Popularity of Table Tennis
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Peter Njuguna Asked 14 years ago
Why is Table Tennis not so common like lawn tennis?
Jeff Plumb Answered 14 years ago
Hi Peter,
This really depends on where you live. In China Table Tennis is much more common than Tennis. In fact Table Tennis is very popular in Europe and Asia.
In Australia we have had a long line of excellent Tennis players which helps to explain it's popularity here. Hopefully Table Tennis can become more popular. It is a great game that most people have at least played in their homes and generally enjoy.
I guess it starts with the people. If you love Table Tennis then spread the word. Start playing more and inviting friends to play.
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Peter Njuguna Posted 14 years ago
Hi Peter,
That sounds like a great idea. I imagine it would be a very time consuming exercise to start your own club but if you're passionate the go for it. I guess the key is to start small and grow the club slowly if it is proving to be a success.
Good luck!
Curtis Lewis Posted 14 years ago
Claus Hamacher Posted 13 years ago
For those of you who understand a bit of German: there is an interview with Jens Lang (apparently Australia has a German coach?) about tabletennis in Australia. He is holding William Henzel in high esteem.
http://www.mytischtennis.de/public/wm2012news/2316/tischtennis-down-under-wie-frisbee-werfen-am-strand
Lang was interviewed during the ongoing World-Team-Championships in Dortmund. You can find loads of live-coverage on http://www.ittf.com/ btw.
Have fun.
Julio Torres Posted 13 years ago
it must be popular if you have great players like Lleyton Hewit (who was number 1) and ike Bernard Tomic or Samantha stosur.
You have great TT players ... but you never had a number one,,,
Darien Cheng Posted 13 years ago
To bad its not that popular in usa. Not one us player has won a medal in table tennis. Im lucky in NYC since there are 3 4 clubs.