One player starts as the champion. They start on the court by alone. The other players line up on the opposite court. The challenger always starts with the first shot into the yellow court. The point starts and the champion will get 1 point every time they win. If they lose the challenger becomes the champion and moves to this side of the court.
20 minutes.
The challenger should try to attack the backhand side of the champion or the weaker side.
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