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who is the founder of table tennis

It is difficult to trace the founder of table tennis back to a single individual. It is generally believed that table tennis originated in England in the late 19th century, and was originally known as “the game of golf”, which was played indoors by a group of English university students using a dining room table as a table, books as a net, and parchment as a paddle, forming the prototype of table tennis.

Early development: Inspired by the sport of tennis, a game called “small indoor lawn tennis” became popular in the U.K. In 1891, Englishman Baxter applied for a commercial patent for table tennis, and in 1900, a commercial patent for table tennis was issued. In 1891, Englishman Baxter applied for a commercial patent for table tennis, and in 1900, the world's first table tennis tournament was held in London, England.

Equipment innovation: In 1903, the Englishman Goode invented the rubber paddle, an innovation that gave a strong impetus to the development of table tennis technology, increasing the elasticity and friction of the stroke, and the emergence of chipping and downward-spinning defensive play.

International Promotion: In the 20th century, table tennis began to be promoted and developed globally, and in 1926, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was established and decided to hold the first World Table Tennis Championships.

Development in China: Table tennis was introduced to China at the beginning of the 20th century and underwent a transformation from a court game to a socialized game to a modernized sport. Founded in 1952, the Chinese table tennis team has experienced a development from weak to strong, and has flourished in the world since 1959, when Yung Kuo-tuan won his first table tennis world championship.

To summarize, the invention of table tennis was not done by one person alone, but gradually developed through the joint efforts and innovations of a group of people. The development of table tennis from an indoor game at an English university to a global competitive sport could not have been achieved without the innovation of equipment, the promotion of international organizations, and the active participation of athletes from different countries.

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