Donic
Slice 40
InvertedDEFClassicITTF
Donic Slice 40 is a 2007 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Germany. It belongs to the Slice series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at defensive (DEF) players who want defensive chopping, fishing and disruption.
8.5 community score · 130 reviews · €24
About Slice 40
Slice 40 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 30° (Classic); a cut sheet is about 40 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 64, spin 84 and control 94 (official mapping 63 / 83 / 94). That is a control-first inverted profile for defensive chopping, fishing and disruption. Hardness, weight and thickness above are factory facts — not lab tests.
Community score 8.5 / 10 from 130 reviews. Indicative European street price €24. Compare Slice 40 with other Donic Slice and inverted rubbers on the same scale, or open the catalogue filters for DEF inverted sheets.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 49% with 130 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed64
Spin84
Control94
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 30°
- Weight
- 40 g
- Year
- 2007
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Slice
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.
- Slice 40
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
64
-18 vs Type avg
Spin
84
-3 vs Type avg
Control
94
+11 vs Type avg
