Abstract
BackgroundThe rules of attack in table tennis tactics have been discovered by the coaches and researchers of the Chinese table tennis team (CTTT) through long-term practice. However, they are only empirical judgements and have not been objectively verified.MethodsThe software "Table Tennis Master" has been used to analyse 200 matches of top players of CTTT against various opponents in recent years to obtain detailed statistics by analysing the effect of attack in the end line (AIEL) and attack out of the end line (AOEL).Results(1) The scoring rate of the players was high after AIEL but very low after AOEL (p < 0.05); (2) the round of service (serve/receive) and level of skills had little influence on the effect of AIEL and AOEL; and (3) the timing of attack had a great influence on the effect of AIEL and AOEL (r > 0.9).ConclusionsIn the high-level table tennis match, the rules of AIEL and AOEL are scientific. In accordance with the rules, the complex tactics can be simplified to the two concepts, AIEL and AOEL.
Highlights
The rules of attack in table tennis tactics have been discovered by the coaches and researchers of the Chinese table tennis team (CTTT) through long-term practice
It is obvious that the scoring rate of attack in the end line (AIEL) is much higher than that of attack out of the end line (AOEL), whether they play against the High-level opponents (HO) or Low-level opponents (LO)
It is 71.6%, after AOEL by the same opponents. It is the same rule when the LO attack. This shows that there is a large difference in the scoring rate among different attack positions, and there is no statistical significance regarding the level of the opponents
Summary
The rules of attack in table tennis tactics have been discovered by the coaches and researchers of the Chinese table tennis team (CTTT) through long-term practice. They are only empirical judgements and have not been objectively verified. Table tennis is a skills and tactics oriented event, and the key factors in high-level competition should always be skills and tactics [1,2,3,4,5,6]. There are many skills and tactics analysis methods [1], they are
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
