Friendship
563 SP
Short pipsOFFClassicITTF 27-017OX version
ITTF-approved short-pips from Friendship (27-017). Sponge rated around 56°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score. OX (no sponge) is ITTF-legal.
8.0 community score · 32 reviews · €18
About 563 SP
Friendship 563 SP is a 2017 short-pips-out sheet for hitting, blocking and fast counters made in China. It belongs to the 563 series, is ITTF-approved (code 27-017), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
563 SP uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 56° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 38 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: OX, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8. An OX (no-sponge) version is also listed. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in red light.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 86, spin 58 and control 78 (official mapping 86 / 58 / 78). That is a mid-to-high speed short pips profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.0 / 10 from 32 reviews. Indicative European street price €18. Compare 563 SP with other Friendship 563 and short pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF short pips sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 41% with 32 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed86
Spin58
Control78
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 56°
- Weight
- 38 g
- Year
- 2017
- Made in
- China
- Series
- 563
- ITTF code
- 27-017
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- red light
- OX version
- Yes
Factory thicknesses
Factory options: OX, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8. OX means no sponge. Combined figures describe this SKU; an OX sibling with its own product page is a different sheet.
- OX
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.5
- 1.8
- OX
- No sponge. On long pips this usually means more reversal and a deader return; on antispin it is a very dead ball. It is a different SKU from the sponged sheet when the shop lists both.
- 0.5
- A very thin sponge under pips or anti. Slightly more speed than OX, still disruption-first.
- 1.0
- Thin sponge under pips or anti — the German-shop step above OX.
- 1.5
- Thicker pips/anti sponge. More speed, less pure disruption. Not an inverted MAX.
- 1.8
- Short-pips attacking sponge, or a thick anti. Not the same job as inverted 1.8.
Vs type average
Combined index against other short pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- 563 SP
- Type avg
Zoomed 40–100 scale · the inner ring is 40, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
86
0 vs Type avg
Spin
58
0 vs Type avg
Control
78
-1 vs Type avg