![background image](http://html.mh-extra.com/html/ds-produkte/z-07260/z-07260_instruction-manual_2533899023.webp)
23
Setup
You require:
the table tennis (ping-pong) playing
fi
eld
2 x table tennis bats
1 x ball
1 x net
2 x net posts
Place the net posts on the board and stretch the net between them. Each player selects
one end and receives a bat.
Procedure
1. The player who is going to serve receives the ball. He throws the ball up behind the
table and has to hit it in such a way that it
fi
rst bounces on his own half of the table
and then on the opponent’s half.
If the ball touches the net the serve has to be repeated.
2. In the rally which follows, the ball has to be hit onto the opponent’s half of the table
and must not touch the player’s own half of the table, as is the case with the serve.
3. The opponent has to let the ball bounce once and then hit it back over the net to the
other side.
4. A rally comes to an end if a player misses the ball or commits some other fault (see
the “Faults” section). The opponent then receives one point.
5. The
fi
rst player to score 11 points wins the set.
6. The players change sides after each set.
7. The
fi
rst player to win 3 sets is the winner.
Faults
• The player who serves fails to hit the ball.
• After the serve the ball touches the server’s half of the table more than once.
• During a rally the ball must not touch any other object (e.g. clothing) than the net or
the net supports.
• The ball may only touch the surface of the opponent's half of the table, not the sides
of the table or the player’s own half of the table.
• The ball may only be touched once with the player’s own bat.
• Players are not allowed to touch the table with their free hand during a rally.
• During a rally the table must not be moved.
• During a rally the net must not be touched.
• The ball must not be hit beyond the table or in a different direction.