Victas
Ventus Stiff
InvertedOFFTensorITTF 117-026
ITTF-approved inverted tensor from Victas (117-026). Sponge rated around 50°. Official colours and factory specs, plus a normalised community score.
7.6 community score · 185 reviews · €45
About Ventus Stiff
Victas Ventus Stiff is a 2020 inverted (pimples-in) sheet made in Japan. It belongs to the Ventus series, is ITTF-approved (code 117-026), and is aimed at offensive (OFF) players who want offensive close-to-table and mid-distance topspin.
Ventus Stiff 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 50° (Tensor); a cut sheet is about 45 g. Factory sponge thicknesses: 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, MAX. Sold with topsheet in Black and Pink and Red; sponge in pink. Ventus (Extra, Spin, Speed) is Victas's more accessible High Energy Tension sheet.
On the TableTennisReview 0–100 index the Combined figures are speed 84, spin 87 and control 79 (official mapping 85 / 88 / 79). 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 7.6 / 10 from 185 reviews. Indicative European street price €45. Compare Ventus Stiff with other Victas Ventus 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 51% with 185 reviews (20–60% as sample size grows).
Speed84
Spin87
Control79
Tick mark on each bar is the official value.
Factory specifications
- Hardness
- 50°
- Weight
- 45 g
- Year
- 2020
- Made in
- Japan
- Series
- Ventus
- ITTF code
- 117-026
- Top sheet
- Black · Pink · Red
- Sponge
- pink
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.
- Ventus Stiff
- Type avg
Zoomed 50–100 scale · the inner ring is 50, not 0, so gaps around the average actually show.
Speed
84
+2 vs Type avg
Spin
87
0 vs Type avg
Control
79
-4 vs Type avg
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