PE Lesson 3: Table Tennis Flashcards
Founding Father of Table tennis
Ivor Montagu (1904-1984)
Other Names of Table Tennis
Ping Pong (England)
A ball game similar in principle to lawn tennis and played on a flat table divided into two equal courts by a net fixed across its width
Table Tennis
What is the objective of Table tennis
The player must hit the ball so that it goes over the net and bounces off the opponent’s half of the table in such a way that the opponent cannot reach it or return it quickly
The sport was adapted after lawn tennis, where the dining table was used with improvised equipment
1880’s
James Devonshire an Englishman, was granted provisional patent for “Table tennis”
1885
The introduction of celluloid balls was introduced, replacing the rubber and cork bones
1900
The first world championships were held in London
1926
The first rally took place, the point taking over 2hours (Alex Ehrlich of Poland and Paneth Farcas of Romania)
1936
Asian dominance in table tennis began (China and Japan)
1950’s
Hiroji Satoh (JPN) became the first player to win a World Championship
1952
Tomie Okada-Okawa (JPN) is the first female player from Asia to win the World Championships and stops the European reign on the world’s female table tennis.
1956
For the first time the table tennis was featured at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
1988
Measurements of the Table
Rectangular surface
2.74m (9ft) in Length
1.52m (5ft) in Width
The playing surface is divided into two equal parts by a net running parallel to the end of the lines
Suspended by a cord attached at each end to an upright post of 15.25cm high
Net