Seeking the history of table tennis is urgent. (About 500 words)

1890, several naval officers stationed in India came across that playing tennis on a small table was quite exciting. Later, they used a small hollow ball instead of a solid ball with little elasticity and a wooden board instead of a racket to play this novel "tennis match" on the table, which is the origin of the name table tennis.

Soon after its appearance, table tennis became a popular sport. At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States began to produce complete sets of table tennis equipment. Initially, table tennis had other names, such as indoor tennis. Later, an American manufacturer created the new word "Ping-Pong" by the sound made when ping-pong was hit, and used it as the registered trademark of his patent. Ping-pong later became another official name of table tennis. When it spread to China, people created a new word "table tennis".

In Japanese, table tennis is called "Zhuoqiu". Many words in table tennis come from tennis. The ball used for table tennis is called table tennis or table tennis, the table tennis table is called table tennis table, the table top is called court, the net in the middle is called net, and the shelf supporting the net is called net holder.

Table tennis singles usually adopt two wins in three games or two wins in five games (2 1 minute per game), but in 200 1, it is changed to two wins in seven games or two wins in five games (1 1 minute per game). The so-called "game" is set in English. Serving is called serving.

Table tennis originated in Britain, and Europeans still call it "table tennis". It can be seen that table tennis developed from tennis. /kloc-At the end of 0/9, tennis was all the rage in Europe. However, due to the limitation of venue and weather, some college students in Britain move tennis indoors, using the dining table as a table, books as a net, parchment as a racket and playing around the dining table.

At the beginning of the 20th century, table tennis flourished in Europe and Asia. From 65438 to 0926, an international table tennis invitational tournament was held in Berlin, Germany, which was later regarded as the first world table tennis championship and the International Table Tennis Federation was established.

The extensive development of table tennis has greatly improved rackets and balls. The original racket was a slightly processed board, and later someone put a layer of sheepskin on it. With the development of modern industry, Europeans put rubber with rubber particles on rackets. In the early 1950s, the Japanese invented the thick sponge racket. The original ball was a rubber ball similar to tennis. 1890, British athlete Gibb brought back some celluloid balls from America as table tennis toys.

In all kinds of table tennis competitions. The most famous is the World Table Tennis Championships, which was originally held once a year. After 1957, it was changed to biennial.

10 In 904, Wang Daowu, the owner of a stationery store in Shanghai, bought10 sets of table tennis equipment from Japan. From then on, table tennis was introduced to China.

The Development of Table Tennis in China

1 China table tennis China table tennis was launched in 19 16. In the early days, only the churches in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Guangzhou, and the Boy Scout's Military Department of the Chinese YMCA Shanghai Branch opened a table tennis room with nine tables, but the general public was not allowed to enter. 19 18, Shanghai took the lead in establishing the municipal table tennis federation and other organizations, and many teams were established one after another, and the first competition was held in 1923. The competition adopts the confrontation mode of 1 1 contestants, and the winner who wins six games first wins. In the same year, the National Table Tennis Federation was born in Shanghai. Since then, table tennis in China has developed preliminarily. 1935 and 1948 held two national table tennis competitions, and 1935 established the All-China Table Tennis Association. Before and after this, quite a number of domestic and international table tennis competitions of various sizes were held.

2 The development of table tennis in New China

(1) Since the founding of New China, table tennis in China has developed rapidly. Especially in 1950s, China launched mass table tennis nationwide, which greatly improved the technical level of table tennis. 1953 China participated in the 20th World Table Tennis Championships for the first time. By 1959, Rong Guotuan, an outstanding athlete from China, won the men's singles championship in the World Championships for the first time, marking the rise of China table tennis in the world. China hosted the 26th World Table Tennis Championships. In this competition, China's athletes competed with each other and won three championships in one fell swoop, including the most intense men's team championship trophy-the Westling Cup. Since then, China table tennis has come to the forefront of the world, and its outstanding achievements have promoted the popularization of mass table tennis in the whole country, forming a national table tennis craze. 1965 The men's and women's teams won five consecutive championships, and China's table tennis level was in the forefront of the world, which shocked the world.

(2) Technological innovation, reform and development in 1970s. Due to the influence of the Cultural Revolution, table tennis in China was influenced to some extent. Back in the game, a player from China who left two World Championships on 197 1 took part in the 3 1 World Championships. In this competition, China regained the Swahilin trophy and won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. During this period, China and the United States carried out the famous "ping pong diplomacy", and the exchange of athletes opened the door to friendly exchanges between the two peoples. Technically, European players absorbed China's fast break and Japanese looping skills, and created a style of playing with the racket horizontally, combining speed and rotation. At this time, the technical guiding ideology of the China team has also developed and innovated, that is, on the basis of the original "fast, accurate, ruthless and changeable", the word "turn" has been added, and the topspin ball has been generally added to the straight glue, and then the China team has changed from 1973 (the 32nd session) to 1979 (the 35th session). There are also new techniques for breaking the loop ball. A group of players are selected to play the straight back glue, forming a new type of straight back glue attack and the "back board" play of rackets with different performances on both sides of the horizontal board. During this period, China team thinks that technological innovation is the only way for China team to keep winning. The innovation of serving, throwing the serve sideways, grasping the time, backhand fast belt, backhand pushing sideways and pushing down are all new technologies explored under the pressure of loop ball. These explorations and innovations laid a solid foundation for the improvement and development of China team in 1980s.

(3) In 1980s, China lost to Sweden and Hungary in the 32nd, 35th and 40th World Table Tennis Championships respectively. At the 36th World Table Tennis Championships held in 198 1, the level of table tennis in China reached a new peak. China table tennis players won seven championships through hard work, creating a miracle in the history of table tennis. China has occupied the advantage of table tennis in the Olympic Games. The main reasons for China's good achievements at this stage are: bold use of new players and new players. A new generation of athletes have grown up and won almost all the gold medals in table tennis. At the 5th World Table Tennis Championships in 1980s, China's athletes won 80% of the total gold medals, while China's excellent performance attracted countries to strengthen their research on China, and China's advantage was threatened potentially.

(4) In the 1990s, we won glory for our country and climbed the peak forever. In the 1990s, the world table tennis world developed in a diversified direction, and all countries in the world challenged us. 4 1 World Table Tennis Championships, the men's team fell to the seventh place, and the women's team lost to the North-South United in the final. After the 40th, 4th1World Table Tennis Championships lost, China team learned from a bitter experience, earnestly summed up experience and lessons, grasped management, established confidence, engaged in technological innovation, and accelerated the training of new players. At the 42nd World Table Tennis Championships, China won the runner-up in women's team, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles, and men's team. The team finally came out of the trough, laying the foundation for China table tennis to create more glory. Since then, China has been standing at the top of table tennis in the world. China made brilliant achievements in the 44th and 45th World Table Tennis Championships and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. China table tennis, which has prospered for 40 years, came to a successful conclusion in the "small ball era".

Throughout the 50-year history of participating in the World Championships, China table tennis has always been ahead of the world, and it has also suffered the pain of losing its leading edge. But what China people are proud of is that the long-term "table tennis spirit" has inspired generations of athletes to make unremitting efforts, persevere, constantly learn and innovate, and win glory for their country.