History and Development Flashcards
Table tennis is also called as
Ping-pong
- is popular individual and dual rocket sport
- can be played in singles or in doubles
- an indoor game
Table Tennis
the player that strike the ball first
Server
the player who receives the ball
Receiver
Objective of Table Tennis
- To win the match by winning enough points to win more than half of the number of maximum possible games to be played
- to have fun and get a bit of exercise at the same time
When and where did table tennis started?
early 1880s in England
Table tennis started as
a miniature version of tennis
Equipment during the first few years of the game
- Hollow, banjolike, rectangular rackets
- rubber or cork balls
The game was sometimes called as
- indoor tennis
- “whiff whaff”
- “gossima”
- “gossamer”
Who introduced the first celluloid ball?
James Gibb in 1900 an Englishman
What did James Gibb introduced in 1900?
celluloid ball, permitting increases control of it
Who introduced the rubber-faced racket?
E.C. Goode in 1902
What did Good introduced in 1902?
rubber-faced racket
Rubber-faced racket
permits variety of strokes and spins to be placed on ball
Some sources credit ___ with inventing the name _______, which was supposed to have been derived from the _____ of the ____
- Gibb
- “ping pong”
- sound of the ball
