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11 Οκτ 2024 · Table tennis, ball game similar in principle to lawn tennis and played using a lightweight hollow ball and paddles on a flat table divided into two equal courts by a net. Popularly known by the trademarked name Ping-Pong, it is a common recreational activity as well as a competitive Olympic sport.
Table tennis (also known as ping-pong or whiff-whaff) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the court on which players stand.
15 Φεβ 2024 · Table Tennis History Summary. ⏳ Origins and Evolution: Emerging from 19th-century England, table tennis evolved from parlor games, like whiff-whaff and ping-pong, played among the upper class. Subsequent development of equipment and rules transformed it into a competitive sport recognized worldwide.
Though Table Tennis evolved, along with Badminton and Lawn Tennis, from the ancient game of Tennis (also known as Jeu de Paume, Real tennis, Court Tennis or Royal Tennis), the game was developed after Lawn Tennis became popular in the 1880s.
An early form of table tennis emerged in England in the 1870s from the idea of bringing the popular game of tennis indoors. A short time later, the first game sets were available for purchase, and the name Ping Pong was coined.
20 Ιουν 2023 · Read our detailed history of table tennis, from 1890 through to the modern sport we know and love.
Discover more about the history of table tennis. How did it all start? What's the difference between ping pong and table tennis? Find out here...
