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There are four traditional pieces of equipment needed to play a game of table tennis. The table playing surface is a rectangle - 9 feet long and 5 feet wide. It is elevated 2 feet, 6 inches above the floor. The net stands 6 inches high and stretches the length of the table. The racquet, also called a paddle or bat, may be of any size, shape or weight, but the blades must be flat and rigid and 85% of the paddle must be wood. The sides of the blade use ...