Table Tennis Gewo Umpire Kit (2024)

FAQs

What are the roles in table tennis? ›

Officials in Table Tennis are divided into two categories Umpires and Referees. Umpires control a match, whilst Referees control a tournament. An Umpire has the authority to apply the Rules and Regulations of table tennis. An Umpire controls the match and everything and everyone inside the court.

The referee is required to be present at the venue throughout a tournament and is required to uphold the rules. During a table tennis match, an umpire is appointed to decide on the result of each point or rally. The umpire is required to use their judgement when applying the laws and regulations of the ITTF.

For example, an assistant umpire is solely responsible for decisions on edge balls at the side of the table nearest to him, and he has the same power as the umpire to decide the legality of a player's service action, whether a player obstructs the ball and some of the conditions for a let.

The typical table tennis stance is a slight crouch forward, feet shoulder-width apart. Make sure you bend your knees and ankles. Most of the weight should be on the balls of the feet, because this makes quick sudden movements and pivots necessary for good shots much easier.

Many scientific studies said that table tennis is the most difficult sport to practice because of its complexity in the use of muscles, more than the 80% from feet to neck.

Let's keep things simple and say that you should never, in any situation hit the ball if it hadn't touched your side of the table first. That is known as valley or “obstruction”, and it's an illegal shot in table tennis.

Double hits are not allowed, so you may not hit the ball with the fingers of your racket hand, and then hit the ball with your racket. player that does this. A player may not throw the racket at the ball in order to hit the ball.

The positions are defence, midfield and attack. As a defender your role is first and foremost to stop the opponents from scoring.

The ITTF supervises the staging of World Championships annually, and several other world title events. Around 120 international tournaments are sanctioned by the ITTF yearly. Its main function is to govern and develop the sport for the benefit of over thirty million competitive players in all parts of the world.

Each player has a number of points, their rating. If a player wins, their points will increase; if they lose or don't play, their points will go down. Our ranking system is inflationary which means every match that is played results in the overall number of points within the system going up.

Who serves in table tennis? ›

Nn. Like any other sports involving a ball, first possession of ball (service) is determined by chance – flip of coin, spin the racket or hide the ball under the table. Winner can decide to serve or receive first, or to select which end of the table; loser gets the other choice.