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In a practice game, I hit the ball, it hit me in the chin then went over the net. I'm assuming its loss of point but couldn't find it in the rules.

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Obstruction by you or something you carry or wear. Chin up.

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Hmmmm, weird case indeed. It is much like when you hit the ceil or pending lights while making a lob.

you lost point because you failed to make the "good return" in compliance with the rule 2.7, the ball did not touch the opponent`s court "directly" but upon touching something else.

Yep, the only part of yourself the ball may hit, besides your bat, is below the wrist of your playing hand.

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WE had a case tonight where someone made a legitimate smash and the ball went vertically upwards and hit the light above. If the ball hadn't hit the light then the opponent would have been able to get bat on it when it come down.

Is it the person making the smash's point as the opponent didn't make a correct return, or is it a let as an outside obstruction interfered with the point in the playing area ?

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Oppo’s point. The smasher did not manage to get the ball on the other table half directly.

Cobalt, are you saying the smash correctly hit the other side then on the bounce it hit the lights? If so, then it is the point of the person that smashed. As long as the smash was a legal shot that went directly from the smasher's rubber to the other side of the table then up to the lights/ceiling, that is a good shot.

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Yes, thats correct. The smash was done correctly. The smasher hit the ball legitimately onto his opponents side but the ball went up into and contacted the lights.

Note that part of the light is directly above the table, not even 2 metres past the end. We're not sure where it hit exactly. Was one of those funny ones where the smasher was able to hit it almost directly down so the ball nearly went directly up into the light.

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Happens frequently when playing in someone's basement. It is definitely the point for the smasher then.

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I would have thought according to the laws of table tennis this law would apply when referring to "A point":

"2.10.1.3 if, after he or she has made a service or a return, the ball touches anything other than the net
assembly before being struck by his opponent;"

As you hit the ball (return), and it hit you in the chin, before being struck by your opponent, your opponent should get the point. As has been pointed out by others, anything below the wrist on the bat hand is classed as part of the bat.

Debater you are correct, if the ball hits your chin, either before or after you strike the ball, it's a point for your opponent. The only part of your body that the ball can touch is on your racquet hand below the wrist.

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