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Table tennis originated in the United Kingdom. The name "table tennis" originated in 1900. It was named after the sound of "Ping Pong" made when it is hit. In mainland China, "table tennis" is used as its name. The official name is also the same for Hong Kong, Macau and other regions. In 1926, the International Table Tennis Invitational Tournament was held in London, England. It was later regarded as the first World Table Tennis Championships.

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Table tennis originated in Britain. At the end of the 19th century, tennis was popular in Europe. However, due to restrictions on venues and weather, some British college students moved tennis indoors, using the dining table as a table, books as nets, parchment as rackets, and playing on the dining table. .

In 1890, several British naval officers stationed in India accidentally discovered that playing tennis on a small table was quite exciting. Later, they switched to solid rubber instead of a solid ball with little elasticity, then to a hollow plastic ball, and used a wooden board instead of a tennis racket to play this novel "tennis game" on the table. This is where the name Table Tennis comes from. .

Not long after table tennis appeared, it became a popular sport. At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States began to produce complete sets of table tennis equipment. It is the number one racket-holding sport in the United States, with more than 200,000 Americans playing table tennis.

Initially, Table tennis had other names, such as Indoor tennis. Later, an American manufacturer created the new word Ping-pang based on the sound made by the impact of the table tennis ball, as the "Ping-pang" he manufactured. "Table Tennis" patented registered trademark, Ping-pang later became another official name of Table Tennis. When it spread to China, people coined the new word "Table Tennis".

Many terms used in table tennis are derived from tennis. The ball used to play table tennis is called Ping-pong ball or Table-tennis ball, the table tennis table is called Ping-pong table, the table is called Court, the net in the middle is called Net, the frame supporting the net is called Net support, and the table tennis racket is called Ping- pong bat.

Table tennis single competitions used to be best-of-three or best-of-five games (21 points per game). In 2001, they were changed to best-of-seven or best-of-five games (each game). 11 points), the so-called "game" is Set in English, and the serve is called Serve.

Among the many table tennis competitions, the most prestigious is the World Table Tennis Championships, which was held annually at first and then held every two years after 1957.