The first official table tennis tournament was held in 1874 at the Marylebone Cricket Club in London, England.

Walter Clopton Wingfield is considered the father of table tennis because he invented the game in 1874.

The original name of table tennis was Whiff-Whaff.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was founded in 1926.

China has won the most World Table Tennis Championships.

Ma Long is the most successful table tennis player of all time, having won the World Championships three times and the Olympic Games twice.

The World Table Tennis Championships is the most prestigious table tennis tournament in the world.

There are two players on a table tennis team.

The serve in table tennis is simply called the serve.

The return of serve in table tennis is simply called the return.

The stroke used to hit the ball with the back of the racket is called the backhand.

The stroke used to hit the ball with the top of the racket is called the topspin.

The stroke used to hit the ball with the side of the racket is called the side.

The stroke used to hit the ball with the bottom of the racket is called the chop.

The rule that requires players to alternate hitting the ball is called the alternating-hit rule.