table tennis
noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
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Given the kid’s natural salesmanship, Murray wants to make his nephew store manager, but Marty just wants to collect the salary he’s owed and fly to London to compete in the championship table tennis tournament.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
It is loosely inspired by American table tennis player Marty Reisman and his at-all-costs pursuit of greatness.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
The clip offers the first extensive look at the movie, which stars Chalamet as a young man named Marty Mauser, who has big dreams of becoming a table tennis star.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Marty Supreme stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player in the 1950s who ruthlessly pursues table tennis greatness.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
It is loosely inspired by American table tennis player Marty Reisman and his at-all-costs pursuit of greatness.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025
The clip offers the first extensive look at the movie, which stars Chalamet as a young man named Marty Mauser, who has big dreams of becoming a table tennis star.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Marty Supreme stars Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player in the 1950s who ruthlessly pursues table tennis greatness.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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