Dr. Neubauer · K.O. · Medium pips

K.O. PRO

The most versatile K.O.: half-long pips with a very wide sponge range from 0.6 mm to 2.0 mm.

K.O. PRO covers the whole spectrum of half-long-pips play through its sponge range. At 0.6 mm it behaves close to a disruptive defensive rubber — short, wobbling returns with strong reversal for the category — while at 1.8 and 2.0 mm it becomes a genuine close-table attacking rubber. The pip structure is half-long, so it is filed as medium pips and not as long pips regardless of the sponge chosen.

Also written as KO 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

CategoryMedium pips
Surface classPips-out
Surface frictionNot applicable
SpongeMedium sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Thicknesses0.6 mm · 1.0 mm · 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

Speed87
Spin44
Control88
Power78
Grip33
Tackiness0
Arc50
Catapult59
Throw angle48
Elastic73
Spin sensitivity33
Short game66
Blocking74
Backhand flip58
Counterloop72
Opening loop54
Chop58
Serve48
Service receive78
Difficulty59
Beginner friendly50
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

Disruption90 / 100
Spin reversal47 / 100
Chop control63 / 100
Attackability90 / 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
  • Very high control for its category
  • Genuinely usable for attacking

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
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

6 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 · 0.6 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 83 · Spin 41 · Control 92

Black · Red · 1.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 87 · Spin 44 · Control 88

Black · Red · 1.3 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 87 · Spin 44 · Control 88

Black · Red · 1.5 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 87 · Spin 44 · Control 88

Black · Red · 1.8 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 87 · Spin 44 · Control 88

Black · Red · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 89 · Spin 45 · Control 86

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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