Table Tennis/Expert Profile

Average Ratings

• Knowledgeability 10.0
• Clarity of Response 10.0
• Timeliness 10.0
• Politeness 10.0

• Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
• Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 3
• Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 12
• Volunteer Since 2003-04-30
• Prestige Points 14070

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    K = Knowledgeability    C = Clarity of Response    T = Timeliness    P = Politeness

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Eric	01/07/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks for the swift response. It assisted .....
Phil Carlson	07/10/08	10	10	10	10	Very good. Thanks Abe.
jim	01/30/04	10	10	10	10	i was stunned by Abe's ability to .....
Mike	08/04/03	10	10	10	10	Abe helped me with my questions about .....

Recent Answers from Abe Mantell

2009-01-07 Tournament Set-up:

Hello Eric, How many players are you expecting in total? For large numbers, I like the idea of small groups that play a round-robin format with the winner in each group advancing to a single elimination

2008-07-10 Table Tennis - setting up a tournament:

Hello Phil, Matches used to consist of games to 21 (win by 2), but now the pros play 11 point games. So, instead of the best 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 21-pt games, now it is typically 3 out of 5 or

2007-05-28 Room Size:

Hello Zubair, The table tennis table is 5 feet wide by 9 feet long. Allowing a minimum of 5 feet on either side makes the width of the playing area 15 feet. Now add to the length 10 feet on either end

2007-01-02 serving:

Yes, "ping pong" is the popular name for the sport of Table Tennis. As for the serve...if I understand you correctly, it would not be allowed. Here are the USA Table Tennis Association rules for

2006-06-07 Rubber Restoration:

Hello Anthony, What I do is use warm water and mild soap (like hand soap or dish washing detergent). That will clean it pretty well. If the majority of the problem is dirt, then that should do the