Points:
A player shall lose a point in case:
- he fails to deliver good service.
- he fails to deliver good return when his opponent has made goods service or return.
- he or his racket touches the net when the ball is in play.
- his free hand touches the playing surface when the ball is in play.
- he returns the ball with volley.
- in Doubles, he strikes the ball out of turn.
Game:
A player or pair who scores first 21 points shall win the game. If both the players or pairs score 20 points, then that player or pair shall be the winner who scores 2 points before the other player or pair.
The Choice of Ends and Service
In the game of tennis, the choice of ends and the right to serve first shall be decided by toss. The toss winning player chooses to serve or not to serve first, and the other player chooses the right to end (side).
Change the Ends and Service
The change of ends and service shall be made in the following manner:
In the play, a player or pair who starts a game at one end shall be at the other end in the second game, and so on. This will continue till the end of the match. The ends change when any player or pair score first ten points in the last possible game in a match. In Singles, the service is changed after five points, which means that the server shall become receiver, and recevier shall become server.
The Choice of Ends and Service
In the game of tennis, the choice of ends and the right to serve first shall be decided by toss. The toss winning player chooses to serve or not to serve first, and the other player chooses the right to end (side).
Change the Ends and Service
The change of ends and service shall be made in the following manner:
In the play, a player or pair who starts a game at one end shall be at the other end in the second game, and so on. This will continue till the end of the match. The ends change when any player or pair score first ten points in the last possible game in a match. In Singles, the service is changed after five points, which means that the server shall become receiver, and recevier shall become server.
In Doubles, the selected partner of the pair shall deliver the first service, and shall be received by the appropriate partner of the opposing pair. The receiver of the first five services shall deliver the second five services. The third five services shall be delivered by the partner of the first receiver. The fourth five services are delivered by the partner of the first receiver and received by the first server. The fifth five services are to be delivered like the first five, and so on. This order will continue till the end of the game.
Out of Order of Ends, Serving or Receiving
In case the players have not changed ends in time, they shall change the ends as soon as the mistake is detected provided the game is not completed. In case the game has been completed, all points scored shall be counted. If a player serves or receives out of turn, the play shall be stopped as soon as the error is detected. The game shall be started again by the server who was serving at the start of the game, or at the time when the score was 10. In such circumstances, the scores made before the error is detected shall be counted.
Important Information About the Table Tennis Game
- Types of Table Tennis game = Two (Single & Double)
- Size of the Table length & breadth = 274 × 152.5 cm.
- The height of the playing floor = 76 cm.
- The height of the net from floor = 15.25 cm.
- Length of the net = 183 cm.
- Weight of the ball = 2.55 gram to 2.7 gram
- Circumference of the ball = 40m. m.
- Colours of the ball = White
- The ball is made of = Celluloid or plastic
- The officials of match = One refree, one umpire one scorer, one assistant umpire.
- The length of the table in table tennis is 2.74 metres and width 1.52 metres.
- The game of table tennis is of two types singles and doubles. In Singles, there are two players, out of which one plays and the other is a substitute.
- In Doubles, there are four players, out of which two play and two are substitutes. The game of table tennis is of Eleven points.
- In Doubles game, the playing surface is divided into two parts by a 3 cm, wide white line.
- The selection of ends (sides) and the right to first serve shall be decided by toss.
- The toss winning player chooses to serve, whereas, the other chooses the end (side).
- The service is changed after two points in Singles.
- In the last possible game, the ends are changed when a player or pair scores ten points.
- A match shall include five or seven games.
- The lines on the table used in the game should be white in colour.
- The remaining part of the table tennis is dark green.
