Research Objectives: Grading system, a hierarchical system used to evaluate the professional level of the sports players and learners, stimulates the upper level practice by setting up practice goals and standards for the players, and promotes the immediate popularization of the sports all over the world. Currently, China makes an exploration and practice in evaluating the sportsman technique level with the grading system, which achieves a good result. This paper tries to analyse the methods and strategies used in the international promotion of the table tennis grading system, expecting to provide help for the boom and development of the table tennis sport around the globe. Research Approaches: This paper employs documentation, expert interview, comparison and contrast, logical analysis and some other methods. This paper proposes the international promotion channels and strategies of the table tennis grading system by analysing the current situation and significance of the grading system around the globe and demonstrating how to learn from the promotion experience of Chinese martial arts and Korean taekwondo. Result and Discussion: (1) Table tennis grading system applies to the professional athletes as well as the amateur players. It is composed of 10 phases and divided into four grades; each grade from primary to advance having three phases, among which primary grade is of phase 1-3, intermediate grade is of phase 4-6, and advanced grade is of phase 7-9. Special grade phase 10 is of the honour rank, which is granted to the Olympic champions and winners of other worldwide competitions who make great contributions to the development of the table tennis cause. Candidates who enter any phase should pass the theory test and the basic technique test. To which phase the candidate should be upgraded is based on the group and the rank in which he/she takes the competition. (2) The significance of the international popularization of the table tennis includes the international publicity of the fitness value of the table tennis, increasing the Ping-Pang population, strengthening the development of the Ping-Pang talented people, and promoting the balanced and prosperous development of the sport of the table tennis. (3) The experience and enlightenment of the international popularization of the sports events include the following aspects: ‡@ the strong support from the domestic policies; ‡A the important role of the international sports association and the establishment of the international popularization organization with sound structure; ‡B the training of the talented personnel skilled at international popularization; ‡C the set-up of the scientific and reasonable hierarchical evaluation system and the unified writing of the Chinese and English textbooks; ‡D the utilization of the geographical advantage and the form of the gpoint to areah promotion situation; ‡E paying attention to the publicity role of the communications and media. Research Conclusion: The international popularization of the table tennis grading system requires the set-up of the macro strategy and the specific development goals, and based on that the formulation of a set of complete and concrete safeguard measures and promotion plans, ensuring the smooth implementation of the international popularization of the grading system. (1) Set up the international popularization organization. (2) Play the important role of the geographical advantage. The table tennis grading system should pay attention to and give play to the influence of the geo-advantage, promoting the gradual development from gpoint to areah meaning from a nation to a region, and then to a continent. (3) Cultivate actively the talented people skilled at international popularization. The skilled person should possess the professional knowledge and high ability and quality. The talented should not only have the strong athletic techniques, understand the Ping-Pang cultures, but also grasp the relevant international laws and regulations as well as the economic knowledge. (4) Pay attention to the writing of the international popularization textbooks. In the process of the writing, it should be noted that the operation procedures should be described and the requirements towards the operation procedures should be put forward. (5) Establish the standardized evaluating system. The influence of language, character and culture on the grading system test should be noted. (6) Put "celebrity effect" to good use and pay attention to the important roles of the media. We should learn from the experience that Ping-Pang star played an important role in popularizing Ping-Pang grading system in China and pay attention to the important role of the media, valuing the promotion and packaging of the international popularization of the table tennis grading system.
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