Equipment
These are usually yellow or white
Table tennis balls
Played here as usually too windy outside
gymnasium
Person who invented table tennis
British Officer
11
The points need for a win
9 ft. by 5 ft. (2.7 m. by 1.5 m.)
The table
These are black on one side and red on the other
paddles
Name given when 4 people play
doubles
“whiffwhaff”, “flim-fam” and “gossima”
names give for table tennis
Three out of five games
How many games need to win
The U.K
Where the game originated.
This is 6 to 6 ¾ inches above the table.
net
To hit the ball by a racket and return it to the opponent over the net
The objective
Derived from the sound made by the ball when it hits the racket and table.
Ping Pong
Lose a point and your opponent gains a point
Whoever commits a mistake
China
A country that dominates the game
This is 40mm
Table tennis ball
Name given when two people play
Singles
Arnold Parker made these in 1903
first rules for table tennis
Striking a hand and his are not allowed to happen to a ball while playing
Striking the ball before it bounces
Blue
An official standard table can be this colour
The layer between the blade and the rubber
sponge
Common name give to table tennis
Ping pong
1988
The year table tennis become an Olympic sport?
Alternate hitting in a rally
Doubles play
11 hours, 50 minutes, 36 seconds
The current longest rally