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Table Tennis Rules

1. Teams in each match may consist of two, three or four players.
   
   
2. Each match will consist of five sets - four singles and one doubles.
   
   
3. Each set will he decided by the best of five games played to 11 points. If the score reaches 10 points each in any game, the game will be decided by the next point (ie 11-10).
   
   
4. Teams may play any combination of players, except that no player may play in more than two sets. It will be for team captains to agree the order of play/combination of players prior to the start of each match.
   
   
5. For each set won, a team will be awarded one league point:-
   
   i.e. score 5 - 0 = five points for the winners, no points for the losers;
   
   4 - 1 = four points for the winners, one point for the losers;
   
   3 - 2 = three points for the winners, two points for the losers.
   
   
6. In the event of teams tying on number of league points at the end of the competition, the result of the match(es) between the teams involved will decide their final league position.
   
   
7. The competition will be played as one league the size depending on the number of entrants, each team will play each of the other teams once only, i.e. no home and away
8. 8. In the event of a team not turning up for a match then the team, which does turn up, will be awarded full points. If a team cannot make a match for a legitimate reason then they must notify the captain of the opposing team, and the ST table tennis tournament organiser, in advance of the match, and a match can be re-arranged if both captains agree. Final decisions on disputes will rest with the ST table tennis tournament organiser.