What do you call our great sport? The names are often used interchangeably by its players. To perhaps add some dignity to the game, some like to refer to it as: “Table Tennis.” Throughout the basements and cellars of America it is more often called: “Ping Pong.” To best reflect the opinions of our members, this website will use the name: “Ping Pong”

The Oxford American Dictionary defines Table Tennis as:

    an indoor game based on tennis, played with small 

    paddles and a ball bounced on a table divided by a net.

...and it defines Ping Pong as:

    another term for table tennis.

    ORIGIN early 20th century: imitative of the sound of a paddle striking a ball.

At GMTTC, we are not prejudiced of which you may choose. Just don’t call it “Stupid.”

If you want to read more about the never ending debate over the name of our pastime, then read a great essay written by Dan for Attack Table Tennis found HERE

Rolling Stone Magazine explored the difference between Table Tennis and Ping Pong in an article about U.S. Olympic Table Tennis player Ariel Hsing.  The full article can be read HERE