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7 Φεβ 2006 · The celluloid ball makes a hollow sound that led to "ping-pong" as a common name for the game, although it could not be used officially for some time since it was a registered trademark. It first appeared in the late 19th century as an attempt to miniaturize tennis for play indoors.
The name "ping-pong" was in wide use before British manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd trademarked it in 1901. The name "ping-pong" then came to describe the game played using the rather expensive Jaques's equipment, with other manufacturers calling it table tennis.
15 Φεβ 2024 · The origins of table tennis date back to the 1880s in Victorian England, where it was popular among the upper class as an after-dinner parlor game. The game took off as various manufacturers produced equipment, with different names such as “gossima,” “whiff-whaff,” and “ping-pong.”
27 Δεκ 2023 · While J. Jaques & Son Ltd is often cited as the first official inventor of ping pong, the International Table Tennis Federation Museum says otherwise. So who invented table tennis? This honor instead goes to David Foster. He patented the first table tennis-style game called Parlour Table Games in England in 1890.
1971: The act of Ping Pong Diplomacy took place, where China invited the USA, England, Canada, and Columbia to play a series of friendly matches of Ping-Pong. This was a historic act as it was China’s first contact with the world after six straight years.
9 Νοε 2024 · 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.
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