Pingpong history

The game was invented in the early days of the 20th century. Despite its popularity throughout the world, Table Tennis did not become an Olympic Sport until 1988. Today there are over 400 million players worldwide - Of this 100 million are in China, where the game is a national passion.

Padel history

The sport was invented in Acapulco, Mexico, by Enrique Corcuera in 1969. It has in a few years grown to a very popular sport in eg Spain, UK, Italy, Germany and Scandinavia.

Padel Pingpong history

The sport was invented 19 nov 2020 in Sweden by Magnus Willner and Erik Magnarsson. After a padel game they played pingpong and started to use the walls. The rallies became much longer, and the number of possibilities increased. The concept was born.

Rules

The game is much like table tennis, with the addition that you can choose to hit the ball next to the net in the walls.

Doubles is preferred, but single works too

In doubles, the rule is that a player may take several balls in a row (does not have to be every other) to be able to keep the ball in play longer. 

Points, sets & match  

The points are counted as in ping-pong, to 11 points in each set. You have to win by 2 points. First to 3 sets have won. "Ready-play", anyone who is ready can serve as long as the opponents are ready. It gives a higher tempo.

Bounce in table and wall
The basic idea is to hit the ball directly over the net or past the net via a wall to hit the opponent's side of the table. If someone hits the ball in the net, floor, ceiling, or bouncing out of the court, the ball is lost. The ball can bounce once in the table but any number of times in the side walls. But not the opponent's short side wall. A serve must always bounce on its own side first and then hit the table on the other side of the net. Net tolls are ok, but not side wall. If you want to make a real art stroke, there is also the possibility to use your own back wall as long as the ball then bounces on the opponent's table top without going into the net or hitting the floor first.

Bonus points
If the opponent misses the table, you have secured one point. Now if you keep the ball alive after one floor bounce and win it, you score a bonus point. If the ball bounces twice on the floor, the ball is over. If the opponent wins it, no bonus point.

The walls create endless opportunities.  Have fun! 

Reglas Padel Pingpong Spanish 1.0, Regeln Padel Pingpong Deutschland 1.0, Padel Pingpong 规则 Chinese 1.0, Regler Padel Pingpong Svenska 1.0, Regler Padel Pingpong Rules Danish 1.0

OFFICIAL MEASUREMENTS

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Court size: 305 x 610cm, height 205cm. 17 degree angle on back walls.
Table size: 1.45 x 2.44m, color: green (RGB 115,214,160), rounded corners 33mm.
Net height: 21cm (15,25cm in table tennis)
Ball size: 55mm (40mm in table tennis, i.e. 2.6x larger volume), color: white or orange.
Racket shape: drop shaped, length: 27-29cm (24-26cm in table tennis), core width: 4-6.6mm, rubber spin: max 0.6 friction coefficient
Light: minimum 750 lux

1.0 revision, 20 June 2020