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What is the name of the board/wall/plank that keeps table tennis balls from running too far away from the table? In this image, it is the purple and red board/wall/plank around the playing area that has "LIEBHERR" on it.

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These are known as "barriers." For more information on barriers, refer here.

A preferred brand of table tennis barriers is Stiga:

stiga barrier

Here is an example of Stiga barriers being used during an informal competition:

stiga barriers at competition

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  • Source: All About Table Tennis
    – user16493
    Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 14:09
  • Author's note: It is not my source, but the aforementioned source did lead to providing this answer.
    – user16112
    Commented Dec 20, 2018 at 14:54
  • Thank you! I didn't find any mention of them when googling using the word 'equipment'. Now I know :)
    – longtry
    Commented Dec 22, 2018 at 0:31

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