1.1 Table

1.1.1 The upper surface of the table is called the table top, which should be a rectangle parallel to the horizontal plane, with a length of 274m, a width of 1.525m and a height of 76cm in the highland.

1.1.2 The table top does not include the side of the table top.

1.1.3 The playing table can be made of any material, and it should have consistent elasticity, that is, when the standard ball falls to the table from a height of 3cm, the bouncing height should be about 23cm.

1.1.4 The table top should be dark and dull, with a 2cm-wide white edge line along the edge of each 2.74m table top and a 2cm-wide white end line along the edge of each 1.525m table top.

1.1.5 The playing table is divided into two equal table areas by a vertical net parallel to the end line, and the whole area of each table area should be a whole.

1.1.6 In doubles, each table area should be divided into two equal "half areas" by a white center line with a width of 3mm. The midline is parallel to the sideline and should be regarded as a part of the right half.

1.2 net device

1.2.1 The net device includes a net, a hanging net rope, a net post and a clamp part for fixing them on the table.

1.2.2 The net should be hung on a rope, and both ends of the rope are tied to an upright net post with a height of 15.25 cm, and the distance between the outer edge of the net post and the outer edge of the sideline is 15.25 cm.

1.2.3 The top of the whole net is 15.25cm away from the playing table.

1.2.4 The bottom of the whole net should be as close as possible to the playing table, and its two ends should be as close as possible to the net posts.

1.3 ball

1.3.1 The ball should be spherical with a diameter of 38mm.

1.3.2 The ball weighs 2.5g..

1.3.3 The ball should be made of celluloid or similar materials, which is white, yellow or orange and dull.

1.4 racket

1.4.1 The size, shape and weight of the racket are not limited, but the bottom plate should be flat and hard.

1.4.2 The thickness of the bottom plate should be at least 85% of natural wood, and the adhesive layer for strengthening the bottom plate can be made of fiber materials such as carbon fiber, glass fiber or compressed paper, and each adhesive layer should not exceed 7.5% or .35 mm of the total thickness of the bottom plate.

1.4.3 The racket face used for hitting the ball shall be covered with a layer of ordinary granular glue with outward particles, and the thickness of the adhesive shall not exceed 2mm; Or covered with sponge rubber with inward or outward particles, together with adhesive, the thickness is not more than 4 mm.

1.4.3.1 "Ordinary particle rubber" is a layer of foam-free natural rubber or synthetic rubber, and its particles must be distributed over the whole surface with an average density of not less than 1 and not more than 5 particles per square centimeter.

1.4.3.2 "sponge rubber" means that a layer of foam rubber is covered with a layer of ordinary granular rubber, and the thickness of the ordinary granular rubber is less than 2mm.

1.4.4 The covering should cover the whole racket face, but not beyond its edge. The part near the handle and the finger holding part may not be covered, or may be covered with any material.

1.4.5 the bottom plate, any interlayer, covering and adhesive layer in the bottom plate shall be a whole with uniform thickness.

1.4.6 both sides of the racket, whether covered or not, must be dull, with one side bright red and the other black. The edge of the racket should be dull and not white.

1.4.7 due to accidental damage, wear or fading, there is a slight difference in the integrity and color consistency of the racket face. As long as the performance of the racket face is not obviously changed, it can be used.

1.4.8 when the player needs to change the racket at the beginning of the game and during the game, he must show the opponent and the referee the racket he will use and allow them to check.

1.5 definition

1.5.1 "round": a period of time when the ball is in the game state.

1.5.2 "game state at the ball" refers to the moment when the ball stands still without clapping hands before it is intentionally thrown upward during serving. Score or serve again in this round.

1.5.3 "serve again": the round without scoring.

1.5.4 "one point": the round of scoring.

1.5.5 "Clap your hands": the hand holding the racket.

1.5.6 "hands without fear": hands without holding the racket.

1.5.7 "hitting the ball" means touching the ball with the racket held in the hand or the part below the wrist holding the clapping hand.

1.5.8 "blocking": after the opponent hits the ball, the ball in the competition state has not touched his own table or exceeded the table or its end line, that is, it touches his own player or anything he wears.

1.5.9 "server": the first player to hit the ball in a round.

1.5.1 "receiver: the second player to hit the ball in a round.

1.5.11" referee: the person appointed to manage a game,

1.5.

1.5.14 The ball passing under or out of the net device outside the protruding platform, or the ball returned after crossing the net, shall be regarded as "exceeding or bypassing" the net device.

1.5.15 The "end line" of the table includes infinite extension lines at both ends of the end line.

1.6 legal serve

1.6.1 When serving, the ball should be placed on the palm without clapping, and the palm should be open and flat. The ball should be static, behind the end line of the server and above the horizontal plane of the game.

1.6.2 The server must throw the ball up almost vertically by hand, and must not make the ball rotate, and make the ball rise not less than 16 cm after leaving the palm without clapping.

1.6.3 when the ball drops from the highest point of throwing, the server can hit the ball, so that the ball first touches his own platform, then crosses or bypasses the net device, and then touches the platform of the receiver. In doubles, the ball should touch the right half of the server and the receiver.

1.6.4 from the last moment when the ball is still before throwing the ball to hitting the ball, the ball and racket should be above the level of the table.

1.6.5 when hitting the ball, the ball should be behind the end line of the server, but it should not exceed the farthest part of the server's body (except arms, head or legs).

1.6.6 When a player serves, it is his responsibility to let the referee or the assistant referee see whether he serves according to the regulations of legal serve.

1.6.6.1 If the referee doubts the correctness of a service action of the server, and neither he nor the assistant referee is convinced that the service action is illegal, the referee may warn the server when this phenomenon appears for the first time in a game without scoring.

1.6. If the correctness of a player's serve is doubted again, whether for the same reason or not, he will lose a point without warning.

1.6.6.3 No matter whether it is the first time or at any time, as long as the server obviously fails to serve according to the regulations of legal serve, he will lose a point without warning.

1.6.7 If an athlete cannot strictly abide by some regulations of legal serve due to physical injury, the referee may make a decision to waive the execution, but he must explain it to the referee before the game.

1.7 legal counter-attack

1.7.1 After the opponent serves or counter-attacks, his/her player must hit the ball so that it directly crosses or bypasses the net device, or touches the net device, and then touches the opponent's platform.

1.8 Competition Order

1.8.1 In singles, legal serve, the starter, and then the receiver and receiver fight back legally, and then they fight back legally alternately.

1.8.2 In doubles, first, legal serve, the server, then the receiver, then the server's partner, then the receiver's partner, and then the players take turns to fight back legally.

1.9 serve again

1.9.1 round should be judged as a heavy serve in the following situations:

1.9.1.1 If the ball served by the server touches the net device when it crosses or bypasses the net device, it will become a legal serve or be blocked by the receiver or his partner.

1.9.1.2 if the receiver or his partner is not ready, the ball has been served: and neither the receiver or his partner attempts to hit the ball.

1.9.1.3 The athletes failed to go to legal serve because of the interference beyond their control. Fight back legally or obey the rules.

1.9.1.4 The referee or deputy referee will suspend the game.

1.9.1.5 In doubles, the players serve by mistake and connect by mistake.

1.9.2 The game can be suspended under the following circumstances:

1.9.2.1 Due to the need to correct the wrong order or orientation of serving and receiving;

1.9.2.2 Because of the rotation service method;

1.9.2.3 For warning or punishing athletes;

1.9.2.4 The result of this round may be affected due to the interference of the competition environment.

1.1 one point

1.1O.1 Except for the round where the serve is judged to be heavy, one point will be scored for the following situations:

1.1.1.1 The opponent's player fails to legal serve;

1.1O.1.2 The opposing athlete failed to fight back legally;

1.1O.1.3 After the player serves or returns the ball, before the opponent hits the ball, the ball touches anything except the net device;

1.1.1.4 after the opponent hits the ball, the ball crosses his own end line and does not touch his own table area;

1.1.1.5 the other party blocks;

1.1.1.6 combo;

1.1.1.7 The opponent hits the ball with a racket face that does not conform to clause 1.4.3;

1.1.1.8 The opponent's athlete or any player he wears moves the table;

1.1.1.9 The opposing player or anything he wears touches the net device;

1.1.1.1 The opposing player touches the table without clapping his hands;

1.1.1.11 In doubles, the opposing players hit the ball in the wrong order;

1.1.1.12 when the rotation serve method is implemented, the receiver or his doubles partner, including the receiving serve, has completed 13 legal counterattacks.

1.11 A game

1.11.1 In a game, the winner is the one who scores 11 points first, and after the draw, the winner is the one who scores 2 points first.

1.12 A game

1.12.1 Each game consists of odd games.

1.12.2 A game should be played continuously. However, between games, any athlete has the right to ask for a rest time of no more than two minutes.

1.13 order of serving, receiving and exchanging positions

1.13.1 Choose serving, receiving and this side, whose power should be decided by drawing lots. The winner can choose to serve or receive first, or choose to be on one side first.

1.13.2 When one player chooses to serve or receive the service first, or after choosing to be on one side first, the other player should have another choice.

1.13.3 After getting every 2 points, the receiver will become the server, and so on until the game is over, or until the scores of both sides reach 1 points or the rotation service method is implemented. At this time,

1.13.4 In the first game of doubles, the server first determines the starter, and then the receiver first determines the first receiver. In subsequent games, after the starter is determined, the first receiver should be the player who served him in the previous game.

1.13.5 In doubles, every time the service is changed, the front server should become the server, and the partner of the front server should become the server.

1.13.6 The server should serve first in the next game. In the final game of doubles, when one side scores 5 points first, the receiver should exchange the order of receiving the service.

1.13.7 in a game, one side of the game in one direction should change to another direction in the next game. In the deciding game, when one side scores 5 points first, both sides should exchange positions.

1.14 Wrong order and orientation of serving and receiving

1.14.1 Once the referee finds that the order of serving and receiving is wrong, he shall immediately suspend the game and serve or receive the service according to the score on the field according to the order established at the beginning of the game; In doubles, it is corrected according to the order established by the party who has the right to serve first in that game when the mistake is found, and the game is continued.

1.14.2 once the referee finds that the players should exchange positions but have not, he should immediately suspend the game and make corrections according to the correct position of the players in the field according to the order established at the beginning of the game before continuing the game.

1.14.3 in any case, all the scores before the error is found are valid.

1.15 rotation serve method

1.15.1 If a game is still not over after 15 minutes (except that both sides have scored at least 19 points), or at the request of athletes from both sides at any time before that, the rotation serve method should be implemented.

1.15.1.1 If the ball is still in the game state, the referee shall immediately suspend the game. The server who has been suspended serves and continues the game.

1.15.1.2 If the ball is not in the game state at that time, the receiver and receiver of the previous round should serve and continue the game.

1.15.2 After that, each player will serve one point in turn until the end of the game. If the receiver has made 13 legal counterattacks, the server will be awarded one point.

1.15.3 once the rotation serve method is implemented, or a game lasts for 1 minutes, the rotation serve method must be implemented in the remaining games of the game.

Note:

Intermittent

1. Unless requested by one player, the game shall continue.

2. The interval between bureaus shall not exceed 1 minute;

3. In each game, there is a short time to wipe the sweat after scoring 6 points or changing positions in the deciding game.

Articles 2.6.1, 2.6.2 and 2.6.5 of the new rules of table tennis competition stipulated by ITTF on serving will be replaced by the following rules: This revision will be implemented on September 1, 22.

1. Only when the ball is parked in the player's open and flat palm can it be served.

2. From the moment the ball leaves the player's palm to the moment it is hit, the ball should be above the level of the table and behind the end line of the server.

3. When the ball is hit, no part of the body and clothes of the server or his doubles teammate can be within the range between the ball and the net. The purpose of this proposed amendment is to prevent the hidden service out of the sight of the receiver.

1) The ball must be kept above the level of the table from the time it is thrown to the time it is hit.

2) No part of the player's body and clothes can be involved in the triangle formed by the net and imaginary line. The imaginary line is made up of the ball and both ends of the net when the ball is hit.

Brief introduction to the new rules of open serve

The proposal adopted by ITTF is called "Front Serve".