History
The history of table tennis, the Olympics, the Paralympics, major tournaments and great players
HistoryBruna Takahashi: the career of Brazil's top female playerBruna Takahashi's table tennis career: her Olympic debut at 15, Pan American medals, ranking records for Brazil and her title with Hugo CalderanoHistoryEuropean table tennis: Hungary, Germany and beyondThe history of European table tennis: Hungary's early dominance, Czechoslovakia, England, Romania, Sweden, Germany and France's Lebrun brothersHistoryThe greatest table tennis players of all timeThe greatest table tennis players of all time: Ma Long, Jan-Ove Waldner, Deng Yaping, Zhang Yining, Viktor Barna, Angelica Rozeanu and more legendsHistoryThe hidden serve rule: history and controversyWhat a hidden serve is in table tennis and ping pong, why the ITTF banned hiding the ball in 2002, how umpires judge it and why it is still debatedHistoryThe history of table tennis: from parlour game to Olympic sportThe history of table tennis in a timeline: its origin in Victorian England, the Ping-Pong trademark, the ITTF in 1926, China's rise and rule changesHistoryHistory of the ping pong ball: from celluloid to plasticHistory of the ping pong ball: early cork and rubber balls, the 1901 celluloid ball, the move from 38 mm to 40 mm in 2000 and plastic in 2014HistoryHistory of the ping pong paddle: from vellum to sponge rubberHistory of the ping pong paddle: vellum battledores, 1901 pimpled rubber, the 1950s sponge revolution, the red and black rule and 2021 colorsHistoryHugo Calderano: the career of the Americas' greatest playerHugo Calderano's table tennis career: from Rio to Europe, 4th at Paris 2024, the 2025 World Cup title, world silver in Doha and his playing styleHistoryJapan in table tennis: from sponge to todayThe history of Japan in table tennis and ping pong: the 1952 sponge racket, 1950s dominance, great women players, the Tokyo 2020 gold and today's starsHistoryThe major table tennis tournamentsThe major table tennis tournaments: the Olympics, World Championships, World Cup, WTT Grand Smash, WTT Finals, continental events and leagues explainedHistoryPara table tennis: classes and rulesHow para table tennis works: the 11 classification classes, the adapted rules for wheelchair players, its Paralympic history since 1960 and how to startHistoryPing pong diplomacy: how table tennis brought the US and China togetherWhat ping pong diplomacy was: Glenn Cowan and Zhuang Zedong in Nagoya in 1971, the US team's trip to China and the road to Nixon's 1972 visit to BeijingHistorySpeed glue: what it was and why table tennis banned itWhat speed glue was in table tennis, how it made rubber faster and spinnier, why the ITTF banned VOC glues in 2008 and what players use instead todayHistorySweden's golden era in table tennisHow Sweden became a table tennis power: Bengtsson, Waldner, Persson, the world team titles from 1989 to 2000 and the new generation led by MöregårdhHistoryTable tennis at the Olympics: history, events and winnersTable tennis at the Olympics: when it became an Olympic sport, the events, how the competition works, every singles winner and what changes for LA 2028HistoryTable tennis in Brazil: history and top playersThe history of table tennis in Brazil: its arrival in the early 1900s, the CBTM, Hugo Hoyama, Hugo Calderano, Bruna Takahashi and Paralympic starsHistoryTable tennis records and milestonesTable tennis and ping pong records: most world and Olympic titles, a point that lasted over two hours, the Guinness longest rally and age recordsHistoryHow the table tennis world ranking worksHow the ITTF table tennis world rankings work: which events count, how many points each round is worth, how long points last and where to check themHistoryWheelchair table tennis: rules and adaptationsHow wheelchair table tennis works: serve rules, staying in contact with the seat, doubles, table setup, technique and tips to start playingHistoryWhy China dominates table tennisWhy is China so good at table tennis? The history, the huge player base, the training system, internal competition and the numbers behind the dominanceHistoryWhy table tennis changed from 21 to 11 pointsWhen and why table tennis went from 21 to 11 points, what changed with serves and match length, and the old 21-point rules if you still play themHistoryHistory of women's table tennisThe history of women's table tennis: the first world champions, the Corbillon Cup, Rozeanu, Japan's era, China's dominance and the Olympics