Consider the difference between holding a knife (shakehand) and a pencil (penhold) in Table Tennis.

Much like how a tennis match is a best of 5 sets, a table tennis match will be a best of 7 of these games to 11. Service alternates 2 serves each (not 5!). If the score reaches 10-10, this is a deuce.

Maintaining China’s grip at the top of the table tennis rankings requires solidarity and innovation, says former national team coach By Zhang Ni and Li Sikun Source:Global Times Published: 2019 ...

Table Tennis - Hong Kong's Wong hopes to revive penhold grip at Rio While the European-style shakehand grip is now in the ascendancy, Wong decided on the penhold style to emulate China's Wang Hao ...