Anybody know what racket Kim So Yeong & Baek Ha Na uses? It seems they both switched to an all black glossy Yonex racket instead of their 88D Pro & 88S. Also Kim Won Ho switched to Nanoflare 700 in World Tour Finals in Hangzhou.
This is Kim So Yeong from yesterday. Still looks like an 88D Pro to me? I've also seen a bunch of Nanoflare 800 Pros finally show up. They're a bit hard to spot because of the muted dark colors. Side note, I've started collecting info on my website, might be of interest to you all. https://www.dabminton.com/posts/proequipmentlist/
Ah, I see what you mean for Baek Ha Na, she left her 88S next to her bag and played with this black glossy racket instead. Doesn't look like the recent Nanoflare frames atleast.
Saw the leaked photos the other day but can't seem to find them now. The 88s pro is white black and yellow 88d pro was a sleek copper and black colour if I remember correctly.
A suggestion to help visualisation - an interactive chart like that seen on https://www.ckyew.com/post/bwf-badminton-world-championships-2021-badminton-rackets would be nice.
That would be a weird and clever marketing ploy. Li Ning's trying to hype the new Halbertec. But none of the pros want to switch to it. So they repainted an old model with the 9000 scheme.
With the World Tour Finals finishing after watching a few of his games I am not sure but it looks as though his racket is fully recessed there if someone can supply a clearer photo then I think he's swapped to the 9000 Hal
I personally havent seen the Halbertec 9000 in person, but it seems like everyone is just assuming the 9000 also has a fully recessed frame? I know the 8000 does, but from the pictures I could find, the 9000 doesnt have the same frame. Best picture I could find is below:
I think those are Yuta's rackets. I've also seen pictures of Halbertec 9000 with a fully-recessed frame. https://v.douyin.com/i8yGuQPL/ https://www.douyin.com/shipin/7301370920332576831
Huh, you may be right. Not a fan of companies doing this..makes things complicated. I could understand just imitating the colorway, but to put "Halbertec" and all the other decals is scummy.
Interesting... I remember a fellow club member of mine saying that it would be very different from the ones that are already released. If so, I'm willing to give the new 88S Pro a go. I wasn't a fan favorite with the 88S Pro rn...
Totally agree. Never knew which model is for what and there is never a good user matrix. Just launch rackets as and when they like and banging on endorsement for sale. Not to mention its rather expensive price. Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk
Antonsen doesn't seem to be using his usual 90k in this tournament this week. From the short clips I saw it didn't look like the 90k II either. Maybe I'm wrong
