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table tennis

vr.tr.table-tennis · thing-q3930

Let an agent explain table tennis rules, equipment and competitions, and give results from official sources.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Rules How it is played.

Scoring

Games and matches.

Scoring

Rule and edition.

  1. How are points and games scored? provenance
  2. Which handbook edition? provenance

Service

Serve rules.

Service rule

Rule.

  1. What makes a legal serve? provenance
  2. Under which law? provenance
Equipment Table, ball, racket.

Table and ball

Specifications.

Specification

Values.

  1. What are the table and ball specifications? measurement
  2. From which rules? provenance

Racket

Blade and rubbers.

Racket rule

Requirement.

  1. Which rubbers are authorised? provenance
  2. Which colours? provenance
Competitions Tournaments.

International

Olympics and World Championships.

Result

Event and winner.

  1. Who won the event? provenance
  2. When? provenance

Rankings

World ranking.

Ranking

Position and date.

  1. What is the ranking? measurement
  2. As of which date? provenance
Variants Other forms.

Para table tennis

Classes.

Para classes

Classification.

  1. Which classes exist? provenance
  2. Under which rules? provenance

Large ball

Variant.

Variant

Rules.

  1. How does large-ball play differ? provenance
  2. Where is it played? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.ACT
Other names and narrower kinds
men's table tennis, para table tennis, women's table tennis, Ping-pong, large ball table tennis, Nigerian Open

What it is Filled

A racket sport in which two or four players hit a light hollow ball back and forth across a net on a table using small bats, governed internationally by the ITTF; also called ping-pong, with an Olympic programme since 1988.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain table tennis rules, equipment and competitions, and give results from official sources.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Games to 11 points, win by 2.
  • The serve is tossed near vertically, without spin, at least 16 cm from an open palm, and struck while falling.
  • Racket surfaces are matt, black on one side and a bright colour distinct from black and the ball on the other.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • give betting advice
  • invent results

May

  • explain rules and give results from official sources

Moral aspects Filled

  • fair play

Who is affected

  • players

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody as a sport; rules are maintained by the ITTF

Master systems

  • ITTF records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q20478894 - registry parent class
  • Q212434 - registry parent class
  • Q2426135 - registry parent class
  • Q47728 - registry parent class
  • Q877517 - registry parent class

related

  • racket sport - sport
  • International Table Tennis Federation - body
  • table tennis racket - equipment
  • Olympic Games - programme

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.table-tennis
  • Wikidata: Q3930 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3930)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • table size: 2.74 x 1.525 m - 76 cm high; net 15.25 cm (ITTF standard)
  • ball: 40 mm, 2.7 g - plastic since about 2015

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Table with centre net and white lines
  • Small light ball and rubber-covered bats
  • Players with rubber-covered bats hitting a small white or orange ball over a net on a green or blue table.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain rules and scoring
  • give table and ball specifications
  • describe competitions
  • describe para table tennis

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Minor injuries

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ITTF Handbook (Laws of Table Tennis and Regulations)
  • ITTF equipment authorisation

Context of use required Filled

  • Sport and recreation.
  • singles
  • doubles
  • para table tennis (wheelchair classes 1-5, standing 6-10, intellectual impairment 11)
  • large-ball table tennis

Sources Filled

  1. Q3930 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Table tennis - general description of the subject
  3. ITTF Statutes 2026 - Table and ball specifications, net height, scoring, service, racket colours and equipment authorisation.
  4. Table Tennis' Smashing Debut at Seoul 1988 - Olympic debut in 1988 and singles and doubles competition.
  5. Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para table tennis - Para table tennis and its 11 sport classes.
  6. Rules and refereeing - Large-ball table tennis has separate published rules.

Open questions

  • The registry merges a specific tournament (Nigerian Open); it should be a separate entry.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3930/spec.json