Tips for Playing Doubles Table Tennis

 

By: Kasmono Monex, a fan of healthy living



Most articles written on table tennis tactics and strategy tend to focus on the singles side of competition, while doubles games tend to come second.

Most table tennis players enjoy a good game of doubles occasionally. Playing and winning in doubles competition is just as rewarding and enjoyable as singles play.
There are several important differences between the tactics used for doubles play as compared to singles play. Then how to become a dynamic duo?

We often see doubles teams with lesser single player material fighting and defeating stronger two player single player combinations. Why is that?
"The champion team will beat the champion team". This proverb is very appropriate to express it.
"Two weaker players who know each other's game and play to support each other can be a tougher team to beat than two strong players who don't work well together".

Double Serve Tips and Tactics
In doubles, we have to serve diagonally to the opponent's table, from the right half of our court to the right of the opponent's field. Most of the serves you make in doubles should be serves with the ball bouncing low over the net and difficult for your opponent to attack. When serving, it's important to remember that your partner will make the third stroke. To increase your partner's chances of making a good third ball attack, you should try to use serves that will help set up the best attack by your partner. We try to be servants for our partners, and vice versa.

Also read: https://kasmonomonex.blogspot.com/2022/12/six-teen-centimeter.html?m=1

Cue in doubles.
Cues can also be used when serving to allow your partner to know what serve you are about to use, which will make executing the third ball easier.
If our level and our partner's are quite similar, it is enough for us to signal with a finger that is mutually agreed upon. Unless our partner has a special plan, in which case it's the partner who will be the one beckoning us.
To be continued part 2....



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