What proffesional player says about table tennis

Ask a random selection of people if they've ever played table tennis at least once in their life and you'll get a "yes" more often than a "no". That's because table tennis is a sport that everyone can play, whatever their age or physical attributes. It's the most popular indoor sport in the world. At a basic, beginners level, it's one of the easiest sports to play, yet at the highest level it's one of the hardest and most demanding. It was more than 40 years ago that I first discovered this fantastic sport of table tennis ... and I've been...

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How many serves

When the rules of table tennis were changed to make each game up to 11 points instead of 21 points, the number of serves that each player had was also changed. Now, each player has two serves each, whereas in the old 21 point system, each player had five serves each. Service continues to alternate between opponents until one player scores 11 points, unless both players or pairs score 10 points (called deuce). If both players reach 10 points, then service alternates after each point, until one player gains a two point lea...

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Basic Information

Many people know ping-pong. It's the game that is usually played in the basement with an opponent, with plastic paddles in hand that made the distinctive noises when a ball was struck. A fun game it was, sort of like playing T-ball with huge yellow plastic bats or nerf football. But like those two familiar games, ping-pong also has a real sport behind it.Table Tennis can be classified as a major sport worldwide, with millions of participants, major tournaments(with its own superstars), and many other things that make a sport truly a class of...

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ITTF

Official ITTF website Official website of USA Table Tenni...

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References

^ "ITTF Directory". ITTF. Retrieved 2 June 2012. ^ International Table Tennis Federation 2011, index 2 ^ Hurt III, Harry (5 April 2008). "Ping-Pong as Mind Game (Although a Good Topspin Helps)". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2010. ^ "The ITTF Classification Code" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 6 September 2012. ^ a b c d e Hodges 1993, p. 2 ^ Letts, Greg. "A Brief History of Table Tennis/Ping-Pong".About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 29 August 2010. ^ WashingtonPost.com. Accessed...

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Governance

Main category: Table tennis organizations Founded in 1926, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the worldwide governing body for table tennis, which maintains an international ranking system in addition to organizing events like the World Table Tennis Championships.[13] On many continents, there is a governing body responsible for table tennis on that continent. For example, the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body responsible for table tennis in Europe.[61] There...

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Notable players

For a more comprehensive list, see List of table tennis players. An official hall of fame exists at the ITTF Museum.[51] A Grand Slam is earned by a player who wins singles crowns at Olympic Games, World Championships, and World Cup.[52] Jan-Ove Waldner of Sweden first completed the grand slam at 1992 Olympic Games. Deng Yaping of China is the first female recorded at the inaugural...

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