Name: Sapphira
Brand: Butterfly
SKU: 80-rubber
Price: 2.500 JPY
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 7.22 (23 reviews)

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Everyone's rating

[Hardness] Little soft
[Performance] Control and Spin to have excellent

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Averages reviews points

Rating: 7.22 / 10

23 reviews

Speed:5.39
Spin:6.22
Control:9.3

: A rubber for controlled offensive strokes.
Sapphira is an all-round rubber that makes your offensive strokes more powerful.
A wide range of players, from beginners to veterans, will find Sapphira an advanced rubber for the modern all-round strategy.

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Specifications

Producer: Butterfly

Product code: 05540

Speed: 8.75

Spin: 8.5

Hardness: 35

Customer Reviews SummaryAI Summary

Highly praised as a control-oriented rubber ideal for beginners to intermediate players, consistently earning recognition for its excellent operability and stability. However, the limited speed and spin generation have led many players accustomed to tension rubbers to report insufficient performance, and this rubber is often viewed as a stepping stone product before upgrading at higher skill levels.

■ Frequently Mentioned Points

Outstanding control performance enabling stable board play
Helps beginners easily master basic drive and blocking techniques
Prevents excessive speed, encouraging technical skill review
Excellent cost-performance ratio at a reasonable price
Intermediate players often find spin and power generation inadequate

■ Representative Voices

▲ PositiveThe control performance is excellent and ideal for beginners learning to drive. The sheet has great grip, making it easy to apply spin and keep the ball on the table with good arc trajectory.

▽ CriticalLacking in speed, players accustomed to tension rubbers find the bounce insufficient. At intermediate to advanced levels, performance limitations become apparent and rubber replacement becomes necessary as players progress.

Reviews by user

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ttttttttt (Experience: ４〜５ years) A somewhat faster Flextra

Considering the price, I think you'd be better off buying Flextra instead. It's not bad, though. Actually, if you're going to spend this much, you could probably reach for something like Sriver or Ventus Basic instead.
The value for money is hard to call, honestly.

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2018/09/20

All	10/10
Speed	6
Spin	6
Control	10
Hardness	Soft

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Raspai (Experience: ４〜５ years) Doesn't bounce much, and that's good

The maximum spin isn't quite enough, but since it doesn't bounce much, it's easy to put spin on.
I'd like people currently using modern tension rubbers to try this at least once.
It should be a good chance to reassess your own skill level.

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2018/07/27

All	7/10
Speed	3
Spin	5
Control	9
Hardness	Little soft

Racket recommended use KORBEL

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Table tennis rubber test-play researcher (Experience: More than ２０ years) If you're using this in a match, I recommend the medium thickness.

Among rubbers from way back in table tennis history, this one suits a player who wants to prove they're stronger than their opponent through overwhelming attack. No matter what technique your opponent throws at you - serve, push, smash, topspin drive, chop, whatever - you can attack it (you can smash literally anything).

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2018/04/01

All	10/10
Speed	10
Spin	3
Control	10
Hardness	Little hard

Racket recommended use Garaydia T5000

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Rii (Experience: Less than a year) Great for your first rubber

I used this on my backhand when I was starting out in table tennis.

- Speed
It doesn't match a tension rubber, but I got plenty of speed for what I needed.
If anything, this moderate level of speed might be just right.

- Spin
The grip on the ball is good, so serves were easy too.
Pushes were stable as well.

- Control
Feels good.
Lands on the table consistently.

- Summary
I'd especially recommend this for beginners and people new to the sport, but it's not that rare to see intermediate players using it either, so I think it has real potential. That said, once you get used to tension rubbers, the bounce here starts to feel a bit lacking.

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2018/02/18

All	8/10
Speed	6
Spin	8
Control	9
Hardness	Little soft

Racket recommended use Exeter 4

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Tomo (Experience: ２〜３ years) A control-type rubber leaning toward spin

The ease of control is beyond reproach
The sheet feels a bit like a tacky rubber, so you get spin on it too
I think it's a good rubber for improving your game

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2017/10/09

All	4/10
Speed	2
Spin	3
Control	8
Hardness	Little soft

Racket recommended use Exeter 4

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30-year-old man (Experience: １１〜２０ years) Easy to use

There's a pretty big gap in bounce compared to tension rubbers - the bounce is on the mellow side - but I think that mellow bounce makes it easier to use for beginners or people who aren't great with tension rubbers.
It's similar to Flextra, but Flextra has a softer feel off the ball. If you find Flextra too mushy or too soft to use, I'd recommend Sapphira instead. The bounce is about the same, or maybe Sapphira has just a touch more.
The push is especially easy to use, so I think this suits beginners who use topspin drives but rely a lot on the push too.

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2017/01/27