Table tennis players are referred to as paddlers in our local media where I reside. A ping-pong player is called such in some countries, including China and Russia. This may seem like a trivial question but I was unable to find an answer via Google. I did come across this site which states that a ping-pong player is called such because the game is played on a ping pong table! I must admit that I have never heard this term used before and so I decided to look it up. To my surprise, it appears to be a common term among table tennis players. Here are some of the comments posted by other players: "Ping-pong player" - according to one book, "Table Tennis For Complete Newcomers", they are called such because the ball bounces a lot like a ping pong ball. "A ping-pong player" - according to another book, "Learn To Play Ping-Pong": "The ball is hit with a racquet and paddle".