Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

History: The Triumph and Tragedy of China's First World Champion


Grab a ping pong ball, a table tennis racket or any other table tennis equipment and you would probably find one of them is manufactured by Double Happiness (DHS), one of the most well-known brand in the table tennis industry. Yet, have you ever wondered what are the two "happiness"?

History: Hands Off the Table

 


Now that all the noise and excitement were over, leaving another 7-month break with no international competition (After multiple-postponement, 2020 World Championships is officially cancelled! Aw!!!). Perhaps it's time to review the RESTART series (the World Cups, ITTF Finals and WTT) launched last month and take a little time travel to see how people embraced the return of table tennis after a long, hard break in history.

Throwback Thursday: Pre-Olympic Women's World Cup in Numbers


With team and individual qualification slots feeding into next year's Olympic Games, the pre-Olympic edition of the Women's World Cup might mean a little more than just a World Cup. The 2019 Women's World Cup, held from 18-20 October in Chengdu, China, invites 20 athletes representing the best of their continent. They will go through 2 stages with the most exciting knockout stage to be played across the weekend. Who will walk away with the champion? Can the World Cup champion translate it into an Olympic champion? We can't foresee the future but we can always review history. Let's look back at the Women's World Cup which were played in the pre-Olympic years!

History: Fun Facts About WTTC When Budapest Hosted the World Championships


Why did every match hosted in Hungary start with an 'edge'? Why did players stay up late for the World Championships? Discover more stories about World Table Tennis Championships in Hungary.

History: Know About Hungary's Past Supremacy at WTTC



As we get closer to the 2019 World Championships, to be held from 21-28 Aprilin Budapest, Hungary, we decide to recollect briefly the history of Hungary's table tennis achievements at each World Table Tennis Championships.