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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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Canadian Table Tennis Association # of clubs

2800 - 1125 Colonel by Drive
 
Ottawa  ON  K1S 5R1  
PH: (613) 733-6272FAX: (613)-733-7279  
Tony Kiesenhofer Executive Director  
 
ctta@ctta.ca  
http://www.ctta.ca
 
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Alberta Table Tennis Association # of clubs

11759 Groat Rd.
 
Edmonton  AB  T5M 3K6  
PH: (780) 427-8588FAX: (780) 427-2752  
Rose Quan Program Coordinator  
 
atta@connect.ab.ca  
http://www.abtabletennis.com
 
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B. C. Table Tennis Association # of clubs

1367 West Broadway, Ste. 313
 
Vancouver  BC  V6H 4A9  
PH: (604) 737-3012FAX: (604) 738-7175  
Amelia Ho President  
 
bctta@hotmail.com  
http://members.shaw.ca/bctta
 
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Manitoba Table Tennis Association # of clubs

 
 MB    
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http://www.mtta.ca
 
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Newfoundland Table Tennis # of clubs

 
 NF    
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nltta@nltta.tk  
http://www.nltta.tk
 
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Ontario Table Tennis Association # of clubs

PO Box 42040 550 King St. North
 
Waterloo  ON  N2L 6K5  
PH: 1-877-396-6601FAX: (519) 745-2815  
Larry Laughlen President  
 
larry.laughlen@ottacanada.com  
http://www.ottacanada.com
 
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Quebec Table Tennis Association # of clubs

4545 ave. Pierre de Coubertin, CP1000 M
 
Montreal  QC  H1V 3R2  
PH: (514) 252-3064FAX: (514) 251-8038  
Jacques Plamondon Director General  
 
jacques@tennisdetable.ca  
http://www.tennisdetable.ca
 
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Saskatchewan Table Tennis Association # of clubs

510 Cynthia St.
 
Saskatoon  SK  S7L 7K7  
PH: (306) 975-0835FAX: (306) 242-8007  
Rob Chan President  
 
sktta@shaw.ca  
http://wwwsasktabletennis.ca
 
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