Table tennis / Rule 2.1
The table
ITTF · 2026In short
Playing surface, dimensions and doubles markings.
Surface and size
The playing surface is the horizontal top, excluding the vertical sides. It measures 2.74 m by 1.525 m and stands 76 cm above the floor. A standard ball dropped from 30 cm should rebound uniformly about 23 cm.
Boundary and centre lines
The surface is dark and matt, with white boundary lines 2 cm wide. For doubles, a white centre line 3 mm wide divides each court into equal half-courts. That line belongs to the right half-court, so a serve touching it can be correctly placed.
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