Proposition A-07 Effective 1st September 2023 (3/4 majority required)
Proposed by the ITTF Equipment Committee and the ITTF Rules Committee
To amend 2.1, to add 3.2.1.5 and to add 3.2.1.6
2.1 THE TABLE
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2.1.4 The playing surface shall be uniformly dark coloured and matt, but with a white side
line, 2 cm wide, along each 2.74 m edge and a white an end line, 2 cm wide, along
each 1.525 m edge; these lines shall be of the same bright colour and clearly different
from the colour of the playing surface.
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2.1.6 For doubles, each court shall be divided into 2 equal half-courts by a white centre line
of the same colour as the side lines, 3 mm wide, running parallel with the side lines;
the centre line shall be regarded as part of each right half-court.
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3.2 EQUIPMENT AND PLAYING CONDITIONS
3.2.1 Approved and Authorised Equipment
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3.2.1.5 If the lines on the table surface are not white but of another colour, the ball shall be
white only.
3.2.1.6 The net tape of the net assembly shall be of the colour of the side lines.
Rationale:
Following the WTT corporate design, the colours of the lines on the table surface and the
colours of the net tape should be implemented into the ITTF Handbook. Furthermore, Paris
2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee would also like to have coloured
lines on the tables and has formally requested them from the ITTF. To ensure consistency
across the entire ITTF Statutes, the addition of 3.2.1.5 and 3.2.1.6 is presented to the
AGM as per 1.38.1.11.