Rules of playing table tennis

1 table

1. 1 The upper surface of the table is called the competition table. It should be a rectangle parallel to the horizontal plane, with a length of 274m, a width of 1.525m and a height of 76cm in the highland direction.

1.2 The desktop does not include the sides of the desktop.

1.3 The table can be made of any material and should have consistent elasticity, that is, when the standard ball falls to the table from a height of 30 cm, the bouncing height should be about 23 cm.

1.4 desktop should be dark and dull, with a 2cm wide white edge line along the edge of each 2.74m desktop and a 2cm wide white end line along the edge of each 1.525m desktop.

1.5 The competition table is divided into two equal table areas by a vertical net parallel to the end line, and the whole area of each table area should be a whole.

In 1.6 doubles, each table area should be divided into two equal "half areas" with a 3 mm wide white center line. The midline is parallel to the sideline and should be regarded as a part of the right half.

2 network equipment

2. 1 The net device includes a net, a net hanging rope, a net post and a clip part for fixing them on the table.

2.2 The net should be hung on a rope, and both ends of the rope should be tied to an upright net column with a height of 15.25 cm, and the distance from the outer edge of the net column to the outer edge of the sideline is 15.25 cm.

2.3 The distance from the top of the whole net to the table 15.25cm.

2.4 The bottom of the whole net should be as close to the table as possible, and both ends should be as close to the net column as possible.

Three balls

3. 1 The ball shall be spherical with a diameter of 38mm.

3.2 The ball weighs 2.5 grams.

3.3 The ball shall be made of celluloid or similar materials, and the color shall be white, yellow or orange and dull.

4 racket

4. 1 The size, shape and weight of the racket are not limited, but the bottom plate should be flat and hard.

4.2 The thickness of the bottom plate shall be at least 85% of the natural wood, and the glue layer for reinforcing the bottom plate can be made of fiber materials such as carbon fiber, glass fiber or compressed paper, and each glue layer shall not exceed 7.5% or 0.35 mm of the total thickness of the bottom plate.

4.3 The racket face used for hitting the ball should be covered with a layer of ordinary granular glue with outward particles, and the thickness of the glue should not exceed 2mm or covered with sponge glue with inward or outward particles, together with the adhesive, and the thickness should not be greater than 4 mm.

4.3. 1 "Ordinary granular rubber" is a layer of natural rubber or synthetic rubber without foam, and its particles must be distributed on the whole surface, with an average density of not less than 10 and no more than 50 particles per square centimeter.

4.3.2 "Sponge rubber" means that a layer of foam rubber is covered with a layer of ordinary granular rubber, and the thickness of ordinary granular rubber is less than 2mm.

4.4 The covering should cover the whole racket face, but not beyond its edge. The portion near the handle and the finger grip portion may not be covered, or may be covered with any material.

4.5 The bottom plate, any interlayer, covering layer and adhesive layer in the bottom plate shall be a whole with uniform thickness.

4.6 Both sides of the racket, whether covered or not, must be dull, one side is bright red and the other side is black. The edge of the racket should be blunt, not white.

4.7 Due to accidental damage, wear or fading, the integrity and color consistency of the racket face are slightly different. It can be used as long as the racket face performance has not changed significantly.

4.8 At the beginning of the game and when the player needs to change the racket during the game, he must show the opponent and the referee the racket he will use and allow them to check.

5 definition

5. 1 "round": a period of time during which the ball is in the game.

5.2 "Game state when the ball is served", that is, from the time of serving, before the ball is intentionally thrown upward, it stays still for a moment without clapping. Score or serve again in this round.

5.3 "Re-serve": No score in one round.

5.4 "One point": the round of scoring.

5.5 "Clap your hands": the hand holding the racket.

5.6 "No fear in hand": no grip in hand.

5.7 "Hit the ball", touch the ball with the racket held in your hand or the lower part of your wrist.

5.8 "Blocking": After the opponent hits the ball, the ball in the game state does not touch the table or exceeds the table or its end line, that is, it touches the player or anything he wears.

5.9 "Server": the player who hits the ball first in a round.

5. 10 "receiver: the second player to hit the ball in a round.

Referee: A person appointed to manage a game.

5. 12 "referee assistant": a person designated to assist the referee in some aspects.

5. 13 Anything an athlete "wears or brings", including anything he wears or brings at the beginning of a round.

5. 14 ball passes under or outside the net device protruding from the platform, or the ball returned after passing through the net should be regarded as having passed or bypassed the net device.

5. The "terminal line" in the15 table includes infinite extension lines at both ends of the terminal line.

6 legal services

6. 1 When serving, put the ball on the palm of your hand, don't clap your hands, and keep your palms open and flat. The ball should be static, behind the server's end line and above the game level.

6.2 The server must throw the ball up almost vertically by hand, and must not make the ball rotate, and make the ball rise not less than 16 cm after leaving the palm that does not clap.

6.3 When the ball falls from the highest throwing point, the server can hit the ball, so that the ball first touches its own table, then crosses or bypasses the net, and then touches the receiver's table. In doubles, the ball should touch the right half of the server and receiver.

6.4 From the last moment when the ball is still before pitching to hitting the ball, the ball and racket should be above the level of the playing table.

6.5 When hitting the ball, the ball should be behind the end line of the server, but it should not exceed the farthest part of the server's body (except the arm, head or leg).

6.6 When an athlete serves, it is his responsibility to let the referee or the assistant referee see whether he serves according to the statutory provisions.

6.6. 1 If the referee doubts the correctness of a service action of the server, and neither he nor the assistant referee can determine that the service action is illegal, the referee can warn the server not to score when this phenomenon occurs for the first time in a game.

6.6.2 In the same game, if the correctness of the athlete's serve action is questioned again, whether for the same reason or not, one point will be lost without warning.

6.6.3 No matter whether it is the first time or at any time, as long as the server obviously fails to serve according to the legal provisions, one point will be deducted without warning.

6.7 When an athlete can't strictly abide by some regulations of legal service due to physical injury, the referee may make a decision to waive the execution, but he must explain it to the referee before the game.

7 legal counterattack

7. 1 After the opponent serves or returns the ball, the players of the team must hit the ball so that the ball directly crosses or bypasses the net device, or touches the net device before touching the opponent's table.

8 competition order

8. 1 Singles, legal serve, start, then receive the serve, receive the serve legally, and then alternately legally counterattack.

8.2 In doubles, legal serve, the server, then the receiver, then the server's partner, then the receiver's partner, and then the players take turns to fight back legally.

9 rounds

9. 1 round should be awarded a heavy serve under the following circumstances:

9. 1. 1 If the ball sent by the server touches the net device when it crosses or bypasses the net device, it becomes a legal serve or is blocked by the receiver or his companions.

9. 1.2 If the receiver or companion is not ready, the ball has already served: and neither the receiver nor companion has tried to hit the ball.

9. 1.3 The athletes failed to go to legal serve due to interference beyond their control. Fight back legally or obey the rules.

9. 1.4 The referee or deputy referee suspended the game.

9. 1.5 In doubles, the player made a mistake in serving and receiving the service.

9.2 The competition may be suspended under the following circumstances:

9.2. 1 due to the need to correct the wrong order or orientation of serving and receiving;

9.2.2 Due to the rotation service law;

9.2.3 For warning or punishing athletes;

9.2.4 As the competition environment is disturbed, the results of this round of competition may be affected.

10 one point

1O. 1 Except for the round that was sentenced to serve again, the athlete scored one point in the following circumstances:

10. 1. 1 The opposing player failed to legal serve;

1O. 1.2 The opposing athlete failed to fight back legally;

1O. 1.3 After the player serves or returns the ball, the ball touches anything except the net before the opponent hits the ball;

10. 1.4 After the opponent hits the ball, the ball crosses the end line and does not touch the platform;

10. 1.5 was blocked by the other party;

10. 1.6 combo;

10. 1.7 The opponent hits the ball with a racket face that does not meet the requirements of 1.4.3;

10. 1.8 The opposing player or any player he wears moves the table;

10. 1.9 The opposing player or anything he wears touches the net;

10. 1. 10 The opposing player does not clap his hands when touching the table;

10.1.11In doubles, the opposing players hit the ball in the wrong order;

10. 1. 12 In the service rotation method, the receiver or his doubles partner, including receiving the serve, completed 13 legal counterattacks.

A game of 1 1

1 1. 1 In a game, the first player to score 2 1 points wins. After 20 draws, the first player to score 2 points wins.

12 one game

12. 1 A game should adopt the best of three games or the best of five games.

12.2 A game should be played continuously. However, during the competition, any athlete has the right to ask for a break of no more than two minutes.

13 serve, pressure serve and direction selection

13. 1 which side to serve and receive, whose power should be decided by drawing lots. The winner can choose to serve or receive the service first, or he can choose to stand aside first.

13.2 when one player chooses to serve or receive the service first, or after choosing one player first, the other player should have another choice.

13.3 After each score of five points, the receiver becomes the server, and so on until the end of the game, or until both sides score 20 points or the rotation service method is implemented. At this time, the order of serving and receiving remains unchanged, but each person only serves one point in turn.

13.4 In the first game of doubles, the server determines the starter first, and then the receiver determines the first receiver first. In subsequent matches, after the first receiver is determined, the first receiver should be the player who served for him in the previous match.

13.5 In doubles, every time a service is changed, the front-end server becomes a server, and the partner of the front-end server becomes a server.

13.6 The player who serves first in one game should receive the service first in the next game. In the final game of doubles, when one player wins 10 first, the receiver will exchange the order of receiving the service.

13.7, one side of a certain game has to switch to another in the next game. In the deciding game, one side wins 10, and the two sides switch places.

14 service and receiving orders and directions are wrong.

14. 1 once the referee finds that the order of serving and receiving is wrong, he should immediately suspend the game, and the player who should have served or received the service should serve or receive the service in the order established at the beginning of the game. In doubles, when mistakes are found, they should be corrected in the order established by the side with the right to serve first, and the game will continue.

14.2 once the referee finds that the athletes should exchange positions but not exchange positions, he should immediately suspend the game and make corrections according to the correct position where the athletes should stand at the beginning of the game before continuing the game.

14.3 In any case, all scores before errors are found are valid.

15 spin serve method

15. 1 If a game is still not over after 15 minutes (except when both sides score at least 19), or at any time before that, at the request of the athletes of both sides, the rotation service method should be implemented.

15. 1. 1 At the time limit, the ball is still in the game state, and the referee should immediately suspend the game. The suspended server serves and continues the game.

15.10.2 At that time, the ball was not in the game state, and the last round of service and service had to be served to continue the game.

After 15.2, each player takes turns to serve one point until the end of the game. If the receiver makes 13 legal counterattacks, the receiver gets 1 point.

Once the service change method of 15.3 is implemented, the rest of the game must continue until the end of the game.

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