MEMBERS of the public were challenged to an outdoor game of

table tennis as part of a new art project touring the

country.

The Global Player, which started its UK tour at the Exeter

Phoenix, will travel to other cities including Brighton,

Cardiff and Plymouth until Friday.

The piece of art, which is being used as a promotion for the

Beijing Olympics, is a custom-built table-tennis table and is

being towed around the streets and public spaces of five

British cities.

Paula Crutchlow, spokeswoman for The Global Player, said:

“Lots of people seemed up for a game but they had to say why

they wanted to play. The point of it is to test out public

space and to find out how communities gather.”

The table will be in the city centre today. After its

British tour it will tour abroad until the London Olympics in

2012.

Game statistics and edited video highlights of games can be

seen online at www.blindditch.org/globalplayer.