General
1. The individual sport solely consists of Armenian participants, unless a Non-Armenian participant has a proven (ID card or other governmental document) first-degree (married or child) family relation with an Armenian person.
2. For the individual sports athletes, the minimum age is 12+ years. Athletes turning this age during the year of the EAG will be accepted.
3. Table tennis is played in the form of a single game.
4. It is played using the rally point system.
Group stage
5. A coin toss determines which player beginning to serve.
6. It is played until one player has won a total number of games or certain minutes played during a game. The numbers of games and game lengths is determined by the EAG host.
7. The player who first reaches a total number of points (determined by the host) wins the game, except for a tie. Then, the players have to serve one after another. The first player who has 2 points more than his opponent wins the game.
8. The game length has a maximum that is determined by the EAG host.
9. If the game is still not decided after to maximum game length, the person wins who:
– Won the most games
– In case of an equal number of games, has scored the most points;
– In case of an equal number of points and won games, a tie counts.
10. After 2 services the serve switches.
11. No showing up on time (EAG schedule) means automatic loss of the game.
Final stage
12. A coin toss determines which player beginning to serve.
13. It is played until one player has won a total number of games or a certain minutes played during a game. The numbers of games and game lengths is determined by the EAG host.
14. The player who first reaches a total number of points (determined by the host) wins the game, except for a tie. Then, the players have to serve one after another. The first player who has 2 points more than his opponent wins the game.
15. The game length has a maximum that is determined by the EAG host.
16. If the game is still not decided after to maximum game length, the person wins who:
– Won the most games;
– In case of an equal number of games, has scored the most points;
– In case of an equal number of points, a winning point will be played.
17. After 2 services the serve switches.
18. No showing up on time (EAG schedule) means automatic loss of the game.
Basic rules
19. The ball has to be served from behind the table. From the flat hand
– single game: there is no need to be served diagonally.
20. Service: in case of services, the ball must hit their own playing half before it hits the half of the opponent. If the ball touches the net, and still hits the opponent half correct, the service must be done again. In the case of a service that doesn’t hit the opponent half correct, a point is awarded to the opponent. During the game it’s allowed to touch the net with the ball.
21. At service turn the ball is required to tossed up at least 16 cm.
22. At the end of each game, players switch half.
23. Those who earlier served as the first game, now will first receive.
24. Teams must consist of one male and one female player, forming a mixed doubles team. Both players should meet the basic eligibility requirements of the event. This rule ensures that all teams are mixed-gender and are treated equally in the competition.
25. Serving order: Each team has one serve per turn, and the serve must alternate between players within the team. This means the first server serves, and then the partner serves next. The serving order must be strictly followed, and after every two serves, the serving team will switch. The ball must be served diagonally, from the right side of one player’s half to the left side of the opponent's half.
26. Receiving order: The receiving team must decide which player will receive the serve. The player receiving the serve must receive the ball from the diagonal side (as required for doubles). Players must alternate in receiving the ball, meaning the player who receives the first service of the game (or match) will not serve again until the opponent has served.
27. Player position: After the ball is served, the players of the receiving team must return the ball. Players on both teams must alternate striking the ball, meaning that no player on the same team can strike the ball consecutively.
28. Ball direction: The ball must land alternately on each player's side, which means, in doubles, players cannot hit the ball on their own side. They must hit it to the opponent's side.
Points
2 points for a winning match
0 points for a lost game or by disqualification
Poule
When a player in the group stage has an equal number of points, first the points difference counts:
– Example: 26 points for and 19 points against counts as + 7.
If the points difference is equal, the number of scored points is counting.
When the number of scored points is also equal, the mutual result counts.
During the tournament the house rules and general terms and conditions of the Euro Armenian Games are applicable.
Rules
For cases where the above rules are not adequate enough, refer to the table tennis rules of the International Table Tennis Federation. These can be found at www.ittf.com.