Did you that Ping Pong is played by more people around the world than any other sport besides soccer? And now Silverock Cove residents and their guests are getting in on the game. The recently completed clubhouse at Silverock is beautiful and fully set up for socializing, relaxing and, yes, competitive Ping Pong.

So to enhance the SRC Ping Pong experience we’ve added a few fun facts and basic game rules from pongworld.com (who also has some more official rules for you serious Pongers).

Here you go:

In singles, the center lines serve no purpose, so ignore them.

Scoring

A match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or 5/9). 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 5th 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.

Equipment

The paddle should have a red and a black side. The ball should be either orange or white.

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–David Block

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–Jeanne Clarke

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