TTDNA renders its own neutral topsheet visualisation for this brand, generated from verified construction data.
Friendship 729 · 729 Classic · Inverted
R.I.T.C. 729-40S
The soft version of the 40-series tacky covering. It trades top-end speed for dwell time and control, which makes short play and opening loops easier.
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. 729-40S
- Series
- 729 Classic
- Category
- Inverted
- ITTF approval code
- No numeric code listed
- ITTF approval status
- Approval status unknown
- Published hardness
- 38°
- Hardness scale
- Chinese sponge degree (no named laboratory standard)
- Published thicknesses
- 2.0 mm · 2.1 mm · MAX
- Verified colours
- Red · Black
- Ball type
- Standard
- Sponge description
- Soft 40-series sponge
- Topsheet description
- Standard inverted topsheet
- Country of manufacture
- China
- Availability
- Legacy, still sold
- 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
6 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 · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 38°
Speed 72 · Spin 86 · Control 96
Red · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 38°
Speed 75 · Spin 88 · Control 94
Red · MAX
Standard · Sponged · 38°
Speed 78 · Spin 89 · Control 91
Black · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 38°
Speed 72 · Spin 86 · Control 96
Black · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 38°
Speed 75 · Spin 88 · Control 94
Black · MAX
Standard · Sponged · 38°
Speed 78 · Spin 89 · Control 91
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
- Intermediate · Advanced
- Play styles
- Controlled offense · Topspin offense · Close to table
- Aliases
- 729-40S · RITC 729-40S · Friendship 729-40S
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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.