001, when table tennis was played with 21 points, the rules
were essentially the same, but each player had five consecutive serves and
the double was 20-20.
It is important to understand the
terminology of table tennis, so you can understand the rules better. If the
winner chooses a specific end of the table, his opponent has the option of
serving first or having his opponent serve first. These rules are reviewed
annually by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and any changes
are normally implemented as of January 1 of the following year, unless
another date is specified. The basic rules of table tennis are the same for
both amateurs and professionals, but for the highest levels of play there are
many additional regulations that complement these basic rules.
To make the game more exciting and attractive to viewers,
the rules of table tennis were changed. Now, a point is also awarded to a
player when their opponent doesn’t make a correct serve. A player can only
earn one point at a time, regardless of who is serving. If at least 18 points
have already been scored, the game continues to its conclusion, no matter how
long it takes.
If you allow the ball to bounce more than
once on your side of the table at any given time, you lose the point.
Therefore, if a player turns the ball backwards, causing it to cross the net
back toward him, the receiver must keep hitting the ball before it bounces
off the other side of the table. A common method used at lower levels of play
is for a player (or the referee) to hide the ball in one hand, then place
both hands under the table or behind their back and then ask their opponent
to guess which hand the ball is in. In conclusion, according to official
table tennis laws, a player can win a game by scoring 11 points with one
point awarded for each violation.
Each player can serve
twice in a row and if at least 18 points have already been scored, then the
game continues until its conclusion. It is important to understand all of
these rules and regulations so that you can play your best game of table
tennis.