Rules
What happens when the server hits the net with the ball during a serve or hits the ball into the net and the ball stays in his/her court ? Is a point rewarded to the receiver?
Hi Robert,
If the ball hits the net on a serve but then lands correctly on the other side of the table then it is called a 'Let'. You just stop and replay the point.
If the ball hits the net and then doesn't land correctly on the other side it is the other player's point.
Question actions
In this video we go over the somewhat complicated rules of serving for doubles in table tennis. There are a couple of extra rules for doubles that you don't apply to singles. In doubles you always serve from the right hand box diagonally to your opponent's right hand box. Each player has 2 serves each. If you've just been receiving then it's your turn to serve next.
Watch NowBecome a free member to post a comment about this question.