Xu Xin's equipment (2013)

[Persistence TT]

I think if he changed to another brand we would know , these things dont stay long in the dark .

 

[TableTennisDaily]

I am going to try out Xu Xin's blade soon cannot wait!!

 

[ttunreal]

Im sorry for the inconvinience my friend but , wikipedia is not a reliable source of information . I have seen some pictures of Xu xin's BH and the butterfly logos on his rubber but i cant find them right now ( im searching in another forum) . I saw that 6 months ago , i ll post the pictures if i find them That BH rubber is definetely a tenergy i cant tell which one but it is

Someone actually posted it in a forum, but I can't remember which one, but you have to admit though, him being in the Chinese National Team, he must be following the trend of all his fellow players in the team; "Chinese rubber" on forehand and some "Japanese or European" rubber on the backhand (since it offers more spin due to grip and better trajectory) and if you look at each of the players, MOST of them have Japanese on their backhand

 

[Persistence TT]

Someone actually posted it in a forum, but I can't remember which one, but you have to admit though, him being in the Chinese National Team, he must be following the trend of all his fellow players in the team; "Chinese rubber" on forehand and some "Japanese or European" rubber on the backhand (since it offers more spin due to grip and better trajectory) and if you look at each of the players, MOST of them have Japanese on their backhand

I didnt claim the opposite...i disagree on the fact that he uses calibra when in all of his paddle pictures a tenergy is shown ! That's all !

 

[TurboZ]

Xu Xin is playing with something Yasaka in the World Team Classic 2013, probably another YEO. Don't know if it is long or short term and what Stiga has to say about it. He seems to get along with it pretty well. He did mention that he will change blade if he did not feel like winning. May be he is upset about losing the world rank number 1 spot too soon.

 

[krro]

Ask on Stiga's facebook page

 

[Markvee]

Look at the long handle, it's a shakehand blade. Must be a backup blade he borrowed from someone.

 

[TurboZ]

The handle of YEO is long and thin compare to RW5. It looks long even in Ma Lin's hand.


XX's blade shows the face colour of YEO so probably it is. The lens seems to be altered to remove the Olympic Champ's name. The big gap between rubber and handle is unlike his recent practice with RW5. At least he did remember to stick a Stiga side tape on it. Interesting if he will keep using it. May be Yasaka needs another top figure to sponsor after Malin's upcoming retirement.

 

[decoy]

thats normal of YEO/MEO blade , they just seem to have longer handles. what we need is for some to go to a TT tournament with all the big players such as xx and do the equivalent of streaking. but insteat just run up and check what rubbers they use

 

[TableTennisDK]

He plays Calibra on the backhand.

 

[Markvee]

The handle of YEO is long and thin compare to RW5. It looks long even in Ma Lin's hand.

Oh right sorry. I saw another picture which made the handle look very long, I must have totally misjudged the angle.

 

[sebas-aguirre]

Xu Xin is playing with something Yasaka in the World Team Classic 2013, probably another YEO. Don't know if it is long or short term and what Stiga has to say about it. He seems to get along with it pretty well. He did mention that he will change blade if he did not feel like winning. May be he is upset about losing the world rank number 1 spot too soon.

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it's funny that he has
-dhs fh rubber
-butterfly bh rubber
-yasaka blade (if it is indeed a yaska, maybe it's just a new stiga model not released yet)
-stiga edge tape

as for the handle in a recent video his coach said that his hands are so big that he needs an extra long handle, longer than the regular cpen handles.

 

[Mikael Berglund]

If you watch one of the Jagged videos with Xu Xin from the WTTC trials (can't remember which one) you'll hear his coach Qin Zhijan discuss his equipment. It's a special blade made larger just for him because of his large hands. It also has more plies than usual.

 

[ducksick]

I did comments on a post by Stiga on FB, but as usual, Stiga keep quiet bout it.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

He plays Calibra on the backhand.

Can you find anything that shows that? Can you find any photos of his backhand rubber from tournaments where you can see that he is using Calibra?

There are many photos from competitions where you can see that he is using some Butterfly rubber for his backhand:

This one clearly shows the Butterfly logo.
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[ttmedari]

Can you find anything that shows that? Can you find any photos of his backhand rubber from tournaments where you can see that he is using Calibra?

There are many photos from competitions where you can see that he is using some Butterfly rubber for his backhand:

yes we never exactly know what they use..
that photo clearly butterfly (it is photo from long time ago..), but maybe he has change?

 

[TurboZ]

Photo from recent World Team Classic did show a faint trace of Butterly logo on it.


As for the Cpen handle. May be his blade is longer than usual but from some top shots it is not much different than what Ma Lin is using.

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

yes we never exactly know what they use..
that photo clearly butterfly (it is photo from long time ago..), but maybe he has change?

Well, I guess the question would be, has anyone ever seen any photo of him at a tournament playing with a racket that had Calibra on it? He certainly used Calibra when filming for Stiga. But did he ever use it in a tournament? There are many photos of him using Butterfly rubbers on his backhand. I have yet to see photos of him using Calibra except when he was filming for Stiga.

 

[TableTennisDK]

Can you find anything that shows that? Can you find any photos of his backhand rubber from tournaments where you can see that he is using Calibra?

There are many photos from competitions where you can see that he is using some Butterfly rubber for his backhand:

That does not seem to be a new photo, and he is known to be changing equipment alot.
http://stigatabletennis.com/en/players/xu-xin-chn/ clearly states that he uses Calibra LT. Also here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Xin

 

[UpSideDownCarl]

That does not seem to be a new photo, and he is known to be changing equipment alot.
http://stigatabletennis.com/en/players/xu-xin-chn/ clearly states that he uses Calibra LT. Also here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Xin

Stiga, his sponsor, has every reason to say that he is using Stiga Rubbers. He may say that and go along with that. But, the photos TurboZ just posted were VERY recent and it looks like Butterfly on the backhand. Again, if someone can find ANY photo of Xu Xin, from ANY tournament, where he is playing real competition, and he is using Stiga Calibra rubbers, I would be pretty surprised. I personally do not care what rubber he is using. But all the evidence suggests that he is using one of the Tenergy rubbers for his backhand and it looks like it is Skyline III NEO on his forehand. Many pros use something different than what their sponsors say they are using. For a long time Wang Liqin was using a Stiga Clipper with a DHS handle. Players from Donic, Andro and Tibar whose profiles have said they use rubbers from their sponsors have been seen using Tenergy instead at tournaments. It happens all the time that a player plays with something different than what their sponsor advertises that they play with.

Since there are photos of Butterfly backhand rubbers for Xu Xin and I have never seen a photo of his racket with a Stiga rubber in a tournament situation, I am more than a little skeptical about what Stiga says Xu Xin is using.

As far as I am concerned, though, you can do the math for yourself.