Headis
Sign in to saveHeadis is a mix of table tennis and the heading of association football. It is played at a regular table tennis table so it combines tactical elements of table tennis and the legwork of tennis. In mid-2016, the 11th Headis World Championship was held with players from 12 countries. thumb|upright=1.3|Two Headis players at a final of a tournament in Göttingen, Germany
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Initial spreading
- Beginning of the tournament series
- Recent history
- Rules and gameplay
- Equipment
- Tournament Series
- Setup of the Tournament Series
- Player names
- World ranking
- Most important tournaments
- World Championship
- European Championship
- Headis Masters
- References
- External links
Headis is a mix of table tennis and the heading of association football. It is played at a regular table tennis table so it combines tactical elements of table tennis and the legwork of tennis. In mid-2016, the 11th Headis World Championship was held with players from 12 countries. thumb|upright=1.3|Two Headis players at a final of a tournament in Göttingen, Germany
== History == Headis (head + the ending of tennis) was invented in 2006 by the at that time sport student René Wegner. A football pitch in Kaiserslautern, Germany was occupied but the table tennis table was available so they started playing a rubber ball only with their heads.
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