What does the 40+ marking mean on table tennis Balls ?

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What does the 40+ marking mean on table tennis Balls ?

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What does it mean when the tabletennis ball is marked 40+ as compared to just 40
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Re: What does the 40+ marking mean on table tennis Balls ?

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The 40 marking on the ball means it is the more spinny celluloid ball released after 2000

The 40+ marking on the ball means it is the less spinny plastic ball released after 2014

Both balls were approved for ITTF tournament use till 2022 though ITTF unoffcially forced all tournaments to use the plastic ball

In 2022, ITTF made the celluloid ball illegal for its official tournaments
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