Tenergy has made techniques easier that were once considered difficult, such as banana-flicks and counter topspins. Since its introduction, its high rotation and speed performance has been highly coveted by table tennis athletes.
To support the improvement of players from a wide range of levels and various skill sets, Butterfly has increased the amount of Tenergy options throughout the years. This has been done via meticulous research and development into different pimple shapes and sponge hardness’s.
Find the Tenergy that will evolve your game from the ten types.
Find your Tenergy
Recommended
combinations
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Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC
Pursue both speed and spin
- The combination of Lin Yun-Ju Super ZLC and Tenergy 19 creates heavy rotation and high speed simultaneously.
- The high rotation performance that this combination provides means that you can return to the opponent with high quality, whilst maintaining the ease of playing powerful topspins.
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Innerforce Layer ZLC
Rotation-oriented play with power
- The blade creates the stability of the shot, and the rubber generates power. This combination makes it possible to play powerful shots with a high trajectory.
- The racket supports players who seek the rotation-oriented play with power at a variable distance.
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Timo Boll ALC
All-round play
- This combination helps with all-round play with fewer weak points, whilst still providing enough power for the game.
- Tenergy 19 has both good spin and speed and is therefore suited for a modern, powerful and offensive style which makes full use of both the banana flick and counter topspin.
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Harimoto Tomokazu Innerforce ZLC
Offensive play with heavy rotation
- A combination with an Innerfiber ZL-Carbon blade. ZL-Carbon, applied next to the blades core, generates both power and the feeling of longer dwell time.
- This combination of equipment supports an offensive playstyle that makes use of heavy rotation.
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Innerforce Layer ALC
Spin and stability
- The combination of an Innerfiber Arylate-Carbon blade with Tenergy 05 provides high rotation performance.
- This is a popular choice for players who are primarily looking for high rotation performance coupled with fantastic stability.
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Viscaria
Powerful all-round play
- It is recommended for players who seek powerful attacks close to the table or at a mid-distance, taking advantage of the harder sponge.
- Tenergy 05 Hard also suits shots played over the table. Shots such as pushes are enhanced by this rubber alongside powerful shots with heavy rotation.
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Innerforce Layer ALC
Spin-oriented game close to the table
- The blade helps to create the rotation while the harder rubber generates the speed.
- The combination is recommended for spin-oriented play close to the table due to the ease of counter topspin.
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SK7 Classic
Powerful play with an all-wood blade
- This combination would be a great option for those who prefer all-wood blades yet still want the ability to create powerful shots.
- The combination of the SK7 Classic with Tenergy 05 Hard also provides good ease of use during topspin to topspin play from a mid-distance. This is because the SK7 Classic benefits from possessing longer dwell time.
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Timo Boll ZLF
Stable play
- A combination of a blade with ZL-Fiber with excellent reaction and lightness, and Tenergy 05 FX with high rotation performance and stability thanks to its soft sponge.
- It is recommended for players who are not confident in their swing speed or aim for stable play with fewer weak points.
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Innerforce Layer ALC
For players still learning various techniques
- This is a combination that helps players to learn various techniques such as blocks and counter-spins due to its more controlled nature.
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Maze Advance
Lightweight and easy-to-use
- The Maze Advance blade is lightweight, has moderate reaction properties and is easy to use.
- A combination appropriate for players with less physical strength who wish to use a lighter racket.
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Mizutani Jun ZLC
For tactical play at variable distances
- As Tenergy 80 has an excellent balance between speed and spin, it is relatively easy to decide whether to block or counter depending on the opponent’s shot speed.
- This combination enables offensive counter topspins away from the table and is recommended for those who like to play tactically from various distances.
- Jun Mizutani himself used this combination for many years.
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Apolonia ZLC
For a solid attacking game
- This combination of an Innerfiber ZL-Carbon blade, and Tenergy 80 has an even balance between spin and speed.
- It is recommended for those whose game relies on topspins with heavy rotation as well as solid blocks.
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Innershield Layer ZLF
All-round defensive play
- A combination of well-balanced Tenergy 80 and a blade with less bounce
- It brings great rotation and ease of use in defensive play
- Using Tenergy 05 with this blade would be a good choice for those who want even more spin performance from there equipment setup.
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Freitas ALC
Well-balanced play at variable distances
- A combination of Tenergy 80 FX and a blade with Arylate-Carbon
- This well-balanced equipment setup enables athletes to play at a variable distance from the table with good speed.
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Timo Boll CAF
For beginners and intermediate players
- The Timo Boll CAF blade is easy to handle and is recommended for beginners and intermediate players.
- Tenergy 80 FX has a softer sponge and is well-balanced between spin and speed. The combination helps beginners to improve their skills.
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Timo Boll ZLC
Using an opponent’s power
- This combination enables players to easily put a good amount of spin on the ball, whilst taking advantage of Tenergy 25 FX’s unique characteristics.
- This racket provides good ease of use and enables powerful play close to the table.
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Mizutani Jun Super ZLC
Using an opponent’s power to your advantage
- This combination performs well when using your opponents’ power to play shots such as counter spins.
- It provides ease of use whilst also enabling powerful play close to the table, combining well with the high reaction properties that the Mizutani Jun Super ZLC blade possesses.
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Innerforce Layer ALC.S
Spin-oriented play close to the table
- This is a combination using the Innerforce Layer ALC.S, which has a low reaction property for a carbon blade.
- It is recommended for players who use clever tactical play with lots of spin close to the table.
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Timo Boll TJ
For young players’ further improvement
- The T5000 carbon found in this blade generates the appropriate amount of speed, whilst Tenergy 64 creates high rotation performance allowing for good ease of use. This equipment setup encourages the further improvement of young players.
- This combination is lightweight as the Timo Boll TJ blade has a smaller head size.
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Maze Advance
Your first blade and rubber combination using Tenergy
- The Maze Advance blade is lightweight and possesses moderate reaction properties.
- This combination is easy-to-use and is recommended for players who are using Tenergy for the first time.
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Fan Zhendong ALC
Speed-oriented play close to the table
- This combination is recommended for those who rely on speed-oriented play whilst also requiring good stability.
- Tenergy 64 also performs well at mid to long distances.
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Innerforce Layer ZLF
For high performance during punches and smashes
- The Innerforce Layer ZLF has a thinner blade with less reaction, while Tenergy 64 provides ease of use during blocking. Thus, this combination supports stable play close to the table.
- Tenergy 64 also helps those who focus on flatter shots since the rubber provides good active control, especially when playing punches or smashes.
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Petr Korbel
For learning how to impart spin
- The well-balanced Petr Korbel blade combined with the speed oriented Tenergy 64 helps players to generate powerful shots even if they do not possess great physical strength.
- Since the Tenergy series has excellent rotation performance thanks to its Spring Sponge, this combination works well for those who are learning the feeling of imparting spin on the ball.
Technologies that bring out the features of Tenergy
Spring Sponge
Like a coil spring, the Spring Sponge absorbs the incoming energy of the ball and releases it as additional power for the player's own shot. Rubbers with Spring Sponge technology enable shots with high amounts of spin.
High Tension
High Tension technology enhances the reaction of the playing surface by adding tension to the rubber molecule itself.
Five specially selected pimple shapes
One of the technologies that makes every Tenergy rubber special is the different pimple shape each variation uses. The Tenergy series was born through using the best technology and through experimenting with more than 200 different types of pimple-shape molds. Each one of these molds was tested meticulously and an enormous amount of time was spent evaluating each one of them. The five variations of pimple shape that have been found to provide the best in game performance, have been selected for use in the Tenergy series.