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| TADITIONAL PADDLE MATCH Competitors: One player or one team of two players on each side of the table. Setup: 1.) Each player/team sets up one or two cups in an agreed upon formation on their side of the table. This may involve one cup in each corner or two cups somewhere near the middle. There is room for flexibility here. The only requirement is that each player/team's formations must be parallel (the same). Each cup should also start out filled halfway with beer. Examples are provided below.
2.) Both players/teams must agree on the amount of points needed to win the match before the match begins. The points total is usually 11 or 21, but it is not necessary to use these numbers. Start of the Match: 1.) Volley for serve. The loser of the volley must serve first to begin the match. During Play: 1.) Volley begins with a player serving the ball to the opponent. A serve consists of a player hitting the ball off his paddle, the ball hitting his side of the table once, bouncing over the net, and bouncing on the opponent's side of the table once. A player may not score points on a serve. 2.) If a player fails to serve properly, it is a fault and the player must take a drink of beer before attempting another serve. 3.) After a legal serve is made, volley ensues until one player either hits or sinks one of his opponent's cups. 4.) If a player hits an opponent's cup, he receives one point and must serve to begin the next volley. The opponent must take a drink from that cup. 5.) If a player sinks an opponent's cup, he receives three points and must serve to begin the next volley. The opponent must drink the remainder of the beer inside the cup that was sunk and then refill it. 6.) A player may not hit the ball until it has bounced at least once. Violation of this rule results in either a warning or a point for the other player or team. The referee will make this judgment. Generally, you first receive a warning and are then penalized afterward. 7.) If a player hits a ball and it lands out of bounds or is stopped dead by the net, he must serve to begin the next volley. 8.) If a player fails to return a legal shot for any reason, he must serve to begin the next volley. 9.) If a player's cup is knocked over, whether he does it himself or is caused by an opponent's shot, that player automatically loses the match. 10.) Slamming or "spiking" the ball is not allowed. A player who violates this rule ends the current volley and must serve to begin the next one. Repeated offenses can lead to forfeit of match at referee’s discretion. 11.) Once a ball hits a cup, the volley is over. A ball may not hit two cups at once or hit one cup and sink the other. 12.) Players may refill their cups to the halfway point at any time before a volley begins and are encouraged to do so as often as possible. End of the Match: 1.) A match ends when one player or team reaches the agreed upon number of points required to win (generally 11 or 21). However, a player or team must win by at least two points.
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