Wheelchair and mixed pair doubles
Rules
D K Asked 10 years ago
Hi PingSkills Team
Firstly,i apologize if I am asking too much questions :(
I just have another two questions:
1)What rules are applied in a mixed double,when one player is on the wheelchair and the second one is a highly mobile player?
2)also-any advice how to play a wheelchair player, while he simply will not loop at me, he knows just pushing with spin variation and short blocking, thus preventing both looping and defense, because he keeps the ball low, half-short, but does not play really passively but also he does not actively attack even the highest balls.
How to deal with such a player?
(I have lost with a half of a player recently)
Thanks
DK
Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago
Hi DK,
Here is an answer to the first rule which is in the ITTF Handbook for Match Officials. http://www.ittf.com/URC/PDF/HMO_15th_edition.pdf
This also applies when a “mixed” pair (one standing and one wheelchair) are playing together. Either player may return the ball (after initial service and return), but each player has to remain in his or her own half of the court. No part of the player’s wheelchair can cross the imaginary extension of the centre line and the standing player cannot put a foot over this line either.
You need to serve the ball so that it would go off the endline of the table but after that you can use angles to make it more difficult.
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D K Posted 10 years ago
Thus,all double wheelchair rules are applied on wheel+standing doubles?
and how to play them (strategy?)
Play more to the weaker player.
D K Posted 10 years ago
Oh..I forgot to tell:I meant a strategy in singles
Against a player who does not use power,but has immense control and speed.
Said wheelchair player has a very fast hand (he was a boxer) and does not attack,but keeps the ball half-long thus preventing easy attacking but keeping them dead to prevent active defense.
He uses Tackiness Chop and OX Neubauer longpips
Try to use the angles when you get the opportunity.
D K Posted 10 years ago
OK,I will try
I hope it will work well,as when I do not aim for the middle of the table,I usually miss