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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoIn 1890, David Foster first played a game of tennis on a table.
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What country was table tennis founded?
Britain
Who founded Tamasu Butterfly?
Hikosuke Tamasu, a Japanese table tennis player founded the Tamasu Butterfly company in 1950 in Yanai city, Japan.
How is table tennis and tennis different?
table tennis is played on a 15x6 table and meany different rules to tennis
When was Tamasu Butterfly founded?
The Tamasu Butterfly company was founded in 1950 in Yanai city, Japan, by Hikosuke Tamasu, a Japanese table tennis player at the time.
What is the proper name for the table you play table tennis on?
Err a table tennis table
What olympic sports start with K?
Trampoline Tennis Table-tennis
Do you say you are a ball of fire on table tennis or in table tennis?
I say i am a ball on fire in table tennis :d
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
Which sport is best basketball or table tennis?
Table tennis
Where was table tennis?
David Foster of England introduced the first action game of tennis on a table (Table Tennis) in 1890.
Will table tennis affect my tennis game and training?
No, it should not. It is not difficult to differentiate between tennis and table tennis.
Where ca you Play Table tennis in kitchener?
You can play table tennis on the dinner table
