Ping Pong

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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

  • 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).

  • Official Equipment Specifications

  • Table

    1. Material: Masonite
    2. Alternatively, any material that is smooth and low-friction
    3. Length: 9 feet (274 cm)
    4. Width: 5 feet (152.5 cm)
    5. Height: 30 inches (76 cm)

  • Ball

    1. Weight: 2.7 grams
    2. Size: 40 mm in diameter
    3. Material: Celluloid
    4. Often white- or orange-colored with a matte finish
    5. Should bounce back 23 cm when dropped from 30 cm high

  • Paddle

    1. Common material: Wood and rubber
    2. Alternative materials: Fiberglass, Aluminum, Titanium, Acrylate, Aramids
    3. Construction: Layered one or both sides with rubber, textured to enhance or detract from spin on the ball

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