{"id":5235,"date":"2024-05-16T11:37:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?page_id=5235"},"modified":"2024-07-28T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T20:23:05","slug":"table-tennis-tournament-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/tt-tournament-spring-2024\/table-tennis-tournament-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Table Tennis Tournament Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Equipment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Participants are encouraged to bring their own Table Tennis paddles. There will be a limited supply of Table Tennis paddles available if needed. The Table Tennis table, net and balls will be provided for the games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>General Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matches<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Each match is the best of 3 games\n<ul>\n<li>Games are played till 11 points.<\/li>\n<li>You have two serves before it is your opponent\u2019s turn to serve twice.<\/li>\n<li>At 10-10 it\u2019s deuce. You get one serve each and must win by two clear points.<\/li>\n<li>You must change ends after each game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doubles<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The service must go diagonally, from the server\u2019s right-hand side to the receiver\u2019s right-hand side.<\/li>\n<li>A doubles pair must strike the ball alternately.<\/li>\n<li>At the change of service, the previous receiver becomes the new server, and the partner of the previous server becomes the receiver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Singles<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The service can land anywhere on the opponent\u2019s side of the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Service Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The service must start with the ball in an open palm. This stops you from throwing it up with spin.<\/li>\n<li>The ball must be thrown vertically, at least 16 cm. This stops you from serving straight out of your hand and surprising your opponent.<\/li>\n<li>The ball must be above and behind the table throughout the serve. This stops you getting any silly angles and gives your opponent a fair chance at returning.<\/li>\n<li>After throwing the ball, the server must get their free arm and hand out of the way. This is to allow the receiver to see the ball.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>A let is called if\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>An otherwise good serve touches the net. This ensures your opponent has a chance at making a return.<\/li>\n<li>The receiver isn\u2019t ready (and doesn\u2019t try to hit the ball). This is just common sense really!<\/li>\n<li>If play is disturbed by something outside of the players\u2019 control. This allows you to replay the point if your cat jumps onto the table, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>A point is lost if\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The service is missed.<\/li>\n<li>If the service is not returned.<\/li>\n<li>A shot goes into the net, or the shot goes off the table without touching the court.<\/li>\n<li>A shot clearly hits the side of the table<\/li>\n<li>A player moves the table, touches the net, or touches the table with their free hand during play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What&#8217;s allowed\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Its allowed for a player to touch the table with their playing hand or paddle<\/li>\n<li>A shot (outside of a serve) touches the net or net assembly before landing on the opponents side of the table.<\/li>\n<li>A shot goes around the net and lands on the opponents side of the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equipment Participants are encouraged to bring their own Table Tennis paddles. There will be a limited supply of Table Tennis paddles available if needed. The Table Tennis table, net and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4864,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5235"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5426,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5235\/revisions\/5426"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}