List of what Professional Men use!

Here's a list of equipment that the pros use feel free to correct/add to the list.  All this information is compiled from www.mytabletennis.net, www.megaspin.net and various manufactures websites.  Names are organized alphabetically by last name.  Names are read how they would in their respective countries;  Asia: Last, First; rest of the world: First, Last.  Please inform me of any other cultural name stuff.  This is a work in progress.  Question marks represent equipment that a pro might use but is not confirmed by a picture or another member. NOTE:  If you need to know what equipment a pro uses please post here instead of starting a new thread.  The purpose of this thread is to reduce the amount of "What equipment does ... use?" threads.  Thank you.

Timo Boll (GER)
Butterfly Timo Boll Spirit
FH: Butterfly Sriver L (Normal Sriver)
BH: Butterfly Sriver L

Chen Weixing (AUT)
Defense II
FH: Joola CWX Drum
BH: TSP Curl P1

Cheung Yuk (HK)
Chuan Chin-Yuan (TPE)
Butterfly Chuan Chin Yuan -or- Donic
FH: Friendship SST on DHS #20
BH: ?

Chen Qi (CHN)
Stiga Energy FL Master
FH: DHS Hurricane II
BH: Butterfly Bryce

Gao Ning (SIN)
Stiga Clipper CR
FH: DHS Hurricane III
BH: Yasaka Xtend

Hao Shuai (CHN)
Avalox P700
FH: DHS Hurricane III
BH: Butterfly Sriver FX

Hao Yingchao (CHN)
DHS Hurricane Classic
FH: DHS G666
BH: TSP Spetcol

He Zhi Wen (ESP)
DHS PF4
FH: 729 802

William Henzell (AUS)
Yasaka Ma Lin Carbon
FH: Yasaka Mark V XS
BH: Yasaka Mark V

TARIK HADZIC
Hallmark Aurora w/ st handle
FH: Globe 999 2.0mm
BH: Globe 999 2.0mm

Hidetoshi Oya (JPN)
BTY SK7
FH: Sriver
BH: Sriver EL

Hugo Hoyoma (BRA)
Yasaka Hasha
FH: V Stage Max

BH: Tenergy?

Joo Se Hyuk (KOR)
Butterfly Diode/ Joo Se Hyuk
FH: Butterfly Tackfire Drive
BH: TSP Curl P1-R

Kan Yo (JPN)
Yasaka Kan Yo Fiber Special.
FH: DHS Huricane III?
BH: Yasaka Mark V AD?

Ko Lai Chak (HK)
Stiga Clipper CR
FH: DHS Hurricane III
BH: Stiga Mendo Energy

Kong Linghui (CHN)
Butterfly Kong Linghui Special w/ carbon/arylate on BH only
FH: Globe 999
BH: Butterfly Bryce

Peter Karlsson (SWE)
Banda or Stiga?
FH: Stiga Mendo MP
BH:Stiga Mendo MP

Custom ZL Carbon Blade BTY
FH: Tenergy 05
BH: Tenergy 05
Petr Korbel (CZE)
Butterfly Peter Korbel
FH: Butterfly Sriver G2
BH Butterfly Sriver G2

Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)
Butterfly Primorac Carbon w/Butterfly old Kreanga handle
FH: Butterfly Bryce
BH: Butterfly Bryce


Li Ching (HK)
Stiga V1
FH: DHS Hurricane III
BH: Stiga Mendo Energy

Li Ping (CHN)
Donic Wosik Senso Carbon
FH: H3
BH: Donic Coppa JO Gold

Ma Lin (CHN)
Yasaka Ma Lin Extra Offense with a "Ma Lin Carbon Olympic Gold Medalist" handle
FH: DHS TG2
BH: Butterfly Bryce

Ma Long (CHN)
Nittaku Acoustic
FH:  DHS Hurricane III
BH: Nittaku Waldner SC


Oh Sang Eun (KOR)
Butterfly Oh Sang Eun -or- Butterfly Petr Korbel
FH: Butterfly Bryce Hard
BH: Butterfly Bryce Hard

Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER)
Donic Waldner Senso Carbon
FH: Donic Coppa
BH: Donic Coppa

Zoran Primorac (CRO)
Buttery Timo Boll Spirit
FH: Butterfly Sriver EL?
BH: Butterfly Sriver EL?

Jean-Michel Saive (BLG)
Andro ?
FH: Andro Revolution C.O.R.
BH: Andro Revolution C.O.R.

Qiu Yike (CHN)
Stiga Clipper CR WRB FL
FH: H3
BH: Butterfly Sriver

Ryu Seung Min (KOR)
Xiom RSM Athena Platinum
FH: Xiom Omega III

Valdimir Samsonov (BLR)
Tibhar Samsonov Alpha/ Butterfly Mazunov?
FH: Tibhar Rapid  
BH: Tibhar Rapid



Tang Peng (HK)
Wang Hao (CHN)
DHS Dipper
FH: DHS TG3
BH: Butterfly Sriver

Wang Liqin (CHN)
DHS Hurricane King/ Stiga OC CR w/ DHS WLQ Handle
FH: DHS Hurricane II
BH: Nittaku Nodias/ or Donic JO Waldner

Wang Tao (CHN)
Avalox p700
FH: Globe 999
BH: TSP Spectol

Werner Schlager (AUT)
Butterfly Schlager Carbon
FH: Butterfly Bryce
BH: Butterfly Bryce

Yan Sen (CHN)
Yasaka Extra
FH: DHS H2?
BH: Nittaku JO Waldner

FH: Bryce

Wilson Peng Zhang (CAN)
Butterfly Petr Korbel
FH: Bryce
BH: Sriver EL

Hao Shuai-

Chuan Chih Yuan-

You are right, i rememer seeing a pictue.

if he is sponsored by xiom he will switch to their tensored long pips then?? I know he used to use TSP Curl P-1 and he switched to feint II, but I read on a korean website (Daum cafe) that he switched back to TSP Curl P-1 very recently after playing with feint ii. How recently have you talked to him? Also, I was interested in training in Korea, but do not know of any big places/schools related to table tennis. If you can tell me of any that'd be pretty cool.

Yeah. thats wat everyone thinks. It;s still ages untill XiOM will actually start developing LP's for him.

Rodewan, There are many places for you to train in Korea. That's where i got to know lots of players and Joo. Kim Taek Soo, some how uncle helped me to go in. i couldnt stay long because of the strict rules. But if you really want to go there, I just need to know some details. ty. ill Pm you

the ma lin blade is incorrect. he uses the ma lin extra offensive, a new blade from yasaka, that is not available in the us and europe.

Ma lin uses skyline 2 not three. wang hao uses tg3 not 2

You may not care what the pros use, but i know that alot of people would like to know, so dont flame us for making this just because you dont care.

http://www.fotop.net/rxng/cntt?page=1

People can find out what the pros use but have to do some searching around the forum to find it.   I'm just summarizing the all the information.  If this thread can get stickied, finding that information will be much easier and hopefully the masses of threads wanting to know "what equipment the pros use" should go down. 

doesnt dima use a waldner senso carbon?

Anyone know what He Zhi Wen uses?

Samsonov plays Tibhar Samsonov Alpha with Rapid or Rapid D-Tecs on both sides.

actually samsonov uses thibar samurai in your forehand and speedy spin in backhand.