I'm Usually Out On "World Records" But I Can Get Behind Mary Peters Who Played 120 People In Ping Pong

UPI News--Mary Peters, who won the gold at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972, joined the Ormeau Table Tennis Club in Belfast to try to break the record for the most consecutive opponents in a table tennis rally.

The club originally broke the record in 2017, but it was taken in 2022 by Chinese player Wen Wei Xu and the Brighton Table Tennis Club in England.

The club needed at least 117 players in the rally to tie the record.

"We believe, it's yet to be counted and verified, but we believe we got to 120," coach Keith Knox told the Belfast Telegraph.

Normally I don't get excited for world records. I think maybe it was that book of them passed around in 7th grade we all bought at the book fair that was super underwhelming, or the short lived tv show I vaguely remember watching, but something about them just doesn't do it for me. Never really got me going, and felt like people who try for them always looked at the weirdest records, or created a weird hobby just to set a record. 

However, this one is pretty good. First off it's unique. I think there's a lot of boring records, but I watched this one all the way through because of how many people were involved. It was interesting. Who would have thought to play 120 people in ping pong ? 

I also like this one because while I don't give a shit about world records, kids do and there were a ton of kids in this video which seems like a nice gesture by the Mary Peters. 

Lastly, this was a risk ! Did you watch this lady ? 

Absolute liability folks. Barely got the ball over the net. Some of these people look like they stink at ping pong and the odds of one of them screwing up the volley/return seems like -300. The entire time I watched the video I was on the edge of my seat. Now I want to see this guy see how many volleys he can return blindfolded. That would be electric.