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Between HL3, HL5, HL5X, HL5A, HL5 Golden, Grand Slam, W968 Prov, W968 Nat, etc. you see more or less significant or less significant differences in: - Ply composition - Ply thickness - Carbon layers - Handle dimensions - Wood quality

As said already it is because you have a low batch/number (-2) which is a National Player version. And those are more expensive. https://www.prott.vip/Product-Details.aspx?productcode=2020W968L

Nope, it's a National.

What a crappy job ... yes, in your position I'd re-glue.

To remove glue from a new rubber usually is easier than removing it from a rubber that already had glue on it. If you struggle to remove the glue just put another layer of glue on the rubber, wait until dry and then remove it.

I am still a bit confused now. Liang Jingkun's No. 1 came in a red box. I thought that reading this thread and based on PROTT's feedback that the box should be black ... or maybe I'm missing something.

I use non-sticky sheets and they work just fine.

Aah, okay. So it means that DHS puts the name of the player on the sticker? Interesting.

Okay but then it seems clear (coming back to my comments further above): You have a National Player version no. 2 of the W968 in a Golden Slam box. Makes sense?

So just for my understanding: What you say is that Zezima's blade is a Golden Slam W968 from a player of the CNT and PROTT made the details on the sticker unreadable to prevent tracing back? But the blade itself shows the date and batch, correct? So what is the sense of making the sticker...

Hm, probably you get back to PROTT and ask he should clarify in detail.

Mine is from April 2024.

Nope :) Mine is from 2024 and has the red box and the lens with ML's signature.

That COULD also explain why PROTT made the numbers on the sticker at the bottom of the box not readable for you.

I can explain now. You got this, right? https://prott.vip/Product-Details.aspx?productcode=96802 It is batch number 2. There is a misbelief in the table tennis community that the lower the batch number the better the quality and therefore the higher the price. Sorry to say this but your...

Yep - I think you're right.

Almost ... Usually, the most common W969 National is this one: https://prott.vip/Product-Details.aspx?productcode=OFFICIALW968

See my second photo. That is fine. W968 do not come with a card. That was the sticker I was asking about earlier ("bottom of box"). I have also such a sticker (see my third photo). It looks okay (unless the sticker at the bottom got placed from the red to the black box). But again maybe DHS...

Attached are pics of my box. Please check those. They demonstrate what I wanted to say in my first post.

First of all it can be assumed that prott.vip sells authentic W968 blades. So far so good. I bought mine from him as well and I am sure it is authentic. However, mine came in a red box that has a white sticker on it that prevents opening the lid from the case. Based on your pics I can see you...