Tibhar MK Carbon

Quite hard. 84 grams. Skyline 2 Pro Blue 2.1 40’. G-1 2.0 red. Weight distributes well, still in handle even as light as it is bare. It tends to stiffen up on 1-3 gears and 4-6 are quite kick oriented and then 7-10 stiffen up again. Blocks are consistent but require some form of active approach, must add something, even a little swing helps, passive is only good when the other player is loopkilling the ball with tons of power/spin. Looping is easy with Chinese rubber with a shorter more compact stroke. Maintains good speed and spin on shorter strokes. Longer strokes with tensors for spin or short for good drives. Active smash/blocks are excellent. Rallying needs some form of active ball engagement, you cannot let the blade put the ball back when the other player hits to you. This blade rewards even the lowest active engagement to the ball but no passive shots. Serve/receive is excellent with clear touch and easy to flick. Chop blocking is also easy as Kenta M does. Drives are good as well with a slight squirrel in the flat drives, Viscaria tends to create direct straight balls, MK dwells a tad longer and more curvature occurs. Countering is good along with touch. I like it close to table and far away. Blade works well slow to mid on the table and slow to super fast 1-4 steps off table. Placement is easy and crystal clear feedback. Seems to play better with lower arc rubbers as the blade seems to have a quite high throw momentum. T05 and C45/48, BlueGrps C2 or 09c may only work with loop spinners but no loop driving is available as throw is uncontrolled. Great blade for those who want a slightly more flexy Viscaria and more spin and much better feedback and control. Needs good technical skills, not for faint of heart.

My job is to advise players for a big seller, and I’ve tested over 200 blades in recent years. This is simply the only one that made me want to stop testing.

Very good blade from Tibhar. Classic Viscaria structure with Koto outer veneers. What makes this blade special is the carbon fiber used called “Krypto Carbon”. This blade has a huge sweet spot and offers clear feedback when playing. It is neither too hard nor too soft. You can feel the ball very clearly on impact. Overall, it offers a very good touch and high speed potential. The MK Carbon is a direct competitor to the Butterfly Outer ALC blades. It is “Made in Japan”; therefore, the build quality is excellent. I prefer Tibhar MK Carbon over BTY Viscaria and BTY Timo Boll ALC.

This is a decent blade, quite similar to Viscaria. However, the Viscaria feels slightly harder and stiffer, producing more powerful shots. On the other hand, this blade holds the ball a bit longer than the Viscaria, giving it less of a bouncing feel. It also tends to provide a greater sense of control.

Speed — MK — 8.5; Vis — 9
Spin — MK — 9; Vis — 8
Control — MK — 8.5; Vis — 8

Best blade ever.

Fast but controlled

I am used to all-wood blades, tried some external layer blades, but wasn’t getting the feeling I want. I read about this blade and there was a detailed review on table tennis gear website, so ended up buying it.

It has a decent amount of vibration, which I like, and it is hard. Actually, I feel as if I am using an all-wood blade.

Weight: Light; mine is 82 grams (thanks to the tabletennis11 team for fulfilling my request).

Speed: OFF blade, fast with amazing control.

Feeling: It is all about feeling; the best ever carbon blade I have used, and I have used a lot.

Looping: Just a monster, I love it.

Blocking, flicks, chops… name whatever stroke you are thinking of, you won’t go wrong with this blade.

The light weight helps a lot as most modern rubbers are on the heavy side.

NB: I am using Hammond Z2 on the BH and Dignics 80 on FH.

NB: I haven’t changed the blade or the rubbers since I bought it!!!!! Which is UNUSUAL FOR ME!!

Hope you got my point: how much I admire it :)

The best bat I ever play. Light, hard, fast, and good control. Easy to make spin.

This blade is the best for me. Great touch for all my shots. Backhand and forehand are both great. It’s the first time a blade is great for both sides for me.