Nevagiva Magic Wall 2 Review
As a modern defender style player, I’ve tried a wide variety of defensive blades. I recently heard about a new Japanese brand called Nevagiva, who have expertise in blade design, so when I was offered to review their latest blade “Magic Wall 2”, I was very excited. As with any […]
Xiom Vega X Review
Xiom Vega X VEGA X – In celebration of VEGA’s 10th Anniversary Table tennis players from around the world have experienced and appreciated the “VEGA” rubber series over the past decade. VEGA made its reputation for excellent performance at reasonable price. Nevertheless, XIOM has constantly made an effort to […]
Xiom Omega VII Hyper Review
Xiom Omega VII HYPER – World’s First Hybrid Rubber You might think that this is just another OMEGA 7. But OMEGA 7 HYPER is built on unique concept with outstanding performance. It’s the rubber you’ve never experienced before. The main concept of this rubber is “HONEST GAME PLAY”. Previous […]
Xiom Omega VII Asia Review – good alternative to Tenergy 05
Xiom Omega 7 Asia is the latest rubber from Xiom for 2018. The Asia version usually refers to a high spin topsheet with firmer sponge, and this rubber is no exception. Extreme spin and high speed makes it a suitable alternative to the popular Tenergy 05. Information from Xiom: IMPROVED […]
Joola Golden Tango Review
Review of the new Joola Golden Tango, one of the rare Tacky Tensors on the market, and a rubber suitable for modern defenders, with plenty of attack potential. The new JOOLA Golden Tango is „Made in Germany“, combining the advantages of a tacky upper rubber, usually characteristic of Chinese rubbers, […]
New ABS Table Tennis Balls for 2017/2018
Plastic table tennis balls became legal for competition in 2014. Although the old celluloid balls remained legal as well, manufacturers quickly saw the writing on the wall, and started phasing out celluloid balls. As well as a change from celluloid to plastic, the ITTF imposed a requirement (with no apparent […]
Tibhar Aurus Prime & Aurus Select review
Tibhar is about to release two new rubbers in July 2017, the Aurus Prime and the Aurus Select. As Tibhar Australia distributor I received some sample before the release date, which I felt justified a detailed review. Tibhar did not ask this off me, so I’m giving my honest review, […]
Tibhar MX-P Review – great alternative for Tenergy 80
The Evolution series is Tibhar’s most successful line of professional rubbers, and still the most popular alternative to the Butterfly Tenergy series to date. The Tibhar Evolution MX-P, the fastest in the Evolution series is reviewed here. Manufacturer’s info: This version confers the highest dynamic and thus makes MX-P the […]
Victas Quartet AFC – most hi-tech composite blade on the market?
One of the latest blades from Victas, used by Koki Niwa himself, would have to be one of the most hi-tech blades on the market. It has 4 composite layers, 2 on either side, and each designed for different and a specific purpose. Here is the manufacturer’s info, plus addition […]
Darker Liberta Synergy – new composite blade for Darker 2017
It’s not often that Darker bring out new blades, so when they told me they’re sending me a sample (which is quite unusual these days for any manufacturer) I was super excited! Nice metal tags on both the forehand side, and the base of the blade. J.T.T.A.A approved. I’m unsure […]
