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=== Shakehand ===
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The shakehand grip is so-named because the racket is grasped as if one is performing a handshake.<ref name=H10>{{Harvnb |Hodges|1993| p=[https://archive.org/details/tabletennissteps00hodg/page/10 10]}}</ref> Though it is sometimes referred to as the "tennis" or "Western" grip, it bears no relation to the Western [[tennis grip]], which was popularized on the [[West Coast of the United States]] in which the racket is rotated 90°, and played with the wrist turned so that on impact the knuckles face the target.  In table tennis, "Western" refers to [[Western world|Western]] nations, for this is the grip that players native to Europe and the Americas have almost exclusively employed.

The shakehand grip's simplicity and versatility, coupled with the acceptance among top-level Chinese trainers that the European style of play should be emulated and trained against, has established it as a common grip even in China.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Secrets of Chinese Table Tennis |author=Hodges |author2=Yinghua}}</ref> Many world-class European and East Asian players currently use the shakehand grip, and it is generally accepted that shakehands is easier to learn than penholder, allowing a broader range of playing styles both offensive and defensive.<ref name=H10/>