Difference Between Table Tennis and Ping Pong

Around the globe, most of the people are convinced that table tennis and ping pong are just two different terms that happened to be used based on your geographical location, but there is a clear distinction between the two.

Main differences between Ping Pong and Table Tennis

Table Tennis

Trademarked: NO

Amount of Spin: Very high

Speed: Very High

Types of Service: Many

Different Types of Paddles: Yes

Points per match: 21 then 11 (now)

Olympics Sport: Yes

World Championship: Yes

Flexible Rules: No

Ping Pong

Trademarked: YES

Amount of Spin: Little

Speed: Slow - Medium

Types of Service: Few

Different Types of Paddles: No (same paddle)

Points per match: 15

Olympics Sport: No

World Championship: Yes

Flexible Rules: Yes

Why is Table Tennis Called Ping Pong?

The term Ping Pong is a trademarked name for the game also known as table tennis. John Jacques registered "Ping Pong" as a trading name in England in the year 1901, then the rights for the name were sold to the Parker Brothers. Fun Fact: It is also called "whiff-whaff" in England.

Ping Pong and Table Tennis are the same sport before 2011. Ping pong commonly relates to garage players while table tennis is for sporty ones.

Now that you have an idea on how the two differ, which one would you identify yourself? A Ping Pong player or a Table Tennis player? Let us know in the comment section below.

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