2. General Description
• Ping pong can be played with 2 to 4 players
• The winner is first to score 11 points and win
by 2
• Players alternate serves every 2 serves
• Modern day rackets are oval shaped with a
thin layer of rubber
• In standard championship matches players
play either a 5 or 7 match series
3. History
• Table tennis first originated in England as a
higher class amusement in 1880’s
• Table tennis got its nicknames ping pong and
wiffwaff because of the sound generated
while playing
• The first ping pong balls were made of knotted
string, not untill 1901 did people start using
the present day celluloid balls
4. • In the 20th century table tennis was banned in
Russia
• In the 1950’s the innovation of the rubber
rackets changed the game dramatically
• Ping Pong was first introduced as an Olympic
sport in 1988
5. Equipment
• Ball with 40 mm diameter and 2.7 grams
• Table divided by a 6 inch high net
• Racket made of wood with rubber coding
6. Game Play
• To start a game a serve is decided by coin toss
• Must serve while holding the ball in the palm
of your hand
• Returning a serve is one of the most difficult
parts of the game
• Ball must be hit so it passes over the net
7. Types of Shots
• Offensive • Defensive
• Speed drive • Push
• Loop drive • Chop
• Counter drive • Block
• Flip • Pushblock
• Smash • Side drive
• Lob
• Drop shot
9. Popularity in China
• Popular because it takes few resources to play
the game
• Game can be played any were
• Non expensive to play
• Very simple to play
• China dominates world ping pong circuit
10. Sources
• quot;Table tennis -.quot; Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 18 May 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>.
• quot;Table tennis -.quot; Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 18 May 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>.
• quot;Table tennis -.quot; Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 18 May 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>.
