Haifu · Blue Whale · Inverted
Blue Whale III
Blue Whale III is the generation most players mean when they say Blue Whale. The strongly tacky topsheet produces very heavy spin on brushed contact, and the sponge is tuned to give a dynamic response once the stroke is fully committed. Editions are structured properties of this single identity: the commercial sheet is untuned, while provincial and national sheets are recorded as factory tuned. No approval is inherited by an edition.
Also listed as: Blue Whale 3 · BlueWhale III · Haifu Blue Whale III · 蓝鲸三
Specifications and evidence
Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A commercial listing is not proof of current ITTF legality, and an approval listing is not proof of current production. Approval is never inherited by an edition, and no expiry date is invented.
Market status describes current commercial availability only. A sold-out button or a low-stock warning is a stock state, not a discontinuation, and where availability could not be verified it stays unknown.
Haifu states sponge hardness on its own degree scale. Those values are preserved verbatim and are never converted to an ESN degree.
No reliable official Haifu list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
TTDNA core profile
- Speed
- 80
- Spin
- 95
- Control
- 83
- Arc
- 63
- Hardness
- 39
- Tackiness
- 6
- Block
- 74
- Durability
- 74
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Haifu measurements and are never a conversion of the Haifu manufacturer scale.
Haifu also sells glues and boosters such as Sea Moon and the Blue Whale glue and booster products. Those are not rubbers, so they are excluded from this catalogue rather than mixed into rubber filters or comparisons.
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Haifu measurements and are never a conversion of the Haifu manufacturer scale.
Editions and factory tuning
| Edition | Official label | Factory tuning | Sponge hardness | Covered by approval | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Blue Whale III commercial | Untuned | 39° | Standard | Partially verified · Established specialist retailer listing |
| Provincial | Blue Whale III provincial | Factory tuned | 40° | Standard | Partially verified · Established specialist retailer listing |
| National | Blue Whale III national | Factory tuned | 41° | Standard | Partially verified · Established specialist retailer listing |
| Training | Blue Whale III training | Untuned | 37° | Standard | Partially verified · Established specialist retailer listing |
Commercial, provincial, national and training editions are structured properties of one canonical product, never separate records. Factory tuning is stored per edition and is never inferred from an edition name, and an edition never inherits the commercial version's approval.
Factory tuning status is a separate fact from the edition level. Where no source states whether a sheet leaves the factory tuned, the status stays unknown rather than being assumed.
Strengths
- Extremely heavy spin
- Wide edition range for different levels
Weaknesses
- Slow on passive contact
- Edition availability varies by region
Best for
- Advanced forehand loopers
- Chinese-system training
Not ideal for
- Beginners
- Backhand-driven flat hitters
Data confidence
Generations are never merged automatically. Blue Whale I, II and III, White Shark I, II and III, and Pirates 07 and 08 are separate records, and no specification is copied between them.
Variants and configurations
4 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.
Black · Red · 1.8 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 76 · Spin 92 · Control 87
Black · Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 80 · Spin 95 · Control 83
Black · Red · 2.1 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 80 · Spin 95 · Control 83
Black · Red · 2.2 mm
Standard · Sponged · 39°
Speed 82 · Spin 96 · Control 81
Known users
Offensive club and league players who want a spin-first inverted sheet on the forehand or backhand.
Haifu publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.
Rest of the Blue Whale family
Blue Whale I
The original tacky Blue Whale: a Chinese forehand sheet built around heavy spin and a controllable, spin-led arc.
InvertedBlue Whale II
The second-generation Blue Whale, with a firmer sponge and a faster, more direct response than the first version.
Family membership groups related names. It never means shared construction, and family members are never merged into one record.
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