The World Champion in 2007 was Wang Liqin of China.
The World Champion of 2001 was Wang Liqin of China.
Dorothy (Dot) De Low, is a World Veteran Table Tennis Champion. She competed in the 2010 World Veteran Table Tennis Championships in China at the age of 100.
year 2000
The first Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships were in Singapore in 1971, but the first time that table tennis was included in the Commonwealth Games was in 2002 in Manchester, England.
Professional table tennis is a year round sport, but in the northern hemisphere it is generally from September through May.
2012 Games in London ... he won gold medals in men's singles table tennis and men's team table tennis.
Well, since 2000, the World Table Tennis Championship has been split into two separate competitions. Team events are now held in even numbered years, whilst individual events (singles and doubles) are held in odd numbered years. Wang Liqin of China is the current holder of the individual men's title following his sensational victory in Zagreb, Croatia in May 2007. In the women's event, it was 18 year old Guo Yue of China.
I believe it was ('Ace') Arthur Ashe in 1968, which year began the 'Open Era'.
Novak Djokovic is the number one male player in the world. 49-1 this year!
Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis was released in May 2006. This is a realistic simulation game that required two players. The game also feature a drop shot.
He won the 2010 and 2008 Wimbledon tournaments. He finished second in the 2006 and 2007 tournaments as well.
The World Table Tennis Championships have been held yearly in some form or another since 1926. Currently they rotate singles and team championships every other year. The European Table Tennis Championships are held every two years. The Official Association of Professional Table Tennis Athletes of North America run table tennis tournament clubs in every state in the USA, and hold yearly tournaments in San Francisco. The North American Table Tennis website keeps an up-to-date catalog of local and state tournaments. There are also table tennis competitions at the Summer Olympics.