Spring '22 Ping Pong Tournament
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This will be a two-round tournament. The first phase will be round-robin. Everybody will play everybody else in their bracket. The top two winners from each bracket will move on to the knock-out round. If you lose a match in the knock-out round, you're out. The winner of this round will be declared the winner of the entire tournament and will receive a prize!
The first three weeks (Mar 28 - Apr 15) are devoted to the round-robin portion of the tournament. The next three weeks are the finals.
| Week | Dates | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 28 - Apr 1 | Round Robin |
| 2 | Apr 4 - Apr 8 | Round Robin |
| 3 | Apr 11 - Apr 15 | Round Robin |
| 4 | Apr 18 - Apr 22 | Quarter finals |
| 5 | Apr 25 - Apr 29 | Semi-finals |
| 6 | May 2 - May 6 | Finals |
In the schedule below, we've listed the pairings for the round-robin tournament and the week for when to play your matches. You'll be organizing your own matches, so the weeks are just a suggestion.
Once you have played a match, make sure that at least one person uses the form below to submit the score.
Knockout
- Ishank Arora
- Alex Witt
- Nilesh Gupta
- Joey Zhou
- Soroush Nasiriany
- Zhenyu Jiang
- Ayush Kaushal
- Brady Zhou
- Yue Zhao
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- Kulin Shah
- -
- Ruoshi Dai
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- Sagnik Majumder
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- -
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- Zhenyu Jiang
- Brady Zhou
- Yue Zhao
- Kulin Shah
- Ruoshi Dai
- Sagnik Majumder
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- Kulin Shah
- Ruoshi Dai
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Standings
Bracket A
| Name | Score |
|---|---|
| Justin Yirka | 0 |
| Ishank Arora | 1 |
| Rojin Rezvan | 0 |
| Ayush Kaushal | 3 |
| Aashaka Dhaval Shah | 0 |
Bracket B
| Name | Score |
|---|---|
| Nikitha Gollamudi | 0 |
| Nilesh Gupta | 2 |
| Xingyi Zhou | 0 |
| Kulin Shah | 4 |
| Jordi Ramos | 1 |
| Christina Yuan | 0 |
Bracket C
| Name | Score |
|---|---|
| Zhenyu Jiang | 3 |
| Syamantak Kumar | 2 |
| Meghana Sistla | 0 |
| Sepideh Maleki | 1 |
| Sagnik Majumder | 4 |
Bracket D
| Name | Score |
|---|---|
| Alex Witt | 2 |
| Soroush Nasiriany | 2 |
| Joey Zhou | 2 |
| Braham Snyder | 0 |
| Brady Zhou | 4 |
Bracket E
| Name | Score |
|---|---|
| Changan Chen | 3 |
| Aditya Sawant | 2 |
| Albert Yu | 0 |
| Yue Zhao | 4 |
| Rachit Garg | 1 |
| Ruoshi Dai | 5 |
Submit Results
Schedule
Bracket A
| Week | P0 | P1 |
|---|---|---|
| March 28 - April 1 | Justin Yirka | Ishank Arora |
| March 28 - April 1 | Justin Yirka | Aashaka Dhaval Shah |
| April 4 - April 8 | Justin Yirka | Rojin Rezvan |
| April 4 - April 8 | Ishank Arora | Aashaka Dhaval Shah |
| April 11 - April 15 | Justin Yirka | Ayush Kaushal |
| April 11 - April 15 | Rojin Rezvan | Aashaka Dhaval Shah |
Bracket B
| Week | P0 | P1 |
|---|---|---|
| March 28 - April 1 | Nikitha Gollamudi | Nilesh Gupta |
| March 28 - April 1 | Nikitha Gollamudi | Christina Yuan |
| March 28 - April 1 | Kulin Shah | Christina Yuan |
| March 28 - April 1 | Jordi Ramos | Christina Yuan |
| April 4 - April 8 | Nikitha Gollamudi | Xingyi Zhou |
| April 4 - April 8 | Nilesh Gupta | Christina Yuan |
| April 11 - April 15 | Xingyi Zhou | Jordi Ramos |
| April 11 - April 15 | Xingyi Zhou | Christina Yuan |
Bracket C
| Week | P0 | P1 |
|---|---|---|
Bracket D
| Week | P0 | P1 |
|---|---|---|
Bracket E
| Week | P0 | P1 |
|---|---|---|
Rules
There are based on: https://www.pongfit.org/official-rules-of-table-tennis
- Games are played to 11 points
A Game is played to 11 points. A Game must be won by two points. A Match is the best of three games. - Alternate serves every two points
Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time. EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10 (“deuce”), service alternates at every point. Can you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is no separate rule for serving on Game Point. - Toss the ball straight up when serving
How do you serve the ball in ping pong? Hold the ball in your open palm, behind your end of the table. Toss at least 6" straight up, and strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of the table and then the other side. NOTE: Once the ball leaves the server’s hand it is in play, and so counts as the receiver’s point if the ball is missed or mis-hit. - The serve can land anywhere in singles
There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your opponent’s side of the table. It can bounce two or more times on your opponent’s side (if so, that’s your point), bounce over the side, or even hit the edge. - A serve that touches the net on the way over is a "let"
Can the ball hit the net in ping pong? Yes, during a RALLY, if it touches the top of the net and then otherwise lands as a legitimate hit. BUT not when serving. If a served ball hits the net on the way over and otherwise legally bounces in play, it’s a "let" serve and is done over. There is no limit on how many times this can happen. - Volleys are NOT allowed
Can you hit the ball before it bounces in ping pong? No. In regular tennis you may “volley” the ball (hitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the net). But in table tennis, this results in a point for your opponent. NOTE: When your opponent hits a ball that sails over your end of the table without touching it and then hits you or your paddle, that is still your point. - If your hit bounces back over the net by itself it is your point
If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve and it bounces back over the net after hitting your opponent’s side of the table (due to extreme spin), without your opponent touching it, that is your point. - Touching the ball with your paddle hand is allowed
What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a ping pong rally? If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in a legal hit, there is no rule violation and play shall continue as normal. Your paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist. But what if the ball touches a player’s body anywhere else during a ping pong rally? You may not touch the ball with your non-paddle hand for any reason. It will result in a point for your opponent. BUT if your opponent’s hit sails over your side of the table without touching it, and hits any part of you or your paddle, that is still your point. - You may not touch the table with your non-paddle hand
You may touch the ball or the table with your paddle hand (after reaching in to return a short serve, for example), or other parts of your body. NOTE: If the table moves at all from your touching it during a rally, that is your opponent’s point. - An "edge" ball bouncing off the horizontal table top surface is good
An otherwise legal serve or hit may contact the top edge of the horizontal table top surface and be counted as valid, even if it bounces sidewise. The vertical sides of the table are NOT part of the legal playing surface. - Honor system applies to disagreements
If the players disagree on a certain call, the honor system applies and the players should find a way to agree, or play the point over.