At a meeting on 7 December 1926 Ivor Montagu (pictured right) was elected as the first chairman of the ITTF and five days later the first Constitution and rules of table tennis were agreed.
A tournament held in London, England was also designated as the first world championship.
The history of table tennis shows us that table tennis was popular in Europe at this time. So it was Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales who were all invited to become the original members of the ITTF.
The rules for International Competitions, which were approved at that meeting on 12 December 1926, were based on the English rules of the game at that time for singles - subject to a few minor amendments - and the Hungarian rules of the time for doubles play.
A tournament held in London, England was also designated as the first world championship.
The history of table tennis shows us that table tennis was popular in Europe at this time. So it was Austria, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales who were all invited to become the original members of the ITTF.
The rules for International Competitions, which were approved at that meeting on 12 December 1926, were based on the English rules of the game at that time for singles - subject to a few minor amendments - and the Hungarian rules of the time for doubles play.
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