Xiom
Vega Asia
InvertedOFFTensorITTF 79-009
The faster Vega — 45°, more direct than Europe, still an Xiom mid-premium tensor rather than Omega.
8.9 community score · 980 reviews · €32
About Vega Asia
Vega Asia (Combined speed 88, spin 88, control 84, 45°) is the geographic step above Europe. Pro is stiffer still. Omega is a different series on 50°-class sponge.
First upgrade is usually Europe. Asia is the in-family step when Europe already feels slow, before you pay for Omega VII or Tenergy 05.
DF is a different Asia SKU. Do not mix them in a search — the product title keeps the regional name on purpose.
Playing specs
Blend of official and community. Community weight 60% with 980 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed88
Spin88
Control84
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 45°
- Weight
- 46 g
- Year
- 2008
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Vega
- ITTF code
- 79-009
- Top sheet
- Black · Red
- Sponge
- black
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.
- Vega Asia
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
88
+6 vs Type avg
Spin
88
+1 vs Type avg
Control
84
+1 vs Type avg
