The strongest players in Europe come from Sweden, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland, and the Soviet Union. Most Europeans stand back from the table, hold the paddle horizontally, and hit the ball on an arc or apply a lot of spin, making it hard to defend against.
歐洲桌壇以瑞典、匈牙利、南斯拉夫、波蘭、蘇俄等國的實力最強，他們的球員常有東方人打籃球的身高﹘ ﹘一百八十幾公分，手長腳長，多以橫拍遠台拉弧圈或切削打法為主，球的旋轉勁道大，很難防守。