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2026

Records Longest Table Tennis Match: The 132-Hour Marathon Record Guinness lists a 132-hour singles marathon. Compare it with a competitive match reported at 7–7½ hours and the famous two-hour point from 1936. Records Longest Table Tennis Rally: 15 Hours, 49 Minutes, 35 Seconds Guinness lists a 15:49:35 table tennis rally. Compare that endurance record with the 1936 marathon point and the famous 766-shot Qatar Open rally. Feature Asian Cup Table Tennis Ranking Points: 500 for the Winner The Asian Cup awards 500 ITTF singles points to its winner. See the knockout-round scale, the continental-result cap and why 500 earned may not mean 500 added. Medals China’s National Sport: Why Table Tennis Holds That Place Table tennis is widely regarded as China’s national sport. Explore its cultural roots, the 1959 breakthrough and China’s Olympic gold-medal record. Records How to Analyze Recorded Table Tennis Matches A practical table tennis video-review method: log every point, calculate serve and receive win rates, spot patterns and separate analysis from ratings. Feature Mass of a Ping-Pong Ball: 2.7 Grams Explained A regulation ping-pong ball has a mass of 2.7 g, or 0.0027 kg. Convert the units, distinguish mass from weight, and measure your own ball. Feature Table Tennis Ratings: What the Numbers Mean Understand USATT, Table Tennis England and Ratings Central numbers, why a winning record can still lower a rating, and how ratings differ from ITTF points. Records Youngest Grand Slam Winner in Table Tennis: Wang Nan Compare Wang Nan’s career Grand Slam age with Sora Matsushima’s Grand Smash record and Zhang Jike’s fastest completion, using dated results and sources. Records Great Table Tennis Players: Eight Careers, Different Records Ma Long, Deng Yaping, Waldner and other greats compared through singles titles, Olympic records and era—not today's ranking points. Medals Olympic Table Tennis: Events, Winners and LA28 Changes Compare Olympic table tennis events, see Paris 2024 champions, and understand LA28’s six-event programme, qualification routes and ranking versus seeding. Feature Table Tennis Ranking: World Lists, Points and Ratings Check the official ITTF singles leaders for September 28, 2026, learn how ranking points expire, and distinguish world standings from USATT ratings. Feature US Table Tennis Rating: How the USATT Number Works Understand USATT ratings, match point exchanges, initial ratings and tournament adjustments—and why a rating is not a ranking-points total. Records Why Is Wang Manyu World Number One? Her Points Explained See Wang Manyu’s eight counted results, her 140-point advantage over Sun Yingsha, and how expiring China Smash points could change the next ranking. Records Fastest Recorded Serve in Table Tennis: The 54 km/h Claim Compare Asuka Sakai’s reported 54 km/h serve with viral match clips and a Guinness ball-speed record, and see what the evidence does—and does not—prove. Records When Was Table Tennis Invented? Origins and Key Dates Table tennis emerged in England in the 1880s. Learn why 1890 matters, who developed early versions, and when world and Olympic competition began. Records Manav Thakkar–Manush Shah Doubles Ranking: No. 3 See Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah’s latest men’s doubles ranking, career-high No. 2, 3,270-point total, and the results behind their move to No. 3. Records Sun Yingsha’s 217 Weeks at World No. 1 Explained Sun Yingsha held women’s singles world No. 1 for 217 weeks. Here is when the streak ended, why points expiry mattered and where the run ranks. Feature Official Size of a Table Tennis Table: Full Dimensions Check official table tennis table dimensions, net height, court markings, bounce rules and the room needed for home or competition play. Records How to Show Source and Update Dates With a Data Table A practical format for labeling table tennis tables with an exact source, data date, coverage, method and local update date. Feature Three-Star Ping-Pong Balls: What the Rating Means Three stars usually mark a brand’s premium ball, but stars alone do not prove tournament approval. Learn what to check before buying match balls. Feature Diameter of a Ping-Pong Ball: 40 mm Explained A regulation ping-pong ball is 40 mm (4 cm or 1.57 inches) across and weighs 2.7 g. Here is what the 40+ marking means. Records Best Table Tennis Player: Week 38 No. 1s and the GOAT Case ITTF Week 38 (Sept 14, 2026) puts Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu at No. 1; Ma Long’s five Olympic golds anchor the men’s all-time case. How each claim is measured. Records How Many Sets Are in a Table Tennis Match? Best-of-five can finish after three, four or five games; best-of-seven after four, five, six or seven, because play stops once a majority is reached. Records Did Russian Table Tennis Players Return to Rankings? Not automatically: July 28 changed eligibility. A later snapshot lists Vladimir Sidorenko at No. 16 with 2,115 points, not a mass restoration. Records Table Tennis Ball Diameter: Regulation Size The regulation size is 40 mm—4 cm or about 1.57 inches—with a 2.7 g mass, plus context on 40+ markings and manufacturing variation. Records Manika Batra Asian Games Selection Criteria Explained TTFI's reported 50-40-10 formula, the world top-50 automatic route, the squad and reserve names, and a calculator that shows how two rankings compare. Records Sora Matsushima Ranking Points: 6,930 at World No. 3 Matsushima's men's singles total, his separate U19 and doubles figures, and why the 2026 U.S. Smash reports never state how many points the title paid. Records USATT Ratings: Lookup and Rating Changes Find the official player record, inspect tournament or league results, and see why corrected event data can revise a rating after it appears. Records WTT Champions Doubles Format: No Draw Documented The documented handbook listed Champions as singles-only, with no men’s, women’s or mixed doubles; current formats need fresh verification. Records Asian Table Tennis Championships Medals by Country, 1952–2025 All 912 Asian Table Tennis Championships medal rows from 1952 to 2025 by event, country and player, with gold shares in the TTFA and ATTU eras. Records Olympic Table Tennis Medals by Country and Event, 1988–2024 All 128 Olympic table tennis medal rows from 1988 to 2024 by event and NOC, with China's gold share in the doubles era against the team era. Records Table Tennis World Championships Medals by Country, 1926–2026 All 1,525 World Championships medal rows from 1926 to 2026 by event, country and athlete, with China's gold share before and after 1959 and a decade chart. Records Table Tennis World Cup Medals by Country and Year, 1980–2026 All 340 Table Tennis World Cup medal rows from 1980 to 2026 by event, country and player, with China's share of singles medals before and after 2000. Records World Junior Table Tennis Medals by Country, 2003–2019 All 470 World Junior Table Tennis Championships medal rows from 2003 to 2019 by event, country and player, with China's gold share by era and by country. Feature How to Forecast Table Tennis Ranking Point Expiry Model expiring counted points, activated replacements, newly earned counted points and displaced results, then recalculate contenders week by week. Feature Table Tennis: 11 vs 21 Points and Service Rules Current ITTF games go to 11, require a two-point margin and switch service every two points; the former 21-point system generally gave each player five serves. Feature How to Estimate a USATT Rating From Video Use the footage to identify a broad band, state your confidence, explain the observations behind it, and list what the video does not show. Feature How to Find Missing Table Tennis Elo Matches Compare both players’ histories and head-to-head, then check update lag, identities, filters, eligibility rules and event-wide coverage. Feature How Table Tennis World Rankings Actually Work The ITTF world ranking explained: points from your best results, steep event tiers, and why a player can win matches and still fall — the mechanics, decoded.