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SANWEI · T88 · Inverted

T88 Ultra

The hardest T88 build. It gives the family's heaviest spin on power loops but demands a full stroke to release the sponge.

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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
41° ±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
TACKY CHINESE TOP SHEET · TENSION SPONGE
Country of manufacture
China
Sponge description
Hard Chinese tension sponge
Topsheet description
Tacky Chinese 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

Speed80
Spin95
Control87
Power83
Grip95
Tackiness94
Arc74
Catapult47
Throw angle70
Elastic63
Spin sensitivity95
Short game67
Blocking66
Backhand flip84
Counterloop86
Opening loop88
Chop60
Serve93
Service receive78
Difficulty66
Beginner friendly44
Durability69

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

Hardness90
Power85
Grip99
Tackiness94
Throw angle74
Catapult42
Dwell time26
Forgiveness55
Spin sensitivity66

Playing characteristics

Short game81
Serve93
Serve receive63
Opening loop86
Loop drive80
Counterloop81
Blocking78
Passive block57
Active block72
Punch block70
Flat hit69
Smash74
Flick78
Banana flick72
Chop71
Fishing54
Lobbing57
Precision69
Stability77
Consistency68
Touch55
Elasticity31
Energy return47
Durability75
Professional difficulty61
Beginner friendly54
Offensive rating80
Allround rating69
Defensive rating64

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 · 41° ±1

Speed 74 · Spin 92 · Control 92

Red · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 41° ±1

Speed 77 · Spin 94 · Control 90

Red · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 41° ±1

Speed 80 · Spin 95 · Control 87

Black · 2.0 mm

Standard · Sponged · 41° ±1

Speed 74 · Spin 92 · Control 92

Black · 2.1 mm

Standard · Sponged · 41° ±1

Speed 77 · Spin 94 · Control 90

Black · MAX

Standard · Sponged · 41° ±1

Speed 80 · Spin 95 · Control 87

Surface classification

Very tacky

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
Advanced · Elite
Play styles
Topspin offense · Counter topspin · Mid distance
Aliases
SANWEI T88 Ultra · T88-Ultra

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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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