Fan Zhendong uses Viscaria in China Open 2015

[Baal]

I dont know if this is still true or if it was ever true for guys in the world top 5 but ordinary pros get about the worst possible financial deal with Btfly and can do better with pretty much any other major company. Problem is they often like Btfly stuff the best so they have to make a hard choice. It also could be that CNT wants players to have deals with all three of the biggest companies, Btfly, Stiga, and DHS.

 

[Baal]

I don't mind what blade he use but is it really legal for a company to claim something like Fan Zhendong use Stiga blade when he obviously don't use Stiga at all?

Legal where? Enforced by whom?

 

[Baal]

I don't mind what blade he use but is it really legal for a company to claim something like Fan Zhendong use Stiga blade when he obviously don't use Stiga at all?

Does butterfly still produce the taksim? (Penhold version)

No. Also Taksim was a penhold Iolite, not a Viscaria.

 

[Shifu]

well it's an even better ad, when a player, who is sponsored by another company, is using your product anyway and people like us see that

he uses it because he thinks he plays better with it, not because he gets money for doing so.

 

[Zaid323918]

well it's an even better ad, when a player, who is sponsored by another company, is using your product anyway and people like us see that

he uses it because he thinks he plays better with it, not because he gets money for doing so.

Obviously, he used Viscaria for sure when he was a junior.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

Obviously, he used Viscaria for sure when he was a junior.

Obviously he uses Viscaria for sure every time his main racket breaks and he is out of the ones with the Infinity handle.

Maybe his main blade (with STIGA color handle) got some problems, therefore he switches to this backup blade.

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Photo source: flickr.com/photos/ittfworld/

Actually few years ago he was using Viscaria FL, after he signed with STIGA, he uses the "Special Blade" until now.

Below is a picture of Fan Zhendong using Viscaria @ 2012

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Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11162...kPk-vitrFc-pekmnb-nTr8nf-wMVA5s-qEty2L-qVrhRW

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[fais]

Is he Liu... IS HE!?!!

 

[ttpshot]

It's still true even in Japan. Top high school team(one with the likes of Yoshimura etc), only receives 8 sheets of Tenergys per player per month which is bare minimum when you play 40 hours a month and go around tournaments.

 

[mr. tom]

I am starting to think they do it on purpose...trying to hide he's using Butterfly and pretending he is using Stiga. Look at all the forum posts; it's free advertising. Also, they know he needs a backup blade; they could see to it he has a backup blade with a stiga handle.