What are the 30 terminologies in table tennis?

Answer 1

1.Antispin - A smooth rubber with very low surface friction, used to defend against strong spin or to confuse the opponent. This type of rubber is rarely (if at all) seen in modern top-level table tennis, but is popular with amateur and veteran players.

2.Backhand- A shot executed where the back of your hand is pointing towards the opponent, to the left of the elbow for a right handed player and vice versa for a left handed player.

3.Bat - Racket, paddle.

4.Blade - Wooden part of the racket.

5.Block - A stroke executed very close to the table, often before the top of the bounce of the ball. The blocker angles the racket so the ball bounces back fast to the other side of the table.

6.Chop - A heavy under-spin shot. A chop forces the ball to drop downwards when it hits the opponent's racket.

7.Crossover - The point where a player has to change from playing a forehand stroke to backhand stroke; often a target for attack, since it is difficult to return balls aimed at this area.

8.Drive - Also called a counter, counter-drive or smash.

9.Drop Shot - Short placement, very close to the net.

10.Duece - When a game's score is 20-20, or even at any point after 20, such as 21-21, 22-22, 23-23, etc.

11.Early - The rising part of a ball's bounce

12.Flick - A topspin or flat shot generated with speed and power close to the net using wrist action.

13.Game - Each game is played to 11 points, unless a duece occurs. There are usually "2 out of 3" games, "3 out of 5" or "4 out of 7 " games per match. (Games are NO longer played to 21 points - see RULES).

14.Game Point - The determining point in a game.

15.Let - An interference in the game, such as a serve hitting the net or a distraction, which causes the point to be played over.

16.Lob - A particular shot used when a player is far back from the table in a defensive situation and the ball is lobbed high into the air as a return.

17.Loop - An extreme topspin shot, when executed properly can curve in the air before it hits the table. The spin of the ball causes the ball to dive down onto the table and will "skip" taking sharp changes in direction. The ball, if retrieved by the opponent's racket, will jump off unpredictably. It can be delivered above, below, close to or far from the table.

18.Match - A match consists of "2 out of 3" or "3 out of 5" games.

19.Paddle - Racket, bat.

20.Penhold - Style of player who grips the paddle in a manner similar to holding a pen

21.Point - When an opponent or the other gets a score.

22.Push- An under-spin shot where the ball is literally pushed over or towards the net, close to the net. It is a passive shot used when it is impossible to attack the ball or used when trying to set up for a more aggressive shot.

23. Rally - The period in which the ball is in play

24.. Receiver- The player due to strike the ball second in a rally.

25.Rubber - The rubber sheet portion of the racket.

26.Shakehand - The most popular table-tennis grip; similar to a tennis grip, with the index finger extended over the paddle head perpendicular to the handle

27.SIidespin - A spin placed on the ball to allow it to curve left or right.

28.Spin - Rotation of the ball.

29.Topspin - Spin placed on the ball that makes the ball curve down into the table.

30.Twirl - Turning the racket, usually in the middle of a serve or while the ball is in play, to confuse the opponent as to which type of rubber is being used at a specific time. Not as deceptive as it once was, because of the "two color rubber" law.