The Pro's Equipment - Discussion!

[piligrim]

Noticed that many of the young Chinese taking part in tournaments lately are pips players.

Yang Huize (Inspiria/H3/Moristo SP)

https://flic.kr/p/2s6qY57

Feng Yixuan (W968/H3/P1V?) - a lefty using P1V, where have I seen that before...

https://flic.kr/p/2s6zzm8

Zhang Yulu (Mima Ito/H3/?)

https://flic.kr/p/2s6niuU

Plus the choppers; Zhu Ziyu (08X/H3/Saviga V), Wei Jingming (Victas/H3/P1V)

This extends to the men as well. Chen Junsong (Q968/H3/Moristo SP) and Huang Xunan (Hurricane King acB/H3/Moristo SP?)

https://flic.kr/p/2s2pAGj

You forgot LI Tianyang and Sun Yang

 

[Peter93]

You forgot LI Tianyang and Sun Yang

True I forgot to add them. I posted before about Li Tianyang, who definitely was using an old RITC 729 rubber.

https://flic.kr/p/2s6Ge1T

The pips are too wide and broad to be long. If you zoom in close enough I think you can see the dash between the numbers, so I am willing to bet it's 802-40.

 

[JackJohnson]

True I forgot to add them. I posted before about Li Tianyang, who definitely was using an old RITC 729 rubber.

https://flic.kr/p/2s6Ge1T

The pips are too wide and broad to be long. If you zoom in close enough I think you can see the dash between the numbers, so I am willing to bet it's 802-40.

What rubbers and blade is Sun Yang using?

 

[joshmak10]

What rubbers and blade is Sun Yang using?

I believe 08x Hurricane and Spectol

 

[piligrim]

True I forgot to add them. I posted before about Li Tianyang, who definitely was using an old RITC 729 rubber.

https://flic.kr/p/2s6Ge1T

The pips are too wide and broad to be long. If you zoom in close enough I think you can see the dash between the numbers, so I am willing to bet it's 802-40.

It's strange he never attack with pips. It should pretty easy

 

[Peter93]

I believe 08x Hurricane and Spectol

https://flic.kr/p/2s6GdR4

Correct! You can clearly read "Spectol S1" in this photo

 

[TTPlayer01]

Does anyone know what backhand rubber Wen Ruibo uses? I saw somewhere it said Stiga DNA Hybrid XH, while on XHS they mention Stiga Helix Platinum 55?

 

[belllfador]

Yuto Muramatsu blade look like Goriki with Tibhar logo:

 

[Peter93]

Yuto Muramatsu blade look like Goriki with Tibhar logo:
View attachment 41200

It basically is. Believe it's 7 plys of walnut, the head size is essentially the same, and it even costs the same. Only difference I've seen is that it appears to be a bit lighter.

https://flic.kr/p/2s74YPS

Akula switched to 388D-2 like Batra.

https://flic.kr/p/2s74YSN

Didn't realize Ghorpade used Dignics.

 

[Peter93]

Wen Ruibo: Hybrid XH

https://flic.kr/p/2s7ieff

Odo flipped her racket around for the final so Dignics was on her FH and Zyre was on her backhand.

https://flic.kr/p/2s7gXKx

 

[Peter93]

Young chopper Liao Xiaoqing also using 729. A good reminder that the classics are classics for a reason.

https://flic.kr/p/2s832vZ

Another Chinese pips player Jiayi Ren

https://flic.kr/p/2s833Xm

And another! Chen Yizhou - Stiga Surge Carbon, VO101, Hybrid XH

https://flic.kr/p/2s7tDZH

 

[tabaradumitru]

Why do you guys keep posting about some players that almost no one knows?

 

[joshmak10]

Why do you guys keep posting about some players that almost no one knows?

Because it’s interesting. What was the need for this question?

 

[joshmak10]

Young chopper Liao Xiaoqing also using 729. A good reminder that the classics are classics for a reason.

https://flic.kr/p/2s832vZ

Another Chinese pips player Jiayi Ren

https://flic.kr/p/2s833Xm

And another! Chen Yizhou - Stiga Surge Carbon, VO101, Hybrid XH

https://flic.kr/p/2s7tDZH

I wonder if it’s the trend of the Chinese youth to switch away from Hurricane on FH

 

[joshmak10]

I noticed Li Hechen using a Tibhar Lebrun blade in Taiyuan. Is it Alexis Krypto or Felix Hyper? And is he using K3 BH?

 

[piligrim]

I noticed Li Hechen using a Tibhar Lebrun blade in Taiyuan. Is it Alexis Krypto or Felix Hyper? And is he using K3 BH?

Looks Alexis to me

 

[Peter93]

Why do you guys keep posting about some players that almost no one knows?

As a pips player (who has played with short, medium, and long), the fact that so many young players, particularly Chinese players, are using pips again is very interesting. I wonder how much of it is creating high level sparring players or they think it's more viable in the plastic ball era.

I noticed Li Hechen using a Tibhar Lebrun blade in Taiyuan. Is it Alexis Krypto or Felix Hyper? And is he using K3 BH?

You can read "Tibhar" on his backhand rubber here.

https://flic.kr/p/2s7gedS

I think it's the Alexis and not the Felix. The Alexis handle is predominantly red, where as the Felix is mostly blue.

https://flic.kr/p/2s7gXQN

 

[Peter93]

Looks like Oh Junsung is using a custom Libra.

https://flic.kr/p/2saQxpX

Kim Nayeong switched to Hurricane 8 on her backhand from Xiom (this might have happened a while ago)

https://flic.kr/p/2saJ2aY

Pyon also switched to the Butterfly 70th Anniversary "Effort" like Kim Kum Yong. I wonder why they like this blade so much?

https://flic.kr/p/2saanfg

 

[banbekas]

Looks like Oh Junsung is using a custom Libra.

https://flic.kr/p/2saQxpX

Kim Nayeong switched to Hurricane 8 on her backhand from Xiom (this might have happened a while ago)

https://flic.kr/p/2saJ2aY

Pyon also switched to the Butterfly 70th Anniversary "Effort" like Kim Kum Yong. I wonder why they like this blade so much?

https://flic.kr/p/2saanfg

Just how much booster does Oh apply to his rubber if even K3 looks that way?

At this point Kim Nayeong might as well be sponsored by DHS instead of XIOM.

 

[Chang]

Just how much booster does Oh apply to his rubber if even K3 looks that way?

At this point Kim Nayeong might as well be sponsored by DHS instead of XIOM.

Honestly, I would guess not that much. It looks still ok, no pimple structures visible. Only lines from glue. Like one or two layers, it seems.

Finn Luu

Liang Jingkun has bottom label ripped out. Question is whether it is Loki ADC blade, or just a handle.