Balls
Gilbert Table Tennis Center offers only the highest quality competition grade balls and ping pong equipment. We offer affordable pricing from high quality brands such as Mimatsu, Carbo, Nittaku, Donic, Waldner, Juic, Sardius and many more. If there's something you can't find, just give us a call or inquire below and we'll find it for you.
The Nittaku Superior 2-Star Balls are new poly balls made in Japan by Nittaku. These non-celluloid poly balls are the next best thing to the Premium 40+ Ball. They are made in the same factory with the same materials and production methods as the Premium 40+, but are offered at a lower price! White only at this time. Packaged in boxes of 3 balls.
Type: poly plastic
Nittaku 3-Star Premium 40+ balls are a new non-celluloid plastic ball. It is made in Japan. It is ITTF approved and legal for all ITTF sanctioned tournaments. This ball is the highest quality poly ball, with outstanding durability, roundness, and consistency. It is made with special poly material available only to Nittaku. The label on the ball says "Nittaku Premium 40+" and "Made in Japan". Packaged in boxes of 3 balls. Available in white only.
The Nittaku 3-Star Premium 40+ ball is the official ball of USA Table Tennis, used at the US Nationals and US Open as well as major tournaments throughout North America. It is the official ball for the 2017 World Championships in Germany. It is used worldwide in major tournaments including the TMS 2014 European Table Tennis Championships in Lisbon, the Liebherr 2015 ITTF European Table Tennis Championships in Ekaterinburg, the 2015 ITTF World Team Cup in Dubai, the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Sendai, and the 2016 Tokyo Open.
Q & A about the new Poly Balls:
The introduction of the new plastic “Poly Ball” for table tennis has created a lot of excitement in the table tennis world. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions with answers direct from Paddle Palace:
1) What is the new ball rule?
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) passed a resolution that all ITTF events after July 1, 2014, must use non-celluloid plastic balls.
2) Are celluloid balls no longer legal?
Celluloid balls continue to be legal for the sport of table tennis. The ITTF continues to approve celluloid balls. All the of the 3-star balls available at Paddle Palace are legal for tournament play.
3) Which tournaments are affected by the ITTF resolution?
ITTF Sanctioned tournaments only are included in the resolution. This includes the World Championships, the ITTF World Tour, ITTF Junior Circuit, and ITTF sanctioned continental events.
4) Are USA tournaments required to use the new ball?
No. Domestic tournaments can choose to use any approved ball, either celluloid or non-celluloid.
5) Why did ITTF make this resolution for a new plastic ball?
Celluloid is a plastic, but it is a flammable material that has restrictive international shipping and storing regulations. Celluloid was once a widely used industrial plastic, but it is no longer a common material. Table tennis balls were one of the last products on the market still made with celluloid.
6) Have table tennis balls always been made of celluloid?
No. Non-celluloid plastic balls were used in competition decades ago. And for many years, low quality recreational plastic balls have been available. But the new ITTF approved competition grade balls are a big improvement over the “toy” balls, and they also have been improved since the first prototypes were produced over a year ago.
7) What are the variations of poly balls available?
For 3-star balls, Paddle Palace has two models from Nittaku and one from DHS. One Nittaku 3-star ball is made in China and the other is made by Nittaku in Japan. The Made in China ball is the Nittaku 3* SHA 40+ ball and the Made in Japan ball is the Nittaku 3* Premium 40+ ball. The Nittaku Premium 40+ ball is made with a premium poly material that is exclusive to Nittaku. It is more durable than previous table tennis balls, and it has very consistent roundness and hardness.
The DHS 3-Star poly balls, made in China, are also available at Paddle Palace.
Nittaku has a 2-star poly ball made in Japan, the Nittaku 2-Star Superior 40+ Ball. This is an excellent lower-cost alternative to the 3-star balls. It is an excellent quality ball made with the same materials and in the same factory as the Premium 40+.
Paddle Palace also has poly practice balls in stock, from DHS and Nittaku.
8) What color is the new ball?
At this time, only white balls are available. Eventually, the new plastic balls will be available in both white and orange.
9) Will celluloid balls continue to be available?
Paddle Palace will stock celluloid balls as long as they are available. The ball manufacturers have mostly stopped making celluloid balls.
10) How does the new ball play? How does this change the game?
These are the million dollar questions! Keep checking PaddlePalace.com for more information and reviews on the new balls!
Type: poly plastic
The Nittaku PLS Top Ball 40+ is a new non-celluloid "poly practice ball" made in China.
Available in white.
This item is a box of two dozen (24) balls. Also available in a ten dozen (120 balls) bulk pack, item BNATK.
The PLS Top Ball 40+ is made in China, unlike the celluloid Top Ball 40 balls that were made in Japan. Like all practice balls, this is not an ITTF approved 3-star ball.
Type: poly plastic
This is the Nittaku 3-Star Premium celluloid balls, packaged as 10 dozen loose balls in a bulk box. (This means 10 dozen of loose balls in one box with no inner packaging). The Nittaku 3-Star Premium 40mm ball is the highest grade of Nittaku 3-Star celluloid balls. It is manufactured in Japan by Nittaku to higher specifications with higher quality material than any other ball. It stands in a classification of its own. Nittaku 3-Star Premium balls are more consistant in hardness and they last longer than any other ball in the world. Label on ball says "Premium 40, Made in Japan".
Available in White Only
Type: celluloid
New 3-star poly ball from DHS Double Happiness. Made in China. ITTF approved and legal for all ITTF sanctioned tournaments. Label on ball says DHS 40+ and "Made in China". Packaged in boxes of 6 balls. Available in white only. Official ball of World Games 2014-2016.