Timo Boll

Timo Boll competed in TABLE TENNIS

Did you know?

• Table tennis is one of the world's largest participation sports, with 40 million players worldwide. It became an Olympic sport in 1988.
• There are two singles and two team events at London 2012, all using a knock-out format.
• Singles matches are played over the best of seven games, with the first player to 11 points (by a margin of two clear points) winning each game.
• Team matches consist of four singles and one doubles match, each played over the best of five games.
• The Chinese dominate the global game; they have won all five titles at each of the last four World Championships.