Here are Some of the Basic Rules in Playing Ping Pong

The rule of the game is simple:

You should hit the ball with the table tennis racket over the net onto your opponent's side of the table. You will have a point if your opponent will not be able to return the ball to your side of the table or if your rival hit the ball before it bounces off his side of the table.

Some Basic Rules in Playing Table Tennis

Scoring

The first one to garner 11 points is the winner of the game. At least two points between opponents should be the gap at the end of the gameplay. If the score is 10-10, there will be an additional gameplay rally until one of you has gained a lead of 2 points and will go with the player who has successfully ended the rally.

Serving in Singles

Each of the players will have two serves. The first person who will serve the ball at the start of the gameplay can be determined in various ways. service can be diagonal or in a straight line.

Serving in Doubles

When playing doubles, the service must be diagonal, from the right half of the court with white markings to the opponent's right half of the court.

Changeover of service in Doubles:

The serving team will decide which player will serve first during the start of the game.

The first player to serve is W1.

W1 serves to R1 (2 services)

R1 then serves to W2 (2 services)

W2 then serves to R2 (2 services)

R2 serves to W1 (2 services)

Repeat

Now that you know some of the basic rules in playing table tennis, here are some of the videos that may help you with your training:

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