Badminton and Table Tennis also known as Ping

Badminton and Table Tennis (also known as Ping Pong) *Indoor Net Sports*

Scoring System o. A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points. o. Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored. o. The side winning a rally adds a point to its score. o. At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game. o. At 29 all, the side scoring the 30 th point, wins that game. o. The side winning a game serves first in the next game.

Singles o. At the beginning of the game (0 -0) and when the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court. o. If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court. o. If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is even.

o. Doubles o. A side has only one ‘set’. o. The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram. o. At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court. o. If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court. o. If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new serving side. o. The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.

How to serve In badminton, the serve must be hit in an upwards direction, with an underarm hitting action. You are not allowed to play a tennis style serve. The main rule here is that when you hit the shuttle, it must be below your waist.

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Who invented table tennis? Table tennis (or Ping Pong as it is more commonly known in the US) was invented in 1880 s Victorian England. It was an adaptation the popular game lawn tennis as a way of continuing to play inside during the winter when it was too cold to play outside. It caught on very quickly being a lot more accessible for people to play at home as they didn’t need a big outside space.

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce one time on their side of the table, and must return it 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 is fast and demands quick reactions.

THE SERVICE: Service shall start with the ball resting freely on the open palm of the server's stationary free hand. As the ball is falling the server shall strike it so that it touches first his or her court and then, after passing over or around the net assembly, touches directly the receiver's court; Scoring: A match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or 5/9). For each game, the first player to reach 11 points wins that game, however a game must be won by at least a two point margin. A game shall be won by the player or pair first scoring 11 points unless both players or pairs score 10 points, when the game shall be won by the first player or pair subsequently gaining a lead of 2 points. **The ITTF changed from a 21 -point to an 11 -point scoring system (and the serve rotation was reduced from five points to two), effective in September 2001.