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Table tennis
Table Tennis is a sport, played on a table bisected by a low net, in which players hit a lightweight ball using small rackets to volley the ball back and forth with the object of completing a move your opponent is unable to return.
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Table tennis
Change of service
Sports; Table tennis
After 5 points have been scored the player who had been the receiver now becomes the server. This continues until the end of the game.
Chop
Sports; Table tennis
A shot hit in a downward motion, the aim of which is to try to get the opposing player to hit their return into the net.
Combination paddle
Sports; Table tennis
This is a paddle that has different surfaces on each side of the blade of the paddle.
Counterattack
Sports; Table tennis
Aggressively returning the ball after a hard or attacking shot has been hit at the receiving player.
Court
Sports; Table tennis
This refers to one half of the table that is separated from the other half by the net.
Coverings
Sports; Table tennis
Different coverings that go on the blade of a paddle. They include: Inside pimples, Outside pimples and Long pimples. See each separate definition.
