What is the length of the playing surface (table) in table tennis?

According to the rules of World Table Tennis (formerly the International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF), the playing surface of a table tennis table is 2.74 m (9 feet) long and 1.525 m (5 feet) wide. It is 76 cm (2.5 feet) above the floor.

Other table tennis measurements:

• Net height: 15.25 cm (6 inches) above the table surface.
• The net extends 15.25 cm beyond each side of the table.

Ball: 40 mm in diameter, weighing 2.7 g, made of plastic (since 2014; earlier celluloid). It is white or orange.

The table surface should give a uniform bounce of about 23 cm when a standard ball is dropped from 30 cm.

The playing area (around the table) should be at least 14 m long and 7 m wide.

The racket (bat or paddle) can be of any size and shape, but its blade must be at least 85% natural wood. One side must be red and the other black (or another approved colour, such as blue or green, since 2021).

Comparison of playing surfaces in other sports:

• Badminton court: 13.4 m long; 6.1 m wide for doubles and 5.18 m for singles.
• Basketball court (FIBA): 28 m x 15 m; basket height 3.05 m.
• Volleyball court: 18 m x 9 m.
• Snooker table: about 12 ft x 6 ft (3.57 m x 1.78 m).

Table tennis facts:

• It became an Olympic sport in 1988 (Seoul).
• A game is played to 11 points.

Indian stars include Sharath Kamal (the first Indian in the ITTF Athletes' Commission), Manika Batra (the first Indian woman to win Commonwealth singles gold, 2018) and G. Sathiyan.

Why not the other options?

• ✗2.24 metres is the height of the women's volleyball net.
• ✗1.525 metres is the width of the table tennis table.
• ✗3.05 metres is the height of the basketball ring.