Sauer & Tröger · Anti · Anti-spin
Blackout
A slow, low-friction anti designed for close-table blocking, strong pace reduction and pronounced spin reversal.
Blackout combines a strongly grip-reduced topsheet with an ultra-soft, linearly dampening sponge. Its primary strengths are absorbing incoming pace, keeping blocks short and returning the opponent's rotation with a disruptive trajectory.
Also written as Blackout Anti · Blackout Anti-Top · Sauer & Tröger Blackout · Sauer Troeger Blackout
Sauer & Tröger product photography is not licensed for TTDNA, so TTDNA renders its own neutral topsheet visualisation generated from verified construction data.
Official Sauer & Tröger data
Competition approval is only shown once it has been checked against the current ITTF list of authorised racket coverings. A shop listing on its own is not treated as proof, and an unverified covering is never shown as illegal. No reliable official Sauer & Tröger list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.
Construction characteristics
- Ultra-soft linearly dampening sponge
- Strongly grip-reduced anti surface
- Manufacturer claims approximately 85% reduced grip
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorially normalised 0–100 ratings. They are never an official Sauer & Tröger rating and never a conversion of the Sauer & Tröger manufacturer scale. Spin reversal is the returned rotation of the incoming ball. It is stored separately from the TTDNA spin rating, which measures the rubber's own spin production.
TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology
Sources: Sauer & Tröger official product data · Retailer spec listings — weight, sponge hardness and thickness · TTDNA ratings — derived by TableTennisDNA, not manufacturer data
Sources: Sauer & Tröger official product data · Retailer spec listings — weight, sponge hardness and thickness · TTDNA ratings — derived by TableTennisDNA, not manufacturer data
Strengths
- Very strong pace absorption
- High spin reversal
- Excellent passive-block security
- Low automatic rebound
- Available in blue
Weaknesses
- Limited active spin production
- Requires specialised racket angles
- Lower offensive flexibility than classic anti
- Not suitable for conventional inverted strokes
Best for
- Close-table anti blockers
- Players wanting maximum slowing effect
- Disruptive defensive all-rounders
Not ideal for
- Conventional topspin players
- Players wanting an attacking anti
- Beginners expecting inverted-rubber technique
Data confidence
Variants and configurations
2 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 · 1.5 mm
Standard · Sponged · Soft
Speed 28 · Spin 0 · Control 99
Black · Red · 2.0 mm
Standard · Sponged · Soft
Speed 34 · Spin 1 · Control 93
TTDNA ratings
TTDNA ratings are normalized comparison values, not laboratory measurements. They are built from published specifications, technical sources and structured product evidence, converted to one 0–100 scale. Where a directly comparable measurement is unavailable, the value is an evidence-based estimate. Overall-style scores are composites of several characteristics. Methodology
Sources: Sauer & Tröger official product data · Retailer spec listings — weight, sponge hardness and thickness · TTDNA ratings — derived by TableTennisDNA, not manufacturer data
Known users
Blockers and disruptive all-round players who kill incoming spin and change rhythm.
Sauer & Tröger 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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