Ping pong originated in England in the 1880s and got its nicknames from the sound of the ball. It was first played with string balls but now uses celluloid balls. The game involves hitting a ball back and forth over a net using a paddle. It became an Olympic sport in 1988 and is popular in China because it is inexpensive and can be played anywhere.

1. Ping Pong
By: Sean and Seth

2. General Description
• Ping pong can be played with 2 to 4 players
• The winner is first to score 11 points and win
by 2
• Players alternate serves every 2 serves
• Modern day rackets are oval shaped with a
thin layer of rubber
• In standard championship matches players
play either a 5 or 7 match series

3. History
• Table tennis first originated in England as a
higher class amusement in 1880’s
• Table tennis got its nicknames ping pong and
wiffwaff because of the sound generated
while playing
• The first ping pong balls were made of knotted
string, not untill 1901 did people start using
the present day celluloid balls

4. • In the 20th century table tennis was banned in
Russia
• In the 1950’s the innovation of the rubber
rackets changed the game dramatically
• Ping Pong was first introduced as an Olympic
sport in 1988

5. Equipment
• Ball with 40 mm diameter and 2.7 grams
• Table divided by a 6 inch high net
• Racket made of wood with rubber coding

6. Game Play
• To start a game a serve is decided by coin toss
• Must serve while holding the ball in the palm
of your hand
• Returning a serve is one of the most difficult
parts of the game
• Ball must be hit so it passes over the net

7. Types of Shots
• Offensive • Defensive
• Speed drive • Push
• Loop drive • Chop
• Counter drive • Block
• Flip • Pushblock
• Smash • Side drive
• Lob
• Drop shot

8. Ping Pong Paddles

9. Popularity in China
• Popular because it takes few resources to play
the game
• Game can be played any were
• Non expensive to play
• Very simple to play
• China dominates world ping pong circuit

10. Sources
• quot;Table tennis -.quot; Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 18 May 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>.
• quot;Table tennis -.quot; Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 18 May 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>.
• quot;Table tennis -.quot; Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. 18 May 2009
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis>.