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HL5(and its equivalents) is so popular among fans, but is it popular among top pro players? Other than Ma Long, who else uses HL5?
Which players use HL5?
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Some additions: Sun Wen, Jang Woojin, Wang Yidi, Shin Yubin and some more not so "famous" players.
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Does anybody use the thicker/faster X version?
I find it a bit curious that HL5 is so insanely popular among fans but actually not used by so many top players, not nearly as much as Viscaria-variants, for example.
I find it a bit curious that HL5 is so insanely popular among fans but actually not used by so many top players, not nearly as much as Viscaria-variants, for example.
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Among club players, Viscaria and Viscaria-like blade outnumber HL5-like blades by many folds.
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I think its largely attributable to marketing and Butterfly do that far more effectively than DHS. Personally I’m drawn to DHS and play with a HL5x and Hurricane.
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That's cool that Liang Jinkun and Wang Chuqin switched over to DHS w968.
I think sometime I will need to get me a HL5 or BO2.
I think sometime I will need to get me a HL5 or BO2.
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Well, just in the club I play it, a lot of guys have it. So it seems popular to me, and I see a lot of talk about it on online forums.
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I'm saying he's already using w968 when he was playing in macao, at least that's what I remember seeing.
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I would say it's personal preference mostly, and maybe recommendation by the coach.
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And he most likely signed a contract by DHS.
Though the switch definitly worked out for Wang, i am not so sure about LJK. He kinda struggles or is not in form.
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That’s a good question.
For Wang Chuqin I feel this is just a natural progress as he is a FH dominant/balanced player.
Liang is a BH dominant player whereas W968 is designed for FH dominant style. I guess Liang’s Bh has reached a new height in terms of impact. So maybe he is able to harness the monstrous power of W968 in a way that Ma Long does on FH.
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