HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS

Table Tennis
■ Table tennis or also famously called as
ping-pong, is a mild social diversion. It
was played by England with improvised
equipment.

■ During the last quarter of the 19th

Though it evolved along with
Badminton and Lawn Tennis, from the
ancient game of Tennis “Jeu de
Paume” , Real Tennis, Court Tennis or
Royal Tennis Ancient woodcut showing
jeu de paume game, published in
1576.
Table Tennis

TABLE TENNIS IS A SPORT

PLAYED BY TWO OR FOUR
IN WHICH THEY HIT A
LIGHTWEIGHT BALL BACK
AND FORTH ACROSS A
TABLE USING SMALL
RACKETS
WHO INVENTED
TABLE TENNIS?
Who Invented Table Tennis?

David Foster
- Locally important trader devised an
indoor game for amusement during the winter months
which became one of the world’s most popular
pastimes.
 WHEN WAS TABLE
TENNIS INVENTED?
When was Table Tennis Invented?
■ 1800s – Ping-Pong
■ 20th Century – Table Tennis
► The game was invented in England in the
Early Days of the 1800s and was originally
called Ping-Pong, a trade name. And on the
20th Century its named changed into Table
Tennis was adopted in 1921-22 when the old
Ping-Pong association formed in 1902 was
revived. The original association had broken up
about 1905, though apparently the game
continued to be played in parts of England
outside London and by 1920s was being
played in many countries.
Where was Table Tennis First Played?

► The sport originated in Victorian England, it was first

played by the upper class people as an after dinner
parlour game.
INTERNATIONAL
TABLE TENNIS
FEDERATION
International Table Tennis Federation
■ Table Tennis began as a mild social
diversion.
■ The game was developed after Lawn Tennis
became popular in the 1880’s.
■ This organization was founded in 1926 by
William Henry Lawes.
■ The first International Tournament was held
in January 1926 in Berlin
■ The first World Table Tennis Championships
was held in December 1926 in London
■ Founded by England, Sweden, India,
Hungary, Denmark, Germany, Austria,
Wales, and etc.
International Table Tennis Federation

■ Toward the end of 2020, the organization

changed the rules of the game to make the
sport viable as a televised spectator sport.
■ The older 38 mm balls were replaced by 40
mm balls.
■ This made the ball’s air resistance and
effectively slowed down the game.
HISTORY OF TABLE
TENNIS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
When was Table Tennis
Introduced in the Philippines
■ In 1901,the early educators called Thomasites
introduced Table Tennis using sandpaper rackets to
locals in the Philippines during the Colonization
period.
■ After the Thomasites left, table tennis remained as a
primary form of inexpensive recreation in the
Philippines.
When was Table Tennis Introduced in
the Philippines
■ Emilio Aguinaldo was the president when table
tennis was introduced in our country.
■ The Table Tennis Association of the
Philippines(TATAP ) was formed in 1951 as a
governing body for table tennis in the Philippines.
■ The President of Philippine Table Tennis Federation,
Inc. (PTTFI) is the national governing body for table
tennis in the Philippines. The President of this
Incorporation is Ting Ledesma.
 FIRST LOCAL TABLE
TENNIS FEDERATION
First Local Table Tennis Federation

■ Philippine Table Tennis Federation,

Inc. (PTTFI) is the national
governing body for table tennis in
the Philippines.
■ It is recognized by the Philippine
Olympic Committee, Southeast
Asian Table Tennis Association, the
Asia Table Tennis Union, and
the International Table Tennis
Federation.
First Local Table Tennis Federation

■ The Table Tennis Association of the Philippines(TATAP) was formed in 1951 as

a governing body for table tennis in the Philippines.
■ In 2016, the Philippines Olympic Committee(POC) defunct TATAP as member
of the National Sports Association(NSA). Philippine Table Tennis Federation,
Inc.(PTTFI) replaced TATAP, which was later certified as a regular member of
POC and the recognize by NSA as the sole governing body for table tennis.
5 INTERNATIONAL
PLAYERS OF TABLE
TENNIS
Wang Chen

■ Born on January 14, 1971 in Shanghai,

China

■ Competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics

reaching the
quarterfinals of the singles competition.

■ She announced her retirement on August

21, 2008.
Jan-Ove Waldner

■ Born on October 3, 1956 in Sweden.

■ He is known as the “Mozart of table

tennis”.

■ He participated in the World Cup 1990

Chiba City and won a gold medal in the
singles match.
Shen Qiang
■ Born on May 11, 1990 in Heilongjiang,
China.

■ As of August 2010, Shen is ranked no. 366

in the world
by the International Table Tennis Federation
(ITTF).

■ Shen attended the 2007 Pan American

Games in Rio de Janeiro where he earned a
bronze medal.
Ma Lin
■ Born on February 19, 1980 in
Shenyang, China and is a retired Chinese
table tennis player.

■ He learned to play table tennis at the age of

five.

■ He is the only male player ever to win

Olympic gold in Singles, Doubles and Team.
 Crystal Huang

■ Born on July 6, 1979 in Hunan, China.

■ Huang earned a spot on the US team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

■ Huang is ranked no.196 in the world by the International Table Tennis

Federation (ITTF)
 LOCAL TABLE
TENNIS PLAYERS
Richard Pugoy
Gonzales
= SEA Games ( 2009 )
Bronze Medalist
= SEA Games ( 2015 )
Silver Medalist
= SEA Games ( 2013 )
Bronze Medalist
 Ian Nietes
Lariba

= She represent
Philippines in 2016
Summer Olympics , but
died because of
Leukemia.
= A Single Player.
 Josephine
Rebeta Medina

= A single Player in
Table Tennis.
= She represented the
Philippines in Summer
Paralympics Class B .
= She won 5 golds.
 Jann Mari
Nayri

= First
Filipino player to
land a spot in Youth
Olympic Games.
= He also represent
Philippines in SEA
Games 2017 in Kuala
Lumpur but failed to
bring home a medal.
 Aljay Villena
= Youngest
Table Tennis
who competed in World
Championship at age of
11
= Aljay represents the
Philippines in World
Championship but
unfortunately aljay
failed to bring home a
medal.