TABLE TENNIS

WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

Table tennis

it started in Victorian England during the 1880s as a scaled-down indoor version of lawn tennis for the upper class.

London

ITTF holds it’s first official world championship in this country

Cigar Box Lids

flat wooden lids from this that were used as the first paddles or rackets

International Table Tennis Federation

it is the worldwide governing body for the sport of table tennis.

Champagne Corks

early balls used in the game before the modern celluloid and plastic table tennis balls were introduced

Philippine Table Tennis Federation

the official national governing body for the table tennis in the Philippines

Books

stack of these were placed across the middle of the table to serve as a makeshift net

David Foster

he patented one of the earliest indoor table tennis

James Gibb

in 1901, he introduced celluloid balls, producing the iconic “ping-pong” sound that became a popular commercial trademark

Hungary

This country dominated the table tennis’ early competitive decades

Hiroshi Satoh

in 1952, a Japanese player introduced sponged-covered rubber bats, dramatically increasing the ball’s speed and spin

Ibrahim Hamadtuo

the paralympian who plays table tennis with his mouth and foot

China and Japan

table tennis was heavily led by these Asian Nations. they began a decades long streak of international dominance starting in the 1950s

1988

table tennis officially became an Olympic sport

2.74 meter

what is the length of the table?

1.525 meter

what is the width of the table?

76 cm

what is the height of the table

6 inches

what is the height of the net

40 Millimeters

what is the diameter of the ball?

2.7 grams

what is the weight of the ball?