Is table tennis the hardest sport in the world?

[claudia.belen.07]

A very complex sport that requires great skill, fitness, good reflexes and a workout. Also a fun sport, in my opinion the best.
Greetings.

 

[TTOski]

I think TT is one of the hardest sports because the spin, you need a clear mind, the exersice, reaction. Just to mentoin a few things...

 

[billalphonso79!]

however badminton you need lots of footwork

badminton and squash require lots of footwork...both suck by the way

and yes,table tennis is probably the hardest sport now that i'm thinking it

 

[YosuaYosan]

Your brain need to work as much as your body in table tennis..
I mean you dont see other sport that has a playing area like less than 3 meters in length less than 2 meters in width while the ball could travel up to 100< km/h , not to mention the spin !

Yes, its one of the hardest if not the hardest sport in the world.
Nah, its easy to play, yet hard to master. Thats Table Tennis !

 

[kaikaz]

There was a discussion about this somewhere but cant remember. Tabletennis was in the top 5 but they said gymnastics was the hardest sport in the world.

 

[azlil]

From my point of view,yes table tennis is the hardest sports to play but however when you has mastered the right technique,it is a enjoyable sports to play.I enjoy playing table tennis.I keep training and training so that i can master the right technique and can improve my skills.

 

[azlan]

I agree with char987, it was voted by all sporting bodies, badminton is the fastest sport. We have to take into account the shuttles velocity plus the area each player have to cover in order to retrieve the shuttles. You need stamina and speed. In fact, two of my mates past away while playing the game says a lot about it, and more than some of us Malaysians are fanatical badminton players.

 

[VANS]

its the hardest sport to reach technicall ripeness. there is no game with so much technical dependance. in football its usual to win against better team with passive tactic and one successive counter attack. in tt your mistakes are points for the opponent and you have to be prepared to fight every second till the end of tha game

 

[YosuaYosan]

lol i love reupping old threads

 

[Astrotaz]

I see no-one mentioned Squash -- that has to rate pretty high up on the list

 

[dici]

Honestly, anyone just says that TT is hardest while other sports is not is just like those outsider who say TT is a joke.

It is all about which sport is more popular in that country. Like in the Malaysia, if you are talking about beginner competition for badminton, it is completely different than the beginner competition in States. All those what we called beginner in Malaysia, still able to serve good, smash good and return some what good

We usually play various of sport. Although it seems like just play for fun, but we do actually practice in a proper way. For me, the hardest part for football is how to use the foot. Then the TT would be judging the spin when it is become floated. And in badminton, it is return a high loop shuttle to the back of court while moving backward. Then basketball.... it just because I way too short compare to others

 

[sunilcse04]

TT rocks the most compared to other sports.. its thrilling and exciting!!

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

I think a lot has been said about pace and reaction time. The fact that the opponent on the other side of the net is more of a factor than the actual speed of the ball so your reaction time has to be really fast. But the technical details of reading spin, generating different angles of spin, and the contact you need to make to get heavy spin add a dimension to table tennis that I do not think exists in other sports. Yes, every sport has its challenges. And if a sport is easier, then the level of play for the top professionals has to be higher because of the competitive nature of sports in general. So in one sense things even out. But to give that little ball heavy spin on a loop stroke you have to catch the edge of the ball and dig into it at the same time. The amount of precision that takes is pretty wild. It does not matter if it is heavy underspin or heavy topspin. If you want heavy spin you have to make very precise contact with that little ball that is moving fast and the opponent's spin is determining the trajectory of the ball. With lower level players when you hit a loop that has heavy sidespin they will often swing and completely miss the ball. Adjusting to that stuff and getting that "brush" contact that makes it so that you can spin the ball back is pretty amazing, and that those things just start feeling natural as you practice is sort of outrageous. Also, when you loop underspin and find that contact where the rubber grabs the ball so you can dig in to the edge of the ball and then spin it. I don't think there is any other sport that has that much technical precision. When you compare a basement player who thinks he/she can play with a rated club player, the amount of technique and hard work that goes into just a small amount of improvement is a lot.

 

[chughtai]

well in my opinion it is a difficut sport but learning hockey and then playing it for 70 mins its just too mauch for anybody (not talking about icehockey people)

 

[poltery]

well in my opinion it is a difficut sport but learning hockey and then playing it for 70 mins its just too mauch for anybody (not talking about icehockey people)

is ice hockey a tiring sport ,i mean u skate on ice do u even sweat ?

 

[iTT]

Table Tennis is fast, but i think Golf is the hardest sport in the world. Needs a lot of training.

 

[ddudhane]

Spoken wisely.
Even tabletennis is no sport when played casually to pass time.
Whereas, even bowls can be a hard taskmaster when you play to reach the Olympic team.
No chums, i don't play bowls, just tabletennis!!

 

[ddudhane]

I think squash should have all these qualities.

No chums, i don't play squash either!

 

[ddudhane]

Well said.
Ever thought of chess?
Chess too brings all ages and gender to the table equally....and levels the playing field between a 12 year old and a 60 year old, a 130 pound string bean and a 300 pound pudger...... in fact, chess levels it much more than TT.
I play both.
I'll be 60 in a year & i know many school kids below 10, who can beat me in chess, but none in TT.... and i do play a mean game of chess, having studied the game with a passion, surpassed only by my love for TT.

 

[ddudhane]

Right on, Vader...esp. with the varied surfaces allowed, there is a lot more variation in your choices and in reading the opponents response too.