Note: Any ball to be used in a tournament which is played under the Rules of Tennis must be named on the official ITF list of approved balls issued by the International Tennis Federation. 4. THE RACKET Rackets, which are approved for play under the Rules of Tennis, must comply with the specifications in Appendix II. THE LAWS OF TABLE TENNIS. 2.01. THE TABLE. 2.01.01. The upper surface of the table, known as the playing surface, shall be rectangular, 2.74m long and 1.525m wide, and shall lie in a horizontal plane 76cm above the floor. 2.01.02. The playing surface shall not include the vertical sides of the tabletop. 2.01.03. Important Table Tennis Doubles Rules. 1. Serve Diagonally. In Table Tennis Doubles, your service always needs to travel from ”right to right”. You’re not allowed to send a serve any other way. It’s simple enough – you serve from the right quadrant of your team’s court, diagonally across to the right quadrant of the opposing team’s Grantham Table Tennis Academy. I began a degree in sport science and was able to play table tennis every day, under the guidance of some top English coaches. Naturally my development accelerated as I was exposed to new training methods and expert coaching. I left the academy in 2009 (aged 20), moving to Nottingham to finish my degree. You can’t hit the ball over the table. You must hit the ball behind the table. If the ball hits the net and doesn’t go over, the point goes to your opponent player. When the server throws the ball for service, the ball is “in play”. You can’t hide the ball from your opponent during service. 2. History. The game was invented in England in the early days of the 20th century and was originally called Ping-Pong, a trade name. The name table tennis was adopted in 1921–22 when the old Ping-Pong Association formed in 1902 was revived. The original association had broken up about 1905, though apparently the game continued to be played in The serving rules for padel are quite comprehensive. However, the key padel serve rules to remember are: to stay behind the service line. bounce the ball within the service box to waist height before hitting it. keep at least one foot on the ground. serve diagonally to the opposite box. This article will break down all aspects of the rules for Table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988, with event categories in both men's and women's singles, and men's and women's teams since replacing doubles in 2008. Table tennis is governed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), founded in 1926, and specifies the official rules in the ITTF handbook. kXAJdm7.