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Learning history of table tennis

1. History of Table tennis Prepared by: Jerico L. Marasigan

2. Overview of Table tennis This topic is all about the historical background of table tennis and equipment used in table tennis. It’s about the origin of table tennis in the world setting and in the Philippines. It includes the characteristics and standard dimensions of equipment used in table tennis.

3. Objectives 1. To trace the significant events in the history of Table tennis, 2. To identify the equipment used in Table Tennis and its standard dimension used in Table tennis, and; 3. To make a timeline on the significant events of table tennis

4. What is table tennis? Table tennis is a sport that involves two or four players. It is played on a table of dimensions around 2.74 m (9.0 ft ) x 1.525 m (5.0 ft ) x 76 cm (2.5 ft ) following the rules and regulations. The two other pieces of equipment are a lightweight plastic or celluloid ball of 40 mm diameters and a flat racket for hitting the ball on the surface of the table.

5. Who Invented Table Tennis? Table Tennis originated as a table version game of lawn tennis. In 1880, the upper-class inhabitants of Victorian England started playing table tennis as an after-dinner game at the night party. Due to cold weather in the winter season, they started the table version of lawn tennis by using the dining table as a playing surface.

6. Table tennis originated in 1880 as an after-dinner game for the upper-class inhabitants of Victorian England. At that time, the upper-class people of England loved to play Lawn Tennis, and in the winter, due to freezing weather conditions, it was very tough to play lawn tennis outside. Then the table version of lawn tennis came into the picture. This new game featured a sprung racket, rubber balls of 30 mm diameter, a table surrounded by a wooden fence along its perimeter, and an extended net up to the side of the table. Partie de Tennis de table en 1901 (Picture: Public Domain)

7. Other term for table tennis People called the game by different names, like Ping Pong Gossima Whiff Waff Indoor Tennis Pom-Pom

8. 1901 – 1926: Trademark Rights of Table Tennis In 1901, the British manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd trademarked the game with the name ping pong that featured exclusively Jaques’s equipment to play the game. The same game when played with the equipment of other manufacturers was called table tennis. In the United States, the Parker Brothers bought the trademark rights from Jaques which came with the same scenario as in England. Ping Pong rackets trademarked under the Parker Brothers Photo: Daniel Schwen /Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

9. In the same year, James W. Gibb, a British enthusiast discovered the celluloid ping pong ball that gave the game a new dimension. Another man, E. C. Goode invented the racket with a combination of a wooden blade and pimpled rubber, where the rubber was pasted on the surface of the blade. As the game was gaining popularity, many organizers came up with initiatives for tournaments. The first unofficial world championships that were held in the year 1902, gave the game a major boost in popularity. Picture of 28 Sep 1928: Table Tennis in a gymnasium of Helmholtzschule , Hesse, Germany (Picture: Public Domain

10. 1926 – 1950: Formation of ITTF and Era of Europe Dominance 1926, is a memorable year of the history of table tennis. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was formed with Austria, India, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, and Wales as associate members. The racket collection of the ITTF museum in an exhibition of 2009 Photo: yy - ITTF, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

11. In the year 1926, ITTF organized the first official table tennis World Championships in London. This year also witnessed the birth of another table tennis association, i.e. the United States Table Tennis Association. Between 1926 to 1935, Hungary won every World Championship. The longest rally took place in the World Championship, in 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The first point continued over two hours due to pushing-style play. This is also the era of the classic hard bat.

12. 1950 – 2014: Era of Modern Table Tennis In the year 1950, the introduction of a sponge as an underlying material of the table tennis racket was a revolution in the game of table tennis. As a result, the combination of sponge and rubber top increased the amount of spin and speed drastically.

13. 1952 – 1970: Era of Asia Dominance Japan became the first non- europian country to win the 1952 World Championship . After that, in 1956, a Japanese female player won the World Championship and ended the European dominance in female table tennis. In 1959 , China won the World Championship for the first time and started to dominate the table tennis world. Over the years, China won several World Championships and became the king of table tennis.

14. 1970 – 2000: Rise of Sweden and Use of Speed Glue However, China’s dominance was interrupted in 1970 by the rise of Sweden. For the three decades from 1971, Sweden overrode China with top players like Erik Lindh, Jan-Ove Waldner, and Peter Karlsson . Sweden won 1989, 1991, and 1993 team events and World Championship titles in 1989 and 1991 in Men’s category. Further increase in spin and speed came up in the year 1980 with speed glue for pasting the rubber on the surface of the table tennis blade.

15. 1988: Table Tennis became an Olympic Sport 1988 is the most remarkable year in the history of table tennis when the game was first introduced in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul with men’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s singles, and woman’s doubles. China and South Korea won two titles each.

16. 2000 – 2014: Development of Table Tennis In the year 2000, ITTF took a major step in view of the popularity of table tennis. They increased the ball diameter from 38 mm to 40 mm. The larger ball tends to be slower and spins less which brings more excitement to the game. Next year the development came up with a total change of scoring in table tennis, from 21 points to 11 points. ITTF changed the scoring pattern with a game of 11 points from 21 points. Also, the consecutive serve for each player was brought down to 2 serves from 5 serves in a row. In 2014, we witnessed the last modification, when ITTF introduced plastic as a material for table tennis balls.

17. Table tennis equipment, facility, and the player

18. Table tennis ball The table tennis balls, also regarded as ping pong balls, are spherical, lightweight and hollow balls made from plastic and celluloid materials. The balls have a 40 mm (1.57 inches) diameter and weigh 2.7 g. They are white or orange in colour with a matte finished outer surface.

19. THE RACKET The racket maybe of any size, weight or shape. The blade should be of wood, continuous of even thickness, flat and rigid. Each side of the table must be of a uniform dark color, but the two sides need not be of the same color. That part of the blade nearest the handle and gripped by the fingers may be covered with any material. The blade may be covered with: a.) Plain, pimple drubber, with pimples outward , of a total thickness not exceeding 2 mm. b.) Sandwich, of cellular rubber surfaced with plane, pimpled rubber, with pimples inward or outward, of a total thickness not exceeding 4 mm. (A side not used for hitting is exempted from covering rules).

20. THE TABLE The table maybe of any substance but must give a uniform bounce of not less than 22 cm or more than 25 cm. where a standard ball is dropped from 30.5 cm. above its surface. The playing surface should be dark colored preferably green and matt with white marking line. A white line 2cm. wide is at the edges of the table. The sides of the table top are not considered part of the playing surface. For doubles, the playing surface is divided into halves by a 3 cm. white line.

21. NET The net, is 1. 83 meters long, is suspended across the center of the table by a coed attached to a post at either end.

22. THE PLAYING AREA The playing area should extend at least 1.5 meters on either side of the table and at least 2.5 meters at the ends. The maximum height is 3.5 meters.

23. THE PLAYER Players should not wear white clothing although white edging to playing shirts is permitted. Match uniform generally consists of a dark shirt, shorts or skirt and flat soled shoes.