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Tricky Rules Flashcards
How many racket testing failures lead to what suspension?
4 failures in four years –> suspension of 12 months
Lettering on sourrounds: How many colors? How high ?
2, 40cm (max)
Advertisements on box floor?
Max. 6 total, 2 at each end (each 5sqm), 1 at each side (each 2.5 sqm)
Advertisements on players clothing front?
1 makers trademark (24sqcm), 6 total, max 4 in front, rest on side or shoulder (max 600 sqcm = A4)
Advertisements on players clothing on the back?
Max 2 (400 sqcm total)
Advertisements on players shorts/skirts?
Max 2 (120 sqcm total) only front or side
Advertisements on umpires’ clothing?
Max 40 sqcm
What decisions of an AU can’t be overruled by the umpire?
- player’s service action is illegal
- that a player obstructs the ball
- that the ball in service touches the net
- that the conditions of play are disturbed in a way that could affect the outcome of the rally
What ist die AU solely responsible?
Edge or side balls on his/her side
What rules apply only if both players or pairs are in a wheelchair?
- Minimum contact with the
seat or cushion(s), with the back of the thigh, when the ball is struck - opponent touches the table with either hand before striking
the ball - opponent’s footrest or foot touches the floor during play
Must the whole ball be visible for the opponent while serving?
No, only a part of the ball is sufficient.
Net Assembly: How many parts?
4 (Net, its suspension, supporting posts including the clamps)
Net Assembly: Which parts?
Net, its suspension, supporting posts including the clamps
Multiball system: How many balls chosen per player?
15 balls per player (if only one player is present, umpire choses 15 additional balls randomly)
Not multiball system: How many balls chosen per player?
2-3 (if both players agree on the order of balls selected i.e. 1, 2 and 3, the umpire will use the
balls according to the selection of the players)
Racket visual control before a match: Control what?
- Damage to coverings and blades
- trimming,
- coverings correctly affixed
- extensions of coverings
- layers of blade are continuous also into the handle
- any other irregularity
Racket Control in RCC: What is tested?
- LARC (List of Authorised Racket Coverings authorised by ITTF)
- Flatness (Use of electronic devices)
- Thickness (Use of electronic devices)
- VOC (use of electronic device)
Wheelchair Matches: Table legs should be how far away from end line?
40cm at least
In which events double pairs must be dressed uniformly?
- team matches
if from the same association also in - World
- Olympic
- Paralymic
Competitions
The ends of the net shall
a. be attached to the supporting posts from top to bottom
b. be as close as possible to the supporting posts
c. be as close as possible to the supporting posts so that the gap between the net and the post is not more than 20mm
d. be well supported
The correct answer is a.
2.2.4 The bottom of the net, along its whole length, shall be as close as possible to the playing surface and the ends of the net shall be attached to the supporting posts
from top to bottom
X makes a good return and then stumbles and drops his racket. To steady himself, he rests the hand with which he had held the racket on the playing surface but does not move the table. A’s return misses the table. The umpire should
a. award a point to A because X touched the playing surface with his free hand
b. take no action because the playing surface was not moved
c. award a point to A because X touched the playing surface with his racket
hand
d. award a point to X because A did not make a good return
The correct answer is a.
2.10.1.11 if an opponent’s free hand touches the playing surface
2.5.6 The free hand is the hand not carrying the racket In this case both hands of player
X were free hands
At the start of a doubles match, A serves to X. When the score is 6-4 in the 5th and
final game, who should be serving to whom?
a. A serves to X
b. Y serves to B
c. X serves to A or Y serves to B
d. A serves to Y or B serves to X
The correct answer is c.
Since A served first in the match, in the 5th game either A could have served to X or B
could have served to Y first. Therefore at the score 6-4 either X or Y is serving, and,
since it is the final game, the receiver changed when X/Y scored 5 points
During an individual match play is continuous except for
a. an interval of 2 minutes between successive games
b. an interval of 1 minute between successive games
c. an interval of 5 minutes between the 3rd and 4th games in a match of the
best of 5, and 1 minute between other successive games
d. an interval of 1 minute between successive games and other authorised
intervals
The correct answer is d.
3.4.4.1.1 an interval of up to 1 minute between successive games of an individual
match; 3.4.4.1.2 brief intervals for towelling after every 6 points from the start of each
game and at the change of ends in the last possible game of an individual match.
b. is only partially correct
After every 6 points players are entitled to a brief interval for towelling. The assistant umpire, who is keeping time, should
a. take no action as the towel break is part of the playing time of a game
b. stop the watch as the towel break is not part of the playing time of a game
c. stop the watch, if she is of the opinion that the players are taking long towel breaks
d. comply with the referee’s decision, which he or she will announce at the briefing before start of the tournament
The correct answer is b.
HMO Appendix A 14 Start the timer as the first player serves, stop, and re-start it for substantial breaks in play, such as time spent for towelling
In a doubles service, the ball touches the server’s right half court and then the net. The umpire should
a. immediately call net, then let if the ball touches the receiver’s half court
b. wait until the ball touches the receiver’s half court before calling let
c. raise her arm but wait for the ball to touch the court before making a call
d. wait for the ball to touch the correct court or not before calling let or fault
The correct answer is d.
HMO Appendix D When the ball touches the net during service, the umpire should wait until the ball touches the correct court or half-court and make the appropriate call
The free hand, while in contact with the ball and at the instant of projecting the ball upwards, shall be
a. behind the server’s left court end line
b. above the level of the playing surface and behind the server’s end line
c. behind the server’s right court end line
d. none of the other three answers presented are correct
The correct answer is d.
2.6.4 From the start of service until it is struck, the ball shall be above the level of the playing surface and behind the server’s end line, and it shall not be hidden from the receiver by the server or his or her doubles partner or by anything they wear or carry.
There is no reference to the position of the free hand in service, just the ball.
At the start of the fifth game of a doubles match between A/B and X/Y, X served to B. Who should be serving and receiving after the players change ends with the score 2 –5?
a. B to X
b. A to X
c. A to Y
d. Y to B
The correct answer is c.
Initial order X-B-Y-A so at 2-5 A is serving but the order is reversed A-Y-B-X.
When the expedite system is in operation
a. the receiver wins the point if he makes twelve good returns counting the return of service as the first return
b. each player serves one point in turn; the stroke counter counts when the return is good
c. in singles the receiver of the last point in a game always serves the first point in the next game provided that the match is not over
d. none of the other three answers presented are correct
The correct answer is d.
2.15.4 Thereafter, each player shall serve for 1 point in turn until the end of the
game, and if the receiving player or pair makes 13 correct returns in a rally the
receiver shall score a point.
2.15.5 Introduction of the expedite system shall not alter the order of serving and
receiving in the match, as defined in 2.13.6.
a. is not correct as the receiver has to make 13 returns; b. is not correct as the stroke
counter counts as soon as the ball is struck, the umpire decides whether the return is
good; c. is not correct in terms of 2.15.5
In timing a match,
a. time should be started when the ball is first served and stopped at the end of each rally
b. the umpire or assistant umpire time the pre-match practice, each game, the intervals between games and any time-outs; time is stopped whenever the ball leaves the playing area
c. the assistant umpire times the pre-match practice, each game and the intervals between games, the umpire must time any time-outs. Time is stopped for any delay such as a long conversation between playing partners in doubles
d. the umpire or assistant umpire time the pre-match practice, each game, the intervals between games and any time-outs. Time is stopped whenever the ball leaves the playing area and any delay such as a long conversation between playing partners in doubles
The correct answer is b.
3.3.2.5 Either the umpire or the assistant umpire may:
3.3.2.5.5 time the duration of the practice period, of play and of intervals.
HMO Appendix A 14 Start the timer as the first player serves, stop, and re-start it
for substantial breaks in play, such as time spent for towelling or retrieving the ball
from outside the playing area.
Under misbehaviour regulations
a. the umpire shows a yellow card when giving a warning
b. the umpire shows a red card when directing an advisor to leave
c. the umpire shows a yellow and a red card when awarding a penalty point
d. all other answers presented are correct
The correct answer is d.
3.5.2.2 … the umpire may, on the first occasion, hold up a yellow card …
3.5.2.7 …if a coach or another adviser who has been warned commits a further
offence in the same individual match or team match, the umpire shall hold up a red
card and send him or her away from the playing area …
3.5.2.3 … if a player who has been warned commits a second offence in the same
individual match or team match, the umpire shall award 1 point to the offender’s
opponent and for a further offence he or she shall award 2 points, each time holding
up a yellow and a red card together.
After the umpire gives a warning or awards a penalty point the assistant umpire
a. places cards by the scoreboard as directed by the umpire
b. places a yellow card by the scoreboard after a warning but takes no special action after the award of penalty points
c. places a red marker by the scoreboard next to the yellow marker after the award of a penalty point
d. places a red only marker by the scoreboard after the award of a penalty point
The correct answer is c.
HMO 17.2.3 When a formal warning has been given, a yellow marker should be placed near the score indicator, next to the score of the player who has been warned. Similarly, if a player has had a penalty point awarded against him or her, both a yellow and red marker should be placed near the score indicator
One player of a doubles pair, player B, is in a wheelchair, and her partner, player A, is standing. During a rally, just as A is making a return, B’s foot touches the floor. The umpire should
a. call let and caution B that her foot must not touch the floor
b. award a point to X/Y as B’s foot touched the floor during the rally
c. award a point to X/Y because B caused a distraction
d. take no action
The correct answer is d.
2.10.1.14 if both players or pairs are in a wheelchair due to a physical disability and
2.10.1.14.3 his or her opponent’s footrest or foot touches the floor during play.
Because both players are not in a wheelchair, 2.10.1.14.3 does not apply.
HMO Appendix F
After the assistant umpire calls 3 faults against one player the player protests that the assistant umpire is not interpreting the service law correctly. The player wants to appeal to the referee. The umpire should
a. stop the game and call for the referee whether the player agrees
b. ask the player to continue or face penalties under the point penalty system
c. show the player a yellow card and ask the player to continue immediately
d. call the referee if the player agrees the assistant is making mistakes interpreting the service law
The correct answer is a.
HMO 4.6.1 A player, or in a team match his or her captain, may appeal against what he or she believes to be a wrong rule interpretation by the umpire, assistant umpire or stroke counter
After the first game the assistant umpire
a. changes the score indicator immediately, changing the game score then changes the points scores to 0-0
b. changes the score indicator immediately, changes the points scores to blank then changes the game score
c. changes the score indicator just before the players return for the next game, changing the points scores to blank then changes the game score
d. changes the score indicator just before the players return for the next game, changing the game score then changes the points scores to blank
The correct answer is c.
HMO Appendix A 22 Just before the players return for the next game, set the points
score indicators to the blank position and alter the appropriate games score
indicators to reflect the result of the previous game
In a wheelchair singles match between A and X, A lifts his body from his wheelchair such that neither of his thighs make contact with the wheelchair seat after making a good return to a wide ball. X fails to make a good return. The umpire should award a
a. point to X because A failed to maintain contact with his chair
b. point to A because X failed to make a good return as A lifted his thighs off the seat only after striking the ball
c. let and warn A to maintain contact with the seat of his chair
d. point to A but warn him to maintain contact with the seat of his chair
The correct answer is b.
2.10.1.14 if both players or pairs are in a wheelchair due to a physical disability and
2.10.1.14.1 his or her opponent does not maintain a minimum contact with the seat
or cushion(s), with the back of the thigh, when the ball is struck;
HMO Appendix F/HMO 12.1.6
A player who is in a wheelchair due to a physical disability and who does not maintain a contact with the seat or cushion with the rear side of at least one of the
thighs just before striking the ball is considered to be gaining an unfair advantage and the opponent is awarded a point. In this case the thighs were lifted after striking the ball.
In a singles match of a Para tournament, player A requests an injury break as he is unable to play temporarily due to the nature of his disability. The umpire should
a. not allow the injury break as the disability was already present at the start of
the match
b. allow the shortest possible injury break because it is necessary to be more
considerate towards a player who is disabled
c. call the referee
d. not allow the injury break because disabled players are not entitled to request
injury breaks
The correct answer is c.
HMO 13.5.4/Appendix F If a player with a disability is unable to play temporarily due to the nature of his/her disability or condition, the referee may, after consulting
a medical classifier or doctor at the competition, allow a medical recovery time of the shortest practical duration, but in no circumstances more than 10 minutes.
In a doubles match, players A and B are in wheelchairs whilst player X, who is in a
wheelchair, partners player Y, a standing para player who uses a walking stick for
balance. During a rally, player A’s racket hand accidently touches the playing surface
just before he hits the ball back over the net. The umpire should
a. call ‘let’ because A did not deliberately touch the playing surface with his
racket hand
b. award a point to X/Y because A’s racket hand touched the playing surface
before he hit the ball
c. take no action and allow the rally to continue
d. award a point to X/Y and warn A under PPS because he used his racket hand
to support himself as he hit the ball
The correct answer is c.
2.10.1.14 if both players or pairs are in a wheelchair due to a physical disability and
2.10.1.14.2 his or her opponent touches the table with either hand before striking the
ball.
Because all players are not in a wheelchair, 2.10.1.14.2 does not apply.
HMO Appendix F
During a doubles rally, B places her free hand on the table to regain her balance just
as A, her partner, strikes the ball. The table was not moved, and X misses her return.
The correct answer is Point to X/Y
2.10.1.11 if an opponent’s free hand touches the playing surface
Opponents are both A and B
In a doubles match, A and X are standing athletes, whilst their partners, B and Y, are
in wheelchairs. During a rally, as B makes a return, A’s foot crosses over the imaginary
extension of the centre line of the table.
The correct answer is Point to X/Y
2.10.1 Unless the rally is a let, a player shall score a point
2.10.1.15 if, where an opposing doubles pair includes at least one player in a
wheelchair, any part of the wheelchair or a foot of a standing player crosses an
imaginary extension of the centre line of the table
Each player must stay on their own side of the centre line or it is a point to their
opponent
Can an appeal made by a player against the decision of the assistant umpire because of obstruction?
No - no appeals concerning fact decisions
How much percent of the blade by thickness shall be of natural wood?
At least 85% of the blade by thickness shall be of natural wood
An adhesive
layer within the blade may be reinforced with fibrous material such as carbon
fibre, glass fibre or compressed paper, but shall not be thicker than?
an adhesive
layer within the blade may be reinforced with fibrous material such as carbon
fibre, glass fibre or compressed paper, but shall not be thicker than 7.5% of
the total thickness or 0.35mm, whichever is the smaller.
Ordinary pimpled rubber is a single layer of non-cellular rubber, natural
or synthetic, with pimples evenly distributed over its surface at a density
of?
Ordinary pimpled rubber is a single layer of non-cellular rubber, natural
or synthetic, with pimples evenly distributed over its surface at a density
of not less than 10 per cm² and not more than 30 per cm².
Side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be covered with?
A side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be covered with either
ordinary pimpled rubber, with pimples outwards having a total thickness
including adhesive of not more than 2.0mm, or sandwich rubber, with
pimples inwards or outwards, having a total thickness including adhesive of
not more than 4.0mm
