Why is it called ping pong : Ping Pong - Table Tennis.

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Table Tennis developed first in China and then to Europe, and then the United States moved. Some say that "Pong" was the first name of the game, because it sounded like the words in the Chinese language, in the 7th century, the later to "Ping Pong". In the 8th century the game began after India, to spread Iran and finally in the West. These early games were by beating a dried Chinese fruit called a Lichee played.

Others say that the sound heard when playing Table Tennis on European clubs (made of paper stretched on a frame) first nicknamed "Touch Whaff" and later "Pong." led in Europe, which many people believe that Table Tennis was invented by army officers, the used wine corks for balls and old cigar boxes as paddle rounded. Table Tennis remained popular as a party game for the rich in England before she do in 1927 officially became a competitive sport.

Led the popularity of tennis in Europe game manufacturer PingPong equipment sell commercially, first under the name "Gossima." But the name "PingPong" was already widespread before English manufacturer j. 1901 formalized it Jaques & son Ltd.. Jaques & son finally sold the rights of the name "PingPong" to the American company Parker Brothers.

James Gibb, an English lover of the game, novelty celluloid balls on a trip in the United States in the discovered and found it the ideal be balls for the game. In the 1950s a plastic balls mass produced were, and Table Tennis exploded in the world popularity, especially in Asia, where countries such as China and South Korea have produced most of the top players in the world. According to national sporting were Association the majority of people in America ping-pong in their Häusern--in attics or cellars lounges. Table Tennis draws larger following in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Denmark and Germany. It is not expensive compared to sports like golf or baseball.

Like Ping Pong popularity has grown, have Ping Pong tournament rules changes were made fast game to make accessible to more viewers. This out and her sport has a ball that travels up to 100 miles per hour. In 2000 that changed international Table Tennis Federation from 21 points to 11 points more exciting make reduced the official size of were ping pong balls from 38 mm to 40 mm to the action to slow down, and games. Players may also no longer during service to hide the ball in their Palm.

Ping pong played a major role in the development of arcade play and the personal computer. Atari Pong, a ping pong game was released in April 1972, was the first video game to achieve major commercial success. Electronic ping helped home and arcade versions of Pong to make table tennis that game phenomenon of the 1970s, was that a good decade for ping pong. In April 1971 in spent nine American ping pong player a week in China exhibition matches against the best Chinese ping pong player to play. This "ping pong diplomacy" paved the way for President Richard Nixon's historic visit 10 months later.

Ping pong is the biggest participation sport in the world, according to the international of Olympic Committee, since then the ping an official Olympics 1988 in Seoul, Korea table tennis made. Today, more than 40 million people ping pong competing around the world play.

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