XIOM Mini Blade - Table Tennis Mini Racket

Fast Attacking 5 Ply with Hyper Spin Capacity. Ninja of sharp offense and deadly kill.

• Plies: 5
• Weight: 80 ~ 90gm
• Thickness: 5.6mm
  

Close-to-table fast attackers take advantage of speed and timing. This modern offensive style has been the part of legacy among Chinese top players. 5.6mm+/- thin but hard surfaced FUGA flexes well while giving very sold feel. FUGA also has quite sharp and clear feel as the unnecessary noises/vibration was minimized in construction. Hyper class spin is the very distinctive advantage. Together with the fast attack capacity FUGA will become a lethal weapon for the Chinese player. Asian version of TENSOR BIOS rubbers like OMEGA II and ZETA provides a perfect harmony with FUGA.

Revolutionized Wood Blades In New Harmony With New Generation Rubbers

Ideal blades minimize the loss of energy and promote the rubber to make its intended performance at full. They also should deliver the sense made by the ball impact exactly and clearly to the brain through a body. XIOM developed the unique system to develop the ideal blades by a series of time taking researches. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series are revolutionized in new system and design to enhance the efficiency in energy transfer and vibration transfer. Each of 3 blade models in the series has its own very distinctive advantages but focuses on the balance with new TENSOR BIOS rubbers of XIOM. XIOM new generation rubbers for 2008 ban of speed glue can be fully exploited with NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series.

Innovated construction of speedwood

NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series are developed to match with new rubber series of XIOM. Escaped from traditional construction SPEEDWOOD series used unique veneers like SUPRUCE and KOTO. SUPRUCE has its own unique character in hardness, density, and vibration. KOTO is quite hard/heavy but excellent in feel transfer to improve the overall balance of a blade. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD carefully selected the natural wood to use by weight and density.

Positioning of Novus wood blades

Novus Speedwood

High performance blades for post-ban era completed by VIBROTECH. 3 models cover the bigger range in character. Very different identities at rather extreme positioning are created all by 5 ply construction. Stable and very distictive characters make SPEEDWOOD series unique.

Novus Swedish

Focused on professional use with very balanced positioning in character. All made with original Kiso Hinoki surface created the new feeling and the new performance. 3 models has relatively similar characters but with delicate differences. Energy efficiency has been greatly improved by SCANWOOD technology.

New Speed Measure

Standard To Explain The Speed

The traditional terms like OFF- or ALL+ confuse the players to identify the real speed character of a blade. So far the table tennis industry did not use standardized and object measure to explain about the speed. As an example, ALL blade is generally accepted as a 5 ply blade with low rebound and lightweight for allround play. But top players use ALL blades to play very speedy and aggressive games. Swing speed, experience, and rubbers can influence more on the speed character. The speed character cannot be defined by simple rebound height of a ball from the blade surface. XIOM adopted new speed measure from 2008 to explain the speed character of all blade series. REBOUND MEASURE indicates the repulsion level of construction influenced by hardness, weight, and thickness. HIGH SPEED PERFORMANCE explains the moment reaction of a blade against a high speed ball in real play paradigm. Good new is now that these measures are object and standardized by testing machines.

Kiso Hinoki 5 Ply to win in high speed rally. Incredible feel and momental control.

The birth of JAZZ landmarks a new standard of blade construction. Premium quality Kiso Hinoki out layer offers superb feel and speed at touch with a ball. Center layer of special thickness in balance with Kiso Hinoki layer is harmonized by unique middle layer of hard African wood. Compact head size promotes this unique construction to create more focused feel. Stability in the control of ball direction is simply surprising. Diversified characters are living inside of this unique JAZZ. Ball follows the blade as much as you intended at your topspin. The feel is elegant and very clear. On the other hand, JAZZ repulses the ball amazingly fast in smash, which was not common in 5 ply construction.

Revolutionized Wood Blades In New Harmony With New Generation Rubbers

Ideal blades minimize the loss of energy and promote the rubber to make its intended performance at full. They also should deliver the sense made by the ball impact exactly and clearly to the brain through a body. XIOM developed the unique system to develop the ideal blades by a series of time taking researches. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series are revolutionized in new system and design to enhance the efficiency in energy transfer and vibration transfer. Each of 3 blade models in the series has its own very distinctive advantages but focuses on the balance with new TENSOR BIOS rubbers of XIOM. XIOM new generation rubbers for 2008 ban of speed glue can be fully exploited with NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series.

Innovated construction of speedwood

NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series are developed to match with new rubber series of XIOM. Escaped from traditional construction SPEEDWOOD series used unique veneers like SUPRUCE and KOTO. SUPRUCE has its own unique character in hardness, density, and vibration. KOTO is quite hard/heavy but excellent in feel transfer to improve the overall balance of a blade. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD carefully selected the natural wood to use by weight and density.

Positioning of Novus wood blades

Novus Speedwood

High performance blades for post-ban era completed by VIBROTECH. 3 models cover the bigger range in character. Very different identities at rather extreme positioning are created all by 5 ply construction. Stable and very distictive characters make SPEEDWOOD series unique.

Novus Swedish

Focused on professional use with very balanced positioning in character. All made with original Kiso Hinoki surface created the new feeling and the new performance. 3 models has relatively similar characters but with delicate differences. Energy efficiency has been greatly improved by SCANWOOD technology.

New Speed Measure

Standard To Explain The Speed

The traditional terms like OFF- or ALL+ confuse the players to identify the real speed character of a blade. So far the table tennis industry did not use standardized and object measure to explain about the speed. As an example, ALL blade is generally accepted as a 5 ply blade with low rebound and lightweight for allround play. But top players use ALL blades to play very speedy and aggressive games. Swing speed, experience, and rubbers can influence more on the speed character. The speed character cannot be defined by simple rebound height of a ball from the blade surface. XIOM adopted new speed measure from 2008 to explain the speed character of all blade series. REBOUND MEASURE indicates the repulsion level of construction influenced by hardness, weight, and thickness. HIGH SPEED PERFORMANCE explains the moment reaction of a blade against a high speed ball in real play paradigm. Good new is now that these measures are object and standardized by testing machines.

The best seller blade in the XIOM professional classic series.

• Plies: 5 + 2
• Weight: 80 ~ 90gm
• Thickness: 5.7mm
  

Aramid Carbon blade with unique sharp feel at touch. Preferred by top technician.

Two contradicting characteristics of Aramid and Carbon have been mixed together to create a synergy. The residual vibration caused by the large deformation is immediately absorbed by Aramid. Elastic Carbon fibers catapult the ball with high energy. Unique sharp feel of STRADIVAIUS makes the ideal blade for professional technician. Hard Koto outer layers provide the compact feel for precise control in on-table techniques.

Proved By Real Users & Testified By Top Players.

Many blades are being introduced to the table tennis market worldwide. But only a few of them can be proved by the real sales after the market tests of consumers and players. XIOM presents the survivors from the market tests - the Bestseller Series. These bestsellers are also upgraded in 2008 to satisfy the new needs for the players.

Developed And Upgraded By Professionals

Reliable Control With Sensible Touch For Top Spin Attacks!

PROFESSIONAL CLASSIC are chosen form the professional bestsellers. Series were developed by and for professional players. Now we introduce new upgraded version for the new era.

Exceptional spin capability by “Aramid Carbon”
Sharp and compact feel for top offensive players

STRADIVARIUS, which has been one of the bestseller of XIOM, was reborn for top players of new era. Aramid Carbon, which is the mixture of vibration absorbing soft Aramid and highly elastic Carbon, provides ideal performance for professional offensive players. STRADIVARIUS catches ball deeply with sufficient deformation, but the residual vibration after impact is greatly reduced by high-tech material. The results are the combination of exceptional spin capability and stable feel. Player can feel the moment of impact directly and clearly without any irritating vibration. The topspin attack close to table or from mid-distance is very powerful and secure. When combined with new “Hyper Elasto” rubber such as VEGA PRO, STRADIVARIUS shows even greater performance.

HIGH-TECH BLADES OF SUPERB SENSITIVITY FOR TOP PLAYERS

NOVUS TOUR CARBON family is designed for skilled, professional players. Advanced technologies are applied to the blades of this family for realizing the optimal performance. Their relatively thin construction provides sufficient deformation and sharp feel those are preferred by top players who mainly play with continuous topspin. They are faster than most of all-wood blades, but the ease of making strong topspin is the same level or even greater. Also, their large sweet spots will make table tennis more stable and more enjoyable. Players can easily dominate the high speed rally of modern table tennis, even with less effort.

Compared to NOVUS HINOKI CARBON, NOVUS TOUR CARBON is more captive. It means that NOVUS TOUR CARBON blades catch ball more deeply along with the increase of impact strength “captive”. It also means that these blades are basically very good for continuous topspin play. The feel of NOVUS TOUR CARBON is sharp and stiff (hard). The information of impact is transferred to player’s hand directly and clearly.

Optimized performance for aggressive, close-to-table play
Enhanced control and reduced weight

As its name expresses, ARIA LITE is a lighter version of ARIA. The thickness of blade is optimized to 5.8 mm for more stability of aggressive topspin strategy. ARIA LITE maintains the ability the power of close-to-table topspin, but its weight was reduced greatly and its control was significantly enhanced. ARIA LITE let players easily aim at the rising of ball from bounce, which gives more chance for taking advantage of game. Also its topspin is very heavy and sharp. ARIA LITE is recommended for the aggressive topspin players of modern Chinese style. ARIA LITE is also suitable for modern all-round strategy. The rubbers equipped with hard sponge, such as VEGA PRO, OMEGA II ASIA, and ZETA ASIA, will make very good combination with ARIA LITE.

VERY SENSITIVE ALL-WOOD BLADES FOR AGGRESSIVE PLAYERS

NOVUS SPEEDWOOD is a family of all wood blades for Chinese style aggressive offensive play. The feel and performance was optimized to satisfy the preference of Chinese players. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD blades are sharp and very sensitive. The deformation of blade was also optimized to the purpose of each blades - close-to-table topspin or classic fast attack. Every blade of NOVUS SPEEDWOOD provides excellent stability and power when players play close to table with aggressive strategy. The rose red color of handle is the symbol of enthusiasm and aggressiveness.

The center deflection behavior of NOVUS SPEEDWOOD is captive. It means that the blades catch ball more deeply along with the increase of impact strength. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD blades are suitable for close-totable continuous topspin play. The feel of NOVUS SPEEDWOOD is relatively stiff (hard), especially when compared with that of NOVUS TOURWOOD. It is exciting and compact. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD is suitable for Chinese style table tennis.

All-round blade of natural vibration and clear sound
Enhanced speed for power all-round players of new era

ACRO is an all-round blade of enhanced speed. Based on traditional all-round construction, the center layer is divided to two layers, and overall thickness is enlarged to 5.8 mm. The result is very unique 6-ply construction of ACRO. It is faster than traditional 5-ply all-round blades, but it’s still soft and mild. Also the sound of impact is very high and clear. Further, natural vibration which is preferred by many European players, is alive. The increase of speed can easily compensate for the loss of speed due to VOC glue ban. Though the speed level is “ALL+” class, ACRO can provide very high power if it is combined with new “Hyper Elasto” rubbers such as VEGA PRO. ACRO can be very good solution for European style players who want to raise their speed of game.

ALL-WOOD BLADES OF SUPERB BALANCE

NOVUS TOURWOOD is a family of all wood blades of balanced performance and soft feel. All blades in this family provide relatively softer feel and all-round characteristics. Their clear but stable feel is preferred by many top players whose main strategy is continuous spin. The light blue color of handle is the symbol of security and creativity.

Essence of pure power in new 5 ply wood construction. Born to topspin.

• All wood but power oriented construction
• Energy loss from deformation reduced by 12% from XIOM Maximus
• Clear but comfortable energy fell
  

It was the common belief that 5 ply blade has a good control and feel but slower speed. ARIA breaks that myth without any doubt. While keeping the natural feel of 5 ply all wood blade, ARIA has the pure sense of aggressive power. Thicker but character-balanced veneer combination greatly enhanced all the expected speed measures. ARIA re-structured the energy efficiency and vibration performance from European classics. Each layer has a new balance with another to maximize the overall power capability. Such a powerful topspin from the far distance you can make with easier control. Construction aims at the match with softer OMEGA European series.

Revolutionized Wood Blades In New Harmony With New Generation Rubbers

Ideal blades minimize the loss of energy and promote the rubber to make its intended performance at full. They also should deliver the sense made by the ball impact exactly and clearly to the brain through a body. XIOM developed the unique system to develop the ideal blades by a series of time taking researches. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series are revolutionized in new system and design to enhance the efficiency in energy transfer and vibration transfer. Each of 3 blade models in the series has its own very distinctive advantages but focuses on the balance with new TENSOR BIOS rubbers of XIOM. XIOM new generation rubbers for 2008 ban of speed glue can be fully exploited with NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series.

Innovated construction of speedwood

NOVUS SPEEDWOOD series are developed to match with new rubber series of XIOM. Escaped from traditional construction SPEEDWOOD series used unique veneers like SUPRUCE and KOTO. SUPRUCE has its own unique character in hardness, density, and vibration. KOTO is quite hard/heavy but excellent in feel transfer to improve the overall balance of a blade. NOVUS SPEEDWOOD carefully selected the natural wood to use by weight and density.

Positioning of Novus wood blades

Novus Speedwood

High performance blades for post-ban era completed by VIBROTECH. 3 models cover the bigger range in character. Very different identities at rather extreme positioning are created all by 5 ply construction. Stable and very distictive characters make SPEEDWOOD series unique.

Novus Swedish

Focused on professional use with very balanced positioning in character. All made with original Kiso Hinoki surface created the new feeling and the new performance. 3 models has relatively similar characters but with delicate differences. Energy efficiency has been greatly improved by SCANWOOD technology.

New Speed Measure

Standard To Explain The Speed

The traditional terms like OFF- or ALL+ confuse the players to identify the real speed character of a blade. So far the table tennis industry did not use standardized and object measure to explain about the speed. As an example, ALL blade is generally accepted as a 5 ply blade with low rebound and lightweight for allround play. But top players use ALL blades to play very speedy and aggressive games. Swing speed, experience, and rubbers can influence more on the speed character. The speed character cannot be defined by simple rebound height of a ball from the blade surface. XIOM adopted new speed measure from 2008 to explain the speed character of all blade series. REBOUND MEASURE indicates the repulsion level of construction influenced by hardness, weight, and thickness. HIGH SPEED PERFORMANCE explains the moment reaction of a blade against a high speed ball in real play paradigm. Good new is now that these measures are object and standardized by testing machines.

Ultimate dynamics for top professionals. Deadly speed equipped with maximized control.

Ultimate rubber performance without speed glue or boosters developed by and made for top professionals. OMEGA III focuses mainly on the needs of top players in new era without boosters and glues. Deadly new features requires more of your patience. Uncontrollably speedy and powerful character of OMEGA III requires you more weeks to put it under command. Speed and spin measure exceeds not only multiple speed-glued rubbers, but even OMEGA II. But very solid stability is fully intact with this unprecedented performance. Revolutionized dynamics of OMEGA III is designed to provide the real advantage to top professionals in the high speed game. Ryu Seung Min, 2004 Olympic Champion, has been deeply involved in the development of OMEGA III.

Omega Series

Historic advantage of rubber technology proven real-play performance after the ban

Built-in tension of OMEGA series exceeds the average speed glue effect and the booster effect made by uncomfortable and illegal liquid gluings.

Boosters and Speed Glues are illegal

For the true spirit of table tennis

VOC packed speed glues damage the enviroment and the health of the people. It has also been damaging the image of table tennis. Since ITTF announced the new regulation to stop the speed glue for the benefit of table tennis, as a bounce back of some habitual gluers, some boosters were introduced to the market. But boosters are still skin-irritating hazardous compounds against the spirit of new regulation. Finally ITTF also banned the boosters along with any substances other than water glue simply to attach the rubber on the blade.

The ITTF regulation 2.04.07 "The covering material should be used as it has been authorized by ITTF without any physical, chemical or other treatment, changing or modifying playing properties, friction, outlook, colour, structure, surface etc..."

Amazing new technology for the spirit

True spirit of ban can be found in new technology applied to OMEGA series. OMEGA series, are not only clean and safe but also professonally performing at top level of table tennis play. Speed and spin the players used to get from VOC speed glues are fully built into the OMEGA series. Level of built-in-power and spin effect in OMEGA series is even higher than those from boosters and speed gluers. Instead of struggling with toxic substances, you simply put OMEGA and just focus on your game to win.

Hinoki-Carbon blade of reduced thickness and light weight
Ideal weapon for aggressive, close-to-table topspin

Hinoki-Carbon blade of reduced thickness and light weight Ideal weapon for aggressive, close-to-table topspin IGNITO means flame. And, blue flame has higher temperature than red flame. That is the reason why the theme color of IGNITO is blue. Passionate and aggressive table tennis is the goal of IGNITO. Its construction is similar to those of its brothers - AXELO and STRATO. But, its reduced thickness of 6.5 mm makes it an ideal weapon for aggressive, close-to-table topspin play. By always aiming at the rising of ball from bounce, players can easily put a lot of pressure to opponents. Another advantage of IGNITO is its light weight. It needs less energy to swing fast. But due to the high energy efficiency of ENERGY CARBON and KISO HINOKI, more energy is transferred to ball during impact. IGNITO is also recommended for the players who are considering migration from all-wood offensive blades.

NOVUS HINOKI CARBON
SUPER COMBINATION OF POWER AND STABILITY

The variation of NOVUS HINOKI CARBON is greatly expanded by the addition of new model. NOVUS HINOKI CARBON is the combination of legendary KISO HINOKI wood and advanced technologies. ENERGY CARBON is newly developed carbon of enhanced energy efficiency, and provides better feel and more power than conventional carbon fibers. QUAD is another new technology of sophisticatedly adjusting the performance of table tennis blade. All blades of NOVUS HINOKI CARBON family are fast, and suitable for power play. But KISO HINOKI grants them very comfortable feel and high level of stability.

Compared to NOVUS TOUR CARBON, NOVUS HINOKI CARBON is more “repulsive”. It means that NOVUS HINOKI CARBON gives ball more speed along with the increase of impact strength. It also means that player can easily select his/her technique between topspin and hard smash. The feel of NOVUS HINOKI CARBON is mild and stiff (hard). Though these blades give hard feel except for ZETRO QUAD, they also give mild and comfortable feel. It is the reason of their ease of use.