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Sports and Games - T

These are all sports and games beginning with the letter T.

Table Tennis

Table tennis is a game played on a wooden table and uses some of the rules of lawn tennis. It was originally known as ping-pong. It is played by two (singles) or four players (doubles). The object of the game is to hit the ball across the net using a bat with a wooden blade in such a way that it is difficult for the opposing player to hit it back across the net. A player must twentyone points to win a game unless both players or teams have twenty points. When this happens the game continues until one player or team has two points more than the opposing side. A match can consist of one game, the best of three, or best of five games.

Tennis

Lawn tennis evolved from the indoor game of real tennis. It is played on a court that is divided down the middle by a net. The object of the game is for a player to use a racket to hit the ball over the net into the opponents court in such a way that the opponent is unable to return it. It can be played by two players (singles) and four players (doubles). Normally men play against men and women play against women, but in mixed doubles where there is one man and one woman on each side. A men's match can last up to five sets - until one side has won three sets. Women's matches can last up to three sets - until one side has won two sets. The first player to win six games wins the set, unless each player has won five sets. When this happens, plays conrinues until one player goes two sets ahead.

Ten-pin Bowling

Ten-pin bowling evolved in America from the old German nine-pins game. It can be played by two or four players or by teams with up to five players. The object of the game is for bowlers to roll a ball underarm down a lane to knock down all ten pins. The ten pins are placed in a triangle at the end of the lane. Bowling balls have finger holes in them to help grip the ball. Each player bowls twice in each frame unless all ten pins are knocked down with the first ball (this is called a strike). If all the pins are knocked down with two balls, this is called a spare. Each game lasts for ten frames and the winner is the player or team with the highest number of points.

Trampolining

The word originates from the Spanish word "trampolin" which means a springboard. World Championships, administered by the International Trampolining Association, were first held in 1964. There are competitions for individuals, teams of five, and synchronized pairs.