Introduction to table tennis English

Table tennis introduction

Table tennis originated in England in 1970s19th century, and it is a kind of sport that replaces lawn tennis in leisure time.

Today, table tennis has become a high-tech and high-speed competitive event. Judging from the number of people who take part in this sport, table tennis can be regarded as a world sport, and nearly 40 million people all over the world are engaged in this sport.

Table tennis entered the Olympic Games in 1988, but its original shape was a box cover for holding a cigar as a racket, and the stopper of a champagne bottle made a ball.

Today, the players use special wooden or carbon rackets with rubber joints, and the balls are hollow balls made of polyester. Because the rubber and glue of the racket are different, the ball rotates at different speeds.

In fact, some glues can quickly raise the ball to 30 km/h, so some glues are also banned in the Olympic Games.

Matching system

In the men's and women's lists of the Sydney Olympic Games, four events and two events were defeated. The game adopts the best-of-five system.

The top 16 players in the world are eligible to participate in the competition directly. In addition, 48 players will qualify through the qualifiers, and these 48 players will advance to the knockout stage, and 16 will win and enter the next round. The winner of the semi-final will win the gold medal, and the loser will win the bronze medal.

The system of doubles competition is similar, but the total number of contestants is 32 pairs.

The rules of table tennis are very strict, and unethical behaviors are strictly prohibited. However, within the scope permitted by the rules, participants can still engage in psychological warfare.

Stare at your opponent, such as wiping sweat and tying your shoelaces. Action stabilizes one's movements, disturbs the spirit, etc. Opponent's Although table tennis is a relatively civilized sport, its technical terms show how competitive it is, including smash, push and chop. ..