Quan Shi Bao is amazing

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I’m a player from China and a frequent viewer of the "Quan Shi Bao" videos; they often teach techniques and host challenge matches featuring retired athletes or top-tier amateurs.
I just checked the price for this racket on Taobao and Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok), and it’s around 500 RMB.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend buying it. These "influencer rackets" endorsed by athletes are usually produced in collaboration with small factories to maximize profit margins. The manufacturer, "Haitian," has poor production quality.
For that 500 RMB price point, I could choose an Innerforce ALC, or—by adding a little more—a Long 5X, or the "Thor" (Leishen) Liang Jingkun ADC model (I highly recommend this one; it plays beautifully).
That’s the case with many of these influencer-promoted rackets in China; the target audience consists mainly of middle-aged viewers who don't really study the gear or understand how the equipment actually compares in terms of performance.
If the OP finds it plays well, it’s likely just a good match for their specific style, or they happened to get a particularly good individual unit.
In short, you won't find amateur players around here using "Quan Shi Bao" products—they are simply overpriced.View attachment 42462

Thanks a lot for your review. Indeed, outside china it is hard to get info on those brand. I think Loki is a genuine good brand. You named LJK blade, I think Loki made them, maybe Loki is named differently in china ?

I have read somewhere that Quan Shi Bao rubber (blade I have no idea), are made in the factory of a recognized brand without specify which one. I have not played with the rubber yet, but the Speed 08 (red sheet), sponge looks very good and promising. Lots of small bubble/cavity in the sponge. The F1 (black sheet) sponge, looks like a regular chinese blue sponge.

 

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Loki has the same name in China, their catalogue is in Chinese and English and they promote their endorsement of chinese player on Instagram.

 

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Thanks a lot for your review. Indeed, outside china it is hard to get info on those brand. I think Loki is a genuine good brand. You named LJK blade, I think Loki made them, maybe Loki is named differently in china ?

I have read somewhere that Quan Shi Bao rubber (blade I have no idea), are made in the factory of a recognized brand without specify which one. I have not played with the rubber yet, but the Speed 08 (red sheet), sponge looks very good and promising. Lots of small bubble/cavity in the sponge. The F1 (black sheet) sponge, looks like a regular chinese blue sponge.

Yes, but we usually call it by its Chinese name, "Lei Shen". Lei Shen means the god who controls thunder and lightning in Chinese mythology.
I highly recommend this brand because I’ve bought over 10 of its blades, ranging from budget options of just dozens of yuan up to the 700-yuan W81 Zhou Yu Special Edition.
Every blade in its price range outperformed my expectations by a wide margin.
It’s a young emerging brand, and Wang Hao — the legendary master of Reverse Penhold Backhand — holds shares in the company.
At first, its marketing mainly centered around Wang Hao; later it signed several national team players as brand ambassadors.
What impressed me most was its factory footage in promotional videos: rows of large automated machines and spotless, tidy assembly production lines.
In my opinion, it will eventually grow into a domestic rival to DHS in China’s table tennis market.
Some established Chinese brands like Friendship 729 are state-owned firms. They tend to be complacent and lack innovation, which is why I’m really fond of this new young brand.

Its only downside right now is a messy, confusing product lineup. To sort out the connections between all its models, you have to dig through lots of Chinese materials and reach out directly to Lei Shen’s product manager — I have his contact details.
Here are some of Lei Shen’s most cost-effective blades:

1. W81 outer carbon (200 yuan, I own 3+): It delivers roughly 70% of VIS’s performance.
2. LJK ADC: More power and spin than Butterfly Innerforce series. Perfect for amateurs who love aggressive, looping rallies from wide angles.
3. W81 Zhou Yu Special Edition (700 yuan): Matches the performance of Fan ZhendongALC, with much smoother spin exchanges.
4. Sting China (140 yuan): An unbeatable budget pick.
5. Qilin K series: Extremely affordable, more than enough performance for new beginners.