Table tennis

Table tennis

Table Tennis is a sport, played on a table bisected by a low net, in which players hit a lightweight ball using small rackets to volley the ball back and forth with the object of completing a move your opponent is unable to return.

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singles

Sports; Table tennis

A match played by two opposing individual players.

smash

Sports; Table tennis

This is an offensive stroke that is hit hard and straight with very little spin.

sponge

Sports; Table tennis

A rubber material used as backing or base for the rubber surfaces on the blade of a paddle.

stroke counter

Sports; Table tennis

When a game is being played under expedited rules, an official is designated to count return strokes. See Rules of the Game for more details.

tennis table

Sports; Table tennis

The table that the game is played on. A tennis table is 2.74 meters or 9 feet long, and it is 1.52 meters or 5 feet wide. The table is 76 centimeters or 2 feet 6 inches tall. See also Playing ...