Brands/Stiga
Sweden · founded 1944
STIGA table tennis equipment
Swedish institution since 1944. Clipper Wood and the DNA rubber line still sit in countless club bags; Carbonado and Infinity cover the fibre side.
STIGA Sports AB · Eskilstuna, Sweden · founded by Stig Hjelmqvist · 67 rubbers · 42 blades
Stiga at a glance
- Legal name
- STIGA Sports AB
- Headquarters
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Founded
- 1944 · Stig Hjelmqvist
- Country
- Sweden
- Also known as
- STIGA Sports AB
- Official site
- www.stigasports.com
- Encyclopedia
- Wikipedia
About Stiga table tennis equipment
STIGA Sports AB traces table tennis production to 1944 in Eskilstuna, Sweden (the Stig Hjelmqvist line). Head office and much blade manufacturing remain in Eskilstuna. Clipper Wood — a 7-ply all-wood OFF — is one of the longest-running competition blades still sold new in Europe. Allround Classic and the Azalea series cover the control side.
DNA is STIGA’s German-made tensor family (Platinum, Pro, Hybrid and hardness steps), the first time the Swedish wood brand had a modern tensor wall of its own. Carbonado 45 / 90 (with a distinctive carbon layup) and Infinity VPS V are the fibre offensive woods. Truls Möregårdh’s World Tour visibility has put STIGA blades back in photographs, but the club catalogue is still Clipper + DNA for most EU shops.
STIGA also sells a huge recreational-table business; this site only reviews competition rubbers and blades with factory specs. Prices sit mid-pack: woods are often cheaper than equivalent Japanese fibre, DNA competes with Andro Rasanter and Tibhar Evolution. DNA tensors are German-made; many competition blades are still Swedish-made — each product page lists made-in.
Clipper Wood is still a current blade, not a vintage reissue. Shop it as a 7-ply all-wood OFF by weight and handle, not only as a nostalgia name. Allround Classic remains a coaching default for European beginners who should not start on carbon.
History of Stiga
STIGA’s table tennis line begins in 1944 in Eskilstuna with Stig Hjelmqvist. Clipper Wood became one of the world’s longest-running 7-ply competition blades. DNA tensors (German-made) gave the Swedish wood brand a modern inverted wall. Truls Möregårdh’s 2020s results put STIGA back in World Tour photos.
How Stiga compares
STIGA Clipper Wood vs other 7-ply OFF woods, DNA Platinum/Pro/Hybrid vs Andro Rasanter and Tibhar Evolution, Carbonado vs Butterfly ALC/ZLC. DNA is German-made; Clipper is the Swedish wood identity. Recreational STIGA tables are out of scope here.
Signature lines
Series pages
Who Stiga is for
Players who want a Swedish 7-ply (Clipper), DNA tensor shoppers, and allrounders on Allround Classic / Azalea who need a published control sheet.
Stiga FAQ
- Where is STIGA table tennis made?
- STIGA Sports is headquartered in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Many competition blades are still Swedish-made; DNA rubbers are German-made tensors. Each product page lists made-in.
- Is Clipper Wood still a current blade?
- Yes. Clipper Wood remains in production as a 7-ply all-wood offensive blade and is one of the most stocked STIGA woods in European shops.
- Are STIGA DNA rubbers made in Sweden?
- No. DNA tensors (Platinum, Pro, Hybrid) are German-made. Many STIGA competition blades, including Clipper Wood, still come from the Swedish Eskilstuna line. Each product page lists made-in.
- What blade does Truls Möregårdh use?
- Möregårdh’s World Tour visibility put STIGA woods back in photographs, but club buyers should still shop Clipper, Carbonado and Infinity by construction and weight, not by a signature name alone. Check the current signature blade page for the exact model in this catalogue.
- STIGA Clipper Wood vs Carbonado?
- Clipper Wood is 7-ply all-wood OFF from the Eskilstuna lineage. Carbonado is a fibre offensive wood with a distinctive carbon layup. DNA tensors are a separate German-made rubber family.
- Is STIGA only tables?
- No. STIGA Sports sells recreational tables and a full competition rubber/blade catalogue. This site only lists ITTF-approved rubbers and blades with factory specs.
Stiga rubbers and blades in this catalogue
Factory speed, spin, control and hardness below are Stiga catalogue figures remapped onto TableTennisReview’s shared 0–100 index so a Stiga sheet can sit next to Butterfly, DHS or Tibhar without mixing scales. Only ITTF-approved versions stocked in European shops are listed.
Stiga rubbers · 67
Stiga blades · 42
Stiga is a trademark of STIGA Sports AB. Logos identify products in this independent catalogue.