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.

Dining Tables

Cigar Box Lids

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

Champagne Corks

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

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

International Table Tennis Federation

it was founded in 1926, holding its first official world championship in London. Hungary dominated these early competitive decades

Hiroshi Satoh

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

Asian Nations

table tennis was heavily led by China and japan, 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 in width

what is the width of the table?

76 cm

what is the height of the table

15.25 cm

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?