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Table tennis

Table Tennis is a sport, played on a table bisected by a low net, in which players hit a lightweight ball using small rackets to volley the ball back and forth with the object of completing a move your opponent is unable to return.

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Table tennis

base line

Sports; Table tennis

See White Line

blade

Sports; Table tennis

The large oval shaped piece of a paddle with which the ball is hit.

block

Sports; Table tennis

This is a defensive shot where the paddle does not move. The player is just trying to make contact with the ball, and the shot is used to return hard shots or to try and recover when caught out of ...

center line

Sports; Table tennis

The line which runs long ways down the table and it divides the tabletop into half-courts. It is only used in doubles matches when a serve must be made diagonally.

change of ends

Sports; Table tennis

The players change ends of the table after each game.

change of service

Sports; Table tennis

After 5 points have been scored the player who had been the receiver now becomes the server. This continues until the end of the game.

chop

Sports; Table tennis

A shot hit in a downward motion, the aim of which is to try to get the opposing player to hit their return into the net.

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