Ping Pong Table Dimensions
A ping pong table is made from Masonite which is a hardboard made of wooden chips. The wooden chips used for making such hardboards are treated beforehand with steam in order to form long fibers. These fibers are in turn used for making boards. The dimensions of ping pong table are provided below.
* Length: The length of ping pong table should be 9 feet. In terms of metric system of measurement, the length is 2.74 m. It is the standard length as specified by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Length of the table is divided into two halves by a net.
* Width:The width of ping pong or table tennis table should be 5 feet. It becomes 1.525 m in metric terms. Width-wise, a white line divides the table in 2 parts. The two sections created by the white line prove to be useful when a doubles game is played on the table.
* Height: The ping pong table has be 30 inches or 2 feet 6 inches above the ground level.
* Net: Height of the net should be 6 inches or 15 cm. Assembly of the net consists of supporting posts and clamps which help in attaching net to the table. A cord is used for suspending the net from supporting posts; the net is made of nylon.
Surface of the table should be such that when a ping pong ball is dropped on it from 12 inches height, a 8¾ inch bounce should be attained. The ball should attain a uniform bounce throughout the surface of table. It is advisable to have a dark colored surface for the ping pong table. Colors that are generally used to paint the table surface are green or blue. The white line which divides each half of the table in 2 sections need to be 3 mm in thickness. Lines which act as a border along the table surface should be 2 cm in thickness. Although, the white lines serve as a border of the table surface, the playing area extends up to the edges of the table and includes the 2 cm thickness of lines.
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