Important table tennis rules that beginners should know
In spite of the fact that there are actually table tennis tournaments all over the world, especially in China where table tennis is a major sport, the game itself isn’t really taken seriously by many people. As a beginner, it’s nice to be told which basic table tennis rules are the ones that you need to know straightaway, and also to have a bit of an explanation about some of the tricky aspects. So that’s what we are going to do in this article. I’ll tell you the basic ping-pong rules I think you should know before playing in any competition using ITTF rules (and almost all serious competitions follow them), and I’ll help you understand what the rule means and why it is there. I will be referring throughout this article to the Laws of Table Tennis, which I will abbreviate to Law, and the ITTF Handbook for Match Officials, which I will abbreviate to HMO.
