A device for use in a game of table tennis, comprising a flexible inflatable body having a first outer wall adapted to provide a playing surface for the game of table tennis in an inflated state of the inflatable body when in use as intended, and a second outer wall which, in the inflated state of the inflatable body , faces the first outer wall and is spaced apart therefrom, the first outer wall and the second outer wall being connected by means of a plurality of connecting fibers , whereby the inflatable body comprises a fabric layer having a first fabric layer , a second fabric layer and the plurality of connecting fibers connecting the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer to each other, wherein the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are spaced apart in the inflated state, the first outer wall comprises the first fabric layer , and the second outer wall comprises the second fabric layer , the inflatable body has a side wall connected to the first outer wall and the second outer wall such that an airtight interior of the inflatable body is formed by the first outer wall , the second outer wall and the side wall , and the inflatable body has a valve via which the interior can be inflated and deflated, wherein the device further comprises a plurality of additional connecting fibers having a first end associated with a lateral edge portion of the first fabric layer in the intended use or with a lateral edge portion of the second fabric layer in the intended use, and a second end associated with a third fabric layer provided on an inside of the side wall of the inflatable body , wherein the inflatable body is arranged in such a way that in the inflated state the additional connecting fibers run transversely with respect to the playing surface . a flexible inflatable body having a first outer wall adapted to provide a playing surface for the game of table tennis in an inflated state of the inflatable body when in use as intended, and a second outer wall which, in the inflated state of the inflatable body , faces the first outer wall and is spaced apart therefrom, the first outer wall and the second outer wall being connected by means of a plurality of connecting fibers , whereby the inflatable body comprises a fabric layer having a first fabric layer , a second fabric layer and the plurality of connecting fibers connecting the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer to each other, wherein the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer are spaced apart in the inflated state, the first outer wall comprises the first fabric layer , and the second outer wall comprises the second fabric layer , the inflatable body has a side wall connected to the first outer wall and the second outer wall such that an airtight interior of the inflatable body is formed by the first outer wall , the second outer wall and the side wall , and the inflatable body has a valve via which the interior can be inflated and deflated, wherein the device further comprises a plurality of additional connecting fibers having a first end associated with a lateral edge portion of the first fabric layer in the intended use or with a lateral edge portion of the second fabric layer in the intended use, and a second end associated with a third fabric layer provided on an inside of the side wall of the inflatable body , wherein the inflatable body is arranged in such a way that in the inflated state the additional connecting fibers run transversely with respect to the playing surface . <EOS>