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Friendship 729 · 729 Classic · Inverted
R.I.T.C. 729 Faster
A slightly tacky inverted covering tuned for speed rather than maximum grip. It gives a flatter, faster ball than the classic 729 sheets while keeping usable spin.
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 Faster
- Series
- 729 Classic
- Category
- Inverted
- ITTF approval code
- No numeric code listed
- ITTF approval status
- Approval status unknown
- Published hardness
- 40°
- 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
- Standard 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 · 40°
Speed 79 · Spin 84 · Control 90
Red · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 40°
Speed 82 · Spin 86 · Control 88
Red · MAX
Standard · Sponged · 40°
Speed 85 · Spin 87 · Control 85
Black · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 40°
Speed 79 · Spin 84 · Control 90
Black · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 40°
Speed 82 · Spin 86 · Control 88
Black · MAX
Standard · Sponged · 40°
Speed 85 · Spin 87 · Control 85
Surface classification
Slightly 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
- Direct offense · Topspin offense · Mid distance
- Aliases
- 729 Faster · RITC 729 Faster · Friendship 729 Faster
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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.