table tennis

Isn't it fun to watch the fans of a tennis match shaking their heads "no" in slow motion? They're not being negative. In fact, I bet they wish they could shake in the affirmative, but that's not the normal course of the ball action.

The table tennis watchers are a great deal more aggressive. They aren't slow shakers at all. They are a suspicious bunch, with their eyes never focused on one spot, darting back and forth very evasively.

Table tennis, or ping pong, is the sport of champions. It's kind of like a chess match — your turn, then mine — but you can't strategize and plan your moves out far in advance. Sometimes you are the aggressor. Other times you are on the defense, being more reactive. And sometimes, it's altogether more fun to pitch the paddles, ball, and net aside and put a cotton ball in the middle, each person hyperventilating until the cotton passes off of the defender's side of the edge of the table.

Bloggers speaking about table tennis can be found at sites like pingpongpertothom and tenismejakita.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “table tennis”

• Inter-Dist. and Open TT

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  NEW DELHI: The Delhi State inter-district and Open table tennis championship will be held at the Kulachi Hansraj Model School (Ashok Vihar) here from November 30 to December 4. In the team championship, nine Districts will participate. ...
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• Table Tennis Paddle

  
  US OPEN TENNIS — Authority: 138
  The ball is hit back and forth with a small paddle shaped racket or bat by the players till one of them misses. The composition and structure of the bat determines a great deal the outcome of a game. Paddles with differing qualities have been invented for players with different playing styles. You have to find out ...
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• They play to fight discrimination against the disabled

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  By Maitreyee BoruahBangalore, Nov 26 (IANS) They have overcome their physical disabilities and now are trying to fight discrimination on the sporting field.Meet table tennis player Raj Aravindam (27) from Chennai, who has been infected with polio when he was one-year-old and has taken up the game ten years back to ...
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• Double for Golden Gates

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  Coimbatore: Golden Gates MHSS (Salem) clinched both the boys’ and girls’ titles in the SBOA silver jubilee table tennis team championship here recently. Golden Gates ‘A’ scored a 3-0 win over Montfort Matric ...
  2 days ago

• Loveridge retains title on her return to local tables

  
  This Is Guernsey — Authority: 495
  ALICE LOVERIDGE made a winning return to the local table tennis scene, retaining the Spot For Sport trophy that she won 12 months ago.
  4 days ago

• Shanti Sports Club’s appeal for regularisation dismissed

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by the elite recreational Shanti Sports Club in the Vasant Kunj colony challenging the single judge bench order holding the club building to be an illegal and unauthorised construction.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Ajit ...
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• Chandrasekaran shines for S. Railway

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: Former national coach T. Chandrasekaran won both his singles and doubles matches to guide Southern Railway to a 2-1 victory over host, Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in the 56th all-India Railways tennis ...
  4 days ago

• Chandrasekaran shines for S. Railway

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: Former national coach T. Chandrasekaran won both his singles and doubles matches to guide Southern Railway to a 2-1 victory over host, Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in the 56th all-India Railways tennis ...
  4 days ago

• Karthik, Roshini win

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  Chennai: M. Karthik of Don Bosco was a point away from defeat, but held his nerve to win the senior boys’ title at the Mylapore Club- Sportstar city schools’ knockout table tennis tournament for non-rankers on ...
  5 days ago

• China completes golden sweep; Ma, Ning singles champs

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: The final day’s proceedings of 19th Asian table tennis championship here appeared almost like a high-intensity Chinese training session. For nearly eight hours, barring a half-hour period when the Koreans joined the Chinese in ...
  5 days ago

• Discover These Truly Powerful Ping-Pong Tactics

  
  Info, About, How To — Authority: 159
  A ping pong match is something that you should prepare for whenever you are going to play. It is a big help if you start out early and watch your opponent play so that you know what their strengths and their weaknesses are. However, if you didnt prepare like this, you can easily find out [...]
  6 days ago

• Reflective Chrome Ping Pong Table

  
  ONE INCH PUNCH — Authority: 424
  “ The Future Will Be Chrome ” by Rirkrit Tiravanija is a Chrome Ping Pong Table with a super reflective surface. Not sure how it plays, but it looks good enough to eat from. If you can meet the $55k price tag, then you’ll have one of only ten such tables in the world. Reflective Chrome Ping Pong Table ...
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• Perfect These Ping-Pong Tips to Beat Any Adversary

  
  Info, About, How To — Authority: 159
  You should be prepared to play ping-pong just like you are mentally prepared for any other sport. It helps if you prepare early on days before the game starts by studying your opponents and finding out what their strengths and weaknesses are. If he didnt have time to prepare like this, it doesnt really matter [...]
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• Indians out of singles

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: An erratic Sharath Kamal’s rather tame surrender to fourth-seeded Japanese Jun Mizutani was disappointing even though all the Indians predictably exited from the singles events of the 19th Asian table tennis championship at the ...
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• Sharath Kamal surrenders tamely to Mizutani

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: An erratic Sharath Kamal’s rather tame surrender to fourth seeded Japanese Jun Mizutani was disappointing after all the Indian ladies failed to survive the day in singles in the 19th Asian table tennis championship at the UP ...
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• BRAND AID

  
  The Boomerang Table : The Blog of 160over90 — Authority: 118
  Earlier this week some of the 160over90 crew set out for a visit to Boston’s Back Bay. Amid a hotel full of bankers in three-pieces suits and a number of interestingly dressed hair designers we attended the American Marketing Association Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education . 160over90, accompanied by ...
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• which diet is more healthy/better?

  
  Smart for Life Cookie Diet — Authority: 135
  im 16 5′9 and 101.4lbs I’m naturally thin. i was thinking which diet is more healthy and which i could lose 1-2lbs a week on diet 1 (what I eat now) breakfast- SK bites + 1 slice of toast with nutella - 200 calories lunch- chicken sandwich- 250 calories dinner- grilled chicken and veg- 150 calories dessert- weight ...
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• Chinese women’s team retains title

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: China retained the women’s team title even after spearhead and World No. 4 Li Xiaoxia suffered an unexpected defeat against Singapore in the 19th Asian table tennis championship here. The confidence of the Chinese camp ...
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• China retains men’s title; Japan wins hearts

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: In what will be remembered as the best advertisement for the continents brand of table tennis, China escaped the horror and embarrassment of losing to traditional rival Japan like never seen in a long, long time. The record ...
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• Wang Liqin eludes Sharath’s grasp; China in finals

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 201
  LUCKNOW: On Sunday, India’s coach Massimo Costantini had talked about some of the world’s leading players fearing the abilities of A. Sharath Kamal. Less than 72 hours later, Sharath reinforced the growing belief of the ...
  1 week ago

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