RULES AND REGULATIONS OF TABLE TENNIS

• International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)


  Table tennis governing body founded in 1926
• Rules Changes after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney

  1. 38mm balls were officially replaced by 40 mm balls in October 2000

  2. 21 – point to an 11 – point scoring system, and the serve rotation was reduced from 5 points to two), effective in September 2001

  3. The ball must be tossed a minimum of 16 cm in the air (2002)
• Referee


  Responsible for the appointments of match officials. He should explain to the umpires, in his pre-tournament briefing, how he expects laws and regulations to be applied.
• Umpire


  Person appointed to control a match.
• Assistant Umpire


  A person appointed to assist the umpire with certain decisions.
• Terminologies


  • Dead Ball - A ball that is not in play
  • Default - Occurs when a player is disqualified from a match
  • Fault - Refers to any error committed by a player
  • Touched Net - Net touched by player, clothing or racket
  • Moved Table - Playing surface moved
  • Hand on the table - Free hand touched playing surface
  • Obstruction - Ball obstructed by a player
  • Double bounce - Ball touched same court twice
  • Double hit - Ball struck twice by same player
  • Wrong side - In doubles service, ball touched wrong half court
  • Rally - the period during which ball is in play
  • Let - A rally of which the result is not scored
  • Point - A rally which the result is scored
  • Racket hand - The hand carrying the racket
  • Server - The player due to strike the ball first in rally
  • Receiver - The player due to strike the ball second in a rally
  • Wrong player - Ball struck by wrong player in doubles
  • Endline - Shall be regarded as extending indefinitely in both direction