Table tennis is the national sport of China and a popular ball game in the world, including attack, confrontation and defense. There are several kinds of competitions, such as team competition, singles and doubles. 200 1 September1and 2 1 were divided into one game, and now 1 1 was divided into one game; Adopt two wins in five games and two wins in seven games.
Table tennis originated in England, and the name "table tennis" originated from 1900, which was named after the sound of "table tennis" when hitting. In Chinese mainland, "table tennis" is its official name, as are Hongkong and Macau. 1926, the international table tennis invitational tournament was held in London, England. Later, it was chased as the first World Table Tennis Championships.
Development course:
1926, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was formally established and decided to hold the first World Table Tennis Championships. The development of table tennis has roughly gone through three stages. In the early days, although the rackets used by athletes were of different shapes, they were all made of wood. The ball bounces slowly and weakly, and there is no spinning skill. The play is also very simple, that is, pushing the ball between two people.
From 65438 to 0959, after Rong Guotuan won the men's singles championship in the 25th World Table Tennis Championships, China athletes began to enter the international table tennis arena. Gradually formed a "fast, accurate, ruthless, changing" technical style of the fast-break style.
In the 26th World Championships of 196 1, China not only broke through Europe, but also defeated the Japanese player who won the secret weapon-"curling ball" and won the men's team world championship for the first time.
Since the 1970s, due to the strengthening of international exchanges and learning, various styles of play complement each other, so that table tennis technology has been developed and improved faster.
20 17 On June 9th, ITTF official website announced that table tennis mixed doubles would become the official event of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Earlier, IOC President Bach revealed that the IOC would hold a meeting in Lausanne to decide whether to add mixed doubles to the table tennis competition of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.