Interesting Facts About ITTF Approved Table Tennis Tables
Wednesday July 2, 2008
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| Putting all the facts on the table... Photo © 2007 Greg Letts, licensed to About.com, Inc. |
| I think most readers would probably know that ping-pong tables are supposed to have the basic dimensions of a rectangle 2.74m long, 1.525m wide, and 76cm above the floor. But would you believe that the table you are playing on could actually be anywhere from 2.735m to 2.745m long and still be considered legal by the ITTF? Or that a diagonal corner to corner warping of up to 3mm in the playing surface is considered legal, provided it is not visible to the naked eye? If not, then read on for these and other interesting facts about ITTF approved table tennis tables! |