How is a game scored, and how many games are in a match?

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A game (Law 2.11): the first player or pair to 11 points wins, unless it reaches 10-all. From 10-all, the first to get 2 points ahead wins (12-10, 13-11 and so on). Every rally scores a point, whoever served. A match (Law 2.12): the best of any odd number of games, for example best of three or best of five. The Laws do not fix the number, so each league sets it in its own competition rules. The ball must be white or orange, 40 mm, and of a brand and type approved by the ITTF (a Table Tennis England byelaw for regulated competitions).