Prepared by: Christian Rodriguez Galapate BPED II
OFFICIATING IN
TABLE TENNIS
Basic table tennis Rules
SERVICE RULES
The service must start with the ball in an
open palm.
The ball must be thrown vertically , at
least 16 cm .
The ball must be above and behind the
table throughout the serve.
After throwing the ball, the server must
get their free arm and hand out of the
way.
General Match Play
You have two serves before it is your
opponent’s turn to serve twice.
At 10-10 it’s deuce. You get one serve
each and must win by two clear points.
If you are playing a best of 3,5, or 7 (as
opposed to just one set ) you have to
change ends after each game.
A let is called if...........
An otherwise good serve touches the
net.
The receiver isn’t ready ( and doesn’t try
to hit the ball ).
If play is disturbed by something outside
of the player’s control.
A point is lost.........
The service is missed.
The service is not returned.
The shot goes into the net.
A shot goes off the table without
touching the court.
A player moves the table, touches the
net or touches the table with their free
hand during play.
Table Tennis Scoring Rules
A competitive game of table tennis played
to the best of five or seven games. The
first player to get to 11 points in a game is
the winner. However, if a game is tied at
10-10 , a player must win a game by two
clear points. You do not lose service if you
lose a point each player must serve for
two points in a row before handling the
service over their opponent.
Officials are divided into two categories
UMPIRE and REFEREES
CONTROLS THE CONTROLS THE
MATCH TOURNAMENT
3 TYPES OF UMPIRE
STATE UMPIRE
NATIONAL UMPIRE
INTERNATIONAL UMPIRE
STATE UMPIRE
Attend in state umpire course
Pass a written exam
Pass an oral exam
Complete 10 hours of unsupervised umpiring at a
tournament /competition.
Be mentored for a minimum of 4 tournament matches
Be assisted by umpiring in a minimum of 4
tournament matches containing a variety of
conditions.
Be a participated of life member of TTA or a Life
member of an affiliated organisation.
National Umpire
Complete 2 years of being a State Umpire.
Attend national umpire course.
Pass a written exam.
Pass an oral exam.
Be assessed by umpiring in a minimum of
6 matches preferably by an assessor from
another state where practical.
Be a participant of a life member of TTA or
a life member of unaffiliated organisation.
International Umpire
Complete two years as a national
umpire.
Pass the IFF International Umpires
Exam( conducted every two years).
Be a Participant of life member of TTF
or a Life member of an affiliated
organisation.
Two Types of Referee
National referee
International Referee
National Referee
Must hold a National or International
Umpire Accreditation.
Attend a national Referees Course.
Pass a written exam
Be assessed at a national /higher level
tournament.
International Referee
Must hold an International Umpire
Accreditation.
Demonstrate expertise as a National
Referee
Attend a ITTF Referee course and pass
the exam.
Be assessed at an international
Tournament.
