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Sword · Pips Line · Long pips

Scylla III

Scylla III is stored as a separate generation and is never merged with Scylla or Scylla II. Generated spin and spin reversal are separate ratings, and neither is inferred from the other.

Approval listed onlyPips-outListed in the Sword approval inventoryMarket status unknownMade in China

Also listed as: Scylla 3 · Sword Scylla III · Sword Scylla 3 · Sword Scylla III

Specifications and evidence

CategoryLong pips
SurfacePips-out
SpongeStandard sponge
Sponge hardnessMedium (TTDNA band)
Hardness scaleNo published manufacturer scale
ThicknessStandard sheet range
Rubber coloursBlack · Red
Country of manufactureChina
Approval nameScylla III
Approval ID24-014
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
42
Spin
26
Control
85
Arc
19
Hardness
30
Tackiness
3
Block
77
Durability
80
Throw angleLow
Play stylesLong-pips defence · Chopping · Spin reversal
Recommended sideBackhand
Speed classDEF · DEF+
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.

Short and long pips behave differently: short pips hit flat and generate some spin of their own, while long pips mainly return the incoming spin. Generated spin and spin reversal are separate ratings.

TTDNA ratings

Speed42
Spin26
Control85
Power41
Grip21
Tackiness6
Arc19
Catapult38
Throw angle27
Elastic40
Spin sensitivity19
Short game77
Blocking75
Backhand flip49
Counterloop43
Opening loop36
Chop74
Serve38
Service receive81
Difficulty35
Beginner friendly71
Durability80

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 · whether OX is the only current option · verified pimple geometry
Naming and classificationOnly Scylla III is verified in the approval inventory; earlier generations remain hidden research candidates.
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 42 · Spin 26 · Control 85

Known users

Defenders, choppers and disruptive blockers who rely on spin reversal rather than their own topspin.

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 Pips Line family

Short pips

Long Can

A Sword short-pips rubber. Despite the name, Long Can is a short-pips sheet and is never classified as long pips.

Short pips

Dance

A Sword short-pips rubber recorded from the approval inventory as Dance.

Long pips

Venom

A Sword long-pips rubber focused on defensive variation and spin reversal.

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

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