Double Fish · DF Pips · Short pips

DF26

DF26 is a short-pips rubber and a separate canonical product from DF16. No speed hierarchy between the two is stated, because no source establishing one could be verified, and variants are never copied between them.

Approval listed onlyPips-outListed in the Double Fish approval inventoryMarket status unknownMade in China

Also listed as: DF 26 · DF-26 · Double Fish DF26

Specifications and evidence

CategoryShort pips
SurfacePips-out
SpongeStandard sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Hardness scaleNo published manufacturer scale
ThicknessStandard sheet range
Rubber coloursBlack · Red
Country of manufactureChina
Approval nameDF26
Approval ID23-020
Approval coloursNot recorded
Approval statusListed in the Double Fish approval inventory
Approval verifiedCurrent list
Market statusMarket status unknown
Market status verifiedCurrent
Market sourceNo verified current source
List priceVaries by retailer

Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A name listed by an approval source is not proof that the rubber is currently on sale, and a rubber on sale is not proof of a current approval. Approval is never inherited by a suffix or edition, and no expiry date is invented.

Market status describes current commercial availability only. Where it could not be verified it stays unknown rather than being guessed from a shop listing.

Printed hardness values are manufacturer figures on the maker's own scale. A printed Chinese degree is not assumed to equal an ESN degree, and no hardness is inferred from a product code or a sponge colour.

No reliable official Double Fish list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.

TTDNA core profile

Speed
86
Spin
55
Control
78
Arc
32
Hardness
45
Tackiness
4
Block
70
Durability
73
Throw angleLow
Play stylesActive short-pips attack · Fast blocking · Punching · Flat countering
Recommended sideBackhand · Forehand
Speed classALL+ · OFF
LevelIntermediate · Advanced

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Double Fish measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

Short and long pips behave differently: short pips hit flat and generate some spin of their own, while long pips mainly return the incoming spin. Generated spin and spin reversal are separate ratings.

TTDNA ratings

Speed86
Spin55
Control78
Power82
Grip45
Tackiness16
Arc32
Catapult54
Throw angle37
Elastic70
Spin sensitivity45
Short game59
Blocking64
Backhand flip61
Counterloop74
Opening loop54
Chop52
Serve55
Service receive69
Difficulty66
Beginner friendly44
Durability73

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Double Fish measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

Data confidence

Verification tierApproval listed only
Specification confidenceMedium
Editorial confidenceMedium
Unresolved fieldscurrent commercial variants · verified thicknesses · verified sponge hardness · current approved colours · current market status · playing-profile difference from DF16
Source prioritycurrent_official_double_fish_product_page_or_catalogue → current_official_double_fish_technical_sheet → current_authorised_double_fish_distributor → latest_currently_valid_ittf_racket_covering_list → official_product_packaging → established_specialist_retailer → archived_official_or_distributor_page → independent_specialist_test → multi_source_review_consensus → community_discussion → marketplace_listing
Last checked3 August 2026

Variants and configurations

1 variant

Colour, thickness and configuration are variants of one model — never separate products. Colour never changes a rating, MAX and OX stay qualitative labels, and OX carries no sponge hardness.

Black · Red · Standard sheet range

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 86 · Spin 55 · Control 78

Known users

Fast-block and hitting players — pen-hold forehands and close-to-table backhands that punish topspin early.

Double Fish publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.

Rest of the DF Pips family

Family membership groups related names. It never means shared construction, and family members are never merged into one record.

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