NAME: RAJ MAHAJAN

CLASS: XI – B
ROLL NO: 19
SCHOOL: DAV INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, KHARGHAR
PHYSICAL EDUCATION(PE) ACTIVITY –

TABLE TENNIS
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my special thanks

of gratitude to my teacher Mr. Meherban
Singh Negi as well as our principal Ms.
Seema Maindiratta who gave me the
golden opportunity to do this wonderful
project on the topic “Table Tennis” which
also helped me in doing a lot of research
and I came to know about so many things I
am really thankful to them.
 Certificate

This is to Certify that the project work

“Table Tennis” is the bonafide work of Raj
Mahajan who carried out the work under
my supervision Meherban Singh Negi.

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Name and signature of Teacher/supervisor
INDEX
 SERIAL PAGE
NUMBER CONTENT NUMBER

1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 Topic 2
3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3
4 CERTIFICATE 4
5 INDEX 5
6 HISTORY 6
7 SPECIFICATION OF GAME 7
8 GENERAL RULE 8-10
9 FUNDAMENTAL SKILL 11
10 TERMINOLOGY 12-14
11 IMPORTANT PLAYERS 15
12 IMPORTANT VENUE 16
IMPORTANT TOURNAMENTS
13 17-19
14 INJURIES 20-21
15 ARJUNA AWARDEE 22
16 BIBLIOGRAPHY 23
 HISTORY

The sport originated in Victorian England, where it

was played among the upper-class as an after-
dinner parlour game. It has been suggested that
makeshift versions of the game were developed by
British military officers in India around the 1860s
or 1870s, who brought it back with them.

The origin of table tennis can be traced back to the

1800s in England, where it was first played as a
leisure activity for upper classes.

In 1926, meetings were held in Berlin and London

that led to the formation of the International Table
Tennis Federation.

Table Tennis debuted at the 1988 summer

Olympics in Seoul, since then it has now become a
regular event at games.
 SPECIFICATION OF GAME
THE TABLE
The upper surface of the table, known as the playing
surface, is 2.74m long and 1.525m wide and is
horizontal 76cm above the floor.
The playing surface does not include the vertical sides
of the tabletop.
The playing surface yields a uniform bounce of about
23cm when a standard ball is dropped on to it from a
height of 30cm.
The playing surface is a matte surface and dark
coloured. There is a white side line, 2cm wide, along
each 2.74m edge and a white end line, 2cm wide, along
each 1.525m edge.
The playing surface is divided into two equal courts by
a vertical net parallel to the end lines. For doubles, each
court is divided into two equal half courts by a white
centre line, 3mm wide, running parallel with the side
lines. The centre line forms part of each right half court.
The net assembly
The net assembly includes the net, its suspension and
the supporting posts, including the clamps attaching
them to the table.
The net is suspended by a cord attached at each end to
an upright post 15.25cm high. The outside limits of the
post are15.25cm outside the side line.
 GENERAL RULE

1. GAMES ARE PLAYED TO 11 POINTS

A Game is played to 11 points. A Game must be won by two points.
A Match is generally the best three of five Games.

2. ALTERNATE SERVES EVERY TWO POINTS

Each side of the table alternates serving two points at a time.
EXCEPTION: After tied 10-10 (“deuce”), service alternates at every
point. Can you lose on a serve in ping pong? Yes! There is no
separate rule for serving on Game point.

3. TOSS THE BALL STRAIGHT UP WHEN SERVING

How do you serve the ball in ping pong? Hold the ball in your open
palm, behind your end of the table. Toss at least 6” straight up, and
strike it on the way down. It must hit your side of the table and then
the other side. NOTE: Once the ball leaves the server’s hand it is in
play, and so counts as the receiver’s point if the ball is missed or mis-
hit.

4. THE SERVE CAN LAND ANYWHERE IN SINGLES

There is no restriction on where the ball lands on your side or your

opponent’s side of the table. It can bounce two or more times on your
opponent’s side (if so, that’s your point), bounce over the side, or
even hit the edge.

5. DOUBLES SERVES MUST GO RIGHT COURT TO RIGHT

COURT
The serve must bounce in the server’s right court, and receiver’s right
court (NOTE: landing on centre line is fair). Doubles partners switch
places after their team serves twice.
6. A SERVE THAT TOUCHES THE NET ON THE WAY OVER IS
A “LET”
Can the ball hit the net in ping pong? Yes, during a RALLY, if it
touches the top of the net and then otherwise lands as a legitimate hit.
BUT not when serving. If a served ball hits the net on the way over
and otherwise legally bounces in play, it’s a “let” serve and is done
over. There is no limit on how many times this can happen.

7. ALTERNATE HITTING IN A DOUBLES RALLY

Doubles partners must alternate hitting balls in a rally, no matter
where the ball lands on the table.

8. VOLLEYS ARE NOT ALLOWED

Can you hit the ball before it bounces in ping pong? No. In regular
tennis you may “volley” the ball (hitting the ball before it bounces on
your side of the net). But in table tennis, this results in a point for your
opponent. NOTE: When your opponent hits a ball that sails over your
end of the table without touching it and then hits you or your paddle,
that is still your point.

9. IF YOUR HIT BOUNCES BACK OVER THE NET BY

ITSELF IT IS YOUR POINT

If you hit the ball in a rally or on a serve and it bounces back over the
net after hitting your opponent’s side of the table (due to extreme
spin), without your opponent touching it, that is your point.

10. TOUCHING THE BALL WITH YOUR PADDLE HAND IS

ALLOWED
What happens if the ball hits your finger or hand during a ping pong
rally? If the ball touches your PADDLE hand and otherwise results in
a legal hit, there is no rule violation and play shall continue as normal.
Your paddle hand includes all fingers and hand area below the wrist.
But what if the ball touches a player’s body anywhere else during a
ping pong rally? You may not touch the ball with your non-paddle
hand for any reason. It will result in a point for your opponent. BUT if
your opponent’s hit sails over your side of the table without touching
it, and hits any part of you or your paddle, that is still your point.

11. YOU MAY NOT TOUCH THE TABLE WITH YOUR

NON-PADDLE HAND
You may touch the ball or the table with your paddle hand (after
reaching in to return a short serve, for example), or other parts of your
body. NOTE: If the table moves at all from your touching it during a
rally, that is your opponent’s point.

12. AN “EDGE” BALL BOUNCING OFF THE

HORIZONTAL TABLE TOP SURFACE IS GOOD
An otherwise legal serve or hit may contact the top edge of the
horizontal table top surface and be counted as valid, even if it bounces
sidewise. The vertical sides of the table are NOT part of the legal
playing surface.

13. HONOR SYSTEM APPLIES TO DISAGREEMENTS

If no referee is present during a match and the players disagree on a
certain call, the “honour system” applies and the players should find a
way to agree, or play the point over. Ping pong carries a tradition of
fierce but fair play. Help us keep it that way!
 FUNDAMENTAL SKILL
There are 10 fundamental skills in table tennis.
1. Forehand drive technique
2. Backhand topspin close to the table
3. Forehand push and backhand push
4. Forehand flick
5. Backhand flick
6. Backhand loop the underspin ball
7. Forehand attack the semi – long ball
8. Forehand fast Serve
9. Forehand Pendulum Serve
10. Backhand sidespin serve
 TERMINOLOGY

BACKHAND: A shot done with the racket to the left of the

elbow for a right hander, the reverse for a lefthander. Also

abbreviated as BH

 FOREHAND: A shot done with the racket to the right of

elbow for a right hander, the reverse for a left hander.

Also abbreviated as FH.

 SPIN: The rotation of a ball. Topspin: Spin placed on a ball

to allow it to curve down onto the table.

 BACKSPIN: When the ball rotates backwards after being

hit. It is also called as Underspin.

 TOPSPIN: When the ball rotates backwards after being

hit. It is also called as Underspin.

 SIDESPIN: When the ball rotates sideways either on the

left or right after being hit.

 SERVE: The first shot, done by the server. It begins with

the ball being thrown up from palm of hand and struck by

the racket.

 RECEIVE: The return of a serve.

 STROKE: Any shot used in the game, including the serve.

 DRIVE: When the ball does not rotate but it is a plain shot

by tapping the ball forward with the racket.

 SMASH: A put away shot. Ball is hit with enough speed so

the opponent cannot make a return.

 COUNTER- DRIVE: A drive made against a drive. Some

players specialize in counter-driving.

 PUSH: A push is an underspin shot executed over the

table, and usually close to the net. This is a passive shot

that is used when it is impossible to attack a ball.

 RACKET: Same as bat.

 RALLY: The period in which the ball is in play.

 BLADE: Wooden part of bat. Also called as ply.

 SHAKEHAND GRIP: The most commonly used grip while

playing Table Tennis.

 REVERSE BACKHAND: The backhand stroke used by a

penholder.

 TOSS: Tossing the ball high in the air with the palm of the

hand.

 HIGH TOSS SERVE: When the serve is tossed minimum 5-6

ft. in the air. This serve is used as a great tactic by

professional players as this serve has acted as a great

weakness for many opponents. However, mastering this

serve is a great skill. Not doing it right could give away

cheap points.

 KILL: A put away shot. Ball is hit with enough speed so

the opponent cannot make a return.

 LOB: A shot played far from the table where most of the

shot returns are high in the air with generally 6 ft. above

the table with no upper bar.

IMPORTANT PLAYERS
Some famous players of table tennis are –
1) Fan Zhendong
2) Ma Long
3) Wang Liqin
4) Jan-Ove Waldner
5) Manika Batra
6) Sharath Kamal
7) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
8) Anthony Amalraj
9) Xu Xin
10) Michael Maze
11) Manav Thakkar
12) Jorgen Persson
13) Ankita Das
14) Kamlesh Mehta
IMPORTANT VENUES
1988 Seoul Seoul National University Gymnasium

1992 Barcelona Estació del Nord Sports Hall

1996 Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center

2000 Sydney State Sports Centre

2004 Athens Galatsi Olympic Hall

2008 Beijing Peking University Gymnasium

2012 London ExCeL

2016 Rio de Janeiro Riocentro – Pavilion 3

2020 Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

IMPORTANT TOURNAMENTS
The most important tournaments of table
tennis are-
World Table Tennis Championships

This competition was initially held in the year 1926 but then was held
biennially since 1957. Five individual events together make this
tournament – Men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles,
women’s doubles, mixed doubles.

Table Tennis World Cup

This is an annually held competition since 1980. Women’s singles

were introduced in the year 1996 and team competitions in 1990.

Men's and Women's World Cups − All the matches so far were best
of 7 in which they have 3 stages.

The Preliminary Stage - Intercontinental Cup − The four

representatives from Latin America, Africa, Oceania and North
America compete with all the members of the group on a group basis.
The winner of this group joins the remaining 15 players in the 1st
stage.

The 1st Stage or Group Stage − The 16 players are divided into 4
groups, in a way that all the members of a group is playing with each
other. Division into groups is based on ranks of that particular player.
The players holding rank 1, 2, 3, 4 are placed in group A, B, C, D
respectively. The rest of the players are placed in different groups
based on their ranking.

The 2nd Stage (Knockout) − The quarterfinals and semi-finals are

knock-out rounds. The winner of quarterfinals goes in the semi-finals
and the winner of semi-finals enters the final.

Quarter Finals − Four quarter final matches (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4)
are arranged in accordance to both the final groups and the rankings
in the 1st Stage. Q1 to Q4 are as follows − A1 vs. B2, B1 vs. A2, C1
vs. D2 and D1 vs. C2.

Semi-finals − These matches are among the winner of Q1 and winner

of Q2, and winner of Q3 vs. winner of Q4.

The finals are played by winners of semi-finals, and the ones who
didn’t win the semis compete for the next position.

Olympics

Table tennis was introduced in Olympics in the year 1988. It was

initially played in the form of singles and double by both men and
women.

In table tennis, Olympics has always been dominated by Chinese.

They’ve won 24 gold medals and in just 28 events.

ITTF World Tour

This tournament was introduced in the year 1996, known as ITTF pro
tour, but was changed in the year 2011.

This tournament is played under six categories − Men’s and Women’s

doubles, Men’s and Women’s Singles and Men’s and Women’s under
21 matches.

This tournament has its own point system. The players gaining

most number of points might be invited to the ITTF world tour grand
finals.

Famous Trophies

Trophies are awarded to winners of each individual game, which

should be returned for next championship.

 Swaythling Cup for Men's Team − ITTF first President

donated this in 1926.
 Iran Cup for Men's Doubles − At the 1947 World
Championships, this award was presented for the first time.
 St. Bride Vase for Men's Singles − C.Corti Woodcockin 1929
donated this award, in London.
 Corbillon Cup for Women's Team − In 1933 Marcel
Corbillonin donated Corbillon Cup.
 W.J. Pope Trophy for Women's Doubles − General Secretary
of The ITTF W.J. Pope in 1948 donated Pope Trophy.
 Heydusek Cup for Mixed Doubles − Donated by Zdenek
Heydusekin 1948.

INJURIES
For table tennis players, the shoulder is a frequently
injured part. Shoulder injuries include subacromial
impingement, rotator cuff injury, frozen shoulder,
biceps tendon injury, shoulder instability, muscle strain,
etc. The number of shoulder trauma was 21 cases,
accounting for 42.00%.

Due to its abrupt and bursts-of-movement nature, ping

pong's common injuries usually occur to the limb that
holds the paddle. In the upper extremities, the wrist,
elbow, and shoulder joints are the most vulnerable
injury spots, with ankles coming in at a close second.

The most common tennis injuries include sprains,

strains, tendonitis, bursitis, instability, dislocations,
tears and ruptures.
 Ankle strains and sprains
Sharp turns when you’re not well-balanced can cause
your ankle to twist in a way it isn’t designed to do,
causing an ankle strain (affecting a tendon) or ankle
sprain (affecting the ligament).

. Knee injuries
Knee injuries are also common in a sport that involves
sudden swivels and applied pressure to one leg. Ping
pong players can suffer a wide variety of knee injuries,
including sprains, strains, bursitis, dislocations,
meniscus tears, or even fractures.
 Calf strain
Just as your ankle and knee can be strained during ping
pong, your calf is also at risk. Although you don’t cover
a lot of ground, you may use your calf muscles
excessively, especially if you don’t rest during hours of
play. Just standing with tensed muscles, not to mention
twisting and turning, puts you at risk for calf strain.
 Tennis elbow (epicondylitis)
It isn’t surprising that you can get tennis elbow when
playing ping pong — after all, the game is also known
as “table tennis.” During play, it is common to
overextend your arm or twist it peculiarly in order to
save a shot. Alternating between forehand and
backhand shots also gives your elbow a workout.
 Shoulder injuries
Though the elbow is the most mobile joint when
playing table tennis, if it is consistently stressed, your
shoulder may suffer a sprain, strain, or bursitis.
 ARJUNA AWARDEE
Year Recipient
2022 Sreeja Akula
2020 Madhurika Patkar
2019 Harmeet Desai
2018 Manika Batra
2018 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
2017 Anthony Amalraj
2016 Soumyajit Ghosh
2013 Mouma Das
2009 Poulomi Ghatak
2006 Subhajit Saha
2005 Soumyadeep Roy
2004 Sharath Kamal
2002 Mantu Ghosh
1998 Subramaniam Raman
1997 Chetan Baboor
1990 M. S. Walia
1989 Niyati Shah
1987 Monalisa Baruah Mehta
1985 Kamlesh Mehta
1982 Venugopal Chandrasekhar
1980–1981 Manjit Dua
1979–1980 Indu Puri
1976 Shailaja Salokhe
1973 Niraj Ramkrishna Bajaj
1971 Kaity Farookh Khodaiji
1970 Gudalore Jagannath
1969 Mir Khasim Ali
1967 Faruk R. Khodaiji
1966 Usha Sunder Das
1964 Gautam R. Diwan
1961 J. C. Vohra

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