The first shot of the game is the serve. You toss the ball up in the air while standing behind the edge of the table and strike it with your paddle, in such a way that it bounces once before crossing the net and once after cross it. There are a few things you need to take care of, so it is important to go through this article before you go out Give them a quick look, process what you're seeing and then look away. Look at something else as you're standing there preparing to serve – maybe the ball as you're bouncing it, maybe the baseline. Just give yourself a moment to look at something else and not think about the movements your opponent is making. 3. To serve legally, you only need to remember five serving rules of ping pong for singles. Throw the ball vertically at least 16 cm from the open palm. Strike the ball as it is falling. Do not throw the ball from below the table surface. Do not hide your serve from your opponent’s view. Point the thumb to the right: indicate the drop point will be on the right. Point the thumb down: shows you are doing a backspin serve. Open five fingers, swing 1-2 times left and right: indicate non-spin serve. The hand stretches forward to the left: indicate the drop point is more to the left far to the table. RULE 1 – SCORE IN A GAME. THE POINT SYSTEM IS THE SAME AS IN TENNIS. POINT: The first point won will be called, “15” – The second point won “30”, the third point “40” and the fourth “game”. Except, if each pair have equally won three points, at which time will be called, “deuce”. GAME: The following point won will be Service is the starting point of any rally in the game of table tennis. To do a valid serve you can hit the ball either in forehand or backhand to make the first bounce on your side and the next bounce on the other side. Before you master your serve technique, it is important to know the rules for legal service. Otherwise, a faulty serve will A serve that hits the net will not be legitimate and considered a let serve. Official table tennis serve rules for singles: As we have discussed the general rules of ping pong serve above. Now we will discuss the specific serving rules in table tennis singles. Serve freely: In table tennis singles, you don’t have to serve diagonally. Size of your table tennis racket. Rule 2.04.01 states "The racket may be of any size, shape or weight but the blade shall be flat and rigid". In addition the rules state that at least 85% of the blade by thickness must be of natural wood. But of course, even though your racket can be any size you want, the larger it is, the more difficult it Having discussed the Serving Rules in table tennis, let us now turn our attention to the regulations governing the ball used in this fast-paced sport. Understanding these guidelines is crucial for players and officials alike to ensure fair play and maintain a consistent level of competition. So if for the first half of the game, player 1 had been serving to player 3, once they switch courts, player 1 will then have to serve to player 4. 6. Winning the Game. Teams need to accumulate 11 points within 10 minutes of the beginning of the game in order to be declared the winner. K6wT.