🏓 Table Tennis

About Table Tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small rackets.

Basic Rules

• Players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce one time on their side of the table
• Players must return the ball so that it bounces on the opposite side at least once
• A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules
• Play must be continuous, with a maximum of 1 minute between games
• Each game is won by the player first scoring 11 points, unless both players score 10 points

Popular Leagues and Tournaments

• ITTF World Table Tennis Championships
• Table Tennis World Cup
• Olympic Table Tennis
• European Table Tennis Championships
• Chinese Table Tennis Super League