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Table Tennis
A Brief History:
Table tennis, also
known as Ping Pong, is a recreational and competitive game for singles
or doubles competition. The object of the game is to hit a small ball
over a net stretched across a table so that it hits the opposite side
of the table.
Points are scored
when one player fails to return the ball over the net so that it bounces
on the opponent's side. The ball is put into play with a serve, and each
player has five consecutive turns serving.
A table-tennis table
is 9 ft (2.7 m) long and 5 ft (1.5 m) wide, and 2.5 ft (76 cm) above the
ground. The net is 6 in. (15.2 cm) high and stretches 6 ft (1.8 m) across
the table so that it overlaps the edges 6 in. on each side.
A game is to 21 points;
if the score reaches a 20-point tie, then the first player to achieve
a 2-point lead wins. In local competitions a set is the best of three
games.
Although it is a comparatively
modern game, table tennis is of obscure origin. The sound the ball makes
in play led Parker Brothers to patent the name Ping Pong.
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