What are the rules, regulations, and misconceptions of Table Tennis?

Here are some of the basic Table Tennis Rules: 

1. The server starts with a grip on the ball and may use any part of your body to hit it, as long as he holds the bat in one hand only. The server then hits the ball, and it must touch the table or the other player’s racket. If it hits the floor, you lose your server, and it goes to the other opponent.
2. A serve can be executed in two ways: by pushing or pulling a ball across the table using any part of either player’s body except his hands; or with a bat called a racket.
3. When one player starts to serve, that doesn’t mean if he wins that paddle that he gets one point, but rather it means the game continues and gets to serve the ball again and starts to gain points up until he messes up the play. Then it goes to the other player to serve.
4. The center of the table is divided into two halves by a net, which is usually about one inch from the surface and up to six inches high if you are playing ping pong at home with friends. The “service” area is the space that crosses the net in the middle of your opponent’s half. From there, you can serve by either flipping it over or hitting it with a backhand – whichever is more comfortable to you!
5. If you are playing ping pong at home with friends, the net can be lower – but not exceed six inches.
6. On a serve if it hits the net and goes over, it isn’t a good serve and must be retried. You can serve up to three consecutive times before you lose your serve.
7. To get that point, your opponent must either miss an attempted return or fail to make good contact with the first shot. (The best way beginners start playing is to start with serving and hoping you can hit a few shots against them without losing your serve.)
8. If the ball hits the net during a rally and then goes over, it is called a “let,” and the rally continues.
9. Playing the game can be done with two rackets on each side (singles) or one racket per player for doubles.
10. A ball that touches the net after it has hit a player’s racket does not count as part of the point, and an opponent is allowed to let it bounce once on their side before hitting again – unless, of course, you want them to take responsibility for a “let” serve!
11. If you try to hit your opponent’s racket, this could be considered illegal behavior and will result in an instant loss of service for that player.
12. Touching the table with a hand, foot, or back of the racket is illegal.
13. You can not hit a ball that has bounced twice on your side of the table with any part of your body.
14. If you, during a serve or during a rally, bounces back to your side before your opponent can touch it, you automatically win the point.
15. If you move the table during a play, the movement must be small and necessary; otherwise, the other player gets the point.
16. Before a player gets the winning serve, the other player gets curtsy.
17. When a player scores 15 points, it is called “love,” and they win the game. If that happens to their partner on their side of the table, then there’s no love!
18. The game ends when one player wins eleven points and has two points lead on their opponent’s score. For example, if both players have ten points, they continue playing until one player gains two points in a row.

Here is some misconception upon playing table tennis which is as follows:

1. Some think it’s illegal to hit the ball with a backhand, but that is incorrect.
2. Some think It’s illegal if the ball hits my paddle hand, as it is only illegal if the ball hits your body to go in bounce.
3. It is legal to serve as hard as you want but be careful when serving hard that goes in the right direction.