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Can the Server Catch the Ball When Serving in Table Tennis?

April 26, 2017Ball catch let server Table table tennis tennis

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Can the Server Catch the Ball When Serving in Table Tennis?

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Can the Server Catch the Ball When Serving in Table Tennis?Sir, the following are a few doubts. Please kindly reply or just sent a link where I can find details of this particular doubt. • What if the player tosses the ball and catches hold of it without serving as that of lawn tennis where it usually happens? • What if the ball falls down without contacting the bat after tossing? Answer: In both cases the serve is a fault, and the point goes to the receiver. For question one, where the server throws the ball up to serve, but changes his mind and catches the ball instead of hitting the ball – the relevant laws are: ITTF Laws of Table Tennis 2.6.1 Service shall start with the ball resting freely on the open palm of the server’s stationary free hand. 2.6.2 The server shall then project the ball near vertically upwards, without imparting spin, so that it rises at least 16cm (6.3 inches) after leaving the palm of the free hand and then falls without touching anything before being struck. 2