Butterfly

Tenergy 05

Name: Butterfly Tenergy 05
Brand: Butterfly
SKU: tenergy-05

InvertedOFFTensorITTF 14-001

The Spring Sponge looping reference since 2008 — high throw, heavy topspin, the sheet European coaches still mean when they say “Tenergy”.

9.3 community score · 4,820 reviews · €55

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About Tenergy 05

Butterfly Tenergy 05 is a 36° High Tension inverted rubber with Spring Sponge and the 05 pimple geometry: taller pimples, a high throw, and the dwell that made it the default World Tour inverted of the 2010s. It is ITTF-approved, made in Japan, and sold in European shops in the usual red/black thicknesses.

On TableTennisReview’s Combined 0–100 index it sits in the high-speed, high-spin OFF band (speed 92, spin 94, control 78). Those figures are official mapping blended with community feel — not a lab test. FX is the same topsheet on a softer sponge; Hard is 43°. 64 and 80 change pimple geometry, not hardness.

Buy 05 if you already loop with a high arc and want a known spare sheet. Skip it as a first tensor after a hobby bat — Vega Europe, Rakza 7 or a used 05 is the kinder on-ramp. Pairing habits: Viscaria or Innerforce Layer ALC in Butterfly bags; the rubber does not require those woods. Street price sits at the top of the inverted catalogue.

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Played by

ITTF snapshot names mapped onto this SKU (ITTF Week 36–37 · 31 Aug – 7 Sep 2026). Reported lists, not a lab test and not a sponsored roster.

Playing specs

Blend of official and community. Community weight 60% with 4,820 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).

Speed92

Spin94

Control78

Tick mark on each bar is the official value.

Factory specifications

Hardness: 36°
Weight: 48 g
Year: 2008
Made in: Japan
Series: Tenergy
ITTF code: 14-001
Top sheet: Black · Red
Sponge: red light

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: 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.