Donic
Baracuda
InvertedOFFTensorITTF 21-006
Donic Baracuda is a 2010 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Germany. It belongs to the Baracuda series, is ITTF-approved (code 21-006), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.8 community score · 640 reviews · €36
About Baracuda
Baracuda uses pre-tensioned tensor sponge with a catapult effect and relatively low dwell and a grippy, non-tacky topsheet typical of European tensors. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 45° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 46 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. Sold with topsheet in Black and Blue and Pink and Red and Violet; sponge in orange.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 89, spin 92 and control 84 (official mapping 88 / 90 / 83). That is a mid-to-high speed inverted profile for offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.8 / 10 from 640 reviews. Indicative European street price €36. Compare Baracuda with other Donic Baracuda and inverted rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for OFF inverted sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 59% with 640 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed89
Spin92
Control84
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 45°
- Weight
- 46 g
- Year
- 2010
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Baracuda
- ITTF code
- 21-006
- Top sheet
- Black · Blue · Pink · Red · Violet
- Sponge
- orange
Factory thicknesses
Factory sponge thicknesses sold in Europe: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. These are shopping facts — Combined speed / spin / control on this page do not change with thickness.
- 1.8
- 1.9
- 2.0
- 2.1
- MAX
- 1.8
- Thinner inverted sponge. Allround and first-upgrade backhands live here more often than attacking forehands.
- 1.9
- The usual club backhand thickness on inverted tensors. A bit more control, a bit less catapult than 2.1 / MAX.
- 2.0
- Mid-thick. Common on the backhand when MAX felt lively, or as a two-wing compromise.
- 2.1
- Still a thick attacking sponge. A small step down from MAX on some tensors — shops treat it as the other FH thickness, not a control sheet.
- MAX
- Thickest factory sponge. Most catapult on a tensor; the usual attacking forehand. Combined figures on this page are for the SKU, not a separate MAX score.
Vs type average
Combined index against other inverted rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.
- Baracuda
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
89
+7 vs Type avg
Spin
92
+5 vs Type avg
Control
84
+1 vs Type avg
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