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Rules

Table tennis: rules

Table tennis is played by two players or two pairs across a table divided by a net: the ball must bounce once on the opponent's half after each stroke. Every rally scores, a game goes to 11 with a two-point lead needed from 10-all, and a match is the best of an odd number of games.

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Serve

Scoring

Rally

Losing the point

Sources

  1. ITTF Statutes 2026 (including the Laws of Table Tennis), International Table Tennis Federation, 2026 (effective 1 January 2026), consolidated clean version v1documents.ittf.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)