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Questions about the sport of table tennis. Also referred to by many as "ping pong".
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Why don't ping pong players hit the ball lightly when opponents are far away?
If you hit the ball hard, when it comes back, it will likely be moving very fast. The reason is kinetic energy. When you hit the ball hard, the ball has a lot of kinetic energy. It is very difficult f …
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What is the difference between ping pong and table tennis?
There is no difference. Ping pong is simply another name for table tennis. The two terms are used by the vast majority of people interchangably.
Historically, the name Ping Pong was a trademarked na …
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Are consecutive let (net services) allowed in Table tennis?
A let in table tennis is any rally that does not end in a score. The "net service" that you described, where the ball on the service touches the net as it goes over, is one type of let. (All of the ci …
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Who serves when in table tennis?
Table tennis serving rules have changed over the years. Under the current ITTF rules, the player to serve first is chosen at random, with the winner of the random draw able to choose to serve first o …
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Is it possible to lose points while playing table tennis?
It is not really possible to lose points that you have earned in a table tennis match.
If you foul during a serve, then you don't earn the point that you would have gotten if the serve had been an ac …
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Can you hold a table tennis paddle with two hands?
Yes, it is legal to hold the racket with two hands.
During a serve, you need to hold the racket with one hand, because you need to hold the ball with your free hand.
From the ITTF Handbook, 2.06 (Th …
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2014 New Table Tennis ball material rules for ITTF
Up until recently, all table tennis balls were made of celluloid. ITTF has mandated a change to a new ball, known as the plastic ball or poly ball. The deadline for the use of the plastic ball was J …
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