SEPAK TAKRAW

COUNTIES WHERE IT’S PLAYED

• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Jordan
• Syria
• Australia
• Thailand
• Phillippines
• Singapore
• Vietnam
• Myanmar
• Palestine

MORE COUNTRIES

• Cambodia
• India
• Iran
• Brunei
• Yemen
• Timor-Leste
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Lebanon
• Pakistan
• Iraq

WHAT’S IN A NAME

• Sepak Takraw is called different things in different countries.
• In Laos, it is called “Kator.”

The name was a compromise between the two powerhouses of the sport. Thailand and Malaysia.

Sepak means kick in Malay, and Takraw means rattan ball in Thai.

HISTORY

• First played in the 15th century
• 1740’s- modern day version of Sepak Takraw grew form in Thailand.
• Believed it comes from an ancient Chinese military exercise.
• Sepak Takraw originated in Malaysia.

WAY TO PLAY

• You can play it two different ways.
• Some play in a circle, and whoever hits the ball highest wins.
• Others play it with a net and can hit the ball over using anything but the hands and arms.

RULES

• Coin toss to see who starts with the serve, and the other Regu, or team, decides which side they want.
• You play two sets, and whoever wins both wins the match, but if each Regu has a match, they play a tie-breaker and it starts as a regular game would.
• You only play to 15 points in this match.

MORE RULES

• You play to 21 points, but if they are tied, they play to 25 points.
• The official who is reffing tells when you play to 25.
• Each Regu server serves three times before a different server serves.

REGULATION

• If one Regu makes a fault, then the other Regu is given a point and then they serve.