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Scoring |
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The player, or doubles team, who first scores 21 points wins the Table Tennis game. However, you must win by two points so a game could go on to 30-50 points before being decided. A match is usually the best two out of three games, and in international championships, it is best three out of five games. In other words, if you lose the first game its not the end of the world; winning the next games can make you the winner. |
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Choice of Ends and Service |
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Who starts serving and which player gets to stand at which end? You can flip a coin... if you win the flip you can choose to SERVE or RECEIVE from the end you like. After each game you will alternate the ends. Should there be a tie, for instance, one game to one game, the players will change ends after the first player reaches 10 points in the final game. |
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The Serve |
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Stand behind your end of the Ping Pong table. Hold the ball in the palm of your free hand and throw the ball straight up in the air. As the table tennis ball falls, hit it so it lands on your half of the table, makes one bounce, and lands on the other side of the table. If the serve touches the net, it is a let, and you must serve again. If it touches the net and lands on the floor, you lose a point. If the serve goes into the net, you lose the point. You serve until five points have been scored, and then the other player gets to serve for the next five points. At 20 to 20 (you must win by two points), you alternate the serve after each point. |
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The Server |
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The Server The server is the player who starts the game by being the first to put the ball into play. |
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The Receiver |
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Win a Point |
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If the opponent fails to return your shot. Your shot can hit the boundary lines (white lines) on your opponents side or even the edge of the table and it is legal. Your serve can also hit the edge and it is legal. If you hit the ball off the table but it lands on you opponents paddle before it touches the floor or wall. This may seem odd that you can win a point by missing the table, but this rule is to prevent any volley play. |
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Lose a Point |
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Legal Point |
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