Dr. Neubauer · A-B-S · Anti-topspin
A-B-S 3 Pro
The attacking version of the third A-B-S generation: a frictionless anti surface that keeps very high reversal while allowing more active hitting.
A-B-S 3 Pro is a frictionless anti-topspin rubber built on Dr. Neubauer's A-B-S dampening sponge. Used passively it absorbs pace and returns the opponent's own rotation, which reads as heavy backspin against a loop. Used actively it is faster and more direct than the standard A-B-S 3, so a punch block or a flat drive can be played without losing the deadening character. It produces very little spin of its own; the effect comes from reversal and from the change of pace, not from the topsheet gripping the ball. A thinner sponge sharpens the disruption and control, a thicker sponge adds speed at the cost of a little absorption.
Also written as ABS 3 Pro · A-B-S III Pro
Dr. Neubauer product photography is not licensed for TTDNA, so TTDNA renders its own neutral topsheet visualisation generated from verified construction data.
Official Dr. Neubauer data
Approval status follows the Dr. Neubauer catalogue check recorded on the date shown. Dr. Neubauer sells its competition range as ITTF-approved coverings; any covering the catalogue lists as training-only is shown as not ITTF approved. No reliable official Dr. Neubauer list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA ratings
Confidence: Medium-high
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorially normalised 0–100 ratings. They are never an official Dr. Neubauer rating and never a conversion of the Dr. Neubauer manufacturer scale.
Effect profile
Spin reversal is the returned rotation of the incoming ball. It is stored separately from the TTDNA spin rating, which measures the rubber's own spin production.
Strengths
- Very high spin reversal on passive contacts
- Strongly disruptive ball quality
- Very high control for its category
- Absorbs almost all incoming pace
Weaknesses
- Produces essentially no spin of its own
- Limited speed; points have to be won by placement
- No currently verified official thickness selector
Best for
- Players who disrupt rather than out-spin opponents
- Defensive players
- Blocking players
- Disruptive players
Not ideal for
- Players expecting the rubber to generate its own spin
- Players who want to hit through opponents
- Players who dislike an unpredictable return from their own racket
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
1 variantColour, 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 55 · Spin 0 · Control 89
Known users
Blockers and disruptive all-round players who kill incoming spin and change rhythm.
Dr. Neubauer publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.
Rest of the A-B-S family
A-B-S 3
The third-generation frictionless anti, tuned for maximum absorption and reversal in passive close-table defence.
Anti-topspinA-B-S 2 PRO
The most attack-friendly second-generation A-B-S: a frictionless anti with noticeably more speed than the standard version.
Anti-topspinA-B-S 2 EVO
A refined second-generation A-B-S with a very high reversal ceiling and a slightly more controlled response than the PRO version.
Anti-topspinA-B-S 2 SOFT
The softest A-B-S 2 build: maximum absorption and touch for players who defend and place rather than attack.
Anti-topspinA-B-S 2
The standard second-generation frictionless anti: strong reversal, heavy absorption and a calm, predictable block.
Anti-topspinA-B-S
The original A-B-S: the frictionless anti that established the family's absorb-and-reverse character.
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