Stiga
Mendo Energy
InvertedOFF−ClassicITTF
Stiga Mendo Energy is a 2004 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Sweden. It belongs to the Mendo series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at allround-offensive (OFF−) players who want allround-offensive play that still needs a safety margin.
8.3 community score · 150 reviews · €24
About Mendo Energy
Mendo Energy uses classic (non-tensor) sponge with longer dwell and a more linear feel and a grippy, non-tacky topsheet typical of European tensors. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 40° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 44 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 82, spin 84 and control 86 (official mapping 82 / 83 / 86). That is a mid-to-high speed inverted profile for allround-offensive play that still needs a safety margin. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.3 / 10 from 150 reviews. Indicative European street price €24. Compare Mendo Energy with other Stiga Mendo 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 50% with 150 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed82
Spin84
Control86
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 40°
- Weight
- 44 g
- Year
- 2004
- Made in
- Sweden
- Series
- Mendo
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.
- Mendo Energy
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
82
0 vs Type avg
Spin
84
-3 vs Type avg
Control
86
+3 vs Type avg