Funny / Odd - Yasaka products on Donic website

[PhoenixTT]

I went to the donic website (donic.com/en). Absentmindedly I searched for Ma Lin Carbon (a Yasaka product for those who don't know). Surprisingly, several Yasaka products showed up. I tried searching for "yasaka" and lots more Yasaka products showed up. Why could this be?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

The website is likely a reseller.
They also have nittaku on there.

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

Yasaka , Donic? All same-same. One big happy ESN family!

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Yasaka , Donic? All same-same. One big happy ESN family!

You do know esn only makes rubbers right?
Yasaka have non esn made rubbers
Blades is made by woodhouse

 

[zeio]

I think Donic, Nittaku and Yasaka formed an alliance/struck a deal with Wood House AB (which has handled sales of Yasaka in Sweden) a while back. Wood House AB started a company named Swedish House of Table Tennis AB that had this to say on their website, which now redirects to yasakatabletennis.com:

https://www.shott.se/

SWEDISH HOUSE
OF TABLE TENNIS
Sedan mer än 25 år tillverkar och marknadsför Wood House AB i Tranås de ledande pingismärkena DONIC, NITTAKU och YASAKA. Försäljningen i Sverige sker via pingisspecialister och allmänna sportbutiker.
Nu introducerar vi Swedish House Of Table Tennis och här hittar du delar av sortimentet från våra tre varumärken.
Komplett sortiment för Yasaka finner du på www.yasaka.se och för Donic på www.donic.com

SWEDISH HOUSE
OF TABLE TENNIS
For more than 25 years, Wood House AB in Tranås has been manufacturing and marketing the leading table tennis brands DONIC, NITTAKU and YASAKA. Sales in Sweden take place via ping-pong specialists and general sports stores.
Now we introduce the Swedish House Of Table Tennis and here you will find parts of the range from our three brands.
The complete range for Yasaka can be found at www.yasaka.se and for Donic at www.donic.com

 

[Gozo Zyreruna]

You do know esn only makes rubbers right?
Yasaka have non esn made rubbers
Blades is made by woodhouse

Thanks! It good to have a walking TT encyclopedia as my buddy!

 

[maxposa]

Donic Is the former distributor of Yasaka products in Europe 👍

 

[Lazer]

Yasaka , Donic? All same-same. One big happy ESN family!

Yes, Woodhouse in Sweden makes blades for both Donic and Yasaka. My club is sponsored by Donic and we had a visit from Woodhouse. They make most older blades for Donic.

Cheers
L-zr

 

[PhoenixTT]

Yes, Woodhouse in Sweden makes blades for both Donic and Yasaka. My club is sponsored by Donic and we had a visit from Woodhouse. They make most older blades for Donic.

Cheers
L-zr

My blades are mostly Donics and Yasakas. Maybe just my imagination, but to me they have "feel characteristics" unique to their brand (in that a Yasaka feels like a Yasaka and doesn't feel like a Donic and vice versa). I like them both. It feels strange that my copies are likely made by the same company.

 

[Lazer]

My blades are mostly Donics and Yasakas. Maybe just my imagination, but to me they have "feel characteristics" unique to their brand (in that a Yasaka feels like a Yasaka and doesn't feel like a Donic and vice versa). I like them both. It feels strange that my copies are likely made by the same company.

One thing though, the blades with a spruce top like WC89 series is made by soul spin Germany. The Waldner gold edition is made in Korea. Soul spin is also making spruce blades for Nittaku. Donic Appelgren WC89 and Nittaku S-CZ are virtually the same. Great blade I have 2 of each… One thing with spruce top. It’s very sensitive to splintering, but they have an awesome feel.

Cheers
L-zr