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She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Table Tennis England runs three separate national championships every year – for U10-U13 players; cadets and juniors; and seniors – as well as operating the British League, a Grand Prix series an…
The net is 6 feet (1.8 metres) long, and its upper edge along the whole length is 6 inches (15.25 cm) above the playing surface. Interest to the spectator lies in observing the ability of one player to defeat another by well-thought-out strategy.
This imparts backspin to the ball.
Increasing the speed of the game, slowing it down, varying the direction of or imparting different spin or pace to the ball, and employing gentle drop shots over the net when the opponent is out of position are some of the tactics that may be used to support the strategy planned.Slow or defensive play at one time was so dominant that, at the 1936 world championships in Prague, an hour was needed to decide a single point.
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In serving, no spin may be imparted to the ball by the fingers.
Led by representatives of Germany, Hungary, and England, the Fédération Internationale de Tennis de Table (International Table Tennis Federation) was founded in 1926, the founding members being England, Sweden, Hungary, India, Denmark, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Wales. World table tennis champion, men's singles, 1930, 1932–35; men's doubles, 1929–35; mixed doubles, 1932, 1935.
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Table tennis as well as being fully organized is also extremely popular as a recreational game and is so played in all types of
Worldwide, the women’s game is comparable in organization to the men’s, and women take part in world championships and all other organized events. This imparts backspin to the ball.
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By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The player, in a half-turn stance, swings downward while "brushing" or grazing the lower half of the ball with an open racket face (the top of the blade tipped away from the net).
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Deng Yaping, Chinese table tennis player, who won six world championships and four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997.
Service changes hands after every two points until 10-all is reached, when it changes after every subsequent point.The serve is made from behind the end of the table, the server tossing the ball upward from the palm of the free hand and striking it as it descends so that it first bounces on the server’s own court and then, passing over the net, bounces on the opponent’s court.
Deng began playing table tennis at age five, and four years later she won her provincial junior…
Play is now restricted.