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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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TENNIS, TABLE

Although the game of table tennis was evolved in the 1890s, when it was known variously as indoor tennis, gossima, and ping pong, it did not attract a wide following until the 1920s. The New Zealand Table Tennis Association was formed in 1933 and the first national championships were held in 1934.

Co-creator

McLintock, Alexander Hare