Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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

* 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.

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