In 1901, John Jacques, an English sports manufacturer, registered the name Ping-Pong in America and sold the American rights to Parker Brothers. Asian countries, particularly China and Korea, hold a stranglehold in the event. The two are among the elite players now competing in the world table tennis championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Table tennis, a full-medal Olympic sport since 1988, will be played at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. On it, she talks about trying out for the U.S. national team, and about the sport in general.
Clinics are the best way to bring large numbers of 'basement players' into mainstream table tennis.
I hope my clinics will get bigger and bigger. I hope my dream will become reality. The New Jersey Table Tennis Club is well out of the basement, and Yip, Dattel and other members believe the club's and the sport's stature can only grow. They don't realize it's a highly skilled sport. But it's also a sport anybody can play and have a good time.