Some equipment updates from the 2017 World Champs. New or new-ish developments.
Cameron Pilley and Tesni Evans in Karakal Pro Lite shoes.
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Sarah-Jane Perry with a custom Unsquashable racket. Thanks to Lloyd for the tip!
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Miguel is back to the original Carboflex 125. Thanks to B for the tip!
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Gaultier’s rackets look like this unpainted:
Here’s one of his older rackets, deconstructed (Flickr).
Greg’s rackets are strung at 6.5 kg (14.3 lbs). !!!!!.
Thanks to Lloyd and Niklas!
Nicol David has a custom pair of Asics Gel Blade 5 I think:
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Lucas Serme with the Oliver Inflamed 4CL. Thanks to Kyle for the tip!
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Satomi Watanabe, you are new to me. Carboflex 125 S and Mizuno Wave Stealth 4 maybe.
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Declan James got the Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Evolution. Good man, that’s the one I’m playing with. Also he’s got the Viper 4s.
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Gohar’s back to the Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125. She was off it for a second there.
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Abdullah Al Tamimi switched to the Harrow Spark and the Salming Race X:
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New shoes for Nele:
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Nadine Shahine, new to Squash Source. First Asics Gel Rocket 8 sighting I think. Also, Tecnifibre Carboflex 130 S.
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Joey Chan rocking the Salming Race R5 and the new Prince Pro Airstick Lite 550:
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I don’t think I ever added a photo of Marwan El Shorbagy using his signature Harrow Response. He’s also gone back to the Asics Fastball 1. Thanks to B for the tip!
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I also never posted a photo of Ramy using the Prince Pro Sovereign 650. Thanks to Mohammad for the reminder.
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Jeffrey reminded me, Miguel Angel Rodriguez was spotted playing with the older Tecnifibre Carboflex 125:
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JeffreyThePilot says
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Lets not forget the shock of the tourney (other than Ramy playing with a white prince of some sort), The Colombian Cannonball playing with the old Carboflex 125! So in the previous year, Carboflex 125s….. Dynergy 125AP Signature and finally going back on the original Carboflex 125… Interesting.
B says
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MArwan ES has gone back to the ASICS fastball 1, after using the 3 for a bit. Saw him play last night. His bro still wearing the 3.
Ivan says
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Mohamed Abouelghar is using Rebel 950 without Prince stencil.
Kyle says
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pilley and evans are playing with the karakal prolite squash shoe
https://www.karakal.com/squash/squash-shoes/karakal-prolite-court-shoe
Pierre says
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Argh, thanks Kyle
Ivan says
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minor update Gohar – Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125 not 120
Pierre says
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Whoops, thanks