i have started compiling the rackets that the pros uses. anyone have any additions? China: Chen Hong : cab20 Ji Xinpeng : cab20 Xia Xuanze : cab20 Sun Jun : Boron-2 Chen Rui : Ti-10 Gong Zhichao : TiSP SR - Iso900 SR Gong Ruina : MP100 - Ti-10 Zhou Mi : Ti-10 Dai Yun : Ti-10 Huang Sui : Ti-10 Gao Ling : Iso800 Huang Nanyan : Ti-10 Yang Wei : Ti-10 Wei Yili : Iso800 Zhang Ziwen : Iso800 Zhang Jun : Iso800 Zhang Wei : ? Ge Fei : Iso800 Gu Jun : Iso800 Denmark : Peter Gade : Slim-10 Camilla : Ti-10 Soggard : Slim-10 Olsen : Forza something Indonesia : Taufik : MP77 - cab20 Hendrawan - Iso800 Sigit - MP100 - Ti-10 Candra - MP100 - Ti-10 Tony - MP100 - Ti-10 Halim - MP77 Yuli Mafuah - ? Lidya Djaelawidjaya - Ti-10 Trikus Heryanto : Ti-10 - Iso800 Vita Marissa - cab20 (?) Korea : Kim DM : Ti-10 Ha Tae Kwon : Iso800 Ra Kyung Min : Ti-10 Lee Kyung Won : Ti-10 Lee Dong Soo : Ti-10 Yoo Yong Sung : cab20 Lee Hyun Il : Ti-10 Song Seung Mo : Ti-10 Kim Ji Hyun - ? Jun Jae Youn - Ti-10 Malaysia : Roslin : Iso Ti SP rest of Malaysia : Gosen.
i think yang yang uses yang yang and fung permedi uses fung permedi brands I think ardi wiranata was using ti-6 when he was in the US. I'll check which forza he would be using now that he's sponsored by forza.
Zhang Wei and Malaysia Zhang Wei uses at Ti-10 Also, if you look closely at Choong/Lee they uses a Ti-10 and Iso 800 respectively. Only that their rackets are painted with Gosen logos instead of Yonex logos.
Re: Zhang Wei and Malaysia ZW uses Iso800. I saw it newly strung at the Japan Open. I didn;t examine the raquet closely but other visuals from TV pics make me think he puts some white tape on it. I noticed the same thing with the M'sians but recently??
Re: Zhang Wei and Malaysia I saw Zhang Wei using a Ti-10 when he was here in Singapore for the Asia Cup and in his finals match against Candra/Tony at the Sudirman Cup and yes, recently Choong/Lee were using their Gosen painted Yonex rackets at the WC against Kim/Ha
Re: Zhang Wei and Malaysia Zhang Jun used a Iso800 in both the AE semi and Sudirman semi that has a white tape on it. the tape runs along the racket head from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock. it was applied before stringing, and may be even below the grommets. can't imagine, a 2U racket plus so much tape. no wonder ZJ smashes so hard.
Re: Zhang Wei and Malaysia I know that the MP 100 has a slightly smaller head, the Swing Power racquets have slightly more square heads, but if the racquet has been painted and some other brand's marks put on it, how can you tell which Yonex model it is? (i.e., can anyone tell it appart without asking the player or someone else who knows?)