Ball Rolling on the table
Rules
Kronos Chow Asked 14 years ago
Hi coach,
Recently I have watched a shot on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW6RZxSQ-HA&feature=related
The ball rolls on the table after the player in blue returned it. Does rolling in table tennis considered a double (or more) bounce?
Alois Rosario Answered 14 years ago
Hi Kronos,
Interesting question.
In this case the ball does bounce a little so it would be impossible to return. I have seen balls that skid over the table fast and are returned by the other player.
I think in its purest form a roll would have to be considered one bounce.
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