在二十世纪之前，乒乓球作为“宫廷游戏”在英国流行。它直接派生于中世纪的网球，一些大学生在室内以餐桌作球台，在高背椅上挂上一根线作球网，采用软木或橡胶做的球，以羊皮纸贴成的长柄圆型空心球拍，在台子上打来打去。１８９０年，英格兰运动员詹姆斯·吉布从美国带回了 Before the twentieth century, table tennis became popular as a “court game” in England. It derives directly from medieval tennis, some college students indoors dining table for the ball, hanging in a high chair made of a line for the net, the ball made of cork or rubber, parchment paper into the long-handled round hollow Racket, hit the table to fight. In 1890, England athlete James Gibb brought back from the United States