The table tennis was created during the 1880s by the British. Upper class people played it after dinner. At first, a row of books were stood up in the middle of a table and other tow books were used too hit a golf ball from one end of the table to the other. After, the rackets were made of cigar box lids and the balls were made of champagne corks.
In 1901, James Gibb, a British enthusiast of table tennis, discovered celluloid balls on a trip to the USA. The same year E.C. Goode developed tennis table paddles to the ones we have now.
Important Competitions
Competitive table tennis is mainly popular in Asia and Europe. The most important international competitions are the World Table Tennis Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, the Olympics and the ITTF Pro Tour. On a continental level, the most important competitions are the European Championships, Europe Top-12, the Asian Championships and the Asian Games.
