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Table Tennis
Table Tennis, also known as Ping Pong, is a sport where two players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth with paddles. It originated from England in the Victorian era and was made an Olympic sport in 1988.
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What was an important about Ping-Pong diplomacy?
Ping Pong diplomacy is played on a tennis table. This is known as a game.
Do people in Japan play ping pong?
Yes, they have many world class players like fukuhara
And no, if you read the previous answer, everybody in the world holds it differently depending on how you like it.
However...
Japanese are the most creative with rackets and sometimes have lumps for better grips on their penholders. They even developed a racket that lets you hold the racket, connects it to another handle, and therefore changing the angle of the racket
How do you get a dent out of a ping pong ball?
The heat from the boiling water warms up the air inside the ping pong causing the air to expand and push the dent of the ping pong back out.
What is the Match umpire job in table tennis?
A match umpire's primary duty is to decide the result of each rally.
He is also required to exercise judgment in applying some laws and regulations, such as deciding whether a rally should be a let because a player's service or return may have been affected by circumstances outside the player's control, or whether a player's behaviour is acceptable.
What do you call a person who plays table tennis?
Over the years the most common term used to describe where you play table tennis is "parlor". However, most players who compete regurally go to "a club".
Do you have to win by two in ping pong?
Yes. Also, take turns serving one at a time. Who ever was serving at duce, the opponent serves the next point. Games are to 11...serve two and switch. Matches are now best of 5 or best of 7.
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Where can one buy a butterfly ping pong table?
A ping pong table of Butterfly can be bought in sport stores. Some online stores such as butterflyonline, amazon, and ebay also sell many kinds of ping pong tables, including Butterfly ones.
Who won the 35th table tennis world championship?
It was in 1926 that the modern game of Table Tennis began and the inaugural World Championship took place that year in London, England.
Hungarian Roland Jacobi took the men's singles title in that first year, beating another Hungarian (Zoltan Mechlovits) in the final as European players dominated the championship:-)
How large of a room do you need to put a standard ping pong table in?
A regulation ping pong (table tennis) table is 5' X 9'. A regulation tournament court recommends 20' X 40'. But for recreation play, 5' to 6' on each end and 3' to 5' on each side will do. Hope this helps. Need a table or equipment, check out bumpernets.com
What falls faster a golf ball or a table tennis ball?
The golf ball will land first. All objects fall at the same speed, but that's in a vacuum. The ping pong ball has a huge amount of drag (which is air resistance) for its weight, so it will be slowed enough for there to be a visible difference.
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The golf ball will reach only a second or so before the ping pong ball. The chair will not be high enough for the ping pong ball to be considerably slowed due to air resistance.
What is the role of a line judge in table tennis?
Table Tennis does not have line judges.
The top official is the Tournament Referee.
The role of a tournament referee differs widely from one Association to another and from one tournament to another.
At one extreme he or she is involved in every part of the organisation, from drafting the entry form to arranging the finals.
At the other extreme, the referee appears only on the day of the tournament solely to decide any question of rule interpretation.
For each match there is an umpire, whose primary duty is to decide the result of each rally.
He is also required to exercise judgment in applying some laws and regulations, such as deciding whether a rally should be a let because a player's service or return may have been affected by circumstances outside the player's control, or whether a player's behaviour is acceptable.
An assistant umpire is solely responsible for decisions on edge balls at the side of the table nearest to him, and he has the same power as the umpire to decide the legality of a player's service action, whether a player obstructs the ball and some of the conditions for a let.
Table Tennis does not have line judges.
The top official is the Tournament Referee.
The role of a tournament referee differs widely from one Association to another and from one tournament to another.
At one extreme he or she is involved in every part of the organisation, from drafting the entry form to arranging the finals.
At the other extreme, the referee appears only on the day of the tournament solely to decide any question of rule interpretation.
For each match there is an umpire, whose primary duty is to decide the result of each rally.
He is also required to exercise judgment in applying some laws and regulations, such as deciding whether a rally should be a let because a player's service or return may have been affected by circumstances outside the player's control, or whether a player's behaviour is acceptable.
An assistant umpire is solely responsible for decisions on edge balls at the side of the table nearest to him, and he has the same power as the umpire to decide the legality of a player's service action, whether a player obstructs the ball and some of the conditions for a let.
Table tennis does not have line judges.
Table tennis has an umpire, an assistant umpire, a timekeeper and a stroke counter.
The assistant umpire often also acts as the timekeeper and stroke counter.
For each match there is an umpire, whose primary duty is to decide the result of each
rally. Where the umpire is officiating alone, his is the final decision on all questions of fact that arise during a match, including decisions on all edge balls and on all aspects of
service.
An assistant umpire is solely responsible for decisions on edge balls at the side of the table nearest to him, and he has the same power as the umpire to decide the legality of a player's service action, whether a player obstructs the ball and some of the conditions for a let.
The timekeeper is required to monitor the duration of practice, of play in a game, of intervals between games and of any authorised suspension of play, and his decision is final on the time that has elapsed.
Stroke counting is required when the expedite system is in operation and the stroke
counter's duty is solely to count the return strokes of the receiver and his decision on
this question of fact cannot be overruled.
What is the size of the table used in olympic table tennis?
An olympic sized table tennis table is exactly the same size as a regular table tennis table - 9 feet (2.74m) long, 5 feet (1.525m) wide and 2 feet 6 inches (76cm) high and the net is 6 feet (1.83m) long and 6 inches (15.25 cm) high.
What is the height of the table tennis net from top of table?
The official rules of table tennis state that the net must be...
* 6 feet (1.83m) long
* 6 inches (15.25 cm) high
* dark green, dark blue or black and have a
* white top tape not more than 15mm wide
and that
* the bottom of the net, along its whole length, shall be as close as possible to the playing surface and that
* the ends of the net shall be as close as possible to the supporting posts
Regardless of its colour, a net may be used on either a blue or a green table.
In table tennis how high can the ball be thrown from a serve?
The Official rules say...
The server shall project the ball near vertically upwards, without imparting spin, so that it rises at least 16cm after leaving the palm of the free hand and then falls without touching anything before being struck.
Is an overhead serve allowed in table tennis?
Yes as long as you do not touch any part of the net while the point is being played.
simple :)
Is it safe to buy used table tennis equipment?
Before buying used equipment, you should check the prices of new equipment first just to make sure that you are getting a good deal. If you do decide to purchase used table tennis equipment, examine the equipment for any and all damages. If you are satisfied with the price and condition of the used equipment, buy it.
What are the fitness components in Table Tennis?
· Cardio respiratory endurance
· Muscular endurance
· Strength flexibility
· Power
· Speed
· Agility
· Reaction Time
· Coordination
· Balance
Where it is table tennis originated?
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
My friend has a table tennis net in his basement and the net isn't that tall actually, it's probably like half a foot or such. It's hard to tell from my perspective but it shouldn't be very high
Is ping-pong an official sport?
Ping-pong is a sport it is affiliated with hand eye coordination. The U.S. does have a ping-pong team and Singapore also have ping pong team.
Has table tennis rules changed?
Like most racket sports, badminton has a long history. It can be traced back to 2000 years ago in ancient Greece. Back then Badminton was called battledore and shuttle cock, and was played by two people hitting a shuttlecock back and fourth with tiny rackets. The battledore, modernly known as a racket, made from parchment of rows of gut stretched a crossed a wooden frame. The shuttlecock, whose name has remained the same, was made with a light, cork like material, with feathers around the top. This game spread to many other countries, such as, China, Japan, and Greece.
During the 18th century in India, the game was called POONA. British military officers who were stationed in India brought the game back to England. The game received its name in 1873. The Duke of Beaufort was having a party at his country place in Badminton, Gloucestershire. The game was being played at the party, so they decided to name the game badminton.
Over the years, badminton has changed its name and many of the rules, but one thing that stayed the same is the shuttlecock. The shuttlecock still has the same name and it is still the basic idea. The racket has evolved quite a bit over the years too. Now we use metal frames and the center is filled in with a wire pattern. Many of the rules have changed. Before, badminton was very basic, just hitting the shuttlecock back and forth. Now we have a lot more rules, to make the game more complicated.
How do you spin ball in ping pong?
You should return a back spin with top spin, and a top spin with back spin.
If you try to combat the other person's backspin with backspin of your own, then you run the risk of not putting enough backspin on the ball, and therefore the shot may go long.
Much better to continue the spin which your opponent has put on the ball, and make his/her back spin work for you. Your opponent's backspin is essentially your topspin, so your opponent is already helping you out.
You also need to understand that, when your opponent puts backspin on the ball, the ball will not go very far after it bounces on your side of the table. Thus, you need to move forward a bit to get to it.
Also, you should usually wait until the opponent's shot bounces up to its highest point before hitting the ball back to him/her. This might mean backing up and waiting for the ball to reach that point. You want to hit it when his/her shot is hovering in the air, not when it just hit the table. This will maximize your ability to control the return.
Only advanced players should combat topspin with topspin, or backspin with backspin. This is much more difficult and requires a great deal of skill.
Is table tennis the same as ping pong?
One of the original names for table tennis was ping pong.
Ping Pong was then registered as a trademark by the sports company John Jaques & Son in England.
Parker Brothers in the USA also bought the rights from Jaques to use the name ping pong in the USA only.
So the name of the game was changed to table tennis.
The official name today is table tennis.
Ping Pong is still a trademark and is a brand of equipment in the USA which is used to play the sport of table tennis.
