REBOUND QUALITY AND PLAYING EXPERIENCE
The rebound is an essential element of table tennis because, in addition to player skill, it is a major factor in the quality of rallies. According to international federation guidelines, when a regulation ball is released from a height of 30 cm, its rebound must be around 23 cm. In competitions, the tables used have a rebound that is more like 26 cm. Two main criteria influence the height of a rebound: the material of the playing surface and its thickness. The indoor playing surfaces produced by Cornilleau are made using chipboard, while outdoor tables use solid-core laminate. To achieve competition-level rebounds with chipboard, you need a panel thickness of between 22 and 25 mm. Similar rebounds on a solid-core laminate panel will require a thickness of 8 to 9 mm. For outdoor tables, a solid-core laminate (HPL) panel of 5 mm offers good rebounds. It is very difficult for the casual player to see a difference in rebound quality between outdoor tables with panels of 5, 6 or 7 mm thicknesses.
Thickness of the table surface and bounce
Sport range
| Model | 100x | 200x | 300x | 400x |
| Thickness | Laminate resin 4mm | Laminate resin 5mm | Laminate resin 5mm | Laminate resin 5mm |
| Bounce | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Performance range
| Model | 500x | 600x | 700x |
| Thickness | Laminate resin 6mm | Laminate resin 7mm | Laminate resin 8mm |
| Bounce | Very good | Excellent | Competition |
Recreational range
| Model | 100 indoor | 250 indoor | 500 indoor |
| Thickness | Chipboard 19mm | Chipboard 19mm | Chipboard 22mm |
| Bounce | Good | Good | Very good |
Institutional range
| Model | 510M Outdoor | 540M Crossover | Park | 740 Longlife outdoor |
| Thickness | Laminate resin 7mm | Laminate resin 7mm | Laminate resin 9mm | Laminate resin 9mm |
| Bounce | Excellent | Excellent | Competition | Competition |
Competition range
| Model | 540 ITTF | 610 ITTF | 640 ITTF | 740 ITTF | 850 Wood ITTF |
| Thickness | Chipboard 22mm SKILTOP | Chipboard 22mm SKILTOP | Chipboard 22mm SKILTOP | Chipboard 25mm SKILTOP | Chipboard 25mm SKILTOP |
| Bounce | Competition | Competition | Competition | Competition | Competition |
LESS GLARE FOR GREATER PLAYING COMFORT
To improve outdoor playing experience and keep the sun from reflecting off the playing surface and blinding players, Cornilleau has developed anti-glare surfaces: Softmat, which reduces glare off the playing surface by a factor of 3, and Mattop, which reduces it by a factor of 10. All tables in the Sport range are equipped with Softmat playing surfaces, and those in the Performance range are equipped with Mattop surfaces.
