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The game of Table Tennis has its roots in lawn tennis.
When lawn tennis became very popular in the 1870s & 1880s, game makers tried to emulate its success by developing indoor versions of the game.
So there were card games, board & dice games, rackets & balloon games and even tiddledy winks tennis games.
But the first use of the name Table Tennis occurred on a board and dice game by J.H.Singer of New York around 1884 and it's also known that a game of Table Tennis was offered in the 1887 game catalogue of George S. Parker, founder of the famed Parker Brothers in America.
But the first action game of tennis on a table was in 1890, so it was David Foster of England who is the founder/inventor of table tennis in 1890, and so the first players would have been from England.
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Who first played the table tennis?
The English
Founder of table tennis?
In 1890, David Foster first played a game of tennis on a table.
Who 1st played table tennis?
David Foster of England introduced the first action game of tennis on a table (table tennis) in 1890.
What country was table tennis first played in?
England
First people who played table tennis?
The English
Who played the first game of table tennis?
Englishman David Foster introduced the first action game of table tennis in 1890.
Is table tennis and deck tennis they same?
No, table tennis is played on a small table, where as deck tennis is played on a deck. sorry mate fgjkfkgfpogk
What is the meaning of table tennis?
tennis played on a table or you could say it was tennis played on a smaller scale
Where was table tennis first played in the Olympics?
It was in 1988 - in Seoul, South Korea - that table tennis first joined the Olympics and became an Olympic sport.
How is table tennis and tennis different?
table tennis is played on a 15x6 table and meany different rules to tennis
Is table tennis indoor game?
table tennis is usually played indoors however you can buy outdoor table tennis tables. most if not all official table tennis matches are played indoors.
What is table tennis played with?
first it is played with a table this table must contain legs, and not lay on the floor if it is layed on the floor, then it will be extremely hard to play table tennis you also need a ping pong ball, or commonly called a table tennis ball also you need a ping pong paddle, or commonly called a table tennis paddle
