Dr. Neubauer
A-B-S 2 Soft
AntispinDEFClassicITTF 26-036
ITTF-approved anti-spin from Dr. Neubauer (26-036). Sponge rated around 38°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score.
7.1 community score · 64 reviews · €38
About A-B-S 2 Soft
Dr. Neubauer A-B-S 2 Soft is a 2023 antispin sheet with a low-friction topsheet made in Germany. It belongs to the A-B-S series, is ITTF-approved (code 26-036), and is aimed at defensive (DEF) players who want defensive chopping, fishing and disruption.
A-B-S 2 Soft uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a slick, low-friction topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 38° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 42 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: OX, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 1.8. Sold with topsheet in Black and Red; sponge in pink.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 46, spin 26 and control 90 (official mapping 46 / 27 / 91). That is a control-first antispin profile for defensive chopping, fishing and disruption. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 7.1 / 10 from 64 reviews. Indicative European street price €38. Compare A-B-S 2 Soft with other Dr. Neubauer A-B-S and antispin rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for DEF antispin sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 45% with 64 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed46
Spin26
Control90
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 38°
- Weight
- 42 g
- Year
- 2023
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- A-B-S
- ITTF code
- 26-036
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- pink
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 antispin rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- A-B-S 2 Soft
- Type avg
Scale 0–100.
Speed
46
+4 vs Type avg
Spin
26
-3 vs Type avg
Control
90
-2 vs Type avg
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