Table tennis is also known as ping pong which is a trade mark of parker brothers, is a sport which is played with 2-4 players who hit a ball back and forth across a table with paddles. The table is divided by a net and players must maintain the ball from not hitting their table more then once other wise the other player or team scores a point. The concept of the sport is very similar to that of tennis.

The game is played on a 274 cm × 152.5 cm × 76 cm highThe game is played on a 274 cm × 152.5 cm × 76 cm high table. The net which divides the table. Paddles are usually ten inches long and are 6” x 6” in diameter. The ball used in the game is 40 mm in diameter. Points are scored in the following manner. The winner is the first to score 11 points, with each player alternating serves every two points. Winners are decided by the first player to reach 11 points in a game and match is determined by the winner in a best of 5 games or in a championship match a best of 7 series.

The sport is the most popular in the world in terms of number of players and is most popular in places such as Asia.