RULES OF TABLE TENNIS
SINGLES
1. Toss
Player winning "Toss of Coin" or winning "hide ball" reserves the right to select serve or side.
2. Service Rule
Free hand should hold the ball in palm, clearly visible to the opponent. Palm should be behind the baseline. Ball should be tossed up at least 6 inches and the ball should be hit on its way back. Ball should touch server's end once and cross over the net and touch the opponent's area once and then on the ball should bounce once either side before it is hit.
3. Service Let (Re-serve)
While serving, after hitting server's area once, if the ball touches the net and falls in the opponent's area, then a let or re-serve is given. However if the balls touches the net during rally and bounces in the opponent's area, the play should continue.
4. How the points are won?
a) If the ball after hitting lands outside the opponent's area of table, point is awarded to the opponent.
b) If the ball hits the net and does not cross the striker's area, point is awarded to the opponent.
c) If the ball is taken by the player before it bounces in his area, point is awarded to the opponent.
d) If the ball crosses the base line of the receiver without bouncing in his area, receiver gets the point even if the ball hits the bat beyond baseline or the receiver catches it.
e) If the ball hits the sides of the table (Anywhere on top of the table is right, even the top edge of the table), opponent gets a point.
f) If the Free Hand of the player or bat touches the table, opponent is awarded a point.
g) If the player tosses the ball and misses hitting it, opponent is awarded a point.
g) If the player tosses the ball and misses hitting it, opponent is awarded a point.
5. Points in a game
International Games are played for 11 points. Each player gets two serves. However, in Amateur games it is game of 21 points and each player gets 5 consecutive serves. However if the points are tied at 20, then players gets one serve each and a player reaching a difference of two points wins the game.
ADDITIONAL RULES FOR DOUBLES
1. Play in Turns
If one player receives the ball, he should play and give way to his partner to receive the next return i.e. players should play alternately.
2. Service Rules
Service always starts at right hand side of the table and the serve should land diagonally opposite i.e. right side of the opponent.
3. Player Swapping
Once a server finishes his quota of services and side over occurs, the players of the serving side should swap places i.e. the side which has just finished serving.
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