By Peter Roche

 

Bangkok is gearing up to host the World Table Tennis Star Contender 2023 series tournament in late April. More than 300 professional table tennis players from 30 countries are expected to participate in the event, which is being held in Bangkok for the first time. The tournament will take place at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium in Bang Kapi district from April 23 to 29.

 

There will be men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles trophies in contention.

 

At a press conference on Friday, Bangkok deputy governor Sanon Wangsrangboon expressed his excitement about the event.

 

Full story: https://phuket-go.com/phuket-news/national-news/greatest-ping-pong-show-on-earth-comes-to-bangkok/

 

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Why call it ping pong the name is table tennis 

9 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Why call it ping pong the name is table tennis 

Ping pong is the sound that the balls make 

4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Ping pong is the sound that the balls make 

Yea like Tik Tok

2 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Yea like Tik Tok

I think that you are thinking of a clock, rather than balls 

1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I think that you are thinking of a clock, rather than balls 

No of a website 

Is ping pong a sport? It’s hard to tell. On one hand, it is an Olympic sport and has been since 1988. But on the other, it can’t be called a “sport” because there are no winners or losers. Ping Pong is a sport that seems to be on the border of being considered a sport. Ping pong players are constantly debating whether or not ping pong is classified as an Olympic sport, and if it should be considered one.

30 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Is ping pong a sport? It’s hard to tell. On one hand, it is an Olympic sport and has been since 1988. But on the other, it can’t be called a “sport” because there are no winners or losers. Ping Pong is a sport that seems to be on the border of being considered a sport. Ping pong players are constantly debating whether or not ping pong is classified as an Olympic sport, and if it should be considered one.

Quote not mine 

Ping Pong isn't the same as Table Tennis 

27 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Ping Pong isn't the same as Table Tennis 

I didn't know that, had to look it up. Thanks for enlightening me. I also didn't know it originated in Victorian-era England. I grew up in a backwater and we didn't get taught these things.

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Are the going to call it     "Ping Pong Festival"

Will Forest Gump be there? He's great!!

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

Quote not mine 

I was wondering why there were quotation marks and an attribution…

????

3 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why call it ping pong the name is table tennis 

Click bait - I thought the same thing - ping pong shows - got excited for a moment!

 

3 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I am quite sure that it wont be better than the ping pong show upstairs at Pink Panthers in Patpong in the late 1980's

Beat me to it.

3 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Ping pong is the sound that the balls make 

Mine don't make any noise at all ?

Old Bangkok hands realise this is a double entendre. Good on you Aseannews for showing a sense of humour.

The headline had me all excited, and then I realised what it was really about!

The headline grabbed a lot of attention.????

Some posts of a trolling nature have been removed.

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why call it ping pong the name is table tennis 

In Mandarin it is ping pong, sometimes ping pang. Why should it be called table tennis ? 

1 hour ago, Denim said:

Mine don't make any noise at all ?

If I whack them with a table-tennis bat will I hear the sound of silence? 

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

The headline had me all excited, and then I realised what it was really about!

Me too, I was hoping for the balloon and darts competition too

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why call it ping pong the name is table tennis 

Originally it was called Whiff Whaff????

Posts trolling about "ping pong" shows in Patpong and Nana have been removed.

Damn talk about misleading information.

I thought walking street and or patpong were opening the doors 

 

Just think they could have

Accuracy contest 

Distance

Most tikes knocked over

Most balls in a time limit

 

Now that competition along with miss pingpong would really attract people 

 

I got excited when it said the greatest ping pong show is coming to Bangkok! then really disappointed when it turns out to actually be ping pong, I'll just have to go Pattaya then to watch my kind of ping pong ????

6 hours ago, Scottie12 said:

realise this is a double entendre.

Yes and when I read this, well!!!

 

"There will be men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles"

 

Instantly my mind takes me to another place reading this headline