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JOOLA Hugo Calderano Pro Series

Built around Hugo Calderano's demanding offensive game, the JOOLA Hugo Calderano Series pairs five blades - the ARY-x and ARY-c that Calderano plays with himself, the KL-c Outer and KL-c Inner, and the all-wood AW-7 - with the Trinity Dynamic and Trinity Charged rubbers, to deliver the dynamic speed, explosive spin and refined touch required at the highest levels of competition.

Blades: five compositions, one head

All five blades share the same 157 x 152 mm head and a finely crafted Italian-made handle in flared or straight (the KL-c blades and the AW-7 also come in Chinese penhold). Four are 7-ply builds with five wood plies and two composite plies; the AW-7 is pure wood. What sets them apart is the fiber and where it sits in the blade.

The ARY-x was Calderano's composition of choice for many years: a unique weave of composite fibers without carbon, placed in the outer position under a stiffer Koto veneer. It gives an exceptional safety window and consistency even on full-power shots, is very forgiving, and pairs well with harder, faster rubbers to add touch on the offensive.

The ARY-c is the blade of the 2025 World Cup champion, in Brazil's green and yellow. Here the ARY-c fiber sits in the inner position under Limba outer plies, for exceptional spin and speed in aggressive play at close and mid distance, with a high safety window further back from the table.

The KL-c Outer is the most direct of the five. KL-c, JOOLA's proprietary Aramid-carbon hybrid weave, sits just beneath thin Koto veneers (Koto - KL-c - Limba - Kiri - Limba - KL-c - Koto), so the fiber is felt immediately: OFF+ speed, crisp feel and agile handling for fast rallies, powerful counterloops and penetrating drives from mid-distance.

The KL-c Inner uses the same weave two plies deeper (Limba - Ayous - KL-c - Ayous - KL-c - Ayous - Limba). The extra wood filters the initial contact for a longer dwell time and a woody yet powerful response: OFF speed with a medium-soft touch, made for spin-oriented attackers who want precision in variable topspins, blocks and mid-distance drives.

The AW-7 is the pure seven-ply all-wood option, with multiple Limba layers over an Ayous and Blue Ayous core. Without carbon or Aramid it is the slowest and softest of the series, with the most dwell time and a flexible, touch-oriented feel: ideal for technical topspin play, precise placement and close-to-mid-table control.

In short: pick the ARY-x for consistency and a forgiving, balanced feel with hard rubbers, the ARY-c for more spin and speed from a Limba surface, the KL-c Outer for maximum directness and OFF+ speed, the KL-c Inner for composite punch with more dwell and feel, and the AW-7 for a lighter, softer platform that rewards touch, spin and finesse over raw power.

Rubber Sheets: Trinity Dynamic vs. Trinity Charged

Both sheets share JOOLA's Trinity X-Technologies platform, Energy X Sponge, Fusion X topsheet, and China Intense Dynamic Geometry, but they're tuned for different levels of aggression.

The Trinity Dynamic uses a 52.5° sponge, giving it a slightly softer, more forgiving feel with a balanced mix of spin, speed, and control. It's the more versatile of the two, allowing smoother transitions between passive blocks, active topspin, and finishing shots, making it friendlier in variable match situations.

The Trinity Charged is JOOLA's flagship premium Trinity sheet, built around a much harder 57° sponge. It's purpose-built for Calderano's own style: aggressive, close-to-table offense with maximum acceleration, direct feedback, and elite-level precision at high speeds. It's less forgiving but rewards clean, committed strokes with more power and sharper control.

In short: go with the Trinity Dynamic if you want a premium offensive rubber that's still workable across different situations; go with the Trinity Charged if you're an advanced player who wants maximum hardness and the same setup Calderano plays himself.