The advent of table tennis supposedly dates back to the late 1800s, when the wealthy Victorians in England created an indoor version of lawn tennis using items laying around the house to assemble a ...

The surface of a table tennis table must be the same dark colour across the court and be of a matt appearance. The net is 15.25 cm (6 in) high and extends 15.25 cm (6 in) past the end of the table.