Dr. Neubauer · K.O. · Medium pips

K.O. EXTREME

The most disruptive half-long pips in the range: fast, awkward and available in OX.

K.O. EXTREME is half-long (medium) pips, not long pips and not short pips. The pip length lets it destabilise the ball far more than an attacking short pips while still allowing direct hitting, which is why it works for close-table players who want to punish loopers rather than chop them down. Passive contact returns a wobbling, low ball with partial reversal; active contact produces a fast, flat drive. OX and the thinner sponges maximise disturbance and control, the 2.0 mm build adds speed. Own spin production stays low by design.

Also written as KO Extreme

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

CategoryMedium pips
Surface classPips-out
Surface frictionNot applicable
SpongeMedium sponge
Sponge hardness38°
ThicknessesOX · 1.3 mm · 1.5 mm · 1.8 mm · 2.0 mm
ColoursRed · Black
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

Speed91
Spin40
Control82
Power80
Grip30
Tackiness0
Arc45
Catapult61
Throw angle44
Elastic76
Spin sensitivity30
Short game60
Blocking70
Backhand flip55
Counterloop72
Opening loop50
Chop53
Serve45
Service receive72
Difficulty62
Beginner friendly47
Durability73

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

Disruption96 / 100
Spin reversal50 / 100
Chop control57 / 100
Attackability88 / 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

  • Strongly disruptive ball quality
  • High speed on active strokes
  • Genuinely usable for attacking

Weaknesses

  • Less forgiving on mistimed contacts

Best for

  • Close-table blockers who also want to attack
  • Disruptive attack players
  • Blocking players

Not ideal for

  • 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 79 · Spin 32 · Control 91

Black · Red · 1.3 mm

Standard · Sponged · 38°

Speed 87 · Spin 37 · Control 86

Black · Red · 1.5 mm

Standard · Sponged · 38°

Speed 91 · Spin 40 · Control 82

Black · Red · 1.8 mm

Standard · Sponged · 38°

Speed 91 · Spin 40 · Control 82

Black · Red · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · 38°

Speed 93 · Spin 41 · Control 80

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.

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