Table tennis in the late 1990s, the official rules were amended with effect from 1 October 2000 when the size of the ball was changed from 38mm to 40mm.
The International Table Tennis Federation took the view that:
- The use of speed glue had increased the speed of the game and it needed to be slowed down
- By slowing the game down, the length of the rallies would increase which in turn would make the game more appealing to television viewers, and
- A larger ball travels more slowly through the air and is not as receptive to heavy spin.
The official rules of table tennis state that the ball shall be:
- spherical, with a diameter of 40mm and
- weigh 2.7g and
- be made of celluloid or similar plastics material and
- be white or orange, and matt
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