| In spite of the fact that there are
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| | obviously meant as satire because of the
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| actually table tennis tournaments all
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| | fact that nobody took the game
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| over the world, especially in China where
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| | seriously.Between 1905 and 1910 the game
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| table tennis is a major sport, the game
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| | became very popular in Europe until it
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| itself isn't really taken seriously by
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| | finally made its way to Japan, China and
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| many people. We could debate on the why
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| | Korea where table tennis has become a way
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| of this until our sun goes nova but we'll
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| | of life. Today, more than 4 million
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| leave that debate for another time.Table
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| | people in China alone play table tennis
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| tennis, or what we affectionately refer
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| | and it is seen as a very serious and
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| to as "ping pong", began as a mild
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| | competitive sport.In the meantime, after
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| diversion. It was viewed with the same
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| | finding its way to the Asian countries,
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| lack of seriousness as lawn tennis and
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| | table tennis started to fade from the
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| badminton. It became popular in England
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| | European scene but in the early 1920s it
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| in the late 19th century. It was known
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| | was again revived in England. By that
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| under its present name of table tennis
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| | time the name "ping pong" had actually
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| and ping pong as well as gossima and
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| | become a registered trademark of the
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| whiff-whaff. The name ping pong was
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| | game. However, the term table tennis was
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| introduced by J. Jaques and Sons. The
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| | still retained for the more serious
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| game was named ping pong because of the
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| | organizations where table tennis was
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| sound that the ball made when striking
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| | actually played for sport.Over the next
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| the table when hit. At the time ping
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| | 60 years table tennis actually developed
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| pong paddles were not yet invented.
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| | into a world wide sport but never really
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| Instead they used vellum bats. In a very
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| | got the recognition that other major
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| short time the game became a very
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| | sports had gotten during the time except
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| fashionable craze. During the period,
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| | in the Asian countries. The game itself
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| there were many paintings made of people
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| | has remained relatively the same since
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| playing table tennis, usually in a home
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| | the early days with the exception of the
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| setting.By the early 1900s, table tennis
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| | vellum bats being replaced by what we
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| had already started to take on many of
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| | call ping pong paddles. The paddles
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| the characteristics of the game that we
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| | themselves have gone through a few
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| know and love today. However, it was
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| | modifications as far as materials they
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| still seen by most people as after dinner
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| | are made out of but for the most part
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| entertainment rather than as a serious
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| | have remained unchanged from their early
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| sport. During this period publications
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| | days.Table tennis may never get the
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| found it necessary to warn people about
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| | respect that some say it deserves, but
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| what kind of attire they should wear when
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| | most people who play it do admit that it
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| playing this game, such as not to wear
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| | is a lot of fun, and also very hard.
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| tight fitting clothing. These were
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