The Origin of Table Tennis,
The First World Table Tennis Championships
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1. “A Summer Shower” by British artist Edith Hayllar (1860-1948).
Famous for capturing the predicted origin of table tennis. Players are portrayed resting indoors due to rain.
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2. Paintings depicting the early stage of table tennis. [ITTF museum]
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3. Net and racket in early stages.
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4. Table tennis introduction to Asia is implied.
ITTF museum noted that the trade with China is assumed to spread table tennis in Asia.
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5. The first WTTC held in London in 1926.
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6. Cambridge University table tennis team in 1922.
The right in the back row is Ivor Montagu, the first ITTF President.
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7. Ivor Montagu in his latter years. He led the ITTF for almost 40 years.