Zhongxin Client, Beijing, June 6th (Li He) Whether it is an urban community or a rural sports and leisure corner, table tennis tables can be seen almost everywhere. The reason why ping-pong is called the "national ball" is closely related to its easy-to-use, popularization and deep mass foundation. The column of "Playing Table Tennis in 60 Seconds" will help readers who love national football to start from the zero base and enter the door of junior enthusiasts-

  Of course, the most basic means of getting in touch with a sport is to understand the basic rules, which is also an effective way to form a preliminary impression and understanding of a sport.

  For a table tennis match, the singles match uses four innings, and the doubles match and team match both use five innings. In a game, the side with the first 11 points is the winner. If there are 10 draws in the match, the side with the first 2 points is the winner.

  Between innings and innings, there is a rest period of no more than 1 minute. In a game, each side has a timeout of no more than 1 minute. In each game, there is a short period of time to wipe sweat after scoring 6 points, or when changing positions in the final game.

  The game starts with a serve. When serving, the ball is naturally placed on the palm of the hand that does not hold the clap, and the palm is opened and kept still. When serving, the server must throw the ball almost vertically upwards by hand. The ball must not be rotated, and the ball should rise no less than 16 cm after leaving the palm of the unhandled hand. The ball must not touch any before falling. object.

  When the ball drops from the highest point of tossing, the server can hit the ball so that the ball first touches the local table area, then passes or bypasses the net device, and then touches the table area of ​​the receiving player.

  From the start of serving, until the ball is hit, the ball should always be above the table and beyond the end line on the side of the server. When an athlete serves, at the instant when the ball contacts the racket, there must be no obstructions within the virtual triangle formed by the connection between the ball and the net post and above a certain height, and one of the referees must be able to see clearly Ball point.

  After the opponent serves or returns, the player must hit the ball so that the ball directly passes or bypasses the net device, or touches the net device, and then touches the opponent's table area.

  In a game, after serving twice, the receiving side becomes the serving side, and so on, until the end of the game. However, if there is a 10:10 tie between the two sides, the next round of serving will be replaced, that is, the order of serving and receiving will not change, but each person will only serve once.

  The side that serves first in a game shall receive the service first in the next game.

  In a game, the side playing in a certain direction should change to another direction in the next game. In the tiebreaker, when one side scores 5 points first, the two sides should exchange positions.

  After the opponent serves or returns, the player must hit the ball so that the ball directly passes or bypasses the net device, or touches the net device, and then touches the opponent's table area.

  After serving, the round begins. When the following occurs during the round, the athlete is judged to lose points:

  (1) Failure to serve the ball legally.

  (2) Failure to return the ball legally.

  (3) After hitting the ball, the ball crossed the opponent's end line without touching the opponent's table area.

  (4) Block or combo.

  (5) Hit the ball with a racket that does not comply with the rules.

  (6) The athlete or any object worn by the athlete moves the table.

  (7) The athlete or anything worn by the athlete touches the net device.

  (8) No clapping hand touches the game table.

  (Finish)