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Table tennis players and coaches regularly have questions about the rules of the game, equipment, gear, officiating, and the organization of competitions.

All this information can be found in ITTF documents, but these are hundreds of pages that no one likes to read when they need an answer here and now.

We have solved this problem — we have created an AI assistant, trained on ITTF materials, who quickly and clearly answers these questions.

Just ask your question in the chat — as if you were talking to a real expert.

Relevance

About 300 million people around the world play table tennis, and most of them regularly have questions on this topic.

The assistant will be in demand among:

  • beginner and experienced players.
  • Coaches.
  • Referees.
  • Competition organizers.
  • Officials and representatives of national federations.
Thanks to the convenient chat format, the assistant quickly provides clear and accurate answers, helping to increase the engagement and professional literacy of the community — from local clubs to national federations.

Source data

Answers are created on the basis of official ITTF documents, namely:

Accuracy of answers

The assistant is built using RAG technology, which enables it to provide highly accurate answers, unlike traditional LLM models such as ChatGPT.

The content of the answers is as close as possible to the original wording of the source document.

Useful features

  • Voice message input.
  • Choice of dark or light interface theme.
  • Save the answer to the clipboard or download it as a file.
  • Text-to-speech for answers. Highly useful for users with dyslexia.
  • Support for all popular browsers on desktops and mobile devices.
  • Support for multiple languages.

Examples of questions

  • How should the ball be tossed when serving?
  • What can be the duration of breaks?
  • What are the requirements for athletes' clothing?
  • What do the umpire's gestures mean?
  • What size and material should the racket be?
  • For what can an umpire give a warning?
  • What are the requirements for the playing area?