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Friendship 729 · 729 Classic · Inverted
R.I.T.C. 729 Higher
A tacky inverted covering with a higher throw than the classic 729. The steeper arc helps looping against backspin and from slightly further back.
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 Higher
- Series
- 729 Classic
- Category
- Inverted
- ITTF approval code
- No numeric code listed
- ITTF approval status
- Approval status unknown
- Published hardness
- 39°
- 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 · 39°
Speed 74 · Spin 88 · Control 94
Red · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 77 · Spin 90 · Control 92
Red · MAX
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 80 · Spin 91 · Control 89
Black · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 74 · Spin 88 · Control 94
Black · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 77 · Spin 90 · Control 92
Black · MAX
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 80 · Spin 91 · Control 89
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
- Topspin offense · Controlled offense · Mid distance
- Aliases
- 729 Higher · RITC 729 Higher · Friendship 729 Higher
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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.