Table Tennis
How many points is needed before the game is over
11 points
How tall is the net for ping pong
15.25 c,
When was it invented?
1900
What year was the international Table Tennis Federation formed
1926
When was the first official world champs for ping pong organized
1926
When did table tennis become an Olympic sport?
1988
Minimum number of players
2
What is the weight of the ping pong ball
2.7 g
Dimensions of a ping pong table
2.74 meters long, 1.53 meters wide, 76 cm tall
Score that used to be played to
21
Maximum number of players
4
diameter of a ping pong ball
40 mms
How many games in a match
5 or 7
Block
A return of an attacking shot done by holding the racket in the ball's path.
When are the servers switched
After the first server serves two points in a row
James Gibe
An Englishman who came up with the name "ping pong"
What are the two ways to hold the paddle
Asian and western grip
What is the ping pong ball made out of
Celluloid or plastic
A tied score is a
Deuce
How is the balk served in a doubles game
Diagonally across
What competition was offered in the Olympics for table tennis
Doubles competition for men and women
When is the only time that a player cannot put a spin on the ball
During the serve
When the opponent hits the ball with the non-rubbered side you...
Gain a point
struck
Hard hit with paddle or racket hand
If the ball is striked twice in one serve it is
Illegal
What was the earliest form of table tennis
Indoor tennis; played by British army officers in India and South Africa in the 1800s
E.C. Goode
Invented the paddle with pebbled rubber
Where was ping pong invented?
It was invented in England
What is a ping pong paddle made out of
Laminated wood covered with rubber
First table tennis national championship
London, England
One way to redo a play
Missing the ball on a serve
Can you hit the ball before it bounces
No you cannot
What colors are table tennis balls
Orange or white
Rally
Period when the ping pong ball is in play
Reciever
Player to receive the ball
What are the most common strategies used
Putting a spin on the ball, hitting to the weak side, slamming the ball
What color are official ping ping paddles
Red and Black
If the ball is hit out of bounds
The play can be redone
Server
The player who puts the ball in play.
How many lets are involved in table tennis
There's no limits to the amount of services taken
Why is it illegal to hide the ball from the opponent
To let the player get a fair sight of the ball prior to playing
What makes a serve illegal?
When the ball is hidden from the component
What is a cut shot (brush shot)
When the ball is hit a certain way to cause the opponent to return the ball into the net
Can you touch the table in ping pong
Yes you can touch the table as long as you don't move it
Let
a rally of which the result is not scored
How are points scored?
by successfully serving the ball or when the opposing side cannot return the ball
Free hand
hand not carrying the racket
Volley
hitting the ball before it bounces
What is table tennis also known as?
ping pong
Racket hand
the hand carrying the paddle