Dr. Neubauer · K.O. · Medium pips
K.O.
The original half-long pips K.O.: controlled disturbance with thick-sponge attacking builds only.
K.O. is the classic half-long pips of the family and is offered only in the thicker attacking sponges. That combination gives a controlled, forgiving rubber that still returns a flat and irregular ball. It is slower than the PRO and EXTREME versions and easier to keep on the table, which makes it a sensible starting point for players moving from short pips into medium pips.
Also written as KO
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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
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.
TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology
Sources: Dr. Neubauer official product data · Retailer spec listings — weight, sponge hardness and thickness · TTDNA ratings — derived by TableTennisDNA, not manufacturer data
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
- Strongly disruptive ball quality
- Very high control for its category
Best for
- Close-table blockers who also want to attack
- Disruptive attack players
- Blocking players
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
2 variantsColour, 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 · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 78 · Spin 39 · Control 95
Black · Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)
Speed 84 · Spin 43 · Control 89
Known users
All-round players who want pips that mix blocking and hitting with some spin of their own.
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 K.O. family
69 Dr. Neubauer models in TTDNA · Compare the range