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Friendship 729 · 729 Classic · Inverted
R.I.T.C. 729-08
A faster tacky inverted covering with a livelier sponge than the classic 729 sheets. It keeps Chinese spin on opening loops while adding more direct speed from mid distance.
Official specifications
Friendship covering families and commercial editions are kept separate so sponge, hardness and regional versions do not create duplicate products.
- Official covering name
- R.I.T.C. 729-08
- Series
- 729 Classic
- Category
- Inverted
- ITTF approval code
- 27-004
- ITTF approval status
- Approval status unknown
- Published hardness
- 39° · 41°
- Hardness scale
- Chinese sponge degree (no named laboratory standard)
- Published thicknesses
- 2.1 mm · MAX
- Verified colours
- Red · Black
- Ball type
- Standard
- Sponge description
- Tension-assisted Chinese sponge
- Topsheet description
- Standard inverted topsheet
- Country of manufacture
- China
- Availability
- Currently produced
- Stock
- Stock unknown
- Last verified
- 1 August 2026
Friendship publishes sponge hardness on Chinese degree scales without a named laboratory standard. TTDNA stores each value exactly as published and never converts it to Shore A, Shore C or an ESN equivalent.
Colours are only listed when an ITTF covering entry verifies them. Red and black are never assumed.
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA values are analytical 0-100 scores derived from construction, category and verified specifications. They are never official Friendship ratings and are never shown as manufacturer values.
Physical characteristics
Playing characteristics
Variants and configurations
16 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.
Red · 2.1 mm
729-08 · Sponged · 39°
Speed 85 · Spin 91 · Control 85
Red · 2.1 mm
729-08 · Sponged · 41°
Speed 85 · Spin 91 · Control 85
Red · MAX
729-08 · Sponged · 39°
Speed 88 · Spin 92 · Control 82
Red · MAX
729-08 · Sponged · 41°
Speed 88 · Spin 92 · Control 82
Black · 2.1 mm
729-08 · Sponged · 39°
Speed 85 · Spin 91 · Control 85
Black · 2.1 mm
729-08 · Sponged · 41°
Speed 85 · Spin 91 · Control 85
Black · MAX
729-08 · Sponged · 39°
Speed 88 · Spin 92 · Control 82
Black · MAX
729-08 · Sponged · 41°
Speed 88 · Spin 92 · Control 82
Red · 2.1 mm
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 39°
Speed 87 · Spin 91 · Control 83
Red · 2.1 mm
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 41°
Speed 87 · Spin 91 · Control 83
Red · MAX
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 39°
Speed 90 · Spin 92 · Control 80
Red · MAX
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 41°
Speed 90 · Spin 92 · Control 80
Black · 2.1 mm
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 39°
Speed 87 · Spin 91 · Control 83
Black · 2.1 mm
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 41°
Speed 87 · Spin 91 · Control 83
Black · MAX
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 39°
Speed 90 · Spin 92 · Control 80
Black · MAX
729-08 Pro · Sponged · 41°
Speed 90 · Spin 92 · Control 80
Commercial editions
Editions are sold under this approved covering family and never form a separate ITTF identity.
- 729-08
- Standard · 729-08 spongeThe reference build of 729-08.
- 729-08 Pro
- Professional · 729-08 Pro spongeProfessional build with a harder sponge. Pro sets the commercial edition; the covering family is unchanged.
Surface classification
Tacky
Surface classification (grippy, slightly tacky, tacky, very tacky, pips, anti) is a TTDNA editorial classification, not an official Friendship metric.
Price
- List price
- Varies by retailer
No verified official Friendship price snapshot is stored in this import, so prices are shown as varying by retailer and are never converted between currencies.
Suitability
- Skill levels
- Advanced · Elite
- Play styles
- Topspin offense · Counter topspin · Mid distance
- Aliases
- 729-08 · RITC 729-08 · Friendship 729-08
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Known users
Offensive club and league players who want a spin-first inverted sheet on the forehand or backhand.
Friendship 729 publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.