International Scoring

A point is scored only when the server wins a rally.When the server loses a rally he or she loses the right to serve and the opponent becomes the server. When a point has been scored durng play, the server must serve from the opposite service box.The first player to nine points wins a game.A match usually consists of the best of five games; that is, the first player to win three games wins the match.If, in any game, the score reaches eight all, then the player who reaches 8 first, decides whether that game is to be played to nine (Set 1) or ten points (Set 2).The first player to reach the chosen number of points wins the game.