The Indian table tennis player Manush Shah faced a crucial service fault call during his match against France's Felix Lebrun, which contributed to his straight-games defeat, at the 2025 ITTF World ...

The initial serve of a table tennis match at the Olympics is determined by a coin toss. The coin toss winner can choose to serve the ball, receive the ball or pick a side of the table to start on.

To determine who goes first, table tennis turns to a classic—an old-fashioned toin coss. The umpire will flip a coin and the winner will get to choose whether they'd like to serve first ...