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Friendship 729 · Pips · Short pips
R.I.T.C. 802-1
A faster variant of the 802 geometry approved as its own covering. It hits flatter and quicker than the original 802 while keeping short-pips control.
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. 802-1
- Series
- Pips
- Category
- Short pips
- 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
- 1.5 mm · 1.8 mm · 2.0 mm
- Verified colours
- Red · Black
- Ball type
- Standard
- Sponge description
- Standard sponge
- Topsheet description
- Standard pimpled 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
Pips characteristics
Spin reversal is the returned rotation of the incoming ball. It is a separate value from the TTDNA spin rating, which measures own spin production.
- Disruption
- 60
- Spin reversal
- 32
- Attackability
- 86
- Chop control
- 62
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 · 1.5 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 76 · Spin 57 · Control 93
Red · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 79 · Spin 59 · Control 91
Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 82 · Spin 60 · Control 88
Black · 1.5 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 76 · Spin 57 · Control 93
Black · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 79 · Spin 59 · Control 91
Black · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 82 · Spin 60 · Control 88
Surface classification
Short pips
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
- Close to table · Hitting · Blocking
- Aliases
- 802-1 · 802 1 · RITC 802-1 · Friendship 802-1
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Known users
Fast-block and hitting players — pen-hold forehands and close-to-table backhands that punish topspin early.
Friendship 729 publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.