Table Tennis Rules

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Below are the official rules of table tennis. Updated March 2025.

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Source: ITTF

Major Table Tennis Rule Changes

The sport saw some major changes since year 2000 - the change from a 21-point game to an 11-point game, the rules to enforce ball visibility during serve and the change of the ball material from celluloid to plastic.