Allllllright!!! Lets do this! The Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop 1st Annual Ping Pong Challenge is quickly approaching and we want to post the house rules and give those people a chance to register online that cannot make it into the store until the day of the competition. 27 spots left as of today. Who is going to be the champ of the shop? Don’t forget even if you don’t enter you can get 25% OFF all clothing that day. Out of town…no worries there will be a LIVE STREAM the day of the event. Thanks to sponsors FRINGE, Electric Sunglasses, Rusty Clothing and SC Brand. Game bracket will be posted online as it fills in.
Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop
Ping Pong
HOUSE RULES
The house rules of Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop are as listed below. The equipment requirements are based on ITT standards and definition of those can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis . No time limit per match will apply during 1st Annual SC Ping Pong challenge.
In singles, the center lines serve no purpose, so ignore them.
Scoring
A match is played best 3 of 5 games. For each game, the first player to reach 11 points wins that game, however a game must be won by at least a two point margin.
A point is scored after each ball is put into play (not just when the server wins the point as in volleyball).
The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides.
Flow of the Match
Each player serves two points in a row and then switch server. However, if a score of 10-10 is reached in any game, then each server serves only one point and then the server is switched. After each game, the players switch side of the table. In the final game (ie 3rd game), the players switch side again after either player reaches 5 points.
Legal Service
The ball must rest on an open hand palm. Then it must be tossed up at least 6 inches and struck so the ball first bounces on the server’s side and then the opponent’s side.
If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a let serve. Let serves are not scored and are reserved.
Per ITT rules
The serve shall be a let if in service the ball, in passing over or around the net assembly, touches it, provided the service is otherwise good or the ball is obstructed by the receiver or his partner.
DO YOU HAVE GAME? SC Ping Pong 1st Annual Championship
