A little game of ping-pong helps our engineers relax and refocus between hard work! Here are some important rules to know.
EQUIPMENT
* Regulation table is 9′ x 5′
* Top is 30″ above the floor
* Net is 6′ long; the upper edge is 6″ above the table surface
* Bat/racquet/paddle is covered in rubber
* Each side of the paddle must be different in color
MATCH
* Consists of the best of odd-numbered games
* Winner is first to score 11 points (must win by 2 if 10-all)
* Point is scored if:
– the server fails to make a good service
– either player fails to return successfully
– a player commits a specified infraction
~ touches the playing surface with their free hand
~ returning the ball before it has bounced on your side
* Service changes after every 2 points until 10-all, then every point
* Serve
– the ball is tossed from the palm of the free hand and struck on the way down
– the first bounce is on the server’s side of the table, then over the net, and then bounces on
the opponent’s side
— DOUBLES – the serve must hit the opposite side diagonally
– the server is on the right side of the table (doubles)
– No finger spin may be used (banned in 1937)
THE END
* A match should be completed in 15 minutes or less