Laws Of Table Tennis - SA Table Tennis Board

The following is an extract of the laws of table tennis, as published by the International Table Tennis Federation. To access all of the regulations, click on the Index links below, or click to download the document.

1. THE TABLE
1.1	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.
1.2	The playing surface shall not include the vertical sides of the tabletop.
1.3	The playing surface may be of any material and shall yield a uniform bounce of about 23cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a height of 30cm.
1.4	The playing surface shall be uniformly dark colored and matt, but with a white side line, 2cm wide, along each 2.74m edge and a white end line, 2cm wide, along each 1.525m edge.
1.5	The playing surface shall be divided into 2 equal courts by a vertical net running parallel with the end lines, and shall be continuous over the whole area of each court.
1.6	For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white centre line, 3mm wide, running parallel with the side lines; the centre line shall be regarded as part of each right half-court.

ITTF – Regulations & 2005 Handbook

THE LAWS OF TABLE TENNIS

2.01 THE TABLE
2.02 THE NET ASSEMBLY
2.03 THE BALL
2.04 THE RACKET
2.05 DEFINITIONS
2.06 THE SERVICE
2.07 THE RETURN
2.08 THE ORDER OF PLAY
2.09 A LET
2.10 A POINT
2.11 A GAME
2.12 A MATCH
2.13 THE ORDER OF SERVING, RECEIVING AND ENDS
2.14 OUT OF ORDER OF SERVING, RECEIVING OR ENDS
2.15 THE EXPEDITE SYSTEM

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