Get answers to your questions about the rules and laws of table tennis.
Are the edges of a table tennis table outside the boundaries of the playing surface?
Are the edges of a table tennis table outside the boundaries of the playing surface?
When can a player legally change his racket during a table tennis match?
What happens when a ping-pong player serves the ball with so much backspin that it comes back over the net by itself without being touched by the opponent? Who wins the point?
According to the table tennis rules, is it legal to volley the ball onto your side of the table, then your opponent's, so that the ball does touch your side of the table as required by the laws of ping-pong?
If you try to serve in table tennis and the ball sticks to your free hand, is that a let or a fault?
How often can your opponent bounce the ball before serving? What about other annoying pre-service rituals?
Is it legal to hit your table tennis bat on the table during a point?
Under the laws of table tennis, is the server the only one who can win a point and get it added to his score? Or can the receiver win a point as well?
Is it legal to change your racket hand during a rally? Or between points?And is it legal to drop your racket and hit the ball with your hand instead? Or to throw your racket in order to hit the ball? Your guide to About.com Table Tennis / Ping-Pong, Greg Letts, explains the official answers to these questions.
In ping-pong, are you allowed to stamp your foot when you are performing your serve? How about during the rally - is stamping allowed then? Find out the answer from your Table Tennis / Ping-Pong Guide, Greg Letts.
Are you allowed to use any sponge you like under the topsheet of your table tennis rubber? Or are you restricted in your choices?
When serving in table tennis, is it legal for your serve to go off the sideline of your opponent's court? Or must the ball go over the endline of your opponent's court? Find out the answer here.
When I play ping-pong at home, should I use the old (to 21 points) or new (to 11 points) scoring systems?
What happens when the ball goes over the net, then hits the net clamp on the opponent's side of the table?
Does a player lose the point in ping-pong if he hits the net clamp with the ball before it goes over the net?
Do the laws of table tennis prohibit using a bat that has a layer of sponge, but no topsheet?
In table tennis, when it's a deuce/ad situation (e.ge at 11-10), does the person who is behind always have the serve?
In table tennis, are you allowed to serve so that the ball would bounce twice on your opponent's court? Also, can you serve from outside the sidelines of the table?
What happens when the serve hits the net and goes over, but doesn't hit the opponent's court?
What happens when the server in table tennis misses the ball completely when attempting to serve?
What happens when the receiver volleys the serve in table tennis/ping-pong?
When can you volley the ball in table tennis/ping-pong?
In table tennis/ping-pong, who gets the point when the ball hits the edge of the table?
Does the ITTF logo and brand name have to be visible on a table tennis rubber?
Can you hit the ball around the net in table tennis?
Are carpet tiles, carpeting and other surfaces legal for table tennis/ping-pong tournaments?
