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Ken Matsuno Asked 3 years 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 Answered 3 years 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
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2.3.1 The ball shall be spherical, with a diameter of 40mm.
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2.3.2 The ball shall weigh 2.7g.
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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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