by Patrick (Nov 19, 2005)

Table tennis is played all around the world. In Germany it isn´t very popular, but in China everbody knows who is the best player in the world.

Table tennis isn´t very simple: people say you have to get a bat and let´s play. But if you want to play like a real player, you could go to a table tennis shop. There you can get everything like coating, woods and cleaner.

Then you have the first part to be a real player. Now you have to play very well. Therefore you must train. The most important thing is that you are quick because the ball is quick, too.

I have told you that the best player in the world comes from China and is called Wang Liquin. He plays an attacking game. The most important shot he needs is the ´Topspin´. In all sorts of games you need a topspin, e.g. when you play tennis.

In Germany the producer for table tennis equipment is Schöler+Micke. On the internet you can visit the page http://www.schoeler-micke.de to look for special things. I tell you about table tennis because I´ve been playing it for about 1.5 years and I want to tell you more about this sport.

If you watched the world cup last year, you know that the best German player is Timo Boll. In the quarter final he played against Smirnov and lost in 3 games.Then in the final two Chinese played against each other.Wang Liquin played against Ma Lin.

Ma Lin is the second best player all around the world, but he plays traditionally and so he works with penholder.

And he who plays traditionally lose. And so Wang Liquin won the final.

Last of all I think that table tennis is a very attractive game and therefore you have to play it. It's great fun.

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March 5, 2006

I really like your article because I play table tennis too. I've played it for 4 years but I´m not really good.
I think table tennis is the best sport in the world.

Steven (Menden, Germany)