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Table tennis, also known as Ping Pong (a trademarked name), is one of the most popular sports in the world in terms of player numbers, as well as being one of the newest of the major sports. Primarily a recreational sport in the United States, table tennis is a major competitive sport in Asia and parts of Europe. In 1971 the sport achieved a great measure of publicity when, while touring Japan, a U.S. table tennis team was invited to play in China, thereby initiating the first officially sanctioned Sino-American cultural exchange in almost twenty years. Table tennis took its place on the Olympic program in 1988. Ping-pong is the most popular in China and some countries in Europe. Table Tennis is the second most popular participation short in the world next to Soccer. Definitively determining what sport is most popular is next to impossible. In many countries, people like several sports. For example, in the US, if you ask what the most popular sport is to a given person, they may say football or basketball. How do partition their preference? Do you count each as equal, or say count 70% of a vote for football, 30% for soccer? If you argue that you take only their most favorite, then some interesting consequences arise. For example: The population of China is over 1.3 billion people, or 1300 million. As noted in other answers, ping-pong is the most popular sport in this nation. If you make the assumption that in ALL of Europe, soccer is the most popular, then you could attribute about 700 million people to that sport. If you make the same assumption for South America, the other large soccer hub, then another 350 million soccer fans can be counted. Added together, this is about 1.1 billion or 1100 million fans….less than the population of China. This disparity only gets smaller when you survey other Asian countries, which rank among the most populous by far, since they either also chose ping pong, or other sports entirely (baseball, cricket). When viewed analytically, it is very hard to justify the often used statement that soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It is in fact ping-pong! This statement is made is generally unchallenged since the echoes of European imperialism still haunt us all, and many still take a very Euro-centric view of the world. To them, if it is not the rage in England, France, or Germany, it is not happening. However, the world is more than Europe, and Asia does matter, which is becoming increasingly more pronounced as we move into the twenty-first century.

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There are so many rules to tennis that you definitely won't be able to memorize them all. Plus, people constantly debate about certain rules because they have learned the rule incorrectly. You can find rules about tennis from a wide variety of sources. You can check out the rules online from the International Tennis Federation. Check out their website at http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/rulesregs/rules.asp. You can find out the ins and outs for every rule in tennis. This can be very helpful especially if you play in tennis leagues. Tennis league players can be very competitive and will be concerned that they are following each rule to a tee. You can also consult a local tennis club and/or tennis pro for help on rules. It is great to speak with a live person because they will explain the rules if you don't understand them. Sometimes you think you understand the rule correctly when in fact you don't! Also read "Tennis" magazine. They usually have a section that goes over tennis rules that are commonly debated among tennis players.

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the way you return a topspin shot is to make sure that you take the ball as early as possible. Usually just as its about to rise.

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Table tennis.
the answer is tennis

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Matt Ogalsby is very famous!! #88!!!!!

Jim Brown, the famous NFL running back from the 60's, was an excellent lax-er at Syracuse University

Jay Silverheels (Tonto for the Lone Ranger) was a professional Canadian box lacrosser

Answer Improvement:

In addition to Jim Brown, Wayne Gretzky was an accomplished lacrosse player, he credits lacrosse for his excellent passing ability. In fact, many NHL players played lacrosse. Brendan Shanahan, Doug Gilmour, Cliff Ronning, Joe Sakic, Steve Larmer, Collin Patterson, Tim Hunter, Paul Kariya, Don Cherry, Gary Roberts, Adam Oates, Paul Coffey, and Joe Nieuwendyk are just a few examples.

The most famous players without fame in other sports are probably the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary. They played at Syracuse and won a couple of NCAA titles, then played in the pro American pro box leagues, winning titles there with Philadelphia and a couple of other teams.

The Powell brothers, who also attended Syracuse, are also famous. Mike, Ryan and Casey were all notable players.

There are others who are famous in certain regional areas.

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Table tennis has its origins in England as an after dinner amusement for upper class Victorians in the 1880s. Mimicking the game of tennis in an indoor environment, everyday objects were originally enlisted to act as the equipment. A line of books would be the net, a rounded top of a Champagne cork or knot of string as the ball, and a cigar box lid as the paddle. The popularity of the game led game manufacturers to sell the equipment commercially. Early paddles were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame, and the sound generated in play gave the game its first nicknames of "whiff whaff" and "Ping pong". A number of sources indicate that the game was first brought to the attention of Hamley

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The Nittaku 3 star ball was generally considered the best ball in the world until ball size increased in the year 2001. Since then quality of balls has been generally lower.

Nittaku Butterfly and Stiga 3 star balls all have good repuations.

Over 2/3rds of the worlds table tennis balls are made in the DHS factory in China and DHS 3 star balls are also high quality.

Slazenger.

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Officials at the table are responsible for keeping track of points, fouls, and time.

In netball fouls are called contact and these are not kept recorded. It is up to the umpire to penalise a player if they believe they are contacting too much. This means that the table officials only keep track of the score, time and sometimes even who's centre pass it is.

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Try using a little denatured alcohol that can be bought at paint store hardware store, but try it out on an inconspicuous spot on the table, first, because alcohol is the solvent for some finishes, particularly shellac. You may be able to carefully remove the residue with an all-pupose scraper and sticker remover. Make sure you use a brand-new blade, and work very slowly and carefully so as not to mar the finish. You may find that lemon oil will act as a solvent of the residue while not affecting the finish. (The lemon oil may actually improve the finish in that area and impel you to apply it to the whole surface.)

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None.

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Table tennis was introduced to the Olympics in 1988. Gold medals were won by:

Men's Singles: Yoo Nam-Kyu, South Korea

Men's Doubles: Chen Longcan and Wei Qingguang, China

Women's Singles: Chen Jing, China

Women's Doubles: Hyun Jung-Hwa and Yang Young-Ja, South Korea

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I don't think it really matters what colour you wear in table tennis.

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See link below and to left for information.

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The national sport of China is table tennis (t.t) otherwise known as Ping-Pong

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A table tennis table playing surface must be made of any continuous material.

Table tennis tables are available with tops made of plywood, particle-board, plastics, metals, concrete or fibre-glass.

However, for major tournaments, only wood or wooden derivates may be used for the playing surface.

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Alam ba ninyo...

... na si Willy Garte ay isang bulag na Pilipinong mang-aawit na nagpasikat ng mga kantang Bawal na Gamot at Nasaan ang Liwanag?

.. na si Tony Velasquez ay isang Pilipinong mangguguhit na tinaguriang "Ama ng Komiks sa Pilipinas"?

... na ang magasing Liwayway ay isang muling-pagbuhay sa nauna ritong Photo News na nalilimbag sa 3 pangunahing wika sa Pilipinas noong mga 1920?

... na ang Bisaya Magasin ang pinakamatagal at pinakamatagumpay na magasin sa wikang Sebwano sa Pilipinas?

... na si Norberto Romuáldez ang itinuturing na "Ama ng Batas hinggil sa Pambansang Wika" sa Pilipinas?

... na ang Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan ng Pilipinas ang nagsasagawa ng lahat ng mga programang pang-repormang panlupa sa bansa?

na ang "Gabinete" ang pinakamalaking bahagi ng pambansang sangay-tagapagpaganap ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas?

...na ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Mindanao ay ang ika-anim at pinakahuling yunit ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas?

...na si Juan Sebastián Elcano ang namuno sa natitirang barko ni Fernando Magallanes kaya't nakumpleto niya ang pinakaunang sirkumnabigasyon ng mundo noong 1522?

... na maaaring ihain bilang nakagiginhawang tsaa ang bulaklak ng mga mansanilya?

...na si Rolando Tinio ay Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas na kilala bilang makata, dramatista, tagasalin, direktor, tagapuna, manunulat ng sanaysay at guro?

...na sinubok ni Basilio Augustín na makapagtatag ng asambleyang Ilustrado at puwersang milisya para ihanda ang Pilipinas sa awtonomiya?

... na pangunahing impluwensiya sa mga Pilipinang manunulat sina Gabriela Silang, Leonor Rivera, Imelda Marcos at Corazon Aquino?

na ang Gawad Palanca ang bantog at pinakamatagal na gawad pampanitikan sa Pilipinas na katumbas ng Gantimpalang Pulitzer?

...na si Elizabeth Cooper ang unang Pilipinang nakipaghalikan sa pelikula sa Pilipinas at naging lihim na kasintahan ni Douglas MacArthur?

...na ang Gawad Ramon Magsaysay ay palaging itinuturing na katumbas ng Parangal na Nobel sa Asya at may 6 na kategorya?

... na nakuha ng bandang Yano ang pangalan nila mula sa isang salitang nakalahok sa isang lumang Talahuluganang Tagalog at nangangahulugang payak?

... na ang Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa ay isang aklat ni Lope K. Santos sa wastong pagsasalita't pagsulat ng Tagalog na nilathala ng Surian ng Wikang Pambansa noong 1939?

...na si Napoleon Abueva, Ama ng Makabagong Iskultura ng Pilipinas, ay ang nag-iisang Boholanong naging Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas?

... na kaugnay ng mga salitang pamahalaan, pabahalaan, at pariralang bahala na ang salitang-ugat na bahala at ang ngalang Bathala?

... na si Manuel L. Quezon ang pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas ngunit una sa ilalim ng bagong Komonwelt?

... na si Juan Flavier ay napabilang sa Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines noong 1967?

... na bukod sa pagiging eskultor ng Monumento ni Bonifacio at ng Oblasyon ng UP, kaibigan din si Guillermo Tolentino ni Fernando Amorsolo?

... na ang manunulat at musikerong pang-Pinoy Rock na si Dong Abay ay kasingkaarawan ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo?

...na ang mga Indones ang pinaniniwalaang ninuno ng mga Ilongot at tinatayang gumawa ng Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe?

...na kilala rin si Nick Joaquin, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Pilipinas, sa ilalim ng panulat na pangalang Quijano de Manila?

na si Ishmael Bernal ay kinikilala bilang isa sa mga pinakamahusay na direktor sa kasaysayan ng pelikulang Pilipino?

...na tinalakay ni Lino Brocka sa kaniyang mga pelikula ang mga paksang pilit iniiwasan ng lipunan?

...na ang Lungsod ng Sagay ng Negros Occidental ay dating kilala bilang Arguelles at Bayan ni Magallanes?

...na ang Pambansang Korporasyon sa Elektrisidad ng Pilipinas ang pangunahing tagapagbigay ng kuryente para sa MERALCO, na siya namang nagiisang tagapamahagi ng kuryente sa Kalakhang Maynila?

...na ang Pambansang Kumpanya ng Langis ng Pilipinas ang susing institusyon sa kaunlaran ng panggagalugad at paggamit ng mga likas na pinagkukunang-yaman ng enerhiya sa Pilipinas?

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Have you ever tried playing an Olympian in Table Tennis? It's an Olympic sport because it takes skill to play it.

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just remember there is a shooters respect.if someone is over a ball,dont walk in front of him,or if you are in line of the pocket,stay still...and call a foul on yourself when you make them,win right and keep playin.

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You must buy table tennis table and enjoy this game.

Or you can join the club where you can play the game.

If you don't want to go with any of these options, as ancient time you can enjoy this game on your dinner table and play with books.

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Jan-Ove Waldner is 45 years old (birthdate: October 3, 1965).

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Roger Federer won Olympic Gold in the Men's Tennis Doubles

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Serena Williams for the womens. And Rafael Nadal for the mens. As of right now. But if they were both to be put in a match to see who the best tennis player is..., boy it would be a showdown, but Serena Williams would come out on top. Some may say that it is a opinion, and "no, we will never know for sure." I say. But you can go and look up the facts for yourself, and I will watch you fail to find anyone better than the two of these LEGENDARY TENNIS PLAYERS.

-By the way, this wasnt answered by crystal, it was answered by me, Dan Hunter

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