Table tennis (ping-pong) is a sport played between 2 single opponents (singles) or 2 teams of 2 players (doubles). The objective of the game is to take turns striking the ball over the net across the table so that the ball lands on the opponent's side, trying to make a stroke or serve that the opponent can't return.
The match is played in games, each game in points starting with a serve. The receiving player returns the ball to the server’s half, the serving player hits the ball back, and so it goes on until one of the players makes a mistake. Thus every play ends with one of the players getting 1 point. The winner of a game is the first player to earn 11 points with an advantage of at least 2 points (11:9). There are from 5 up to 7 games in a match.
If in the started table tennis match one of the tennis players (one team) is disqualified for some reason, refuses to play or is unable to continue the match, the match ends untimely, then the bets made on the outcomes of that match are calculated in the following way:
The bets, the outcomes of which are definitely determined at the moment of interruption, based on the match format, are considered completed and are subject to calculation. The bets made on the other outcomes are calculated with the odds “1” (one).
For example, a tennis player (tennis team) refuses to continue the match in the first set, when the score is 9:10. In this case, the bets made on the following outcomes of the first set are calculated with the odds 1 (one): “Win1”, “Win2”, “Total over(under) 20.5”, “Handicap1 (+1.5)”, “Handicap2(-1.5)”, “Handicap1 (-1.5)”, “Handicap2 (+1.5), as well as the bets made on “Win1” and “Win2” outcomes of match. Bets on the outcomes “total to be even (odd) number” made on the first set and match are also calculated with the odds 1 (one). The bets made on the following outcomes of the first set are subject to calculation: “Total over (under) 18.5”, “Total over (under)19.5”, “Handicap1 (+2.5)”, “Handicap2 (-2.5)”, “Handicap1 (-2.5)”, “Handicap2(+2.5)”, “Handicap1 (+3.5)”, “Handicap2 (-3.5)”, “Handicap1 (-3.5)”, “Handicap2(+3.5)”, “Handicap1(+4.5)”, Handicap2(-4.5), “Handicap1(-4.5)”, “Handicap2(+4.5).
If one of the sides refuses to participate in the match before its start, the bets made on the match outcomes are calculated with odds “1” (one). If during tennis doubles (team) match, in which the participants’ names are specified by team (country) name (e.g. Spain-Switzerland), the change of tennis player (team) is performed (in advance announced tennis player or tennis team for which the bets were offered), the bets on all outcomes of the match remain valid.
The bets on Handicap and Total in tennis are calculated in points.
The bets offered on the outcomes of table tennis matches:
- Victory of the first tennis player (team) in match (set or game) – “Win1”.
- Victory of the second tennis player (team) in match (set or game) – “Win2”.
- The first tennis player (team) will win (not lose) match (set) with the handicap taken into account –“Handicap1”.
- The second tennis player (team) will win (not lose) match (set) with the handicap taken into account – “Handicap2”.
- Bets on total number of points in match (set) “Total over (under) the value of bet argument.
- Bets on the number of points in match (set) to be even or odd.
- Bets on the final score of match (set).
- It is offered to select the precise score registered in the end of the match (set) from the options available in the program (line).
The tournaments’ official websites, which are included in the table, are taken as basis for calculation of bets made on table tennis matches.
The bets made on the outcomes of table tennis matches, which were postponed or interrupted, remain valid until the end of the tournament, which they belong to.
Bets are also accepted on other outcomes of table tennis matches offered by the provider in the program (line).