In table tennis, if a game does not reach deuce, how many points does the winner score?

In table tennis, a game is won by the first player (or pair) to score 11 points, provided they lead by at least two points. So if a game does not go to deuce, the winner finishes with exactly 11 points.

Scoring rules in table tennis:

• If the score reaches 10-10 (deuce), the game continues until one side gets a two-point lead, for example 12-10 or 15-13.
• A match is played as the best of an odd number of games, usually best of five or best of seven games in major competitions.

Each player serves two points in turn. After the score reaches 10-10, the service changes after every point.

The 11-point system was introduced by the ITTF in 2001. Before that, games were played to 21 points, and each player served five times in a row.

Other important rules:

• The ball must be thrown up at least 16 cm from the open palm when serving and must not be hidden from the opponent.
• In doubles, the serve must go diagonally from the right half of the server's court to the right half of the receiver's court, and partners must hit the ball alternately.
• A "let" is called when a serve touches the net and then lands correctly; it is replayed.
• The "expedite system" is used if a game lasts more than 10 minutes without reaching 9 points, to speed up play.

Equipment and measurements:

• Table: 2.74 m long, 1.525 m wide and 76 cm high.
• Net: 15.25 cm high.
• Ball: 40 mm in diameter, weighing 2.7 g; plastic balls replaced celluloid ones in 2014.
• Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988 (Seoul).
• India's leading players include Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra.

Why not the other options?

• ✗21 was the winning score in table tennis before 2001; it is also the score for a badminton game.
• ✗15 was the target in men's badminton under the old system.
• ✗25 is the target score for a set in volleyball.