{"id":1912,"date":"2023-03-10T06:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T06:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=1912"},"modified":"2023-09-07T10:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:16:08","slug":"table-tennis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/sport\/table-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Table Tennis Rules and Regulations UK | Basic Ping Pong"},"content":{"rendered":"

BASIC PING PONG RULES<\/strong>: Table Tennis was in fact born in England. It first originated at the end of the 19th century as a Victorian after-dinner parlour game.<\/p>\n

Even so, it has been an Olympic sport since 1988 and made its official debut in the Commonwealth Games of 2002.<\/p>\n

The game of ‘Ping Pong<\/strong>‘ (aptly named because of the sound of the ball on early bats) gets played internationally all around the world.<\/p>\n

Without doubt, the popularization of table tennis occurs most throughout Asia. In particular, it is a very popular game played in China.<\/p>\n

The rules of table tennis witness 70mph breathtaking smashes and awe-inspiring heavy top-spin lobs. There is no disputing that the Chinese players are a dominant force in table tennis championship tournaments.<\/p>\n

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Rules for Table Tennis<\/h2>\n

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Aim of playing Table Tennis Game<\/h3>\n

The principle aim or objective of the game is to outmaneuver your opponent. Tactical goals include making them hit the ping pong ball into the net, off the table, or miss it completely.<\/p>\n

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Table Tennis Table<\/h2>\n

The rectangular table used in ping pong rules is usually blue or green with marked edges (lines). A 15.25cm (6 inch) net gets stretched across its width in the center bisecting the table into two halves.<\/p>\n

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As a rule, a table tennis table should measure 2.74 meters long (9 feet) by 76cm (30 inches) high and 1.52 meters (5 feet) wide.<\/p>\n

Equipment Regulations of Table Tennis<\/h4>\n

Table tennis used to be an improvised game on a basic table using books for both the net and the bats. Hence, there is very little equipment needed to play the game.<\/p>\n

Of course, players will play according to the official ITTF Table Tennis Rules Book<\/a>. That means they use a 40mm diameter white or orange table tennis ball which weighs 2.7g.<\/p>\n

The rackets, red on one side and black on the other, are also called bats in the United Kingdom or ‘paddles<\/strong>‘ in the USA.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ping Pong Regulations of Players<\/h2>\n

Singles rules play is a game of one player against one other. Whereas two players compete against two more in the table tennis doubles rules version. An informal version often pits two against one – mostly played in family holiday games.<\/p>\n

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General Table Tennis Regulations<\/h2>\n

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