3 minutes to master the law of ping pong

This is the quick and simple table tennis laws in 3 minutes. I’ve also explained:

• the full rules and regulations,
• the serving rules,
• commonly confused situations during a real match
• and the unwritten Fairplay rules in table tennis.

Basic Rules

Goal

• The goal of the table tennis is simple, like tennis.
• Hit the ball over the net and land on the opponent’s side.
• If they miss the ball, you win +1 point, and your opponent wins 0 points!

Scoring

• The winner of a game is the first to 11 points.
• If both players reach 10-10, you need to win 2 points in a row to finish the game.
• To win a match you need to reach Best-of-5 of best-of-7 game.

Service Rules

• Unlike tennis, in a ping-pong: the ball must touch your side.
• You must throw the ball at least 16 cm upward
• If the ball touches the net, serve again

Double Rule

• Service must be diagonal.
• Always from your right haft table to the right half table of the opponent.
• In doubles, the server must be rotated.
• You serve 2 points, and the next time, it’s your friend will serve.

Summary in 3 minutes

Here is the quick recap of the basic rules in table tennis in 3 minutes.

Real examples

Here is an example of the table tennis rules. Even at the high level, the umpire is wrong! Who gets the point?