Redbox Table Tennis Competition

Venue: Penang Times Square
Date: 4th June 2011
Time: 11am
Registration fee: RM10 per participant+ RM10 of returnable deposit
Age between: 13-19

Rules n regulation

Only Single Category : 3 game 2 win, 11 balls per match

Before you start a game, you'll need to decide who's going to serve first.

-hide the ball in one hand, put both your hands under the table, and then ask your opponent to guess which hand the ball is in.\

-Although the winner of this usually serves first, he does actually have three choices ...

The winner can:

   -elect to serve first or

   -make his opponent serve first or

   -decide which end of the table he prefers to play at first

-If the winner chooses a particular end of the table, his opponent then has the choice of whether to serve first or to make his opponent serve first.

-If the winner chooses to serve first, his opponent then has the choice of which end of the table he prefers to play at first.-

Basic table tennis serve

-The server must stand behind the end of the table to serve.

-The basic serve involves holding the ball in the palm of your non-playing hand and throwing it upwards.

-As the ball is falling, you must hit it with your racket (also known as a paddle or bat) held in your playing hand so that it bounces once on your side of the table, and at least once on your opponent's side of the table. 

-If your opponent allows the ball to bounce more than once on their side of the table, they will lose the point. 

-The ball may bounce anywhere on both sides of the table and unlike tennis, you don't have to serve to one part of the table - unless you're playing doubles. 

-If the ball touches the net and still bounces on your opponent's side of the table, the service must be replayed. 

-If the ball touches the net and does not bounce on your opponent's side of the table, the server loses the point.

How many serves?

-When the rules of table tennis were changed to make each game up to 11 points instead of 21 points, the number of serves that each player had was also changed. 

-Each player has two serves each. 

-Service continues to alternate between opponents until one player scores 11 points, unless both players or pairs score 10 points (called deuce). 

-If both players reach 10 points, then service alternates after each point, until one player gains a two point lead.

Returning the serve

-Your opponent must hit the ball back over the net so that it bounces only on the server's side of the table and the ball must bounce at least once on the server's side of the table. 

-If you allow the ball to bounce more than once on your side of the table at any time, you lose the point. 

-When returning the serve, or during a rally, if the ball hits the net but does not hit your opponent's half of the table, then a point is awarded to your opponent.

-If the ball hits the net but still goes over and bounces on your opponent's half of the table, the point continues.

-To score a point, you must keep the ball in play longer than your opponent.

-A player loses a point if he: 

   -Fails to make a good serve (eg. throwing the ball in the air and failing to hit the ball or failing to hit it onto his opponent's

    side of the table)

   -Allows the ball to bounce twice on his side of the table

   -Does not hit the ball after it has bounced on his side of the table

   -Does not hit the ball onto his opponent's side of the table

   -Hits the ball before it has bounced (i.e. volleying the ball) unless it's obviously not going to bounce on his side of the table

   -Hits the ball twice in succession (i.e. a double hit)

   -Puts his non-playing hand on the table or net or moves the table

   -Obstructs the ball with any part of his body or clothing (unless it's obviously not going to bounce on his side of the table)

-As we said earlier, when one player has scored 11 points (or when one player has a two point lead if the score previously reached 10-10), he wins the game.

-The players then swop ends and the next game begins with the player who served second in the previous game.

A Match

-The rules of table tennis state that a match is the best of any odd number of games - usually 3, 5 or 7 games.

***we are having 3 game for each match

Award:

1st-RM300 + Hampers + National Cert
+ Red Box Party Package 15pax

2nd-RM200 + Hampers + National Cert
+ Red Box Party Package 10pax

3rd-RM100 + Hampers + National Cert
+ Red Box Party Package 5pax

We will not disclose who are the winners. All participants are supposed to come 

Penang Times Square open stage area at 9pm - 11pm to know the result.

Payment: Bank in to CIMB Jazzada Solution 07370001936057 and fax 04-2815404 OR scan and send your bank slip to jazz@penangyouth.com as a prove for participation.

Alternatively: You may submit the registration fees at Penang Times Square [Ground Floor, Information counter] 9th-30th May 2011, 1pm to 5pm. contact: Kar Tien 016-4930359

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