The colour is important because it needs to provide a good contrast between the floor, walls and background colours of the playing area.
Traditionally, the surface of a Table Tennis table was green or grey, but to make them better for television audiences, there was a period of experimentation with different colours during the early 1990s.
A Matt blue colour was eventually chosen, primarily because it complements the (reddish) colour of the floor covering which is now used for all the top tournaments.
The International Table Tennis Federation now only authorise blue or green tables.
The International Table Tennis Federation now only authorise blue or green tables.
The colour is important because it needs to provide a good contrast between the floor, walls and background colours of the playing area.
Traditionally, the surface of a table tennis table was green or grey, but to make them better for television audiences, there was a period of experimentation with different colours during the early 1990s.
A Matt blue colour was eventually chosen, primarily because it complements the (reddish) colour of the floor covering which is now used for all the top tournaments.
One side must be red, the other must be black. This is because, before the rule was introduced, some players would out very heavy spin on, then on the next shot, would do the same, but with a rubber with little spin. The opponent expected the ball to have spin on it, but it didn't! It also confused the spectators, causing them to abuse some players for missing an easy shot.
The official color is blue.
The official height of a table tennis net is 15.25 cm(6.0 in). Which converts to 0.1525 metre.
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The official rules of table tennis state that the ball must be spherical, with a diameter of 40mm.
The official name for Ping Pong is Table Tennis.
white normally but they can be any color I guess
In competition table tennis, there is no such thing as "rules of tournament referee". However, you can go to the usatt.org website and research official rules of table tennis.
Yes, as long as it conforms to the rules of the Table Tennis Association.
Table tennis has been called ... Whiff Whaff Gossima Ping Pong The official name is table tennis. The name Ping Pong is now a USA trademark.
The choice of ball color is made according to the table color and its surroundings. For example, a white ball is easier to see on a green or blue table than it is on a grey table.
table tennis is played on a 15x6 table and meany different rules to tennis
9 feet long and 5 feet wide for an ITTF regulation sized ping pong table.