On the fact that there are actually table tennis in pertandingkan anywhere in the world, especially in China where table tennis a great sport, the game itself are not really taken seriously by some people.
Table tennis, or what we usually refer to as “ping pong”, began as light entertainment. Viewed with the lack of seriousness as tennis and badminton. Became popular in England in the late 19th century. Known as table tennis and ping pong and whiff gossima-whaff. The name was introduced by J. pingpong Jaques and Sons.
Ping-Pong game in the given name because the sound made by the ball when it bounces on the table. At the time of ping-pong bats have not been found. Instead they used vellum bats. In a very short time the game became very popular. During that period, there are many paintings of people playing table tennis, usually on display in their homes.
In the early 1900s, table tennis had begun to take many of the characteristics of a game that we know and love this. However, he still viewed by most people as after dinner entertainment rather than as a serious sport.
During this period announced what they should wear when playing this game, like not wearing a tight fitting clothes. This is clearly intended as satire because the facts prove that people do not think this game seriously.
Between 1905 and 1910 games are very popular in Europe until finally spread to Japan, China and Korea where table tennis has become part of lifestyle. Today, more than four million people in China alone play table tennis and sports a serious and highly competitive.
In the meantime, having spread to Asian countries, table tennis started to fade away from Europe, but in early 1920 he rose again in England. At that time the name “ping pong” actually has become a trademark for table tennis game. However, the term table tennis was still survive, in order to create a real table tennis organization that aims to make this sport seriously.
Table tennis for 60 years developed into a popular sport around the world but never really got recognition that other major sports have thrived for this except in Asian countries.
The game itself remains relatively the same since the beginning with the exception of the vellum bats being replaced by what we call ping pong ping pong paddles or bats. Bet ping pong itself has gone through several modifications to the materials they created earlier but remained largely unchanged since the beginning.
Table tennis may never get the respect deserved, but most people who play them do not admit that a lot of fun, and also very difficult.
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