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Since the 12th century, table tennis has undergone several changes in equipment as well as in game rules, eventually becoming one of the most popular competitive sports in the whole world.
In the 1880s, British army officers stationed in colonial areas such as South Africa or India would often play “Royal Tennis” using cigar lids as paddles, rounded wine corks as balls, and rows of books as an improvised net. This inventive game was quite popular with the army officers since it was quick and highly entertaining.
During the Victorian era, upper class men considered table tennis, then known as “Wiff-Waff” or “Gossima,” as an after-dinner social activity. They would clear off the dining table to be used as the playing surface. The opponents would hit rounded objects, sometimes a ball made of string/yarn, with a book over a “net” made out of piled up books. “Wiff-Waff” then became quite popular which led to the manufacturing of the first official paddle made out of a frame with stretched parchment paper over it.
Shortly afterward, British enthusiast of table tennis, James Gibb, introduced hollow celluloid balls to England in 1900. John Jacques then registered the name “Ping-Pong” as a trade name in England. In 1901, Jacques & Sons sold the copyrighted name to the well known United States game manufacturer, Parker Brothers. Parker Brothers then began marketing Ping-Pong sets in the hopes of increasing its popularity in the United States.
In 1902, An Englishman named E.C. Goode placed a pebbled rubber on his wooden blade, allowing him to put more spin on the ball. It resulted to a dramatic speed in the game which led to the production of pimpled rubber racket. His ingenious discovery also dominated the racket sales around the world.
The popularity of the game was then followed by an increase in demand for regulations and serious competition. In 1903, two organizations were formed: The Ping Pong Association in the United States, and the Association in England. With the ever increasing popularity of the game, the desires of the people to compete on an international level called for the formation of a new organization. In 1926, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was formed in Berlin and in 1927, the ITTF held the first official World Championship in London. The ITTF is also responsible for the many changes it has undergone.
Table tennis also had its Eras. There was the Classic Hard Bat Era wherein Europe dominated the table tennis sport. But the 1952-1970′s period became known as the Sponge Bat Era, Rise of Japan and China.
Many countries still compete in Championship Table Tennis games all over the world. From its humble beginnings as a simple past time to becoming one of the world’s most popular competitive sports, ping pong has truly gone far. Even though the equipment has changed over the course of the years, the enthusiasm, popularity, and serious competition associated with ping pong have never truly wavered.
Seomul evans is a Internet Marketing consultant with american super sports provider of Ping Pong Tables and Table Tennis Tables.
Which Game Will Be John Parker Wilson’s First Game With The Falcons?
What will be Jpw’s first game be with the Falcons?
I know it will a preseason game, but does anyone know which one he is supposed to be playing in?
I’m trying to get tickets too it, so i’m just trying to get the right one.
Thanks 
It’s highly possible that you won’t see him play much at all. He is fourth in the depth chart behind Ryan, DJ Shockley and Chris Redman. Wilson was a undrafted free agent and he will really have to play better than he did at Bama to move up to 2nd or even 3rd string. I appreciate the fact that he was an alumni but, he really wasn’t a great QB.
Tony Parker’s 55 pts-game highlights
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