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1.4.19 Table tennis
Table tennis is a sport where two (singles) or four (doubles) players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back
and forth across a table with bats.
The table, known as the playing surface must be rectangular, 2,74 metre long, 1.525 metre wide and
must lie horizontally 760 mm above the fi nished fl oor level. See drawing below.
The playing surface may be constructed from any material provided that it yields a bounce of about 230
mm when a standard table tennis ball is dropped onto it from a height of 300 mm.
The surface should preferably be fi nished in a dark colour with 20 mm wide white lines that mark the
edges of the playing surfaces. A 3 mm wide “centre line” is drawn down the full length of the playing
surface demarcating the court for doubles play.
The area required for competitive play, as required by the International Table Tennis Federation, is 14.0
metre long, 7.0 metre wide and 5.0 metre high.
A net which is 1.83 m long and 152.5 mm high along its entire length, divides the playing surface into
two equal courts. The net is suspended form from a cord attached at each end to a rigid upright post
that is positioned 152.5 mm outside the sideline. The ends of the net should be as close as possible to
the posts and the bottom of the net should be as close as possible to the playing surface.
76 cm
The ball
The ball must be round, hollow, have a diameter of 38 mm and weigh 2.5 gram. It is made of celluloid
or similar material and may be either white or yellow and must have a matt fi nish. A three star rating
indicates that the ball is true to the above specifi cation.
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2,74m
15,25 cm
Table Tennis
1,83 m
1,52 m
15,12 cm
Table Tennis
Centre-Line
End-Line
Side-Line