The origins of table tennis, like most other games racket, are unclear. Some argue that originated in England, others say it was developed by English army officers stationed in India and others say it was played in New England. No matter where it began, the game benefited from the popularity of a way to England, on the continent and the USA during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, under different names such "gossima" and "ping pong" - the name deriving from its product by contact between the ball and racket.

In its earliest forms, table tennis was played with rackets and battledores small, light and a rubber ball, covered with a crocheted Web. In the late 1890, substituting a celluloid ball for the rubber and then use in the game even more popular. Because of the simplicity of the game and lack of standardized rules and equipment, almost everyone was a good player.

In 1905, EC Goode of London introduced the rubber-face racket, which has made possible a variety of moves and turns impossible with the bat early nineteenth century. The racket was substantially the same as that used today. Despite the new opportunities that the invention of this racket provided for the establishment of a truly scientific sport, the game lost its popularity shortly after Mr. Goode innovation in the marketplace. Only Hungary were sufficiently interested players in the game to continue playing.

About 1920 there was a renewed interest in table tennis in Europe, led mainly by Hungarians who were to dominate international play until 1937. The International Table Tennis Federation was founded in 1926 in Berlin, inspired by an organization formed earlier in England, and the first set of official rules is adopted.

At that time the USA have once more interested in the game, and the American Ping Pong Association was founded in 1930. The association - and which tournaments he sponsored - encouraged by Parker Brothers of Salem, Massachusetts, which has patented the name "ping pong" a few years ago and who were therefore the only manufacturers' official 'ping-pong equipment in America.

Other manufacturers games room, aware of the benefits to be achieved in the production of material for this rapid growth of the sport, copied Parker Brothers product. Unable to commercialize patented under the name "ping pong," they called their table and rackets "table tennis" equipment, and sponsored the formation of the slates Table Tennis Association.

Each organization has established tournaments and a national championship, and rivalry, fuelled by the lounge-game manufacturers, encouraged an interest in the sport even more. In 1934 finally, manufacturers have come together and the two associations have merged, that the USA Table Tennis Association. The Association is a non-commercial group with members in almost every state. It regulates the rules of the game, publishes a monthly magazine, sends the best American players to compete in amateur and World Championship tournaments in Europe, and generally promotes the growth of the game.

Table Tennis security adopted across the scene mode, and has now reached a permanent place in one of America's most popular sports. The equipment is standard and rules are specific. The scientific principles governing the behaviour of a celluloid ball hit by a rubber-covered racket have been explored and made insofar as what was once a genteel salon Thursday that everybody a chance to win is now a fast and exciting sport , Whose champions are among the fastest and most flexible athletes.