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SANWEI · T88 · Inverted

T88 Speed

The hybrid sheet of the T88 family. Its surface grips without full tack, so the rubber releases the ball earlier and plays faster at distance.

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Official SANWEI specifications

Official SANWEI models collected from the current manufacturer catalogue: the Target inverted family, the Gear and T88 families, the Pistol sheet and the 388 pips families.

Series
T88
Category
Inverted
Official sponge degree
42° ±1
Hardness scale
Official SANWEI sponge degree (Chinese scale, no named standard)
Published thicknesses
2.0 mm · 2.1 mm · MAX
Published colours
Red · Black
Technologies
HYBRID TENSION · TENSION SPONGE
Country of manufacture
China
Sponge description
Hybrid tension sponge
Topsheet description
Slightly tacky hybrid top sheet
Lifecycle status
Active
Last verified
1 August 2026

Sponge degrees are published by SANWEI on the Chinese degree scale without a named laboratory standard. TTDNA stores them exactly as published, with the published tolerance, and never relabels them Shore A, Shore C or ESN.

TTDNA ratings

Speed88
Spin89
Control82
Power86
Grip79
Tackiness48
Arc80
Catapult53
Throw angle73
Elastic70
Spin sensitivity79
Short game61
Blocking65
Backhand flip79
Counterloop87
Opening loop85
Chop54
Serve81
Service receive73
Difficulty69
Beginner friendly42
Durability70

TTDNA values are analytical 0 scores derived from official specifications, construction and verified category data. They are never official SANWEI ratings and are never shown as manufacturer values.

Physical characteristics

Hardness82
Power88
Grip86
Tackiness48
Throw angle80
Catapult48
Dwell time31
Forgiveness52
Spin sensitivity50

Playing characteristics

Short game69
Serve73
Serve receive63
Opening loop81
Loop drive81
Counterloop80
Blocking76
Passive block55
Active block72
Punch block69
Flat hit69
Smash78
Flick72
Banana flick67
Chop63
Fishing55
Lobbing58
Precision64
Stability73
Consistency64
Touch54
Elasticity36
Energy return53
Durability76
Professional difficulty61
Beginner friendly50
Offensive rating80
Allround rating65
Defensive rating59

Variants and configurations

6 variants

Colour, 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 · 42° ±1

Speed 82 · Spin 86 · Control 87

Red · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 42° ±1

Speed 85 · Spin 88 · Control 85

Red · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 42° ±1

Speed 88 · Spin 89 · Control 82

Black · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · 42° ±1

Speed 82 · Spin 86 · Control 87

Black · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 42° ±1

Speed 85 · Spin 88 · Control 85

Black · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 42° ±1

Speed 88 · Spin 89 · Control 82

Surface classification

Hybrid

Surface classification (grippy, hybrid, tacky, very tacky) is a TTDNA editorial classification, not an official SANWEI metric.

Price

List price
Varies by retailer

No verified official SANWEI price snapshot is stored in this import, so prices are shown as varying by retailer. CNY and EUR prices are never converted into each other.

Playing characteristics

Skill levels
Intermediate · Advanced
Play styles
Direct offense · Topspin offense · Mid distance
Aliases
SANWEI T88 Speed · T88-Speed

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Known users

Offensive club and league players who want a spin-first inverted sheet on the forehand or backhand.

SANWEI publishes no athlete roster for this sheet, so TTDNA shows the player profile it is built for instead of invented names.

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