Xiom
Vega DFS
InvertedDEFTensorITTF
Xiom Vega DFS is a 2016 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Germany. It belongs to the Vega series, is ITTF-approved, and is aimed at defensive (DEF) players who want defensive chopping, fishing and disruption.
8.4 community score · 70 reviews · €30
About Vega DFS
Vega DFS uses pre-tensioned tensor sponge with a catapult effect and relatively low dwell and a grippy, non-tacky topsheet typical of European tensors. Manufacturer sponge hardness is 37.5° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 42 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. Vega is Xiom's volume tensor series (Europe, Asia, Tour, Japan, Elite, Pro, China) at mid-European street prices.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 70, spin 82 and control 92 (official mapping 69 / 81 / 92). 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 8.4 / 10 from 70 reviews. Indicative European street price €30. Compare Vega DFS with other Xiom Vega 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 46% with 70 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed70
Spin82
Control92
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 37.5°
- Weight
- 42 g
- Year
- 2016
- Made in
- Germany
- Series
- Vega
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 DFS
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
70
-12 vs Type avg
Spin
82
-5 vs Type avg
Control
92
+9 vs Type avg
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