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- Origin: England, late 19th century
- Winner is the first to score 11 points
- Must have a two-point lead to win
- Paddle also called a "bat" or a "racket"
- Ping pong is an Olympic sport
- Pro ping pong is popular in Europe and especially in Asia
- China consistently leads the way in professional table tennis competition
- Ping pong inspired the first commercially successful video game, Pong
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Ping pong, also known as table tennis, is a game where two or four players hit a small, hollow, plastic ball with paddles back and forth to each other on a table designed to appear like a miniaturized tennis court. Ping pong is popular worldwide, and the international league devoted to it is overseen by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
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Official Equipment Specifications
Paddle
- Common material: Wood and rubber
- Alternative materials: Fiberglass, Aluminum, Titanium, Acrylate, Aramids
- Construction: Layered one or both sides with rubber, textured to enhance or detract from spin on the ball
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Ping Pong Questions
Do you think we should have a Table Tennis category in the sports section? 2 AnswersHaha well there is a lot of sports they do not mention in the sports section. But some of them are quite related to others. So maybe a sub-category under the Te... read more
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Is there a way to send what youre currently listening to Ping.fm or to an email address? 1 AnswerFirefox extension FoxyTunes can be used to add the tune you're currently listening to, to your mail signature. read more -
Ping Pong Blogs and Forums
- Pingpongmastery: Table Tennis Mastery Blog
- Denis' Table Tennis World: Ping Pong Forum
- Table Tennis Master: Table Tennis Forum
- Table Tennis Blog
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