Friendship
Mystery III
InvertedOFFChinese tackyITTF
Friendship Mystery III is a 2012 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in China. It belongs to the Mystery series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
8.4 community score · 140 reviews · €16
About Mystery III
Mystery III uses Chinese-style tacky build — high grip, often used with booster in Europe and a tacky topsheet that grips the ball for spin-heavy loops. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 39° (Chinese tacky); a cut sheet is about 48 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 93 and control 86 (official mapping 81 / 92 / 86). 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 8.4 / 10 from 140 reviews. Indicative European street price €16. Compare Mystery III with other Friendship Mystery 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 140 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed82
Spin93
Control86
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 39°
- Weight
- 48 g
- Year
- 2012
- Made in
- China
- Series
- Mystery
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.
- Mystery III
- 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
93
+6 vs Type avg
Control
86
+3 vs Type avg
