Dr. Neubauer · Desperado · Long pips

Desperado Reloaded

The highest-reversal long pips in the range, offered in four colours and with a blue 0.5 mm dampening sponge.

Desperado Reloaded is built for maximum spin reversal. Against a heavy loop it returns very heavy backspin with little effort, and it remains stable when chopping away from the table. The slow build with the blue 0.5 mm dampening sponge is a variant of this product, not a second model; it is slower, shorter and even more deceptive. Own spin production is minimal — the danger is entirely in what the rubber does with the opponent's rotation.

Also written as Desperado Reloaded Slow

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

CategoryLong pips
Surface classPips-out
Surface frictionNot applicable
SpongeLong-pips sponge · blue 0.5 mm dampening version available
Sponge hardness36°
ThicknessesOX · 0.5 mm dampening · 0.6 mm · 1.0 mm · 1.3 mm
ColoursRed · Black · Green · Blue
Competition statusITTF approved
Approval checked2 August 2026
PriceVaries by retailer

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

Speed55
Spin24
Control92
Power53
Grip18
Tackiness0
Arc38
Catapult43
Throw angle37
Elastic49
Spin sensitivity16
Short game78
Blocking78
Backhand flip50
Counterloop50
Opening loop41
Chop73
Serve37
Service receive86
Difficulty41
Beginner friendly65
Durability78

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

Disruption92 / 100
Spin reversal91 / 100
Chop control88 / 100
Attackability74 / 100

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
  • Stable when chopping

Weaknesses

  • Own spin production is minimal by design
  • Limited speed; points have to be won by placement

Best for

  • Players who disrupt rather than out-spin opponents
  • Defensive players
  • Disruptive players
  • Blocking players

Not ideal for

  • Players who want to loop with this side of the blade
  • Players who want to hit through opponents
  • Players who dislike an unpredictable return from their own racket

Data confidence

ConfidenceMedium-high
ReferenceDr. Neubauer official product page
Source prioritydr_neubauer_official_product_page → dr_neubauer_official_category_page → current_ittf_larc_approval_list → official_regional_dr_neubauer_page → specialist_retailer → independent_expert_review → community_feedback
Last checked2 August 2026

Variants and configurations

5 variants

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 · OX

Standard · No sponge (OX) · Topsheet only

Speed 43 · Spin 16 · Control 100

Black · Red · 0.5 mm dampening

Standard · Sponged · 36°

Speed 51 · Spin 21 · Control 96

Black · Red · 0.6 mm

Standard · Sponged · 36°

Speed 55 · Spin 24 · Control 92

Black · Red · 1.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · 36°

Speed 55 · Spin 24 · Control 92

Black · Red · 1.3 mm

Standard · Sponged · 36°

Speed 57 · Spin 25 · Control 90

Known users

Defenders, choppers and disruptive blockers who rely on spin reversal rather than their own topspin.

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 Desperado family

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