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The humble table tennis table was invented by Jaques of London, not as you might expect by the Chinese although they have all the top players these days. It was developed from a makeshift parlour game played in England in the late 1800's where the "bats" were cigar boxes and the "ball" was a champagne cork. Jaques called it ping pong and the rest is history.
The game of table tennis is now a big sport and played in the Olympics, gosh from such humble beginnings it is now an International sport. The game has its own regulatory body, the ITTF or International Table Tennis Federation and they dictate the specifications of the table and the bat and ball. The ball size for table tennis was increased to 40 mm to slow the game down for TV and they are simply air filled hard plastic balls which as you've no doubt noticed are very easy to crush when trodden on.
The game is now very popular and millions of people around the world play it every week, because the equipment is very cheap and so the game is accessible to all and great fun, I play it often myself and my topspin serve is a killer 
Now as for the table tennis tables themselves, they are just 2 wooden sheets butted together to make a 9 ft by 5 ft table 30 inches high as per the ITTF regulations with a narrow net across the middle. It couldn't be simpler really, a table version of the game of tennis. To win the game the new rules state it is the first to 11 points, (it used to be 21) and to be leading by at least 2 points. The tables start at around $150 complete with bats and a ball so there's no excuse for not getting yourself a brand new table tennis table.
Written by George Pennwood, Click the links to see some table tennis tables including outdoor table tennis tables.
Table Tennis at the Olympics
Table tennis has long been overlooked as a hobby or diversion, never as a sport. Even today, in some parts of the world, table tennis is still regarded as a basement family activity. With brief origins in England in the late 1800s, and then momentum from Asian countries, table tennis slowly became a more serious and competitive sport-enough so to be entered into the World Olympics in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, it has become a worldwide competitor sport, enjoyable for both athlete and spectator; but what are the parameters of table tennis at the World Olympics? Below, I've discussed the most basic rules and standards of Olympics table tennis, to familiarize you with what you need before the games start up this or any year.
General Olympic Table Tennis
· In the Olympics table tennis program, there are four table tennis events: singles and doubles for men and women. There are no mixed doubles events in the Olympics; these can be found in the World Championships.
· Matches are best of five games.
· In singles, the top 16 players play in the main draw. The main draw is the elimination event for singles. The remainder 48 players enter a qualification event, in which 16 players graduate to play those in the main draw.
· The winners receive gold and silver medals, respectively. The losers receive bronze medals.
· In doubles, 32 teams are used.
· The rules for Olympic table tennis are strictly administered according to the ITTF rules.
· In both mens and womens singles competitions, there should be no more than 86 players contesting.
· This year the doubles events have been replaced with teams consisting of 3 players.
The Basic Olympic Game Details
· The equipment standards are as follows: the ball should be 40cm diameter, the net should be 15.25cm high, the table should be 9ft long x 5ft wide x 76cm high, and the court size should be rectangular and at least 14m x 7m x 5m.
· In both mens and womens singles competitions, there should be no more than 86 players contesting.
· This year the doubles events have been replaced with teams consisting of 3 players.
· The racket used must have a blade that is black on one side and red on the other to show which side is being used during competition-as each side can have different blades used.
· The table tennis ball must always be insight of all players involved.
· The free hand of the player should never touch the table during competition.
· Each player is allowed to rest a maximum period of one minute in between games.
· Each player is allowed one time out period per match of a maximum of one minute.
· Each player is allowed to towel off every six points during a match.
· An obstruction occurs when a player touches the ball-with anything-when the ball is above the playing surface and hasn't touched the player's side of the table.
This little article should get you well acquainted with what to expect at this year's 2008 Olympics table tennis division. Once you have the basics in mind, you can easily appreciate the sport of table tennis all the more, both as a player and
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