Chapter 1
The birth of American professional table tennis
Chapter 2
The revolutionary team match format
Chapter 3
The thrilling Golden Game finale
Chapter 4
Modern rules rewritten for speed
YOUR GOAL
Master of Major League Table Tennis
Ch 2 · The revolutionary team match format
kai MLTT eliminated traditional win-by-two rules in favor of a dramatic sudden-death point at ten-all.
kai Every team matchup features five standard games consisting of four singles matches and one doubles match.
Fun Fact
Sudden death: MLTT eliminated traditional win-by-two rules, deciding tense 10-10 games with a single sudden-death Golden Point.
Glossary
golden game (noun)
A decisive final round or tie-breaker in a competition that determines the overall winner. In Major League Table Tennis, five-player teams rotate every four points in a race to twenty-one.
A decisive final round or tie-breaker in a competition that determines the overall winner. In Major League Table Tennis, five-player teams rotate every four points in a race to twenty-one.
Quiz
How many points does a team earn for winning a single game within a singles or doubles match?