Myth Collection

[fbuezas]

Hey everyone,

I was browsing the official Yasaka website (yasakatabletennis.com) looking for the Ma Lin Extra Offensive and couldn't find it anywhere. After some digging, I discovered something interesting: Yasaka has apparently rebranded the entire Ma Lin blade series to "Myth."

The new lineup on their official site now shows:
- **Myth Extra Offensive** (formerly Ma Lin Extra Offensive / YEO)
- **Myth Carbon** (formerly Ma Lin Carbon)
- **Myth Soft Carbon** (formerly Ma Lin Soft Carbon)
- **Myth Extra Special** (formerly Ma Lin Extra Special)

What's strange is that Yasaka made no official announcement about this change — at least none that I could find. The product photos appear to be the same, suggesting the blades themselves haven't changed, just the branding.

This isn't unprecedented for Yasaka. They did something similar with the Gatien series years ago, which is now sold without the player's name. The Ma Lin series has been around since before the 2008 Olympics, so perhaps the sponsorship/licensing agreement with Ma Lin has ended after all these years.

A few questions for the community:

1. Has anyone seen an official statement from Yasaka about this change?
2. For those who have purchased Yasaka blades recently — are they still shipping with "Ma Lin" branding or the new "Myth" name?
3. Do you think the specs will remain identical, or could Yasaka use this as an opportunity to tweak the blades?

Third-party retailers like TableTennis11, Megaspin, and Paddle Palace still show the Ma Lin versions in stock, so if you want one with the original branding, now might be the time to grab it before they switch over.

Curious to hear if anyone else noticed this or has more information!

 

[Petar18]

Hey everyone,

I was browsing the official Yasaka website (yasakatabletennis.com) looking for the Ma Lin Extra Offensive and couldn't find it anywhere. After some digging, I discovered something interesting: Yasaka has apparently rebranded the entire Ma Lin blade series to "Myth."

The new lineup on their official site now shows:
- **Myth Extra Offensive** (formerly Ma Lin Extra Offensive / YEO)
- **Myth Carbon** (formerly Ma Lin Carbon)
- **Myth Soft Carbon** (formerly Ma Lin Soft Carbon)
- **Myth Extra Special** (formerly Ma Lin Extra Special)

What's strange is that Yasaka made no official announcement about this change — at least none that I could find. The product photos appear to be the same, suggesting the blades themselves haven't changed, just the branding.

This isn't unprecedented for Yasaka. They did something similar with the Gatien series years ago, which is now sold without the player's name. The Ma Lin series has been around since before the 2008 Olympics, so perhaps the sponsorship/licensing agreement with Ma Lin has ended after all these years.

A few questions for the community:

1. Has anyone seen an official statement from Yasaka about this change?
2. For those who have purchased Yasaka blades recently — are they still shipping with "Ma Lin" branding or the new "Myth" name?
3. Do you think the specs will remain identical, or could Yasaka use this as an opportunity to tweak the blades?

Third-party retailers like TableTennis11, Megaspin, and Paddle Palace still show the Ma Lin versions in stock, so if you want one with the original branding, now might be the time to grab it before they switch over.

Curious to hear if anyone else noticed this or has more information!

I bought Ma Lin SC blade around 10 months ago, and my friend bought the Myth SC recently. From what I can tell the blades are exactly the same, only difference is the branding on the handle. We both talked to the owner of the shop we visit and he told us that they were exactly the same. His guess is that the agreement with Ma Lin ended and that’s why they rebranded the whole series. I couldn’t find an official statement by Yasaka tho, so maybe they did improve something, we just didn’t notice it.

 

[Kazama]

TIBHAR x Ma Lin - The Olympic Champion Becomes Our New Brand Ambassador | TIBHAR

We are incredibly proud and honored to welcome Ma Lin as the new Brand Ambassador of TIBHAR.

tibhar.info

 

[mightymouse]

If I remember correctly (reading from this forum), Yasaka actually made an announcement "thanking Ma Lin for being their ambassador" not so long ago. A forum member posted the link to that Yasaka announcement.