TableTennisDNA

Sword · Attack Line · Inverted

Maze

Maze is a canonical Sword identity. Retailer suffixes attached to the name are not treated as separate rubbers until a materially different topsheet or approval identity is proven.

Approval listed onlyGrippy to mildly tackyListed in the Sword approval inventoryMarket status unknownMade in China

Also listed as: Sword Maze · SWORD Maze · Sword Maze

Specifications and evidence

CategoryInverted
SurfaceGrippy to mildly tacky
SpongeSword sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Hardness scaleNo published manufacturer scale
ThicknessStandard sheet range
Rubber coloursBlack · Red
Country of manufactureChina
Approval nameMaze
Approval ID24-002
Approval coloursNot recorded
Approval statusListed in the Sword approval inventory
Approval verifiedCurrent list
Market statusMarket status unknown
Market status verifiedCurrent
Market sourceNo verified current source
List priceVaries by retailer

Approval evidence and market availability are recorded separately. A name listed by an approval source is not proof that the rubber is currently on sale, and a rubber on sale is not proof of a current approval. Approval is never inherited by a suffix or edition, and no expiry date is invented.

Market status describes current commercial availability only. Where it could not be verified it stays unknown rather than being guessed from a shop listing.

Printed hardness values are manufacturer figures on the maker's own scale. A printed Chinese degree is not assumed to equal an ESN degree, and no hardness is inferred from a product code or a sponge colour.

No reliable official Sword list price is published per region, so no price is shown rather than an invented one.

TTDNA core profile

Speed
76
Spin
88
Control
85
Arc
58
Hardness
52
Tackiness
6
Block
73
Durability
75
Throw angleMedium
Play stylesTopspin attack · Spin variation
Recommended sideForehand · Backhand
Speed classOFF- · OFF
LevelIntermediate · Advanced

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Sword measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

TTDNA ratings

Speed76
Spin88
Control85
Power74
Grip81
Tackiness60
Arc58
Catapult49
Throw angle61
Elastic63
Spin sensitivity84
Short game67
Blocking69
Backhand flip80
Counterloop82
Opening loop80
Chop61
Serve83
Service receive77
Difficulty59
Beginner friendly50
Durability72

TTDNA values are TTDNA's own editorial 0–100 ratings. They are not official Sword measurements, not laboratory data and not a conversion of any retailer score.

Data confidence

Verification tierApproval listed only
Specification confidenceMedium
Editorial confidenceMedium
Unresolved fieldscurrent commercial variants · verified thicknesses · verified sponge hardness · current approved colours · current market status
Source prioritycurrent_official_sword_product_page_or_catalogue → current_official_sword_technical_sheet → current_authorised_sword_distributor → latest_currently_valid_ittf_racket_covering_list → larc_listing → official_product_packaging → established_specialist_retailer → archived_official_or_distributor_page → independent_specialist_test → multi_source_review_consensus → community_discussion → marketplace_listing
Last checked3 August 2026

Generations are never merged automatically. Paladin II and Scylla III are their own records, and no specification is copied between generations of the same name.

Variants and configurations

1 variant

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.

Black · Red · Standard sheet range

Standard · Sponged · Medium (TTDNA band)

Speed 76 · Spin 88 · Control 85

Known users

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

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

Rest of the Attack Line family

Inverted

Break

An inverted Sword rubber listed in the approval inventory as Break; its current commercial specification still needs verification.

Inverted

Zeus

An inverted Sword rubber positioned as a fast attacking sheet in the approval inventory.

Inverted

Ares

An inverted Sword attacking rubber recorded from the approval inventory as Ares.

Family membership groups related names. It never means shared construction, and family members are never merged into one record.

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