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K1 Europe just looks like regular K1 in a new packet to my eyes. Tibhar just responded to market demand IMO. Both great rubbers (and I'm pretty sure they're identical), but more european than chinese so it's a tough call to compare to boosted H3. I know that's where they're aiming but they...

I've always maintained that Tenergy has a sweet, pine-like smell when fresh out of the packet, and the feel of running a finger down the sponge is a little slick (for want of a better word). Also, it's a long time ago now and I'd accept that my memory could well be faulty, but I remember the...

The level was high all weekend! Amazing how they play that well with sandpaper bats - I find it really tough to play aggressively with such a drop in spin.

BTY released the A40+, which is a good ball but probably just a variant of the other chinese ABS seamed offerings (D40+ or the Double Fish one) so you're best off saving some money IMO. Some players (and clubs) have a heavy brand bias and gravitate towards a brand they know regardless of...

This thread is my spirit animal. G40+, all day long.

Ah, good point. So, what's the story about the missing lens from LGY's handle then?

I thought it was super funny, if that helps. About LGY - Butterfly have him down as using a "custom order" ALC, so not specifically a Viscaria... https://www.butterfly.co.jp/players/detail/lin-gaoyuan.html

That's really cool, pretty much puts it all to bed I would say. Thanks for pulling this out! Just to be a real nit-picker, the only doubt would be that sometimes VT editors will use sections from earlier as filler, so the footage at 36:52 could be another shot of WCQ's Viscaria from earlier in...

Chuqin's performance was excellent today. Did a great job of nullifying Hugo's strengths, and then hit some outrageous reaction shots of his own. Very mature, I thought.

This was a great match. Some outrageous hitting and ridiculous blocking.

"Enough" speed is a very personal thing. Genesis II is pretty different to Mantra - it's slower and semi tacky. The tackiness might make more of an impact on your game than the basic speed, so best to take that into consideration as well.

Good performance in the Bath Open final against a tough chopper.

Did you see how expensive this is? It's tragically manic, see?

Haaaa! Definitely. ;) Or....Xiom just got ESN to dye his usual rubbers black. Or he used a marker pen. The possibilities are endless!

He's using rubbers with black sponges at least here (pause at 02m00s): Looks like his current Corny blade - thin black centre ply. Seems to be playing well. Hard to compare with recent big wins of course.

I think this will end up being a great guess. Also, BTY experimented with regional price cuts with Rozena, so perhaps we'll see some of that with Tenergy once Dignics is established.

T05's position was never objectively sacrosanct. Anyone who genuinely believes that is just fooling themselves. It's a great rubber, but no piece of equipment is one-size-fits-all, and table tennis has changed substantially since T05 was introduced. Even without that, there is always room for...

It's always fun digging around in the various links on the page. MJ's setup, for example - https://www.butterfly.co.jp/players/detail/mizutani-jun.html Dignics 05 and Dignics 80...

That's just the artistic black/white nature of Butterfly's image gallery slider widget on the page. It's "deep red". I think the metrics (22%, 3.4%) refer to arc and hitting power? Sponge hardness - T05 - 36 T05H - 43 D05 - 40 Dignics is on Spring Sponge X though, so a direct comparison of...

Butterfly's aggressive territorial restrictions make it very hard to compare prices. It gives rise to a pretty special case where the country in which you live can have a bigger influence on your perception of value-for-money than usual. If you can get Rozena for the price that asian markets...