Can the Receiver Volley a Serve in Table Tennis/Ping-Pong?
Can the Receiver Volley a Serve in Table Tennis/Ping-Pong?Player A makes an otherwise legal service that contacts the net on its way over. Player B (the receiver) hits the ball before it bounces on his side of the table. It is difficult for the umpire to tell if the ball would have bounced on the receiver’s side of the table had Player B not volleyed the ball. The server believes that the receiver has obstructed his “let” service. The server believes he should be awarded a point or a let. The receiver believes the server has failed to make a legal service, and that the ball would have been “long” if not otherwise volleyed. What is the umpires ruling? Answer: The umpire should call a let. This is according to the following laws of table tennis: Law 2.5.8 A player obstructs the ball if he, or anything
