Tennikoit
Tennikoit, a.k.a. "Ring tennis" at the 2010 World Championships (women's doubles) | |
| Nicknames | Ring tennis, tenniquoits |
|---|---|
| First played |
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| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members |
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| Mixed-sex |
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| Type | Indoor or outdoor |
| Equipment | Rubber ring |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
| World Games | No |
Tennikoit, also called ring tennis or tenniquoits, is a sport played on a tennis-style court, with a circular rubber ring ("tennikoit", cf. the game quoits) hurled over a net separating the two players, with each endeavoring to catch and return the hurled ring into the opponent's court. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor courts.
A number of disciplines exist. "Singles" is a two-player game requiring two opposing players. "Doubles" is a four-player game requiring two teams opposing each other where each team consists of two players each. In "Mixed Doubles", one male player and one female form a team.
The sport is played in 14 countries. It is particularly popular in Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Venezuela and the Subcontinent nations of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.