If all the wood disappeared from the world

I have met and known people who are so passionate about a sport - and here I'm thinking about badminton and soccer, the national sports of the my home country - that they could scarcely live without it. Both are such completely engrossing sports that one wouldn't be surprised that if all the things that make up badminton and soccer disappeared from the world in an instant of magic, people would still be kicking around makeshift balls or whacking bottle corks with hard objects across rooms.

But rarely do I meet, in person, individuals who have a real passion for the much more underrated sport of table tennis. Until recently. It was unmistakable she now knows just the beginning of a lifelong passion, and just as her girl friends would busy themselves with frivolous pursuits like marathon running / walking or meditation, she would be able to say: "I play table tennis" and then humbly add,  "quite well", meaning she can beat 95% of all the guys she knows. She is currently at Lvl 3 according to my system of gauging players. I cannot wait to see her reach Lvl 5 or 6. 

A good test of whether one has what it takes to reach a sense of real proficiency is the question: If all holdable woods and plastic balls disappeared from the world, would you be very sad?

Notes

The 7 levels of table tennis players are as follows:

1. Fully relaxed and easy  (-0/1)
Amateurs with no formal training.
2. Easy and unthreatening (-1/2)
Typically players with minimal training.
3. Annoying but not threatening (-3/4)
Typically players with some training and tricks up their sleeve.
4. Threatening but not dangerous (-4/5/6)
A skilled but rusty / not professionally-racketed player or a moderately trained female player.
5. Annoying and threatening (-6/7/8)
Talented players with recent training or special rackets e.g. pimpled.
6. Threatening and dangerous (-8/9/10)
Highly experienced players with customised rackets.
7. Dangerous and unpredictable (will lose)
Professionals.