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The game originated as a sport in

Britain during the 1800s, where itwas played among the upper-classas an after-dinner parlour game,

then commonly known as "wiff-waff". A row of books were to bestood up along the center of thetable as a net, two more booksserved as rackets and were used tocontinuously hit a golf-ball from oneend of the table to the other.


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Later, table tennis was played withpaddles made of cigar box lids andballs made of champagne corks. Thepopularity of the game led gamemanufacturers to sell the equipment

commercially. Early rackets wereoften pieces of parchment stretchedupon a frame, and the sound

generated in play gave the game itsfirst nicknames of "wiff-waff" and "ping-pong".


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A number of sources indicate

that the game was first brought tothe attention of Hamley's ofRegent Street under the name

"Gossima". The name "ping-pong"was in wide use before Britishmanufacturer J. Jaques & Son

Ltd trademarked it in 1901.


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The name "ping-pong" then came

to be used for the game played bythe rather expensive Jaquessesequipment, with other

manufacturers calling it tabletennis. A similar situation arose inthe United States,

where Jaques sold the rights to the"ping-pong" name to ParkerBrothers.


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The table tennis table shouldbe 9 feet long and 5 feetwide. A net in the center ofthe table separates the two

sides of the playing area.


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The table tennis ball shouldbe made of plastic and beeither orange or white. Itshould weigh 2.7 g and have a

diameter of 40 mm.


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The table tennis racket canbe any size or shape that theplayer wishes to use. Theblade of the table tennis

racket must be flat.


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The table tennis ball shouldbe tossed into the air with nodetectable rotation impartedto it. The ball must be hit

before making contact withthe table.


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The ball may not be hidden fromthe other player or team when

it is served. The ball mustremain above the table and inclear view at all times.


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Let serves are legal in table tennis.This involves the ball hitting the

net when it is served, but landingon the opposing player or team'sside of the net.


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The correct or incorrect guessgives the "winner" the option tochoose to serve, receive, or tochoose which side of the table touse. Another method is for oneplayer to hit the ball to the otherand he or she returns it or byhitting it back and forth four times

and then playing out the point. Thisis commonly referred to as "play toserve" or "rally to serve".


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A point is scored by the player for any ofseveral results of the rally:

Opponent fails to make a correct service or

return. After making a service or a return, the ball

touches anything other than the net assemblybefore being struck by the opponent.

The ball passes over the player's court orbeyond his end line without touching his court,after being struck by the opponent.

The opponent obstructs the ball.


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The opponent strikes the ball twice

successively. Note that the hand that isholding the racket counts as part of theracket and that making a good returnoff one's hand or fingers is allowed. It

is not a fault if the ball accidentally hitsone's hand or fingers and thensubsequently hits the racket.

The opponent strikes the ball with aside of the racket blade whose surfaceis not covered with rubber.


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The opponent moves the playing

surface or touches the net assembly. The opponent's free hand touches the

playing surface.

As a receiver under the expeditesystem, completing 13 returns in arally.


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The opponent has been warned by

umpire commits a second offence inthe same individual match or teammatch. If the third offencehappens, 2 points will be given tothe player. If the individual matchor the team match has not ended,any unused penalty points can betransferred to the next game ofthat match.


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