ITTF Rules

Umpiring & Match Conduct

Official rules and procedures for match umpiring, player conduct, and live scoring officiating

Articles (10 total)

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ITTF 3.4

Score Keeping and Match Control for Umpires

Umpire procedures for score tracking, announcing scores, correcting errors, and maintaining match control.

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ITTF 2.9

Net and Let Calls (Net Touches, Lets, Edge Balls)

Complete rules for net touches, let calls, edge balls, and when rallies are replayed or scored.

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ITTF 2.6.7

Not Ready to Receive Serve (Player Signals)

Rules on when and how a player can indicate they are not ready to receive serve, and umpire response.

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ITTF 3.5.1

Shouting, Celebrations, and Player Conduct

Rules on acceptable and unacceptable player behavior including shouting, celebrations, and emotional expressions.

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ITTF 3.2.4

Table Wiping and Court Conditions

Rules on when players can wipe the table, towel the floor, and request court condition adjustments.

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ITTF 2.14

Breaks Between Games and Change of Ends

Rules for rest intervals between games, change of ends, equipment changes, and coaching.

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ITTF 3.5.3

Timeouts (Toweling and Official Timeouts)

Official timeout rules including toweling breaks, duration, and when timeouts are allowed.

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ITTF 3.5

Yellow and Red Card System (Disciplinary)

Complete disciplinary card system: offenses, escalation, yellow card, red card, and disqualification procedures.

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ITTF 2.6.1-2.6.7

Service Rules and Common Faults

Detailed service rules, legal serve requirements, common service faults, and umpire enforcement.

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ITTF 2.5

Coin Toss and Choice of Ends

Official procedure for coin toss, choice of ends, and match start protocol.