5 Easy Tactics to Outplay Your Opponent in Table Tennis [HD]

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Published on Apr 29, 2024
5 Easy Tactics to Outplay Your Opponent in Table Tennis
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The first thing you could do is to play the ball to wide corners. You can play one ball wide to either the forehand or backhand. At a more advanced level, players usually cover their backhand side well, so playing to their wide forehand might be more effective. But at beginner or intermediate levels, playing to either wide backhand or forehand will be equally effective in most cases. After all, it really depends on the opponent you’re playing, for example, if he is weaker in his backhand, then play to his wide backhand more often. As the opponent moves wide to return the shot, there are two possibilities. He will either leave the other wide corner open, in this case you can easily play the ball to that corner. Or, he will move to cover that side quickly, leaving the other corner open. In this case you play to the same corner twice.

The second thing you could do is to play to the middle, the opponent’s elbow position. You go to the opponent’s middle, either spinny or aggressive with speed to not set him up for an easy shot from his stronger side. At beginner to intermediate levels, many players are not conditioned to moving their feet so you may win the point straight away. At a higher level, players do move their feet between every shot. If the opponent moves to cover it with his backhand, he leaves his backhand side open. If the opponent moves to cover it with his forehand, he leaves his forehand side open. In the next shot you can just easily go wide into either of the corners.

The third thing you could do is to go short to the forehand, then deep to the backhand. You serve or touch the ball short to the opponent’s forehand, bringing him in over the table. As he steps in and is jammed over the table, he’s vulnerable to a deep ball to the backhand. You can also play deep to his elbow position, this will be extremely awkward for him. Sometimes the opponent will quickly cover into his deep backhand position, in this case you can play another shot touch to his forehand short. At international level, we often see players repeatedly touching the ball short during a rally. This is because they can move so quickly that after they step in, they can step out immediately. If the next ball is short, they step in quickly again and touch the ball short and low. Of course you can use this tactic the other way round, going short to the backhand, then deep to the forehand. This will be a bit more difficult as it requires more control to go short crosscourt and play deep down the line as a right-handed player. However it could be more effective as most players tend to cover their backhand better than their forehand.

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