Name: Meg P.

Quidlat
Subject & Section: PED003- Uu2
Date Submitted: September 23, 2022

A BRIEF HISTORY OF
TABLE TENNIS

1880
started in the early 1880s as a miniature version of
tennis in England. It was started as a after dinner game
of upper-class inhabitants of Victorian England. They
used the dining table as playing surface.

1901
James W. Gibb, a British enthusiast
discovered celluloid Ping Pong balls

1926
Formation of the International Table Tennis
(IITF)

1933
Formation of United States Table
Tennis Association
1950
Use of sponge underlying layer with top
rubber sheet gave the game a new direction
with greater spin and speed

1980
Introduction of Speed Glue
enhanced spin and speed
 1988
Table Tennis was first played in the Olympic
games

2000
IITF replaced 38mm diameter table
tennis balls by 40 mm
2001
In September IITF changed the scoring
system form 21 points to 11 points
2002

Implementation of the ITTF World Junior

Circuit (U18) and World Cadet Challenge (U15
continental team competition)
2004
During the Olympic Games in Athens, Table
Tennis ranked 5th among all sports for
2010 television viewing audience
Table Tennis is part of the first Youth
Olympic Games

2012
China wins World Team Golds and all the
Gold medals at the London Olympic Games,
and 24 of a possible 28 Golds in 7 Olympic
Games.

2016
Plastic balls used at World Championships &
Olympics. The Chinese again win all 4
Olympic Gold medals, and overall 28 of 32
Olympic Golds since 1988
 2020
Table tennis Summer Olympics was held at
Tokyo which featured 173 table tennis
players.

2. Compile 4 assorted pictures depicting any of the ff: family members, kids, employees,
athletes, or youth engaging in table tennis.
 ATHLETES

3). Search and make a profile of Table Tennis

players indicating their country, profile (picture) and achievements/ awards, etc. (a) World-rank
Men’s player; (b)World-rank Women’s player
(a) World-rank Men’s player
Name: Fan Zhendong
Birthdate: January 22, 1997
Age: 25 years old
Country: China
Rank: No. 1 in Men’s Singles

Achievements/Awards:

 World Team Table Tennis Championships X3 – Team –

2014, 2016, 2018
 World Table Tennis Championships X1 –  Doubles – 2017
 ITTF World Tour X15 –  Singles – 2013-2019
 ITTF World Tour X11 –  Doubles – 2014-2019
 Table Tennis World Cup X3 – Singles – 2016, 2018, 2019
 Table Tennis World Cup X3 – Team – 2015, 2018, 2019
 Asia Table Tennis Championships X2 – Singles  – 2015, 2017
 Asia Table Tennis Championships X2 – Doubles  – 2015, 2017
 Asia Table Tennis Championships X4 – Team – 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
 Asia Table Tennis Championships X1 – Mixed Doubles – 2015
 Asia Cup Table Tennis Tournament X2 – Singles  – 2018, 2019
(b) World-rank Women’s player
Name: Chen Meng

Birthdate: January 15, 1994

Age: 28 years old

Country: China

Rank: No. 1 in Women's Singles

Achievements/Awards:

 Won 4 golds at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in girls' singles, girls'
doubles, mixed doubles and teams.
 She also wins the 19 senior singles titles.
 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
 ITTF World Tour (15) – China open 2012, 2013, 2019, Qatar open 2012, 2017,
2020, Swedish 2013, 2019, Japan open 2015, Australian open 2017, German open 2017,
2020, Austrian open 2018, Korea open 2019, Hungarian open 2019
 Summer Olympics 2020 – singles gold medal
 WTT Grand Smash – Singapore 2022
 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – 2017 (with Zhu Yuling)
 ITTF World Tour (13) –
 with Zhu: Kuwait 2012, China 2012, 2013, 2016, Australian 2017
 with Liu Shiwen: China 2015, Japan 2019
 with Mu Zi: Swedish 2015
 with Wang Manyu: Qatar 2017, Australian 2019, Korea 2019
 with Ding Ning: Korea 2018, Swedish 2019
4.) Search and make a profile of (2) Table Tennis players (1 Male and 1 Female) who were
former or current members of the Philippine Team (indicate his/her achievements/awards, profile
(picture) etc.

Name: Richard P. Gonzalez

Birthdate: March 31, 1971

Age: 51 years old

Country: Philippines

Rank: No. 1 ranked player in the Philippines as of January

2014

Achievements/Awards:

 Multiple medalist at the Southeast Asian Games

 Winning Silver both at the 2005 and the recently concluded 2015 edition
 Won a bronze at the 2009 and 2013 editions all in Men's Singles Event.
 Won a bronze along with Rodel Valle at the men's double event of the 2011 edition. 
 Won a silver at the men's double of the 2021 edition.
 Gold medalist at 2005 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship
 Represented the Philippines at the 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong winning
bronze.
 Philippines' representatives at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Championships along
with Ian Lariba.

Name: Ian Nietes Lariba

Birthdate: October 13, 1994

Age: 28 years old

Country: Philippines

Rank:

Achievements/Awards:

 First-place finish in Division 4 of the 2014 World Table Tennis Team

Championships in Tokyo, Japan with Jamaica Sy.
 Competed at the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games 
 Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics through the Asian qualification tournament
held in Hong Kong in April 2016
 First Filipina table tennis player to qualify in the Summer Olympics
 Represented the Philippines during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
competition.
 She also competed in the 2016 Asean University Games
 ASEAN University Games: 3rd (2014)
 South East Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships: 2nd (2005), 3rd (2006)
 Philippine National Games: 1st (2013, 2014, 2016)
 Palarong Pambansa: 1st (2005, 2006, 2007)
 UAAP Athlete of the Year (2014, 2015)
 UAAP table tennis MVP (2012, 2014, 2015)
 UAAP table tennis Rookie of the Year (2011)
 DLSU table tennis jersey retired
 2019 DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame Awardee

5. Compile 4 assorted pictures depicting sports ethics & etiquettes in Table Tennis.

Observe sportsmanship when playing

 Learn to win and lose gracefully

Never question the official’s decisions.

Controlling one’s temper and language

is important.
SORRY!

6. Enumerate at least 4 Benefits/Values of Table

Tennis with pictures to illustrate it.
 It could be played by all
 Enjoy yourself

 You can play it anywhere

 Make new friends