Basic rules of table tennis singles

Table tennis originated in England, and the competitions are divided into team, singles and doubles.

First of all, the rules of singles

1, serve

(1) At the start of serving, the ball is naturally placed on the palm of your hand, without clapping your hands, and the palm is open and kept still.

(2) When serving, the server must throw the ball up almost vertically with his hands, and must not make the ball rotate, and make the ball rise not less than 16 cm after leaving the palm of his hand without clapping his hands, and must not touch anything before it falls.

(3) When the ball falls from the highest point of throwing, 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 table of the receiver. In doubles, the ball should touch the right half of the server and receiver.

(4) From the beginning of serving to hitting the ball, the ball should always be above the table, outside the end line of the server, and it should not be blocked by any part of the body or clothes of the server or its doubles partner.

(5) When a player serves, at the moment when the ball touches the racket, there should be no obstacles in the virtual triangle formed by the connection between the ball and the net post and above a certain height, and one of the referees should be able to see the player's hitting point clearly.

Step 2 serve again

In a round without scoring, if the following circumstances occur, the service should be re-awarded:

(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 partner.

(2) If the server or his partner is not ready, the ball has been served, and neither the receiver nor his partner tries to hit the ball.

(3) Due to the interference beyond the athlete's control, such as the lights going out, the athlete fails to legal serve, fight back legally or fail to abide by the rules.

(4) The referee or deputy referee announced the suspension of the game.

Step 3 hit the ball

After the opponent serves or returns the ball, the player must hit the ball so that the ball directly passes over or bypasses the net device, or touches the net device before touching the opponent's table.

Step 4 lose points

(1) cannot be delivered legally;

(2) Failure to fight back legally;

(3) After hitting the ball, the ball crosses the opponent's end line and does not touch the opponent's table;

(4) blockage;

(5)combo；

(6) hitting the ball with a racket face that does not conform to the rules;

(7) The athlete or anything worn by the athlete makes the table move;

(8) The player or anything worn by the player touches the net device;

(9) Don't clap your hands and touch the table;

(10) Doubles players hit the ball in the wrong order;

(1 1) When the rotation serve method is implemented, the server is hit by the receiver or his doubles partner, including the receiver, and 13 legal counterattacks are completed.

Step 5 give full play to it

In a game, the winner is 1 1. 10 After the draw, the winner is the one who scores 2 points first. The best-of-seven system is adopted in a single elimination match, and the best-of-five system is adopted in singles or doubles in team matches.

6. Spin serve method

(1) If a game is not over after 15 minutes (unless both sides score at least 9 points). Or at any time before this, at the request of athletes from both sides, the rotation service method should be implemented.

(2) When the time comes and the ball is still in the game state, the referee shall immediately announce the suspension of the game, and the server who has been suspended for one round will serve to continue the game. When the ball is not in the game state, the receiver of the last round will serve and continue the game.

(3) When the above situation occurs, the counter shall report the number of hits after each hit by the receiver. When using the rotation service method, the counter should report the number in English or other languages acceptable to athletes and referees.

(4) After that, each player takes turns to serve one point until the end of the game. If the receiver makes thirteen legal counterattacks, the server scores one point.

6. Intermittent

(1) The intermission shall not exceed 1 minute.

(2) In a game, each side has a timeout of no more than 1 minute.

(3) In each game, after scoring 6 points in the deciding game or changing positions, there is a short time to wipe the sweat.

Second, skills.

1, body posture

Feet are shoulder-width or slightly wider, knees are slightly bent, forefoot touches the ground (mainly with the inside of foot), toes are slightly pressed, heels are slightly off the ground, the center of gravity is placed between the feet, the upper body leans forward slightly, abdomen is closed, and the racket arm is naturally bent.

The elbow of the backhand is slightly extended, the racket is placed in the right front of the abdomen, the wrist is naturally relaxed, the racket head refers to the right oblique front, the elbow of the horizontal racket is downward, the forearm is naturally raised horizontally, the wrist is naturally relaxed, the racket head points upward, and the non-racket-holding arm naturally bends to the left side of the body. Keep your eyes on the ball.

Step 2 stand upright

People with different styles of play stand in different ways. The position of backhand left push right attack is generally that the left foot is slightly ahead of the right foot, and the position of the left foot is basically on the extension line of the left line of the table. The distance from the body to the end line of the table is about 40 cm.

Extended data:

The benefits of playing table tennis:

1, relieve eye fatigue

Take part in table tennis, and adjust the distance with the silver table tennis to relieve the stiffness and discomfort of the eye muscles. Playing table tennis when your eyes are tired makes you feel refreshed and has no side effects. ?

2. improve your eyesight?

In the process of playing ball, the ciliary muscle and extraocular muscle alternately contract and relax, which greatly promotes the blood supply and metabolism of eyeball tissue, effectively improves the adjustment function of ciliary muscle, improves the eye fatigue during sports and effectively improves the visual adjustment function. ?

3. Exercise your brain?

In many sports, the speed of table tennis is relatively fast, so it is necessary for athletes to judge the direction of table tennis and the change of the route of table tennis in a short time, and make accurate judgments, so as to exercise their thinking and sensitivity. ?

5. Promote digestion?

Exercise consumes people's physical strength. At the same time, it can increase appetite, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help the digestive system.

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