I recommend an allround blade and cntrl rubbbers as a first custtm racket.
Blade:stiga allround classic/evolution,yasaka allrund etc
Rubbers:yasaka mark v,butterfly sriver etc.
Do not confuse the grip-s europe with the grip-s.grip-s has sticky topsheet with lively sponge,grip-s europe is a european rubber-not sticky,but grippy.
I would say you should try tibhar grip-s. It has a tacky surface with a lively sponge.guo yue and liu shiwen used to use it too.Tabletennis11 has it for a reasonable price.
Who said it is a problem with the amount of asians? If you try,you can achieve-best examples are Dima,timo and vladimir samsonov.and Samsonov is still amazing for his age!