When serving, the ball should be placed on the palm that does not hold the racket, and the palm should be open and flat. The ball should be still, behind the server's baseline and above the level of the table. The server must throw the ball almost vertically with his hands, do not spin the ball, and make the ball rise not less than 16 cm after leaving the palm of his hand and without a racket. The ball can't touch anything before it is hit. When the ball falls from the highest point thrown, the server can hit the ball, so that the ball first touches his own table area, then passes through or bypasses the net equipment, and then touches the receiver's table area. In doubles, the ball should contact the right half of the server and the receiver in turn.

The ball and racket should be higher than the level of the game table from the moment when the ball is still before throwing to the last moment when hitting the ball. When hitting the ball, the ball should be behind the finish line of the server, but it should not exceed the farthest part of the server's body from the finish line (except the arms, head or legs). When an athlete serves, the referee or deputy referee shall make judgment according to the provisions of legal services. If the referee doubts the correctness of the serve, and he or the assistant referee is not sure that the serve is illegal, when this phenomenon first appears in the game, the referee can warn the server without scoring. In the same game, if the server or his doubles partner's service action is once again questioned, the receiver will get a point whether for the same reason or not.

Service receiving rule

The choice of service and the return of service, as well as the rights of this party, shall be decided by drawing lots. The winner can choose to serve or catch the ball first, or stand aside first. When a player chooses to serve or receive the ball first, or choose to be in a certain position first, another player must have another choice. For every two points scored, the receiver is the server, and so on until the end of the game, or the scores of both sides reach 10 or the rotation service method is implemented. At this point, the order of service and reception remains the same, but everyone only turns one point. In the first doubles match, the first server decides the first server, and then the first receiver decides the first receiver. In subsequent games, after the first server is determined, the first receiver should be the player who served in the previous game. In doubles, every time the service changes, the front receiver and server should become the server, and the partner of the front server should become the receiver and server.

The player who serves first in one match should serve first in the next match. In the doubles tie-breaker, when one side scores 5 points first, the receiver should exchange the receiving orders. In one game, the party competing in one position should change to another position in the next game. In the deciding game, when one side scores 5 points first, the two sides should exchange directions. Once the referee finds that the order of serving and receiving is wrong, he should immediately suspend the game, and according to the order determined at the beginning of the game, the player who should serve or receive the service according to the score on the field should serve or receive the service; In doubles, when mistakes are found, correct the order determined by the first party who has the right to serve in the game and continue the game. Once the referee finds that players should switch places, but they can't, he should immediately suspend the game and correct the correct scoring position. Athletes should stand in the order determined at the beginning of the competition, and then continue the competition. In any case, all the scores before the error is found are valid.