Table Tennis Scoreboard

Ping pong scores with the serve tracked for you: every 2 points, every point at deuce, games counted to the match.

11 or 21 points · best of 3, 5 or 7 · the match stays saved on this device

Game 1
Serve
0
Games 0
Serve
0
Games 0

Player 1 wins

Games 3 - 1

1 / Q and 2 / W score · S hands over the serve · N next game · R reset match · Z undo · F fullscreen

Keep the Score, and the Serve

A ping pong match rarely stalls because nobody knows the score - it stalls because nobody remembers whose serve it is. This scoreboard tracks both. Tap the point, and the serve moves by itself: two serves each, one each once the game reaches deuce, and back to the opening server's opposite number at the start of every new game. The board fills the screen with numbers big enough to read from the far end of the table, and it remembers the match on this device, so a break for drinks does not cost you the score.

Games, Not Just Points

Set the game to 11 points or the old 21, and the match to best of 3, 5 or 7. A game ends the moment someone is at the target with two clear points - the board banks it, resets the points, flips the first server and counts up the games won under each name. When somebody takes the majority of games, the match is called on the spot with the game score. Nothing to add up in your head between rallies.

Made for the Side of a Table

Two big buttons per player and nothing else in the way. Names are editable - tap and type - so Player 1 and Player 2 last only as long as it takes to type over them. The small controls sit between the two halves: hand the serve over after a let, start the next game, reset the match, and fullscreen, which gives the board the whole screen - put the tablet on the barrier and leave it there. Undo walks back fifty steps, which covers the usual "that one was out" argument.

Keyboard for the Umpire

If a laptop is doing the scoring, keep your hands on the keys: 1 and 2 add a point for the left and right player, Q and W take one back, S hands the serve over when a let or a wrong call needs fixing, N starts the next game, R resets the whole match, Z is undo and F is fullscreen. Everything is one keystroke, because a rally does not wait for a menu.

Nothing Leaves This Device

The match lives in your own browser's storage, not on a server: no sign-up, no account, no scores travelling anywhere. Clearing your browser data clears the match, and nothing else touches it. If you keep score for other sports too, the plain scoreboard counts any two sides, and basketball adds a game clock, quarters and fouls.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Ping Pong Scoreboard

How does the service tracking work?

Each player serves twice in a row, then it changes hands. Once both players reach 10 in an 11-point game - deuce - it changes after every single point. The board works this out from the score itself, so taking a point back with undo cannot leave the serve indicator out of step.

Can I use it for 21-point games?

Yes. Switch the game to 21 points and the serve changes every five points instead of every two, which is the old rule, with single serves from 20-20. Match formats stay the same.

What counts as winning a game?

Reaching the target with at least a two-point lead. At 11-10 the game continues until one player is two clear, so 12-10, 13-11 and so on - the board keeps going and only banks the game when the gap is there.

Does it remember the match if I close the tab?

Yes. Scores, games won, names and the format are saved in this browser, so reopening the page brings the match back exactly where it stood. It is per device and per browser, not per account.

Can two people share one phone with it?

That is what it is for. Prop the phone or tablet at the end of the table, tap fullscreen, and each player taps their own side. The buttons are sized for a thumb from either end.