Let serve
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Bruce Ward Asked 12 years ago
I was reading the ITTF rules and they define a "let" but not the result. It is commonly simply "do over". However, a player today told me that a second "let" on the same service attempt was a point for the receiver. Is this correct?
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Bruce,
You never lose a point for serving a let, so even if you serve 10 lets in a row, it is still always a let.
I hope this clears this up for you and solves any arguments.
Take a look at our lesson on the Table Tennis Rules Overview for this and other clarifications.
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