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I've always wondered where the different terminology comes from. As far as I know, most people in my region (South Australia) call them bats.

What do you call them in your region?

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We use bats for table tennis and rackets for badminton...

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Here is what I mistakenly answered in another thread:



Now to add to that for this question.

Racket is usually reserved for the regulatory and commercial table tennis ecosystem from the ITTF to the manufacturers.

I use racquet for other sports' implements, usually with strings attached. (Tennis, squash, badminton to name but a few). I have, however, heard people in these parts use racquet for table tennis at least occasionally.

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I think bat is pretty much universal in Aus. I’ve lived and played in Vic, NSW and Qld. Rarely but occasionally heard it referred to as a racquet, usually by a newcomer to the sport. Never paddle.

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According to Wikipedia;

"The ITTF uses the term "racket",[27] though "bat" is common in Britain, and "paddle" in the U.S. and Canada."

Makes you wonder why the ITTF would use a term that's not the most common in the biggest English-speaking countries.

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Table tennis shops in Britain usually use "blade".

A lot of local league players I speak to use "bat" and don't make up their own setup and generally aren't that interested in equipment.

My dad and I most frequently use the word "paddle" with "racket" coming in second place.

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Really? So what do they call a bat without rubbers?

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Indonesia use "bet", or "bet kosongan / telanjang" (empty / naked) for blade without rubber.

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I’m Canadian, most people I know call it a racket.

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Racquet

(Hehe, how do you spell "yogurt"? )

I have one friend who fences, and he laughs at the word blade in table tennis terms (I didn't say he was a close friend). But, the most common typo on the fora is "balde" instead of "blade", and I half jokingly feel that that would be a good new word for the wooden bit. No rubber, and no confusion with swords, except from the one company that calls itself Sword.

But completely clothed, it's a bat.

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I use the spelling 'racket' because that is how the ITTF spell. it.

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My UK experience is always "bat" for the full setup and blade when no rubbers attached

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