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Is Ping Pong A Sport
Table Tennis (called ping pong in the USA) is one of the most popular indoor sports around the world. The sport originated in England, and is currently played by almost all countries around the world. The Chinese have dominated the sport for the last two decades.

Table Tennis is played on a rectangular table with a net in the middle that splits the table into two halves. Each half has a vertical marker line in the middle that splits the half into two boxes. A table tennis table is 2.74m long and 1.525m wide, it is raised 76cm above the floor. Players hit a lightweight plastic ball back and forth across a table using a small racket (also called a bat or paddle).

Since 1902 table tennis balls were made of celluloid, but these have now been phased out. Since July 1 2014, all international events use balls made out of plastic. The hollow plastic balls weigh just 2.7g. The game is played in a single or doubles format.

  1. A play starts with a serve.
  2. Serves are required to land on the diagonally opposite box on the other side.
  3. All subsequent shots are allowed to bounce anywhere on the opponent’s side of the table.
  4. Serves are the only shots that are allowed to bounce once on the player’s own side of the table.
  5. All other shots have to directly fall on the opponents side.

Each player alternatively gets to serves two times, irrespective of which player gets the point off of a serve. Points are awarded to a player when an opponent is unable to return the ball back on to a player’s half of the table. Table tennis matches are played in best of seven sets format, where a player who first wins four sets, wins the match. table tennis match The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the highest governing body for the sport, conducts several major tournaments around the world. Table tennis is also played in the Olympics,

What makes ping pong a sport?

Table Tennis (Ping Pong) is Unlike Any Other Sport in the World. – Consider this: A ping-pong table is a mere nine (9′) feet long. Imagine a game where at the professional level, the ball is traveling back and forth at speeds of 50 – 60 miles an hour while traversing these nine feet of table and yet still remains in play.

Table tennis is a nationally celebrated world-class sport in almost every country in the world except ours. The United States has been slow in catching up. In 1988, table tennis finally became recognized as an Olympic sport and has drawn record crowds ever since. The game can be played at any level and regardless of skill level, it develops quickness of mind, faster reflexes, and uniquely activates portions of the brain that no other sport does.

It is a game where one can learn to literally ‘slow down time’or speed it up, depending on the choices made by the player and how he strikes the ball. It is a highly social game, bringing both children and adults into an environment where contact with others is a requisite part of the sport.

Is it OK to say ping pong?

Is Ping-Pong or Table Tennis the Proper Name for the Game? Perhaps a look at the of table tennis/ping-pong will give us a clue as to what we should be calling our favorite sport. According to the, the first use of the name “” appeared on a board and dice game made by J.H.

Singer of New York in 1887, showing that the phrase “table tennis” had been around at least since then. In 1901, John Jacques registered “Ping-Pong” as a trade name in England, and the American rights were sold to Parker Brothers. On the 12th of December 1901, “The Table Tennis Association” was formed in England and four days later, “The Ping-Pong Association” was also formed in England.

These two associations would later merge in 1903 to become “The United Table Tennis and Ping-Pong Association”, and then would eventually change back to “The Table Tennis Association” before dying out in 1904. This seems to suggest that the names ping-pong and table tennis were fairly interchangeable at the origin of the sport.

And as Parker Brothers were apparently very aggressive in protecting their rights to the trade name “Ping-Pong” in America, it is perhaps understandable that when the game began to revive in England and Europe in the 1920’s, the name table tennis was preferred to ping-pong to avoid trademark disputes.

It would also explain why the governing body of the sport is the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). So as far as history is concerned, the names ping-pong and table tennis were equally valid when referring to the sport. So much for the past—what about the present? In modern times, it seems that our sport has split into two camps—the recreational players who tend to use the phrase ping-pong and table tennis interchangeably and treat it as a game or past-time, and the serious players who call it table tennis almost exclusively and view it as a sport.

This distinction stands with the possible exception of China, where apparently the phrase ping-pong is still popular for the sport and past-time.) While most recreational players don’t really care what the sport is called (as they are too busy having fun), some serious players take offense at the sport being called ping-pong, associating the phrase with basement level play.

They believe that the name table tennis should be used exclusively, since they feel that this is more appropriate for the image of the sport. Personally, I used to be one of these who disliked the use of the phrase ping-pong, but nowadays I really don’t care whether the general public or other players call the sport ping-pong or table tennis as long as they are talking about it! Although I must admit, in my own conversation I will always use table tennis, since I’ve been using that name for so long it just feels natural.

And if someone else calls the sport ping-pong, I tend to think that person is a beginner, since I don’t know many advanced players over here in Australia who use ping-pong instead of table tennis. Perhaps we should call the serious sport table tennis, and the fun basement version ping-pong? While both phrases are technically correct, I’d certainly recommend that new players who are visiting a table tennis club or playing in their first tournament stick to using table tennis instead of ping-pong.

That way you’ll always be correct, and you won’t risk offending any serious players who might not like the sport being called ping-pong—although I personally think the sport faces more important challenges at present than whether people call it ping-pong or table tennis.

Is ping pong in the Olympics?

Table tennis has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since 1988. Participants compete in both men and women’s singles and doubles events. In Olympic history, the table tennis medals have been dominated by athletes from China.

Is pong pong in the olympics?

Medalists

Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 60 medals in 37 events, including 32 out of a possible 37 gold medals, and only failing to win at least one medal in one event, the inaugural Men’s Singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

What is ping pong called in UK?

table tennis, also called (trademark) Ping-Pong, ball game similar in principle to lawn tennis and played on a flat table divided into two equal courts by a net fixed across its width at the middle. The object is to hit the ball so that it goes over the net and bounces on the opponent’s half of the table in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it or return it correctly.

The lightweight hollow ball is propelled back and forth across the net by small rackets (bats, or paddles) held by the players. The game is popular all over the world. In most countries it is very highly organized as a competitive sport, especially in Europe and Asia, particularly in China and Japan,

The game was invented in England in the early days of the 20th century and was originally called Ping-Pong, a trade name. The name table tennis was adopted in 1921–22 when the old Ping-Pong Association formed in 1902 was revived. The original association had broken up about 1905, though apparently the game continued to be played in parts of England outside London and by the 1920s was being played in many countries.

  1. Led by representatives of Germany, Hungary, and England, the Fédération Internationale de Tennis de Table ( International Table Tennis Federation) was founded in 1926, the founding members being England, Sweden, Hungary, India, Denmark, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Wales.
  2. By the mid-1990s more than 165 national associations were members.

The first world championships were held in London in 1926, and from then until 1939 the game was dominated by players from central Europe, the men’s team event being won nine times by Hungary and twice by Czechoslovakia. In the mid-1950s Asia emerged as a breeding ground of champions, and from that time the individual and team events (for both men and women) have been dominated by athletes from China.

  • The popularity of the game in China was notable for giving rise to so-called “Ping-Pong diplomacy,” a period during the 1970s in which Cold War tensions between China and the United States were eased via a series of highly publicized table tennis matches between athletes from the two countries.
  • The first such event—held in Beijing in 1971—is widely credited with paving the way for U.S.

Pres. Richard Nixon ’s historic visit to China the following year. In 1980 the first World Cup was held, and Guo Yuehua of China won the $12,500 first prize. Table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988, with singles and doubles competition for men and women.

What do Germans call ping pong?

Table tennis: Tischtennis; Pingpong.

What do Americans call ping pong?

“Ping Pong” As Recreational, “Table Tennis” As Official Name Of The Sport – This is why most of the people use both of the terms when describing the sport. Obviously, “ping pong” is a more universal name which is why it is used more commonly. However, it is mostly recreational players and amateurs who use the term “ping pong” to describe the game – while professionals stick to “table tennis” when calling and viewing the sport (as a professional one).

  • China seems to be an exception, though, as the phrase “ping pong” is still popular for the sport.
  • The truth is, most of the recreational players don’t really care what the sport is called – they are too busy having fun.
  • Therefore, it is safe to say the sport “table tennis” in its serious and professional form, and for it to be used accordingly in all the official records.

However, the phrase “ping pong” seems to be more exciting and one that won’t offend anyone – especially not the recreational players enjoying this wonderful game.

Which country is the best at ping pong?

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Rk. Nation
1 China
2 South Korea
3 Japan

Is ping pong a Chinese game?

After class, ca.1972 Although its name may sound Chinese, the sport of table tennis (ping pong, Pīngpāng qiú, 乒乓球) did not originate in China; invented as an after-dinner diversion in late-19th century England, it made its way into China through the Western settlements via Japan and Korea only in 1901.

  • Starting in the urban areas, it became popular elsewhere over the years.
  • China has long been portrayed as “the sick man of Asia” and this image shaped Chinese attitudes towards sports, body and nationalism; it stood in dire need of being altered and refuted.
  • In the public perception, the association between the fragile Chinese bodies and the humiliating past was often made.

The photographs of imperial China that circulated both at home and abroad reinforced this perception, showing queued, effeminate, emaciated men with long fingernails and tired and expressionless faces in rundown, ramshackle surroundings. These images suggested that Chinese men lacked both the physical and emotional strength that the powerful imperialist Westerners exuded.

  1. Similarly, the long practices of binding women’s feet and relegating them to the inner household had obstructed the development of women’s strength and reflected negatively upon the nation.
  2. The weakness of the Chinese people thus was seen as one of the main causes of the crisis that beset the nation.

Taking their cue from the popular theory of Social Darwinism, reformers in the late Qing and Republican era saw the development of sports as a much-needed aspect of self-strengthening the nation as well as national pride. By 1911, modern, Western-inspired sports were no longer a phenomenon only seen in the treaty ports along the Eastern seaboard; they had become activities that were shared all over the Chinese territory.

During the early years of the Republic, nationalism grew in importance to become the only thing that could save the nation from imperialism. Concurrently, debates were raised among Chinese intellectuals about military training and physical education in schools and the notion of a martial spirit became an essential educational principle.

As a result, physical education and military training became overlapping physical activities in schools; they were to strengthen the nascent nation-state. Strengthen training, enhance the physique, 1965 The movement was not without success: a renewed confidence in the people’s prowess can be read from the organization of the National Games, which started in 1910 and would continue until 1948. In international competitive perspective, Chinese athletes might not really have made the mark, yet, as the Chinese performances at the Far East Asian Games (1913-1934) indicated, but at least China was showing the world that Asia’s sick man was in the process of recuperating.

  1. As far as table tennis is concerned, Japan and the Philippines initially dominated the sports; only in the 8th edition of 1927, organized in Japan, was China able to take the medals.
  2. Once the Guomindang had succeeded in reestablishing some unified control over China in 1927, ‘training strong bodies for the nation’ continued to be of paramount concern, as can be seen from its inclusion in the Nanjing government’s New Life Movement (1934-1940).

Table tennis was one of the sports played in the Jiangxi Soviet as well. Soon after the founding of the PRC in 1949, probably around 1952, Mao Zedong made ping pong the new national sport ( guoqiu, national ball ). He chose ping pong because it seemed like a sport that China could afford: no big expensive courts were necessary and the equipment could, when necessary, be easily and cheaply improvised.

Added to that, table tennis required minimal physical effort and could be played by virtually everyone, young and old. Moreover, with table tennis China would be able to compete against other countries, and thus to break out of its isolation and to present its new-found national strength on the international stage.

In the 1930s, the (Republican) Chinese Table Tennis Association had failed to join the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), thus, due to the absence of Taiwan and its potential supporters, enabling the PRC to join it in 1953. Female youngsters, go forth and play table tennis!, 1964 The opportunity to appear in the international arena gained added importance after 1958, when supra-national sports bodies such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started their boycott of the PRC in favor of membership of the Republic of China on Taiwan.

  • On an ideological level, what also counted was that table tennis was not very popular in the world at the time; and especially important, the sport was not associated with elite participation as was the case with badminton, which had been considered before ping pong became the national pastime.
  • The popularity of table tennis was further boosted by the fact that senior CCP leaders enjoyed playing it; Mao himself is known to have been an avid player.

Moreover, ping pong was one of the ten sports that featured in the “Ten-Year Guidelines for Sports Development”, promulgated by the State General Sports Administration in 1958. China’s decision to embrace table tennis paid off well: the women’s team ranked high in 1956-1957, and in 1959, Rong Guotan made history as the first Chinese sportsman to win a world championship.

From 1961-1965, Chinese domination continued, as shown by Zhuang Zedong who brought home the championship three times in a row. But even successful sports like table tennis were subject to conflicting demands: on the one hand, they had to serve as an informal leisure activity, as practiced by the masses.

But on the other, they were to “strengthen male and female bodies” and serve as “the performance of national strength”. This was clearly the domain of organized sports organizations, training facilities and elite athletes, strongly supported by the state, imbued with and structured by extraneous goals and expectations.

The conflict between mass activity and elite sport came to a head in 1968 after the Cultural Revolution had started. The Ministry of Sports under Marshal He Long and the sports commissions on every provincial and county level were disbanded, their responsibilities taken over by the military. Influential sports officials such as He Long and Rong Gaotang were accused of taking the capitalist road, neglecting the interest and health of the people, only concentrating on a small elite and on medals; the latter in particular was termed “cups and medals mania”.

In the process, the training system was dismantled, sports schools were closed, sports competitions ceased, and Chinese teams stopped touring abroad. The table tennis team that had won 15 medals at the 1965 World Championships missed the 1967 and 1969 Championships.

  1. Provincial and local teams were broken up.
  2. Coaches and athletes were sent to the countryside and factories to do physical labor.
  3. Apart from table tennis, gymnastics and athletics teams, most national teams were disbanded.
  4. Outstanding athletes were condemned as sons and daughters of the bourgeoisie, their coaches were denounced and prosecuted.

Three internationally acclaimed table tennis players, Fu Qifang, Jiang Yongning and Rong Guotang, originally from Hong Kong, were accused of being spies and beaten up, eventually leading to their suicides in 1969. Table tennis spreads friendship, 1972 Once the internal situation seemed to have somewhat normalized after 1969 and the CCP leadership had the breathing space to reassess the global strategic situation and the potential external threats to China, it was decided to try and normalize relations with the United States. The silver ball conveys friendship, 1973 The second occasion that presented itself was the 31st World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, between 25 January and 3 February 1971. China had returned to playing international level table tennis at the Scandinavian Open Championship in Sweden in November 1970, marking the first time that Chinese teams faced international competition since the Cultural Revolution had started.

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China had been specifically invited to attend the Nagoya meet by the organizer, the Japanese Table Tennis Association. While the PLA -dominated sports-bureaucracy hemmed and hawed, Mao signaled his approval, personally setting out the principles of participation for the Chinese team: friendship first, competition second.

The Chinese team went and acted on the following instructions: “If you meet the U.S. team do not initiate communication, but do not refuse to communicate. If you compete with the U.S. team, do not exchange flags, but shake hands instead.” During the meeting, the American and Chinese players became friends.

After the Americans found out that the Chinese had invited Britain, Australia, Canada, Colombia and Nigeria to visit China after the Championships, the Chairman of the American Table Tennis Association asked whether they could visit China too. Mao agreed and within days, the era of ‘Ping-Pong diplomacy’ had started.

On 14 April 1971 the US players were received by Zhou Enlai at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The table tennis match was held in the Capital Gymnasium (or Capital Indoor Stadium), watched by an audience of 18.000 Chinese. Capital Gymnasium, Beijing, with a banner for the Afro-Asian Table Tennis Friendship Invitational Tournament (1971) This time, the hint was understood by the American government; within a matter of days, changes in US policy towards the PRC were announced, including the lifting of the trade embargo that had been in place for 21 years and a cessation of the opposition to the PRC’s attempts to regain China’s seat in the United Nations and the Security Council. Premier Zhou with athletes from Asia, Africa and Latin America, 1979 ‘Ping pong diplomacy’ was not only a means to effect a normalization of relations with the US. As strong proof of the PRC’s understanding of the use of sports as “soft power”, other countries were courted by table tennis in a similar way.

The resumption of diplomatic relations with Japan in 1971 can be seen as resulting from China’s participation at Nagoya. In the mid-1970s, China re-established formal ties with India, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia as a result of table tennis meets. The international dimensions of playing ping pong strengthened its popularity in China.

When the Mass Sports Movement was inaugurated in 1972, table tennis was one of the activities included. Due to its broad player base and intensive training systems, China increasingly succeeded in dominating global table tennis. This situation did not change once China opened up to the world after 1977; indeed, with more opportunities to compete globally, more tournaments could be won. Make a good start to train the body, participate in out-of-school activities, 1982 At the same time, table tennis, while still considered one of the Chinese ‘stronghold events’, has started to lose some of its pre-eminence and popularity. Soccer (football) has emerged as an even more broadly played mass sport, while basketball has gained more and more fans among the increasingly more globalized younger generations of players and spectators.

  1. As a physical activity denoting typical “Chineseness”, ping pong has been replaced on a global scale by martial arts.
  2. Sports as a function of nationalism, as part of nation building, of identity formation, has made way for sports as a global business enterprise, in China as well as elsewhere.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This glossary defines terms related to the sport of table tennis, Alternation of ends After each game, players switch sides of the table. In the last possible game of a match, for example the seventh game in a best of seven matches, players change ends when the first player scores five points, regardless of whose turn it is to serve.

Service is subject to change on game point of the match. Upon the possible last point of the match, the player with the lesser score serves. If the sequence of serving and receiving is out of turn or the ends are not changed, points scored in the wrong situation are still calculated and the game shall be resumed with the order at the score that has been reached.

Alternation of service Service alternates between opponents every two points (regardless of winner of the rally) until the end of the game, unless both players score ten points or the expedite system is operated, when the sequences of serving and receiving stay the same but each player serves for only one point in turn (Deuce).

  1. The player serving first in a game receives first in the next game of the match.
  2. Antispin A smooth rubber with very low surface friction, used to defend against strong spin or to confuse the opponent.
  3. This type of rubber is rarely (if at all) seen in modern top-level table tennis, but is popular with amateur and veteran players.

Assistant umpire Someone who assists the main umpire with decisions. Attacker A player who uses a large number of attacking shots. Backspin Is where the bottom half of the ball is rotating away from the player, and is imparted by striking the base of the ball with a downward movement.

At the professional level, backspin is usually used defensively in order to keep the ball low. Backspin is commonly employed in service because it is harder to produce an offensive return. Bat see Table tennis racket, Blade The wooden portion of the racket, often referred to as the “blade”, commonly features anywhere between one and seven plies of wood, though cork, glass fiber, carbon fiber, aluminum fiber, and Kevlar are sometimes used.

According to the ITTF regulations, at least 85% of the blade by thickness shall be of natural wood. Common wood types include balsa, limba, and cypress or ” hinoki “, which is popular in Japan. The average size of the blade is about 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long and 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide, although the official restrictions only focus on the flatness and rigidity of the blade itself, these dimensions are optimal for most play styles.

Block The block is a simple shot, but nonetheless can be devastating against an attacking opponent. A block is executed by simply placing the racket in front of the ball right after the ball bounces; thus, the ball rebounds back toward the opponent with nearly as much energy as it came in with. This requires precision, since the ball’s spin, speed, and location all influence the correct angle of a block.

It is very possible for an opponent to execute a perfect loop, drive, or smash, only to have the blocked shot come back at them just as fast. Due to the power involved in offensive strokes, often an opponent simply cannot recover quickly enough, and will be unable to return the blocked shot.

Blocks almost always produce the same spin as was received, many times topspin. Depending on the spin of the ball, the block may be returned to an unexpected side of the table. This may come to your advantage, as the opponent may not expect this. Blocker A player who blocks the ball a majority of the time.

Casters Large wheels on the bottom of the legs of some table tennis tables. Chop A chop is the defensive, backspin counterpart to the offensive loop drive. A chop is essentially a bigger, heavier push, taken well back from the table. The racket face points primarily horizontally, perhaps a little bit upward, and the direction of the stroke is straight down.

  • The object of a defensive chop is to match the topspin of the opponent’s shot with backspin.
  • A good chop will float nearly horizontally back to the table, in some cases having so much backspin that the ball actually rises,
  • Such a chop can be extremely difficult to return due to its enormous amount of backspin.

Some defensive players can also impart no-spin or sidespin variations of the chop. Chop block A shot that uses sidespin and backspin. The player must hit diagonally downwards to generate the shot. Chopper A player who chops the ball the majority of the time.

  1. Closed angle A small racket angle where a large amount of spin is generated.
  2. Closed racket The hitting surface of the racket is aimed downward and the top edge is leaning away from the player.
  3. Counter-hit The counter-hit is usually a counterattack against an incoming attack, normally high loop drives.

The racket is held closed and near to the ball, which is hit with a short movement “off the bounce” (immediately after hitting the table) so that the ball travels faster to the other side. A well-timed, accurate counter-drive can be as effective as a smash.

  1. Counter-loop A counter with a large amount of topspin from both players.
  2. Counter-smash When both players smash the ball after each other.
  3. Crosscourt When a player hits the ball diagonally across the table.
  4. Crossover The point where a player has to change from playing a forehand stroke to backhand stroke; often a target for attack, since it is difficult to return balls aimed at this area.

Dead ball When the ball either bounces twice on the table or hits the floor. Deep A shot hit long, toward the back of the table. Some also use the term to describe a player who is playing deep, far away from the table. Deuce At 10-10 a player must win the set by two points such as 12-10, 13-11, 14-12 etc.

Double bounce When the ball bounces twice on the same side of the table. Doubles Two players on each side of the table. Down the line When a player hits the ball straight down the line on one side of the table. Drop shot Placing the ball so short that the opponent has difficulty reaching and returning it.

Best done when the opponent is far away from the table. Early The rising part of a ball’s bounce. Expedite rule A rule where a rally cannot go on from a certain amount of time or number of shots. Extreme angle A very small racket angle. Falkenberg drill Flat A shot with little spin and moves in a straighter trajectory.

  1. Flick A short shot from over the table close to the net.
  2. Flip When a player tries to attack a ball that has not bounced beyond the edge of the table, the player does not have the room to wind up in a backswing,
  3. The ball may still be attacked, however, and the resulting shot is called a flip because the backswing is compressed into a quick wrist action.

A flip is not a single stroke and can resemble either a loop drive or a loop in its characteristics. What identifies the stroke is that the backswing is compressed into a short wrist flick. Footwork How a player moves their feet during a shot. Forehand For a right-handed player, any shot done with the racket to the right of their elbow.

For a left-handed player, any shot done with the racket to the left of their elbow. Free hand The player’s hand that is not holding the racket. Game point Game situation when one player needs just one more point to win. Grip Competitive table tennis players grip their rackets in a variety of ways. The manner in which competitive players grip their rackets can be classified into two major families of styles; one is described as penhold and the other shakehand.

The Laws of Table Tennis do not prescribe the manner in which one must grip the racket, and numerous variations on gripping styles exist. Hard rubber A rubber with a hard feeling and sponge. May also refer to the topsheet. Heavy Used to describe strong spin.

  • High toss serve When a player tosses the ball very high to serve.
  • Hit A direct hit on the ball propelling it forward back to the opponent.
  • This stroke differs from speed drives in other racket sports like tennis because the racket is primarily perpendicular to the direction of the stroke and most of the energy applied to the ball results in speed rather than spin, creating a shot that does not arc much, but is fast enough that it can be difficult to return.

A speed drive is used mostly for keeping the ball in play, applying pressure on the opponent, and potentially opening up an opportunity for a more powerful attack. International Table Tennis Federation ( ITTF ), is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.

The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis. The ITTF is responsible for the organization of numerous international competitions, including the World Table Tennis Championships that has continued since 1926. Inverted rubber Rubber which contacts the ball with its smooth surface, and is glued to the sponge with its pimpled surface.

With a larger contact area this type of rubber generally produces more spin than pimpled rubber, although some rubbers are designed to have the opposite effect (see Antispin above). ITTF see International Table Tennis Federation, Kill shot A shot that wins the point.

  • The ball touches the net in service (service), provided the service is otherwise correct or the ball is obstructed by the player on the receiving side. Obstruction means a player touches the ball when it is above or traveling towards the playing surface, not having touched the player’s court since last being struck by the player.
  • When the player on the receiving side is not ready and the service is delivered.
  • Player’s failure to make a service or a return or to comply with the Laws is due to a disturbance outside the control of the player.
  • Play is interrupted by the umpire or assistant umpire.

A let is also called foul service, if the ball hits the server’s side of the table, if the ball does not pass further than the edge and if the ball hits the table edge and hits the net. Let serve When the serve touches the net but still goes over. The serve is retaken.

  • Loaded A shot with a very large amount of spin.
  • Lob The defensive lob propels the ball about five metres in height, only to land on the opponent’s side of the table with potentially great amounts of spin.
  • To execute, a defensive player first backs-off the table 4–6 meters; then, the stroke itself consists of lifting the ball to an enormous height before it falls back to the opponent’s side of the table.

A lob is inherently a creative shot, and can have nearly any kind of spin. Top-quality players use this to their advantage in order to control the spin of the ball. For instance, though the opponent may smash the ball hard and fast, a good defensive lob could be more difficult to return due to the unpredictability and heavy amounts of the spin on the ball.

Thus, though backed off the table by tens of feet and running to reach the ball, a good defensive player can still win the point using good lobs. However, at the professional level, lobbers will lose the point most of the time, so the lob is not used unless it is really necessary. Long A shot that hits the back of the table.

Long pips A rubber with long pimples. Loop A strong topspin stroke that aims to overpower the spin of the oncoming ball. Looper Loose A return which is too high, too long, has insufficient spin, or a combination of the above. Easy for the opponent to attack or kill (compare tight, below).

  1. Magnus effect Is an observable phenomenon that is commonly associated with a spinning object.
  2. The path of the spinning object is deflected in a manner that is not present when the object is not spinning.
  3. The deflection can be explained by the difference in pressure on opposite sides of the spinning object.

Topspin in ball games is defined as spin about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the direction of travel that moves the top surface of the ball in the direction of travel. Under the Magnus effect, topspin produces a downward swerve of a moving ball, greater than would be produced by gravity alone.

Backspin produces an upwards force that prolongs the flight of a moving ball. Likewise side-spin causes swerve to either side. The overall behaviour is similar to that around an aerofoil (see lift force ), but with a circulation generated by mechanical rotation rather than airfoil action. Match Medium long serve Mid long serve Multiball Training method minimizing wasted time by using many balls which are continuously fed to the player, either by another player or a ball robot.

No-spin No-spin serve Net-Out Obstruction Open angle Open racket The hitting surface of the racket is aimed upwards and the top edge leans toward the player. Paddle see Table tennis racket, Penhold Style of player who grips the paddle in a manner similar to holding a pen.

  1. Pimples Rubber which contacts the ball with its pimpled surface; produces different effects on the spin compared with inverted rubber, due to the reduced contact area and flexibility of the pimples.
  2. Pips Pips-in Pips-out Play-Back position Positioning table tennis table with one side bent at a 90 degree angle to practice.
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Playing elbow Playing surface Push The push is usually used for keeping the point alive and creating offensive opportunities. A push resembles a tennis slice: the racket cuts underneath the ball, imparting backspin and causing the ball to float slowly to the other side of the table.

  • While not obvious, a push can be difficult to attack because the backspin on the ball causes it to drop toward the table upon striking the opponent’s racket.
  • In order to attack a push, a player must usually loop the ball back over the net.
  • Often, the best option for beginners is to simply push the ball back again, resulting in pushing rallies.

Against good players, it may be the worst option because the opponent will counter with a loop, putting the first player in a defensive position. Another response to pushing is flipping the ball when it is close to the net. Pushing can have advantages in some circumstances, such as when the opponent makes easy mistakes.

  1. Racket hand Rally Rating Rating even Receive Referee Reverse penhold backhand Rubber Refers to the rubber that is attached to the blade.
  2. Rubber cleaner Sandwich rubber Rubber, with sponge.
  3. Seemiller grip The Seemiller grip is named after the American table tennis champion Danny Seemiller, who used it.

It is achieved by placing your thumb and index finger on either side of the bottom of the racquet head and holding the handle with the rest of your fingers. Since only one side of the racquet is used to hit the ball, two contrasting rubber types can be applied to the blade, offering the advantage of “twiddling” the racket to fool the opponent.

  • Seemiller paired inverted rubber with anti-spin rubber; many players today combine inverted and long-pipped rubber.
  • The grip is considered exceptional for blocking, especially on the backhand side, and for forehand loops of backspin balls.
  • Service Set Shakehand The most popular table-tennis grip; similar to a tennis grip, with the index finger extended over the paddle head perpendicular to the handle.

Short Sidespin This type of spin is predominantly employed during service, wherein the contact angle of the racket can be more easily varied. Sidespin causes the ball to spin on an axis which is vertical, rather than horizontal. The axis of rotation is still roughly perpendicular to the trajectory of the ball.

  • In this circumstance, the Magnus effect will still dictate the curvature of the ball to some degree.
  • Another difference is that unlike backspin and topspin, sidespin will have relatively very little effect on the bounce of the ball, much in the same way that a spinning top would not travel left or right if its axis of rotation were exactly vertical.

This makes sidespin a useful weapon in service, because it is less easily recognized when bouncing, and the ball “loses” less spin on the bounce. Sidespin can also be employed in offensive rally strokes, often from a greater distance, as an adjunct to topspin or backspin.

This stroke is sometimes referred to as a “hook”. The hook can even be used in some extreme cases to circumvent the net when away from the table. Skunk An informal rule in table tennis that says that a player wins a game at a score of 7-0 or 11-1. Smash The offensive trump card is the smash. A player will typically execute a smash when the opponent has returned a ball that bounces too high or too close to the net.

Smashing consists of using a large backswing and rapid acceleration to impart as much speed on the ball as possible. The goal of a smash is to get the ball to move so quickly that the opponent simply cannot return it. Because the ball speed is the main aim of this shot, often the spin on the ball is something other than topspin.

  • Sidespin can be used effectively with a smash to alter the ball’s trajectory significantly, although most intermediate players will smash the ball with little or no spin.
  • An offensive table tennis player will think of a rally as a build-up to a winning smash.
  • Smother kill Speed glue Glue used to attach rubber to the blade; contains a high percentage of volatile solvents, which soak into the sponge of a rubber and increase the speed and spin of a stroke.

Spin Spin reversal Sponge Step around Strike Stroke Sweet spot Table tennis racket Also known as a paddle or bat, is used by table tennis players. The table tennis racket is usually made from laminated wood covered with rubber on one or two sides depending on the player’s grip.

The USA generally uses the term “paddle” while Europeans and Asians use the term “bat” and the official ITTF term is “racket”. Third ball The stroke hit by the server after the opponent’s return of the serve. Because the serve can be used to make attacking difficult for the opponent, the third ball is frequently the first strong attacking stroke in a table-tennis rally,

Throw angle Tight A return which is difficult for the opponent to attack. Always a low ball, usually in combination with being short, having strong backspin or both Topspin Twiddle Twirl Two step footwork Two-winged looper Umpire Underspin USA Table Tennis Colloquially known as USATT, is the non-profit governing body for table tennis in the United States and is responsible for cataloging and sanctioning table tennis tournaments within the country.

Is Beer Pong a sport?

Beer Pong > > > > > Beer Pong Beer pong, also known as Beirut, is the staple game of US college parties. It can now be considered a sport – it has its own world series! It is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table to try and land the ball in a cup of beer at the other end. The official site for beer pong start their list of rules with “Rules are made to be broken”. That is a sport which does not take itself too seriously. There are many variations of the game, and they are all OK. For the purpose of official competition (such as the World Series of Beer Pong), some standard rules had to be set down. For any game, the rules need to be agreed upon before starting play. Often there are house rules that need to be followed. Is Ping Pong A Sport Traditional Game of Beer Pong Generally, the game is often played with teams of 2-4, with six or ten plastic cups arranged in a triangle at each end. Players throw the ping pong ball, trying to land it in an opponents cup. Once the ball has been sunk in a cup, that cup is then eliminated from the game and the opponent consumes the cup’s contents.

  1. The rules used for the World Series includes 2 players per team, 2 balls per game, 2 shots per side (except first toss) and 10 cups per side.
  2. Also, players do not have to play with beer – they can choose to play with water at their discretion.
  3. The World Series of Beer Pong VIII was held in Vegas in January 2013, with 160 teams attending.

Some take it pretty serious, as you would expect for $50,000 first prize. Some teams opted to fill some of their cups with water and competition organizers only filled four of the ten cups with liquid. The winning team was team called “Drinkin Smokin Straight West Coastin” from California.

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Pīngpāng qiú ( Chinese : 乒乓球) is the official name for the sport of table tennis in China, Table tennis in China is regulated by the Chinese Table Tennis Association,

Who invented ping pong?

In 1890, Englishman David Foster, attracted by its wide appeal, introduced the first game of tennis on a table.

Is TT and ping pong same?

What is the difference between pingpong and table tennis? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk

  • What is the difference between pingpong and table tennis?
  • Jackie Rigley, Ilkeston Derbyshire
  • In pingpong the ball must bounce on your side of the table before going over the net after you hit it. It is this extra bounce that gives the game the onomatopoeic name of pingpong. Apart from this the game is identical to table tennis.
    2. Geoff Badgerton, Howtown England
  • Ping Pong was the name given to the game when it was played by gentlemen and ladies. Now it is a competitive sport it has to have a more catchy name but the rules are still the same.
    • Jack Hill, St Albans England
  • In table tennis only the serve has to hit the table on each side of the net, whereas in ping pong every shot has to hit the table on both sides of the net.
    2. james, london uk
  • “Ping-Pong” was the trade name for the table tennis sets originally sold to promote the game.
    • Ray Mitcham, Southport UK
  • The relative seriousness of the participants.
    2. Glenn Oliver, Ashbourne UK
  • James Thurber pointed out that ping-pong backwards, gnop-gnip, sounds much more like a game of table tennis.
    • Angus, Perth Western Australia
  • Table tennis and ping pong are exactly the same game (none of this nonsense of balls bouncing on different or both sides of table) “Ping pong” was the sound that the ball made when the game first came about, because of the type of bat/racquet used. The “ping pong association” then tried to make EVERYONE use only THEIR equipment, and after a period of time a different association was created, called the “table tennis association”. Rules are the same For more:- http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/ask/0,-25477,00.html
    2. Ciaran, Derry NI
  • The official ball size for ping pong is 25mm in diameter. The official ball size of table tennis is 27mm in diameter.
    • Geoffrey Wellington, Sydney Australia
  • Official ping pong balls are slightly larger than table tennis balls. Ping pong = 3.7mm in diameter, while table tennis = 3.4mm diameter.
    2. Louise Smitherson, Brighton, England
  • According to the Columbus Table Tennis Club President, Greg Brendon, the most notable difference between the two games is as follows: ping pong paddles (also called bats) do not contain a sponge-like material between the wood and the outermost layer and are referred to as “pips out” because of their knobby texture on the outermost surface. This sponge like material, along with the inversion of the rubber on the outside of the bat is what makes table tennis a game where the spin placed on the ball is a more relevant factor. Table tennis is the most current of the two games. However, some players still play with hard paddles (aka hard bats) which can make for a challenging variation for newer players who are not used to playing against it as the spin factor is altered by the pips.
    • Jeremy Cadwell, Dublin, Ohio United States
  • Let’s set the record straight. There is absolutely no difference! The correct title for the sport in the UK and most of the rest of the world is “table tennis”. This is because “ping pong” is a trade mark, number 233177, registered by the London toy importers and manufacturers Hamley Brothers on 20 September 1900 for their version of table tennis manufactured by John Jaques & Son. It is for this reason that the name “ping pong” cannot legally be used in UK to describe the sport of table tennis. Originally, there were both a “Ping Pong Association” and a “Table Tennis Association”, established within a few days of one another in December 1901, but they merged in 1903 when the obligations towards the owners of the “ping pong” trade mark became too onerous. There were further problems of a similar nature when the sport, which had been dormant in most parts of the UK from 1904, became active again around 1922. “Ping pong” is still the official title of the sport in a few jurisdictions around the world and principally in China. The references (above) to a single bounce or double bounce service applied only to the period between 1900 and 1902. The references above to a double bounce in each rally and different sizes of ball are completely erroneous. Other trade marks were also registered including “Whiff-Waff” by Slazenger & Sons on 31 December 1900 and erroneously referred to by Boris Johnson in his infamous speech at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games. The earliest registered trade mark was “Gossima” by John Jaques & Son on 16 July 1891 and the earliest known equipment (apart from Foster’s compendium of games in 1890 that included a version of tennis on a table) was produced under this name.
    2. Graham Trimming, Slough, UK
  • There is no difference between ping pong and table tennis, it’s all bullshit!
    • Bestia Higgenbottom, York, England
  • I always thought it was the one bounce versus two bounces (as described by others). However, some others have made some very detailed explanations, which sound credible. One thing I would add then, if they are exactly the same game, what do you call the version with one bounce versus the game with two bounces. They cannot be called the same thing.
    2. Guy Eitzen, Melbourne, Australia
  • What basic society calls “ping-pong” is a “game” where you don’t really try hard but instead have fun. The ones who are serious about the sport, because it is a sport being a part of the Olympics, will call this Table-Tennis and have true skill to demonstrate to others. So basically if you go to BTHS and challenge us to “ping-pong”, you will have the ball drived towards your body at 100mi/hr and will never win.
    • KennyG Ariza, Bricktown, NJ United States of America
  • In table tennis you have to throw the ball up at least 6 inches on a serve, in ping pong you can serve from the hand. Also in ping pong you can have any material for the padding or on the padding. In table tennis there are rules for what you can use, for example, in ping pong you can use sand paper for the padding, in table tennis sand paper doesn’t meet the criteria for the padding
    2. Jared wolff, Tampa, FL USA
  • www.pingpong.com explains that, simply put, table tennis is the sport played while Ping-pong is a particular brand of table tennis equipment that has been accepted into common vocabulary much like Hoover did for vacuum cleaners
    • Joe Slade, Oxford, England
  • Dear Editor, I am writing this statement to you as a result of my thoughts on the difference between the two sports, ping pong and table tennis. Back in my day, we didn’t have ’table tennis’ or ‘ping pong’. It was all just pong. When I was a young boy, after school everyday I’d go home and play pong on my iPhone. Sometimes I would even play during the day! Oh the memories. To conclude, the difference between ping pong and table tennis, is that neither of them exist. The real question is, what is ping pong or table tennis to pong?
    2. Samuel, Ohio America
  • The difference lies in the bat or paddle used by each player. In ping-pong both players use the same bat and the bat is usually sponge less, sometimes called a ‘hardbat’ or ‘sandpaper’ bat. In ping-pong each player has the opportunity to use the others bat during the game, this eliminates any bias due to the type of bat being used; by virtue of this, ping pong, by some, is considered to be a purer game than table tennis, in which the opponents have individually designed bats using a variety of sponges and rubbers.
    • Dr Mark Fisher, London Uk
  • ping pong is stupid whilst table tennis is very stupid
    2. james Young, Bexleyheath United Kingdom
  • it’s all a load of ping pong to me
    • barry wraith, messingham, scunthorpe england
  • I used to be a keen table tennis player when I was in my teens. I was watching the Ping Pong World Championships on television today. The only difference I noticed was that in each game, each player was allowed to go for a double point serve. On his own serve the player signals to the umpire that he wants to try for a double point. The player then goes to the umpire and swaps the game ball for a different coloured ball. He serves once, if he wins he gets 2 points. If he loses his opponent gets the 2 points. He then goes back to the umpire to swap back to the original game ball and carry on with his service. I do not know if there is a difference in size or weight of the double point ball. I do know that nothing like this happens in Table Tennis.
    2. Anthony Marrin, Seaham United Kingdom
  • Guys, some of you just donÂ’t know what youÂ’re talking about, & should try keeping quiet, or at least getting your facts straight before jumping on your keyboards!!! But some of you do!!! The ping Pong World Championships is current being shown on Sky Sports 6th January 2013 They are clearly two different sports, similar yes, but as stated above the key factor is the paddles Shame on many of youÂ
    • Clyde, Wembley UK
  • Ping pong is what kids call the fine game of table tennis.
    2. Sean Hoplin, Dublin Ireland
  • Both are same games. Please go through the given link http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis
    • Thomas, Kochi India
  • Ping pong bounces on both sides of the table, serve and rally. That’s clear and simple, it is not table tennis and just because a patent company jumped on this old style of game doesn’t mean its table tennis with their cheap equipment. Ping pong is a better game than table tennis. Yes.BETTER and more fun. Shame the patent distorted and killed this old game. Ping pong on.
    2. Jason, Rothbury England
  • I was watching on TV but before I could spot the difference between ping pong and table tennis I fell asleep.
    • Chris Leet, Leicester, England
  • As some have said the Ping Pong World Championships are on Sky. In fact the knock out stages start at 6 pm CET. They are two different games, and as some have already said. Similar but different. The bats are spongeless and are exactly the same for each player. The covering on the bat has pimples on both sides of the bat and is usually light blue, as opposed to black on one side and red on the other with Table Tennis. The double point ball can be chosen by each player only once in the match, and only if they are serving. A white ball is used to signify this double point, then after the point is played they revert back to an orange one. If the server on the double point wins the rally then he gets two points, however if he loses, his opponent only gets ONE point not the double point. Also they take it in turns to serve twice, then their opponent serves twice and so on. The game is played to 15 and is sudden death if they reach 14 all, they do not play to two clear points. Table Tennis is normally played to 21 and in batches of fives searches each. I know this because I play both Table Tennis and Ping Pong. Hope that helps without being as rude as some have been!
    2. Pat, London UK
  • Ping Pong • There has been much debate about the difference between ping pong and table tennis, with the common assumption being that they are the same thing. Here, we explain the differences: • The surface of the bats – While the sides of a table tennis bat consist of rubber and sponge, the sides of a ping pong bat are made up of sandpaper. Essentially, this means that the ping pong rallies are longer and involve more craft and skill as the bats arenÂ’t able to generate as much power or spin. • At the end of each leg (first to 11 or 15 points depending on tournament format) players change ends and exchange bats, meaning no advantage can be had from the equipment, unlike in table tennis where players can pick and choose different types of rubber surface to suit their game. • Like table tennis, a best of five legs scoring system is also in place with service changing every two points. However, in Ping Pong each player gets one ‘double point ballÂ’ in each match. They can elect to use this whenever they like provided theyÂ’re on serve – making things even more interesting and exciting!
    • Darren McGurk, Galashiels Scotland
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: What is the difference between pingpong and table tennis? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk

Why does China like ping pong so much?

Mao Zedong, President of the People’s Republic of China, said that table tennis was the national sport in 1949. The leader believed that table tennis could bring people together, build confidence and at the same time help China to connect with the rest of the world.

Why do Chinese play ping pong?

At least 44 table tennis players in Rio were Chinese-born, even though only 6 of them are playing for China—as the New York Times reported this week. China went on to take gold in all four table tennis events at the 2016 Summer Olympics, meaning it has won 28 of 32 gold medals since the sport was introduced in 1988.

How is China so good at this sport? It’s pretty simple really. China has way more table tennis players than any other country. This much is clear when you consider China’s unmatched population of 1.4 billion and how extremely popular the sport is there. The country has embraced table tennis since at least the 1950s, when Chairman Mao declared it the national sport.

For the communist leader, it was a logical choice—a sport that could be played cheaply without much space and one that wasn’t particularly popular in the West. Today there are said to be tables in nearly every park, while almost every school has a team that trains regularly, and table tennis champions are famous.

“In China, there is a joke, do not say you play table tennis well, because you do not know among your friends, whether there is some guy who is retired from Province team,” Mark Luo writes on Quora, A reported 10 million Chinese play competitive ping-pong regularly, with some 300 million who play on occasion.

Although we don’t have numbers on the rest of the world, we can assume no one comes close. Table tennis also seems to be a sport where body type matters relatively little—as opposed to, say, basketball and sprinting—meaning that a higher share of those players might stand a chance at high level play.

  • China has an extremely intensive training program,
  • The country begins recruiting table tennis talent at a young age and then does everything possible to make them succeed.
  • Take it from former pro Cheng Yinghua who, as described in a USATT article by Larry Hodges, was put in a specialized school at age 5 after testing highly for racket sport skills.

According to the same article: —China is ruthless in selecting its national team, focusing all its efforts on players likely to medal now or in the future, rather than blindly including all the top players at a given time. —Chinese players train for at least 7 hours a day.

Top players work with specialized practice partners and sometimes even play against two at a time—something you won’t see on most teams. —Chinese teams have extensive strategic analysis about competition around the world and are pioneers in new table techniques. Of course, China has famously intense training programs for lots of sports.

Why it pays off so well here is because of that unmatched pool of high level players.

Why do Germans knock on the table?

The academic knock – The practice of knocking on desks or tables at the end of a university lecture or presentation at is known as “academic knocking” ( Akademisches Klopfen ). In recent history, it has been the way German students show appreciation after a class, lecture or presentation. It is essentially an alternative to applauding.

When did ping pong become a sport?

In 1890, Englishman David Foster, attracted by its wide appeal, introduced the first game of tennis on a table. In 1897, the first national championships were organised in Hungary.

Why is it called ping pong not table tennis?

What is the difference between pingpong and table tennis? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk

  • What is the difference between pingpong and table tennis?
  • Jackie Rigley, Ilkeston Derbyshire
  • In pingpong the ball must bounce on your side of the table before going over the net after you hit it. It is this extra bounce that gives the game the onomatopoeic name of pingpong. Apart from this the game is identical to table tennis.
    2. Geoff Badgerton, Howtown England
  • Ping Pong was the name given to the game when it was played by gentlemen and ladies. Now it is a competitive sport it has to have a more catchy name but the rules are still the same.
    • Jack Hill, St Albans England
  • In table tennis only the serve has to hit the table on each side of the net, whereas in ping pong every shot has to hit the table on both sides of the net.
    2. james, london uk
  • “Ping-Pong” was the trade name for the table tennis sets originally sold to promote the game.
    • Ray Mitcham, Southport UK
  • The relative seriousness of the participants.
    2. Glenn Oliver, Ashbourne UK
  • James Thurber pointed out that ping-pong backwards, gnop-gnip, sounds much more like a game of table tennis.
    • Angus, Perth Western Australia
  • Table tennis and ping pong are exactly the same game (none of this nonsense of balls bouncing on different or both sides of table) “Ping pong” was the sound that the ball made when the game first came about, because of the type of bat/racquet used. The “ping pong association” then tried to make EVERYONE use only THEIR equipment, and after a period of time a different association was created, called the “table tennis association”. Rules are the same For more:- http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/ask/0,-25477,00.html
    2. Ciaran, Derry NI
  • The official ball size for ping pong is 25mm in diameter. The official ball size of table tennis is 27mm in diameter.
    • Geoffrey Wellington, Sydney Australia
  • Official ping pong balls are slightly larger than table tennis balls. Ping pong = 3.7mm in diameter, while table tennis = 3.4mm diameter.
    2. Louise Smitherson, Brighton, England
  • According to the Columbus Table Tennis Club President, Greg Brendon, the most notable difference between the two games is as follows: ping pong paddles (also called bats) do not contain a sponge-like material between the wood and the outermost layer and are referred to as “pips out” because of their knobby texture on the outermost surface. This sponge like material, along with the inversion of the rubber on the outside of the bat is what makes table tennis a game where the spin placed on the ball is a more relevant factor. Table tennis is the most current of the two games. However, some players still play with hard paddles (aka hard bats) which can make for a challenging variation for newer players who are not used to playing against it as the spin factor is altered by the pips.
    • Jeremy Cadwell, Dublin, Ohio United States
  • Let’s set the record straight. There is absolutely no difference! The correct title for the sport in the UK and most of the rest of the world is “table tennis”. This is because “ping pong” is a trade mark, number 233177, registered by the London toy importers and manufacturers Hamley Brothers on 20 September 1900 for their version of table tennis manufactured by John Jaques & Son. It is for this reason that the name “ping pong” cannot legally be used in UK to describe the sport of table tennis. Originally, there were both a “Ping Pong Association” and a “Table Tennis Association”, established within a few days of one another in December 1901, but they merged in 1903 when the obligations towards the owners of the “ping pong” trade mark became too onerous. There were further problems of a similar nature when the sport, which had been dormant in most parts of the UK from 1904, became active again around 1922. “Ping pong” is still the official title of the sport in a few jurisdictions around the world and principally in China. The references (above) to a single bounce or double bounce service applied only to the period between 1900 and 1902. The references above to a double bounce in each rally and different sizes of ball are completely erroneous. Other trade marks were also registered including “Whiff-Waff” by Slazenger & Sons on 31 December 1900 and erroneously referred to by Boris Johnson in his infamous speech at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games. The earliest registered trade mark was “Gossima” by John Jaques & Son on 16 July 1891 and the earliest known equipment (apart from Foster’s compendium of games in 1890 that included a version of tennis on a table) was produced under this name.
    2. Graham Trimming, Slough, UK
  • There is no difference between ping pong and table tennis, it’s all bullshit!
    • Bestia Higgenbottom, York, England
  • I always thought it was the one bounce versus two bounces (as described by others). However, some others have made some very detailed explanations, which sound credible. One thing I would add then, if they are exactly the same game, what do you call the version with one bounce versus the game with two bounces. They cannot be called the same thing.
    2. Guy Eitzen, Melbourne, Australia
  • What basic society calls “ping-pong” is a “game” where you don’t really try hard but instead have fun. The ones who are serious about the sport, because it is a sport being a part of the Olympics, will call this Table-Tennis and have true skill to demonstrate to others. So basically if you go to BTHS and challenge us to “ping-pong”, you will have the ball drived towards your body at 100mi/hr and will never win.
    • KennyG Ariza, Bricktown, NJ United States of America
  • In table tennis you have to throw the ball up at least 6 inches on a serve, in ping pong you can serve from the hand. Also in ping pong you can have any material for the padding or on the padding. In table tennis there are rules for what you can use, for example, in ping pong you can use sand paper for the padding, in table tennis sand paper doesn’t meet the criteria for the padding
    2. Jared wolff, Tampa, FL USA
  • www.pingpong.com explains that, simply put, table tennis is the sport played while Ping-pong is a particular brand of table tennis equipment that has been accepted into common vocabulary much like Hoover did for vacuum cleaners
    • Joe Slade, Oxford, England
  • Dear Editor, I am writing this statement to you as a result of my thoughts on the difference between the two sports, ping pong and table tennis. Back in my day, we didn’t have ’table tennis’ or ‘ping pong’. It was all just pong. When I was a young boy, after school everyday I’d go home and play pong on my iPhone. Sometimes I would even play during the day! Oh the memories. To conclude, the difference between ping pong and table tennis, is that neither of them exist. The real question is, what is ping pong or table tennis to pong?
    2. Samuel, Ohio America
  • The difference lies in the bat or paddle used by each player. In ping-pong both players use the same bat and the bat is usually sponge less, sometimes called a ‘hardbat’ or ‘sandpaper’ bat. In ping-pong each player has the opportunity to use the others bat during the game, this eliminates any bias due to the type of bat being used; by virtue of this, ping pong, by some, is considered to be a purer game than table tennis, in which the opponents have individually designed bats using a variety of sponges and rubbers.
    • Dr Mark Fisher, London Uk
  • ping pong is stupid whilst table tennis is very stupid
    2. james Young, Bexleyheath United Kingdom
  • it’s all a load of ping pong to me
    • barry wraith, messingham, scunthorpe england
  • I used to be a keen table tennis player when I was in my teens. I was watching the Ping Pong World Championships on television today. The only difference I noticed was that in each game, each player was allowed to go for a double point serve. On his own serve the player signals to the umpire that he wants to try for a double point. The player then goes to the umpire and swaps the game ball for a different coloured ball. He serves once, if he wins he gets 2 points. If he loses his opponent gets the 2 points. He then goes back to the umpire to swap back to the original game ball and carry on with his service. I do not know if there is a difference in size or weight of the double point ball. I do know that nothing like this happens in Table Tennis.
    2. Anthony Marrin, Seaham United Kingdom
  • Guys, some of you just donÂ’t know what youÂ’re talking about, & should try keeping quiet, or at least getting your facts straight before jumping on your keyboards!!! But some of you do!!! The ping Pong World Championships is current being shown on Sky Sports 6th January 2013 They are clearly two different sports, similar yes, but as stated above the key factor is the paddles Shame on many of youÂ
    • Clyde, Wembley UK
  • Ping pong is what kids call the fine game of table tennis.
    2. Sean Hoplin, Dublin Ireland
  • Both are same games. Please go through the given link http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis
    • Thomas, Kochi India
  • Ping pong bounces on both sides of the table, serve and rally. That’s clear and simple, it is not table tennis and just because a patent company jumped on this old style of game doesn’t mean its table tennis with their cheap equipment. Ping pong is a better game than table tennis. Yes.BETTER and more fun. Shame the patent distorted and killed this old game. Ping pong on.
    2. Jason, Rothbury England
  • I was watching on TV but before I could spot the difference between ping pong and table tennis I fell asleep.
    • Chris Leet, Leicester, England
  • As some have said the Ping Pong World Championships are on Sky. In fact the knock out stages start at 6 pm CET. They are two different games, and as some have already said. Similar but different. The bats are spongeless and are exactly the same for each player. The covering on the bat has pimples on both sides of the bat and is usually light blue, as opposed to black on one side and red on the other with Table Tennis. The double point ball can be chosen by each player only once in the match, and only if they are serving. A white ball is used to signify this double point, then after the point is played they revert back to an orange one. If the server on the double point wins the rally then he gets two points, however if he loses, his opponent only gets ONE point not the double point. Also they take it in turns to serve twice, then their opponent serves twice and so on. The game is played to 15 and is sudden death if they reach 14 all, they do not play to two clear points. Table Tennis is normally played to 21 and in batches of fives searches each. I know this because I play both Table Tennis and Ping Pong. Hope that helps without being as rude as some have been!
    2. Pat, London UK
  • Ping Pong • There has been much debate about the difference between ping pong and table tennis, with the common assumption being that they are the same thing. Here, we explain the differences: • The surface of the bats – While the sides of a table tennis bat consist of rubber and sponge, the sides of a ping pong bat are made up of sandpaper. Essentially, this means that the ping pong rallies are longer and involve more craft and skill as the bats arenÂ’t able to generate as much power or spin. • At the end of each leg (first to 11 or 15 points depending on tournament format) players change ends and exchange bats, meaning no advantage can be had from the equipment, unlike in table tennis where players can pick and choose different types of rubber surface to suit their game. • Like table tennis, a best of five legs scoring system is also in place with service changing every two points. However, in Ping Pong each player gets one ‘double point ballÂ’ in each match. They can elect to use this whenever they like provided theyÂ’re on serve – making things even more interesting and exciting!
    • Darren McGurk, Galashiels Scotland

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