Courts
Table tennis: courts
In table tennis the "court" is the table: its playing surface is 2.74 m long and 1.525 m wide, set 76 cm above the floor, with a net 15.25 cm high across the middle. Players stand in a surrounding playing area that is not part of the table's dimensions.
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Table tennis table
A table tennis court is 2.74 m × 1.525 m (9 ft × 5 ft).
| Item | Specification | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 2.74 m (9 ft) | ITTF Statutes 2026 (including the Laws of Table Tennis), Law 2.1.1 (ITTF Statutes 2026) |
| Width | 1.525 m (5 ft) | ITTF Statutes 2026 (including the Laws of Table Tennis), Law 2.1.1 (ITTF Statutes 2026) |
| Playing surface height | 0.76 m (29.9 in) | ITTF Statutes 2026 (including the Laws of Table Tennis), Law 2.1.1 (ITTF Statutes 2026) |
| Net height | 15.25 cm (6 in) | ITTF Statutes 2026 (including the Laws of Table Tennis), Law 2.2.3 (ITTF Statutes 2026) |
Famous venues
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo (Shibuya), Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, staged the table tennis events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, held in 2021.
South Paris Arena
South Paris Arena 4, a hall at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles exhibition centre, hosted the table tennis of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Related sports
Sources
- ITTF Annual Report 2021, International Table Tennis Federation, 2021documents.ittf.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)
- ITTF Annual Report 2024, International Table Tennis Federation, 2024documents.ittf.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)
- ITTF Statutes 2026 (including the Laws of Table Tennis), International Table Tennis Federation, 2026 (effective 1 January 2026), consolidated clean version v1documents.ittf.sportOfficial rulebook or governing body (tier 1 of 5)