Pimplepark

Cluster

Name: Pimplepark Cluster
Brand: Pimplepark
SKU: cluster

Long pipsDEFClassicITTF 163-002OX version

ITTF-approved long-pips from Pimplepark (163-002). Sponge rated around 40°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score. OX (no sponge) is ITTF-legal.

7.4 community score · 139 reviews · €26

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About Cluster

Pimplepark Cluster is a 2012 long-pips-out sheet for chopping, reversal and disruption made in Germany. It belongs to the Cluster series, is ITTF-approved (code 163-002), and is aimed at defensive (DEF) players who want defensive chopping, fishing and disruption.

Cluster uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a pips-out topsheet. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 40° (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 beige.

On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 54, spin 50 and control 86 (official mapping 54 / 51 / 87). That is a control-first long pips profile for defensive chopping, fishing and disruption. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.

Community score 7.4 / 10 from 139 reviews. Indicative European street price €26. Compare Cluster with other Pimplepark Cluster and long pips rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for DEF long pips sheets.

Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 50% with 139 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed54

Spin50

Control86

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Hardness: 40°
Weight: 38 g
Year: 2012
Made in: Germany
Series: Cluster
ITTF code: 163-002
Top sheet: Black · Red
Sponge: beige
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: 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 long pips rubbers. Toggle Official / Community in the spec card — the chart stays on Combined so filters stay comparable.