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It is derived from 'ping pang qiu' in Mandarin Chinese (same pronunciation) which translates literally to “ping pong ball.” In other words, Ping Pong is the correct, Mandarin Chinese name for the sport. If any term should be considered offensive or dismissive, it's table tennis!"

Table tennis, also known as ping pong, has been considered as the national sport of the People's Republic of China. Since table tennis became an official Olympic medal sport at Seoul 1988, Chinese athletes have dominated the sport winning 28 of a possible 32 gold medals up to Rio 2016.

Table tennis was invented in England in the 19th century as an after-dinner pastime for elites, who used the tops of cigar boxes for paddles and books for nets.

They have a very intense training framework developed for all the players. The training is hard, specific manuals are developed for all the players and different for top players. Players compete with other players to make their game top-level.

Pīngpāng qiú (Chinese: 乒乓球) is the official name for the sport of table tennis in China.

Mao Zedong, President of the People's Republic of China, said that table tennis was the national sport in 1949. The leader believed that table tennis could bring people together, build confidence and at the same time help China to connect with the rest of the world.

Pīngpāng qiú (Chinese: 乒乓球) is the official name for the sport of table tennis in China.

Although its name may sound Chinese, the sport of table tennis (ping pong, Pīngpāng qiú, 乒乓球) did not originate in China; invented as an after-dinner diversion in late-19th century England, it made its way into China through the Western settlements via Japan and Korea only in 1901.