BASIC RULES OF TABLE TENNIS
A LIST OF SUMMARIZED RULES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU (BEGGINERS LIST) 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. ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY TWO POINTS Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10 (“deuce”), service alternates at every point. Can you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is no separate rule for serving on Game Point. 3. TOSS THE BALL STRAIGHT UP WHEN SERVING How do you serve the ball in ping pong? Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of the table. Toss at least 6” straight up, and strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of the table and then the other side. NOTE: Once the ball leaves the server’s hand it is in play, and so counts as the receiver’s point if the ball is missed or mis-hit. 4. THE SERVE CAN LAND ANYWHERE IN SINGLES There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side...