Brands/Donic
Germany · founded 1978
Donic table tennis equipment
German classic with Bluefire, BlueGrip and Waldner blades. Hybrid Chinese-German sponges are the current flagship for club loopers who want grip plus catapult.
DONIC Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH · Germany · 58 rubbers · 55 blades
Donic at a glance
- Legal name
- DONIC Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Founded
- 1978
- Country
- Germany
- Also known as
- DONIC Sportartikel · DONIC Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH
- Official site
- www.donic.com
About Donic table tennis equipment
Donic (DONIC Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH) was founded in Germany in 1978 and grew around Jan-Ove Waldner signature blades. The modern rubber wall is Formula tensor (Bluefire M1/M2/M3, later Bluestorm Z1/Z2/Z3) plus BlueGrip hybrids that put a tackier topsheet on Formula sponge — the German answer to players leaving Hurricane 3 for something that still grips but bounces out of the pack.
Coppa remains the classic inverted family, from older non-tensor Coppa to Coppa JO Gold and Coppa X3 tensors still re-ordered by clubs. Blades still include Waldner Senso Carbon, Waldner Senso V1.0, Appelgren allround woods and a large carbon/balsa set used in German clubs. Donic’s own 10+ style ratings are remapped here onto 0–100 so BlueGrip can sit next to Hurricane 3 and Tenergy 05 on one index.
In EU shops Donic is a mid-premium German brand: less tour-marketing than Butterfly, more hybrid experiments than Andro’s hardness grid. If a coach in Germany says “put BlueGrip on the forehand”, they mean this catalogue. Bluefire M1 is the older fast Formula answer compared with Tibhar Evolution MX-P.
BlueGrip is not a Chinese rubber. It is a German hybrid designed to feel closer to tacky Hurricane than Bluefire, without being a DHS clone. Players who want a full Chinese sponge should open the DHS or Friendship 729 pages instead.
History of Donic
Donic was founded in Germany in 1978 and built its early identity on Jan-Ove Waldner signature blades. Formula tensor (Bluefire, Bluestorm) and later BlueGrip hybrids are the rubber story of the 2000s–2020s. Waldner Senso woods remain in production.
How Donic compares
Donic BlueGrip C1/C2 vs DHS Hurricane 3 vs Tibhar Hybrid K3 is the hybrid-tacky comparison. Bluefire M1/M2/M3 vs Evolution MX-P vs Rasanter R47 is the Formula-tensor comparison. Waldner Senso woods compete with STIGA Allround Classic and Yasaka Sweden Extra as named allround-offensive blades.
Signature lines
Series pages
Who Donic is for
Players moving off Chinese tacky toward a hybrid, Waldner-style allround woods, and club loopers comparing Bluefire M1 with Evolution MX-P.
Donic FAQ
- Is Donic BlueGrip a Chinese rubber?
- No. BlueGrip is a German Donic hybrid: a tackier topsheet on Formula (tensor) sponge. It is designed to feel closer to Chinese tacky than Bluefire, without being a Hurricane clone.
- Where is Donic based?
- Germany (founded 1978). Waldner blades and Bluefire/BlueGrip rubbers are the lines European retailers stock most densely.
- Donic BlueGrip vs Bluefire — which family?
- Bluefire (M1/M2/M3) is Donic’s classic Formula tensor. BlueGrip (C1/C2 and related) is the hybrid: tackier topsheet on Formula sponge, aimed at players leaving Chinese Hurricane who still want out-of-the-pack catapult.
- What is Donic Formula rubber?
- Formula is Donic’s tensor sponge technology. Bluefire M1/M2/M3 and later Bluestorm use it. BlueGrip puts a tackier topsheet on Formula sponge as a hybrid.
- Are Donic Waldner blades still made?
- Yes. Waldner Senso Carbon and related Senso woods remain in European shop stock as allround-offensive blades with the Jan-Ove Waldner name. Shop by construction and weight.
Donic rubbers and blades in this catalogue
Factory speed, spin, control and hardness below are Donic catalogue figures remapped onto TableTennisReview’s shared 0–100 index so a Donic sheet can sit next to Butterfly, DHS or Tibhar without mixing scales. Only ITTF-approved versions stocked in European shops are listed.
Donic rubbers · 58
Donic blades · 55
Donic is a trademark of DONIC Sportartikel Vertriebs GmbH. Logos identify products in this independent catalogue.