Avantgarde 3-star table tennis balls, are excellent for the advanced leisure game as well as intensive training. The package includes 6 balls: 3 balls in the most common color – white and 3 balls in orange for better visibility through more color contrast. Diameter: ø 40mm, in the new Poly 40+ quality. Since July 2014, the classic celluloid balls have been replaced by the new plastic balls in ITTF tournaments and then gradually into the most high-level leagues. Plastic balls are environmentally friendly and have comparable playing properties to conventional celluloid balls. They are distinguished from standard balls, by the imprint “40+”. The table tennis ball production by Schildkröt goes back very far. As early as 1896, the so-called Blas-Press method was developed by Schildkröt in Mannheim, after which the balls are still produced today. No other brand is so connected to the table tennis ball as Schildkröt. Donic enjoys a worldwide reputation in the table tennis competition segment and is a supplier to many of the well-known top players. The traditional german brand Schildkröt has been established on the market for over 100 years and is considered the inventor of the table tennis ball. Donic-Schildkröt is nowadays, the undisputed leader in leisure table tennis in Central Europe.