serve rule & game point rule

Karl Unknown Asked 15 years ago

Hi, I have watched you guys video on youtube, its great!

I have 2 questions about the rule:

1) when you serve, after the second bounce, the ball runs out of the SIDE LINE of the table. Is this a valid serve?

2) Can you win on the serve? For example in a game of 11, person A has 10(match pt) and person B has 8. Person B serves, but the he misses it. Person A wins the game? Or person B still has the change to serve?

Thank you very much!

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Karl,

This is a good serve.  The ball is allowed to go of  the side lines after it bounces.

Only in wheelchair table tennis this is a let.

You can win the match when you are serving.  It never matters whether you are serving or receiving.  If you win the rally you score a point.