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ITTF Handbook 2009 / 2010
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2.08  THE ORDER OF PLAY 
2.08.01  In singles, the server shall first make a service, the receiver shall then make a return and thereafter server and receiver alternately shall each make a return. 
2.08.02  In doubles, the server shall first make a service, the receiver shall then make a return, the partner of the server shall then make a return, the partner of the receiver shall then make a return and thereafter each player in turn in that sequence shall make a return. 
2.08.03  When two players who are in wheelchairs due to a physical disability are a pair playing doubles, the server shall first make a service, the receiver shall then make a return but thereafter either player of the disabled pair may make returns. However, no part of a player’s wheelchair shall protrude beyond the imaginary extension of the centre line of the table. If it does, the umpire shall award the point to the opposing pair.