Sentence (sport)
A sentence is often used in sports to describe a section of the game. Usually it can be found in ball sports .
badminton
In badminton, points and sets are counted . Since 2006, a new way of counting - the so-called rally point method - has been used. Regardless of the right to serve, each party scores one point if the opponent makes a mistake. Two winning sets of up to 21 points per set are played. A party has won a set if it is the first to reach 21 points and has at least 2 points more than the opposing party. At 21:20 the game is extended until one party leads with 2 points (up to a maximum of 30 points). A sentence result of 30:29 is therefore possible. One point is awarded for each rally won. In addition, the party that won the previous rally receives the right to serve. Several counting systems were tested in the years before. Originally, two sets of wins up to 15 points were played (exception women singles - up to 11 points), whereby only the serving party could score.
squash
As in badminton, points and sets are also counted in squash . Likewise, each party scores one point if the opponent makes a mistake, regardless of the right to serve. The first player to score 11 points wins the set. However, when the score is 10:10, a two-point gap must be established between winning the set (e.g. 12:10, 13:11, 14:12, etc.). There is no upper limit. The game is won when the first player has won three sets (“best of five”). But there are also competitions in which winning two sets is sufficient (“best of three”).
tennis
In tennis , the game (“match”) is divided into sets and the sets (“sets”) in turn into games (“games”). A set is over when the first player has won six games. An exception is the score of 6: 5 sets. In that case the leading player has to win a seventh game to win the set, the final score would be 7: 5. If the opponent can equalize 6: 6, a so-called tie-break is played. This is won by the player who scores seven points first. From a score of 6: 6, a two-point gap must be achieved to win the set (e.g. 8: 6).
Table tennis
A set ends when a player has eleven winning points and is at least two points ahead, for example 11: 9, 12:10, 13:11. At 10:10 the set goes into overtime. The right to serve changes after each point. Extra time ends when a player has fought two points ahead.
A game consists of several sets. In regional or supraregional team fights, three winning rates are usually prescribed ("best of five"). A game ends after a maximum of five sets (3: 2). In particularly important competitions, such as national championships, European championships or world championships, the winner is only determined after four sets of wins. The sides are switched after each sentence. In the decisive last set, i.e. with a score of 2: 2 (or 3: 3 with four winning sets), the sides are switched as soon as a player has reached five points.
volleyball
In volleyball there are a maximum of five sets (“best of five”). The game is played on 25 points, with the winner two points ahead. The sides are switched after each sentence. The winner of the game is whoever wins three sets first. A fifth set, also called the decision set or tie-break, is played up to fifteen points or with at least two points difference. In addition, in this last set, the sides will be switched as soon as the first team has reached eight points.
In some competitions, especially in the youth sector, only two winning sets are played (“best of three”). The third set is carried out as a decision set as described above for the fifth set.
In beach volleyball , two winning sets are played ("best of three"). A sentence ends after 21 points, the third after 15 - but always with at least two points difference. So that both teams have the same conditions with regard to weather conditions, such as sun or wind, the sides are changed after each seven points played.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official beach volleyball rules 2009–2012 (PDF; 5.0 MB).