Chen Meng using Fan Zhendong Super ALC

[ZFT]

The equivalent to Infinity MX-P that Jorgic uses for the past few years but not generally available to the public

 

[Migzkulit]

The equivalent to Infinity MX-P that Jorgic uses for the past few years but not generally available to the public

Well, there's a difference, Infinity MX-P is a pro version of Evolution MX-P. While V>15 sticky is most likely a different concept. I more trust that Victas will release V>15 Sticky as more of their sponsored players are using it than Infinity MX-P is.

 

[ZFT]

Isn’t MX-P in 🇩🇪 packaging colours the “Pro” version?

Though I might be thinking of the National version. It was the one used by Samsonov and a few others.

Yeah I would be very interested in V>15 Sticky if it is not as tacky as TDE, however it could cannibalise sales of V>20 from a strategic go-to-market point of view.

 

[Robin0910]

How is CM allowed to use a butterfly blade? Isn’t she sponsored by DHS?

 

[Peter93]

How is CM allowed to use a butterfly blade? Isn’t she sponsored by DHS?

Depends on what the terms of her contract are. Many players don't use the equipment of the company they signed to (or at one point they did, and then they changed when they found something better). Butterfly has had no problem signing Chinese players like Zhang Jike and Fan Zhendong who don't use all of their products, just having the endorsement of such a high name player is enough. This year after the All Japan tournament, Hina Hayata and Miyuu Kihara declined to tell World TT what they were playing with, likely because it would expose they were using other brands.

tl;dr while there's politics and money involved, the endorsement is probably the most important, and tt brands know fans aren't dumb so they accept what it is.

 

[Robin0910]

Depends on what the terms of her contract are. Many players don't use the equipment of the company they signed to (or at one point they did, and then they changed when they found something better). Butterfly has had no problem signing Chinese players like Zhang Jike and Fan Zhendong who don't use all of their products, just having the endorsement of such a high name player is enough. This year after the All Japan tournament, Hina Hayata and Miyuu Kihara declined to tell World TT what they were playing with, likely because it would expose they were using other brands.

tl;dr while there's politics and money involved, the endorsement is probably the most important, and tt brands know fans aren't dumb so they accept what it is.

Just surprised cause she was on all DHS before this and she’s also not on the sponsored list on butterfly website so I don’t think she has any contract with butterfly. And if you’re actually sponsored by DHS and not just get H3 as other CNT members they normally require you to use DHS blade as well, like Heming Hu, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Jang Woojin, Cho Seungmin, Jeon Jihee, etc.

 

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Just surprised cause she was on all DHS before this and she’s also not on the sponsored list on butterfly website so I don’t think she has any contract with butterfly. And if you’re actually sponsored by DHS and not just get H3 as other CNT members they normally require you to use DHS blade as well, like Heming Hu, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Jang Woojin, Cho Seungmin, Jeon Jihee, etc.

But she was playing a Viscaria before the change.

 

[Robin0910]

But she was playing a Viscaria before the change.

After Viscaria she was playing with W968, there‘s a whole thread about that

 

[backspacer]

After Viscaria she was playing with W968, there‘s a whole thread about that

The Champions in Frankfurt last year was one of the last events and she was using a Viscaria there. You can see it in her match against Bernie. She probably tried the W968 for a while and changed back.

 

[mcfly]

h

What’s really odd is she‘s not sponsored by butterfly but uses their blade and DHS doesn‘t seem to have a problem with that.

how is it really odd? do we know the exact terms in her contract with DHS?