Dr. Neubauer · Tornado · Short pips

Tornado Supreme

The fastest spin-capable short pips in the range: an offensive rubber for hitting and looping close to the table.

Tornado Supreme is the attacking flagship of the short-pips line. It generates real spin for a pips-out rubber, so opening against backspin and spinny counter-drives are both realistic, while the flat hit keeps the low, direct trajectory that makes pips awkward to return. It is an offensive rubber first: reversal is low and classical away-from-table defence is not its purpose. Thicker sponge raises the speed ceiling, thinner sponge makes the block calmer.

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

CategoryShort pips
Surface classPips-out
Surface frictionNot applicable
SpongeMedium sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Thicknesses1.3 mm · 1.5 mm · 1.8 mm · 2.0 mm · 2.2 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

Speed97
Spin86
Control84
Power88
Grip65
Tackiness0
Arc78
Catapult62
Throw angle73
Elastic79
Spin sensitivity69
Short game60
Blocking69
Backhand flip78
Counterloop91
Opening loop84
Chop52
Serve73
Service receive73
Difficulty67
Beginner friendly43
Durability72

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

Disruption52 / 100
Spin reversal18 / 100
Chop control55 / 100
Attackability97 / 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

  • High speed on active strokes
  • Genuinely usable for attacking

Best for

  • Close-table hitters and counter-attackers
  • Close-table attack players
  • Counter-hitting players

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 · 1.3 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 93 · Spin 83 · Control 88

Black · Red · 1.5 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 97 · Spin 86 · Control 84

Black · Red · 1.8 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 97 · Spin 86 · Control 84

Black · Red · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 97 · Spin 86 · Control 84

Black · Red · 2.2 mm

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 99 · Spin 87 · Control 82

Known users

Fast-block and hitting players — pen-hold forehands and close-to-table backhands that punish topspin early.

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 Tornado family

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