Ball color

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Ken Matsuno
Ken Matsuno Asked 1 year ago

Hi coach,

I don’t have a table tennis rule book.

if I held a tournament using orange colored balls instead of white balls as a tournament organizer, the tournament will not be sanctioned by the international table tennis federation and/or similar organizations?

Is it illegal to use orange balls in a tournament?I know that a white ball is used in a match in almost all tournaments.

Nittaku sells I.T.T.F. Approved orange balls.

Is it illegal to use orange-colored balls in a tournament?

Personally I prefer orange to white simply because I can see the ball better.


Alois Rosario
Alois Rosario Answered 1 year ago

Hi Ken,

You are allowed to use the orange balls in official tournaments.  It is just that most tournaments use white at the moment.

The Rule states:

2.3 THE BALL

  1. 2.3.1  The ball shall be spherical, with a diameter of 40mm.

  2. 2.3.2  The ball shall weigh 2.7g.

  3. 2.3.3  The ball shall be made of plastic material and shall be white or orange, and matt.

Here is a link to the ITTF Handbook which includes the rules. ITTF Handbook


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