I searched the internet for an oval tablecloth, and thought I'd struck gold when I found this inexpensive tablecloth for a long oval table. When you type in oval tablecloth into the search bar, this is one of the options. There is nothing that states that this is an oblong tablecloth, not an oval. It's a great tablecloth for an oblong table, and since I was in dire straights for a tablecloth, I tucked the oblong ends under and made do. I would have rated it much higher had it only been oval!