Equipment of the players in the 2019 Men's World Cup

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Equipment of the players in the 2019 Men's World Cup

ML.jpgHari.jpg
FZD.jpgLin Yunju.jpg
Sam.jpgKoki.jpg
Falck.jpgAruna.jpg
 
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With ML, FZD, Falck and Koki Niwa, I can't help but notice how clean there handles are. Perfect hygiene? Or do they replace the whole thing every game? Compare that with Vladi and Quadri's blades...
 
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With ML, FZD, Falck and Koki Niwa, I can't help but notice how clean there handles are. Perfect hygiene? Or do they replace the whole thing every game? Compare that with Vladi and Quadri's blades...

I mean, handles absorb sweat pretty well. Not much shows up against that texture anyway.

It's no suprise that the ones that stand out are the ones using grip tape. I bet Vladi's handle is pristine under that tape too. Quadri's does actually look a bit beaten up from the part of the handle that's showing, wonder what's up with that.
 
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Anyone know how hard ma Longs bh rubber is?
 
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Can anyone write down their equipment?
Or are there any better quality pictures?
I can't really identify any of the red rubbers.
 
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Ma Long
Blade: DHS W968 (deluxe version of Hurricane Long 5)
Forehand: DHS 24-108 Hurricane 3 (black)
Backhand: DHS 24-108 Hurricane 3 (red)

Tomokazu Harimoto
Blade: Butterfly Harimoto Innerforce ALC
Forehand: Butterfly 14-028 Dignics 05 (black)
Backhand: Butterfly 14-001 Tenergy 05 (red)

Fan Zhendong
Blade: Stiga Infinity VPS V (not going to discuss if it is another blade but changed the handle)
Forehand: DHS 24-108 Hurricane 3 (black)
Backhand: Butterfly 14-028 Dignics 05 (red)

Lin Yun-Ju
Blade: Butterfly ZJK Super ZLC
Forehand: Butterfly 14-033 Tenergy 05 Hard (black)
Backhand: Butterfly 14-028 Dignics 05 (red)

Vladimir Samsonov
Blade: not sure, the handle looks like Tibhar Cedric Nuytinck?
Forehand: Tibhar 74-013 MX-P (black)
Backhand: Tibhar 74-013 MX-P (red)

Koki Niwa
Blade: Victas Koki Niwa Wood
Forehand: Victas 117-011 V>15 Extra (black)
Backhand: Victas 117-011 V>15 Extra (red)

Mattias Falck
Blade: Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon or Soft Carbon
Forehand: Yasaka 83-013 Razka PO (black)
Backhand: Yasaka 83-018 Razka X (red)

Quadri Aruna
Blade: not sure, maybe GEWO Aruna Hinoki Carbon OFF
Forehand: GEWO either one of the Nexxus rubber (cannot see clearly)
 
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Blade: not sure, the handle looks like Tibhar Cedric Nuytinck?

It does.

So much for "Vladi didn´t want to change blades depending on circumstances (big hall, small hall, playing against defence ...) anymore but wanted one blade to suit all conditions: Fortino pro"?
 
Oh wow, Fan Zhendong is back to Butterfly and even switched to Diginics?

I really thought the coaches or some higherups succeeded with making all top players, male or female, try to play with DHS rubbers, probably for political reasons.

He is still using H3 Neo on his forehand. I think the DHS-CNT relationship is mostly satisfied as long as one DHS rubber is being used by the players. TBH, if they really wanted they could probably switch the rubber print on his Dignics to something DHS, he's already switching the handle of the blade in a very obvious way (his blade is obviously a carbon blade, but VPS isn't a carbon blade), they clearly don't care how convincing the switch is.

I don't think in general the CNT/DHS care what they use on the backhand.
 
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