Table Tennis Question about ball spinning back over the net

My question is about who wins the point when the ball spins back over the net without the other player touching it.

For example, if player B returns player A’s service with sufficient backspin so that the ball hits player A’s side of the table and then bounces back over the net to player B’s side of the table without being hit by player A – who wins the point?

Also, who wins the point if the same thing happens during a rally?

—– Martin’s Reply —–

Daniel,

Thanks for your question. In both instances player B wins the point.

Of course, the opposite can also happen.

For example, if player A serves with sufficient backspin so that the ball hits player B’s side of the table and then bounces back over the net to player A’s side of the table without being hit by player B, then player A wins the point.

The rules (Law 2.10) state that a player wins a point if an opponent fails to make a correct return.

The receiver must hit the ball…