RULES of ping pong
What you need to know to play a fun game of ping-pong
Sometimes all you want
to know are the basic rules to play a friendly match
of ping pong.
In singles, the center lines serve no purpose, so ignore
them.
Scoring
A
match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or
5/9). For each game, the first
player to reach 11 points wins that game, however
a game must be won by at
least a two point margin.
A point is scored after each ball is put into play
(not just when the server
wins the point as in
volleyball).
The edges of the table are
part of the legal table surface, but not the
sides.
Flow of the
Match
Each player serves two points in a
row and then
switch server. However, if a score of 10-10 is reached in any game,
then
each server serves only one point and then the server is switched. After
each game, the players switch side of the table. In the final game (ie 5th
game), the players switch side again after either player reaches 5 points.
Legal Service
The
ball must rest on an open hand palm.
Then it must be tossed up at least 6
inches and struck so the ball first bounces
on the server's side and then
the opponent's side.
If the serve is legal except that it touches the net,
it is called a let
serve. Let serves are not scored and
are
reserved.
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http://www.pongworld.com/more/rules.php
Sometimes all you want
to know are the basic rules to play a friendly match
of ping pong.
In singles, the center lines serve no purpose, so ignore
them.
Scoring
A
match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or
5/9). For each game, the first
player to reach 11 points wins that game, however
a game must be won by at
least a two point margin.
A point is scored after each ball is put into play
(not just when the server
wins the point as in
volleyball).
The edges of the table are
part of the legal table surface, but not the
sides.
Flow of the
Match
Each player serves two points in a
row and then
switch server. However, if a score of 10-10 is reached in any game,
then
each server serves only one point and then the server is switched. After
each game, the players switch side of the table. In the final game (ie 5th
game), the players switch side again after either player reaches 5 points.
Legal Service
The
ball must rest on an open hand palm.
Then it must be tossed up at least 6
inches and struck so the ball first bounces
on the server's side and then
the opponent's side.
If the serve is legal except that it touches the net,
it is called a let
serve. Let serves are not scored and
are
reserved.
Copied from
http://www.pongworld.com/more/rules.php
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