1 period, the first stage, 1926 ~ 195 1 is the heyday of European table tennis players. This stage is dominated by steady chopping. During this period, the total number of gold medals was 1 17, and European players won 109, accounting for 93% of the total. At that time, the competition mainly relied on slow and steady chopping to win the opponent, so there was a marathon-style boring competition. For example, the men's team played 3 1 hour, 7.5 hours in a single game, and it took 1 hour for 20 minutes to score a goal.
In the women's singles final of 1 1 World Table Tennis Championships, American player Roalons and Austrian player Prissy played for a long time without results, but the draw was adopted to decide the outcome, and the two sides disagreed, so the referee had to declare that the game had no results, resulting in the third place in the women's singles of 1 1 World Table Tennis Championships without a crown.
2. In the second stage, from 1952 to 1959, Japan's long-drawn attack style caused quite a stir in table tennis. 1952, Japan participated in the 19 World Table Tennis Championships for the first time, took the lead in using sponge rackets, won four championships in one fell swoop, and shocked the world table tennis world.
Until the 25th session reached its heyday, the Japanese team won six of the seven championships, and the men's singles champion was won by China Rong Guotuan for the first time. The appearance of sponge racket pushed the development of table tennis technology to a new peak.
3. In the third stage, 1960- 1969, the racket was standardized, and China's style of hand-in-hand quick attack rose, dominating the world table tennis, and its advantage was still in Asia. At the 25th World Table Tennis Championships, Rong Guotuan won the first ever men's singles world championship for China, which marked the rise of China's unique fast-break style.
196 1 ~ 1965 won the men's team and men's singles world championships for three consecutive times (26th, 27th and 28th). In the three gold medals of 2 1, China won 1 1, accounting for 52% of the total. China not only passed the European chop, but also defeated the Japanese long draw and the secret weapon loop ball, which shocked the world table tennis. This shows that Europe is beginning to pick up, while Asia is still dominant.
4. In the fourth stage, 197 1 ~ 1979, European revival and Eurasian confrontation.