Table tennis: the table, the serve and games

The table and net, the serve tossed 16 cm, the let, games to 11 and alternating serves.

The outline, topic by topic

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Table: what is it?
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2.74 m long, 1.525 m wide, top 76 cm off the floor.
The net splits it into two equal courts.
The serve clips the net then bounces on the receiver's court. Decision?
- Let, serve again
- Point to the server
- Point to the receiver
- Service fault
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Let, serve again
On the serve, a net touch is a let.
Net: what is it?
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15.25 cm high along its whole length.
It extends 15.25 cm beyond each side of the table.
Why must the ball be tossed on the serve?
- To force a slower serve
- To give the receiver time to get set
- To stop hidden spin being imparted from the hand
- To make the ball pass higher over the net
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To stop hidden spin being imparted from the hand
The ball still on the open palm, tossed without spin: only the racket gives spin, and the receiver must be able to read it.