Table tennis

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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Expedite System

Sports; Table tennis

The Expedite System comes into effect if a game is unfinished after 15 minutes, unless both players and / or pairs of players have scored at least 19 points. See Rules of the Game for more details.

Anti-spin

Sports; Table tennis

The blade of a paddle has a coating that is made of a rubber surface and its purpose is to help reduce the effect of spin on the ball.

Assistant umpire

Sports; Table tennis

The assistant umpire puts up the score of the players, he signals when a ball goes out of bounds and he can rule whether a serve was fair or not.

Attacker

Sports; Table tennis

The name of a player who is able to go on the offensive and overwhelm their adversary with very hard hit shots.

Backhand

Sports; Table tennis

When the player hitting the ball has the back of their hand facing their opponent.

Backhand push

Sports; Table tennis

This is a shot that is used to return short shots and shots that have a lot of backspin on them. The stroke on this shot is short and the paddle is held at a slight angel in order to try and put ...