Table tennis is an Olympic racket sport where two players or two teams of two players, press the table tennis ball back and forth, through the net on a table, with wooden pallets. The game mode is similar to tennis, hence the name. The playing surface is a table, 30 inches above the ground which is about 9 feet long and five feet wide. A six-inch high net divides the table in two. The ball table tennis has a diameter of 40 mm, is made of celluloid, and is hollow. This article discuss some basic elements of table tennis, scoring, rules and basic strokes. Table Tennis Official rules mandate table tennis matches constitute a best of five or the best series of seven games to 11 points. The first player to reach 11 points with a margin of two wins. In gold silver a best-of-five match, the first player to win three sets wins the match. In a best-of-seven match, the first player to win four games wins the match. In the 11 points format game, players alternating serves every two points. If the game reaches a score of 10-10, players alternate serve all points until a player achieves a margin of two points. Historically, a ‘game of table tennis was played to 21 points with the players used in rotation every five points. This method is the preferred method of recreation for players of table tennis. To begin each point, the server throws the ball, a palm open, at least 6 inches in the air. The server hits the ball with the paddle so that the ball bounced on its side of the table before bouncing on his opponent.