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The history of 729 |
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liXiao
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Posted: 01/18/2011 at 10:40pm |
I found this while roaming around on the internet...
If anyone wants to give a more accurate translation that google that would be helpful... 1971年,中国乒乓队事隔4年后重返世界乒坛,却由于所用乒乓器材的落后痛失男子单打和女子团体2块金牌,赛后天津市橡胶工业研究所担负起研制新型胶粒的艰巨任务。 1972年9月,中国第一块“弹性”与“摩擦力”完美结合的粘性产品在天津橡胶工业研究所诞生,并被定名为“友谊·729”,“729”从此走上了辉煌的历史舞台。 1973年4月,32届世乒赛上重夺男子单打冠军的中国选手郗恩庭和女子冠军胡玉兰,成为第一个使用“729”产品的世界冠军。 1975年,729的技术奠基人李树洲研制出“755”型长胶胶粒防弧产品,为33届世乒赛中国队夺得男子团体冠军力下汗马功劳。 1979年,天津橡胶工业研究所正式注册“友谊·729”商标。 1981年,36届世乒赛中国乒乓代表队囊括7项冠军和5单项亚军,创造了世界乒坛55年的一个奇迹,参加此次比赛大部分队员都使用了“729”产品,至此“729”响誉海内外。 1987年 天津工业橡胶研究所以“729”为龙头品牌成立“天津金友橡胶开发有限公司”。 1997年,“友谊·729”商标被天津某公司侵权问题得到彻底解决,为以后“729”发展打下了坚实的基础。 1999年,729-2,729-3,729-40,802-1,799-1,563-1等新型乒乓产品面市,并且“729-40”成为中国国家队指定用产品。 2001年, 729现代化厂区在天津北辰开发区拔地而起,729已成为国内专业的乒乓器材厂家。 2003年,建立全国7个销售办事处,构建销售网络于上千家经销商建立业务合作。 2005年,3月30日729工业园奠基仪式,象征着729已成为国际顶尖的乒乓器材生产基地。 2006年,1月2日729公司搬迁到“729工业园”。 冠军录 *郗恩庭 使用729产品、曾获31、32届 团体、男单冠军。 *郭跃华 使用729产品、曾获34、35届世乒赛男单、团体冠军。 *童 玲 使用729产品,曾多次获得世界冠军。 *耿丽娟 使用729产品,曾多次获得世界冠军。 *齐宝香 使用729产品,曾多次获得世界冠军。 *蔡振华 使用729产品,曾获36、37、38届世乒赛团体、双打、混双冠军 *曹燕华 使用729产品曾多次获世乒赛女单、双、混双、团体冠军 *倪夏莲 使用729产品,曾多次获得世界冠军。 *邓亚平 使用729、755产品,曾多次获世锦赛及世界杯赛女单、双、团体冠军。 *乔 红 使用729产品,曾多次获世乒赛及世界杯赛女单、双、团体冠军。 *丁 松 使用729产品,曾获43届世乒赛男团及1994年中国乒协杯混双冠军。 *王 楠 使用729产品,世界乒乓球大满贯得主。 *刘国梁 使用729产品,世界乒乓球大满贯得主,现任国家男队教练。 从老一辈的世界冠军胡玉兰、梁戈亮、施之浩到今天 的杨影、白杨、詹剑、***庄志渊等,无数的乒乓好手都在使用729乒乓器材 729新形象代言人:郝帅 A lot of this is about the players it sponsored, such as Cao Yanhua, Cai Zhenhua, Guo Yuehua, Tong Ling, Geng Lijuan, Qiao Hong, and of course Deng Yaping. It also seems that the 755 was one of their oldest rubbers (1975) Edited by liXiao - 01/18/2011 at 10:41pm |
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nicefrog
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So 1972 for the original 729, amazing when you think about it, that rubber is still capable of some pretty good table tennis even up against the best rubbers of today. It's been nearly 40 years so the improvements have been pretty slow going. I'm fairly sure I was using 729-40 for the first year or two after the ball change
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haggisv
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True, although the rubber made in those days may be nothing like the ones we have now, even if they bear the same name.
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hclnnkhg, we need your help translating !
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The rest is a list of Chinese table tennis players and their accomplishments with 729 at their side. Edited by racquetsforsale - 01/19/2011 at 12:40am |
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ianworz
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Thanks LiXiao! Very cool info.
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cool_natja
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Many thanks to both lixiao (for the history) and racquetforsale for translation !
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Imago
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Thank you both for the reading pleasure!
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liXiao
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The full list of players
Xi Enting- '73 WTTC Men's Champion Guo Yuehua- '81, '83 WTTC Men's Champion Tong Ling- '81 WTTC Women's Champion Geng Lijuan- '85 WTTC Doubles Champion, '87 Mixed Doubles Champion Cai Zhenhua- '81 WTTC Doubles Champion, '85 Mixed Doubles Champion Cao Yanhua- '83, '85 WTTC Women's Champion, '81 Doubles Champion, '85 Mixed Doubles Champion Ni Xialian- '83 Mixed Doubles Champion Deng Yaping- '91, '95, '97 WTTC Women's Champion, '89, '95, '97 Doubles Champion Qiao Hong- '89 WTTC Women's Champion, '89, '95 Doubles Champion Because this is so tedious, the rest are Ding Song, Wang Nan, Liu Guoliang (debatable), Hu Yulan, Liang Geliang, Shi Zhihao, Yang Ying, Zhan Jian, and Hao Shuai (debatable) One HUGE player was left out, and I was rather surprised. He Zhili also used 729 on both sides, and she was world champion. If anyone knows what some people used I'd love to hear it. Now of course a lot of this is up for debate, as I know for a fact Cao Yanhua used DHS, for example. Of course Deng used the PF4 blade, 729FX, and 755. If anyone knows what Cai Zhenhua used I'd be very grateful, as he is a favorite player of mine.
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Gr8GrZ
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Its pretty great that people can dominate with such a crappy rubber (in terms of playability).
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conradsong
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Well, I've tried 729-FX on a friend's racket and think its really good for the 38mm ball. But it does go to show you how far along rubbers have come...
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liXiao
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You have to realize that this was 40 years ago. Table Tennis was completely different, where people often played with unmarked blades and rubbers. 729, DHS, Meteor, et al. revolutionized the game with having high quality standards and good rubbers. If you watch Deng Yaping for example, she used 755 long pips which have probably been around longer than most people on this site, and yet she became the best player in women's history. I guess she put that "crappy" rubber to use.
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nicefrog
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Well they aren't that crapy :) assuming the sheets now are still roughly the same. I was using 729 in the early 90s (no where near 1972 :P) and for me it was an upgrade over the European rubbers I had used until them. I've played with 729-FX as recently as last year and I'd be happy enough to play it in a tournament against any modern rubber, it's not as dynamic or fast but there's nothing actually wrong with it, still makes plenty of spin
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sweetstrike
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This explains why you don't see that many 729 sponsored professionals. They have such a long history of making great products that they can maintain sales with their reputation.
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liXiao
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Well the problem is really DHS. A lot of what 729 can be up for dispute. I know for a fact that Cao Yanhua, and Guo Yuehua were DHS users. DHS also sponsored players like Tong Ling (also supposedly sponsored by 729), and Jiang Jialiang. So its all kind of hard to say. But with the glue ban, and DHS further pushing the boundaries for what it means to have the best rubber, along with the introduction of foreign companies into china (BUTTERFLY), people fell out of love with companies like 729, Double Fish, and Meteor.
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I think that DHS rubbers are overpriced compared to 729 although the quality is similar. I think 729 was the "original" chinese rubber manufacturer and DHS entered the industry later. According to the DHS website, they started making rubbers in 1979. Before that, they specialized in manufacturing balls and tables. I recently heard that Li-ning bought DHS and was doing some research and this came up. It almost seems like DHS is a group of companies?
This probably deserves a new thread but I think both 729 and DHS have a long history worth discussing together.
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liXiao
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you are correct. Li Ning did purchase DHS.
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It was the influx of money from him that has raised DHS's profile above the other companies that were until recently more famous, 729/Globe/Double Fish etc. I don't think any of them have a technical advantage over the other. One just has more money :). You could even say that on average the standard grade of 729 rubber is better than the standard grade of DHS rubber
Edited by nicefrog - 01/20/2011 at 11:06pm |
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Even though the website says DHS started making rubbers before 1979, I'm not so sure about that. I have a Double Happiness penhold with pips racket bought in the early/mid 70s. Back then you could buy one in those Chinese bookstores in chinatown |
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liXiao
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I've begun to discover more about the actual rubbers players used. Cai Zhenhua used RITC 804 Anti, Qiao Hong used RITC 2000 Tackspeed, and Chen Longcan used 802 (though i have also heard he used globe 889)
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