If you are in the market for a table tennis table, a brief sojourn through the history of the table tennis tables might bring a smile upon your face. The table traces its origins back to the years 1880′S when Table Tennis, then known as Wiff Waff, was a parlor game for the British upper classes. The kind of table tennis table used was not of particular concern to the players – no standardization, no markings, nothing -just a plane to provide for play. While on the subject of functionality, it might humor you to know that the rackets used were books!
Well, the article is not penned in the 19th Century and since then table tennis tables have come a long way. The table tennis table comes with the following standard dimensions: 9ft long, 5 ft wide, and 30 Inches high. It is made of Masonite – a kind of timber and over lain by a low friction colored coating .The table is divided into two haves by a 6 inch mesh. An International Table Tennis Federation approved net has only two colors – green and blue. Hopefully, you are better enlightened on all that pertains to matters of table tennis tables.