Is this a genuine DHS Hurricane?

Suga D said:

Sorry Carl, but this isn´t 100% accurate!
The rubber doesn´t have to be that old!

I´ve bought this Nittaku H3 in 2015 brandnew directly from www.Nittaku.tt and as one clearly can see it also has the old topsheet with the bigger printed chinese characters and without the ITTF approval number as well. It definitely is still allowed to be used in official tournaments since it´s on the Larc for years!
No matter if theres an approval number or not! Otherwise Nittaku would receive a sh*tload of complaints for selling stuff that isn´t even competitive usable.

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UpSideDownCarl said:

Nice to know that the ITTF numbers don't matter.

The Nittaku topsheet still has a different label than the one in the OP's photo. They are worth comparing.

I am not really sure of the rules on the cutting of the label, but I have seen an umpire not allow a rubber for a cut like that across the label. Personally, I don't think it should be the case. And in the end, if the rubber feels good and the player wants to use it, to me, it should be fine. So, for the OP, I would worry most about if the rubber feels good to him.

But if that cut could get his racket disqualified in a tournament, and he does play in a league, it is something to consider. Some players bring stuff like that up for mind games, just to mess with you. Even when your rubber is legit. Feeding the mind games is something to think about if that stuff gets under the OP's skin. Even if the rubber is legit.

I definitely know guys who would check the racket and then make a big deal about that rubber at the outset of the match. And even if they were wrong, it would be in the player's head right at the start of the match.

Again, I don't know the rules on this. I am not sure what they are. But I know people who would see that and use it to get inside a player's head.

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The supplier and brand names and the frame - with the ITTF logo and ITTF number (when applied) - must be visible on the racket covering when it is mounted on the blade (The Law 3.2.1.2).

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3.02.01.03 The covering material on a side of the blade used for striking the ball shall be currently authorised by the ITTF and shall be identified by the ITTF number (when present), the supplier and brand names and shall be attached to the blade so that this identification is clearly visible near the handle. Lists of all approved and authorised equipment and materials are maintained by the ITTF Office and details are available on the ITTF web site.

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Suga D said:

Well speculations aren´t very helpful here, but if that really was the case, the umpire should´ve been fired! But maybe tinykin or some other umpire reads this and can elaborate on this a bit.
The rules clearly state

the keywords are here "when applied" so if not applied there´s no necessity. As long as it´s on the larc the mindgames don´t matter to me. I´m pretty good at playing back the ball and turning the table

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http://www.old.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf1.asp?category=rubber


The thing is Dr. Arash Moumeni, a good friend of mine and also a good friend of your National Coach Stefan Feth used to play quite high (2nd Bundesliga) and he and some of his friends had the habit to be cutting off a part of the bottom of a rubber where the rubber has its printing to make the rubber´s playing zone a little larger, so jeanluc´s H3 should be totally fine IMHO.

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