The Asics Gel Blade 6 started to appear in June 2017. This indoor court shoe turned out to be popular with squash players, and was used by many professional players, as you can see in some of the photos below. I understand that it’s also popular for badminton and handball.
Update: a newer version, the Asics Gel Blade 7, was spotted in May of 2019.
The Asics Gel Blade 6 replaced the Asics Gel Blade 5, which had been a big hit with squash players. The newer Gel Blade 6 appears to have some design changes compared to the prior model: it has clean lines but based on the photos it appears to have less reinforcement around pretty much the whole shoe.
Here’s a review from weplayhandball.de:
Asics Gel Blade 6 — Men
Spotted January 2019, “Grand Shark/Light Teal”:
Spotted July 2018:
Image via handballshop.com →
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Spotted
Josh Masters was wearing these at the 2019 British Open:
Photo via British Open 2019 →
Spotted these in March 2018 on asics.com. Coralicious, Silver, Dark Grey:
Another from March 2018. Classic Red, Silver, Cherry Tomato:
Black, Silver and Glacier Grey:
This one’s called Directoire Blue, White, and Limoges. I’ve seen some strange color names before but this may be a new record for randomness.
Spotted
Josh Masters:
Photo via tocsquash.com →
Racket: Unsquashable Tour-Tec Pro
Location: 2019 Tournament of Champions
Here’s one in red, blue and yellow.
Asics Gel Blade 6 — Women
“White / Icy Morning”, spotted January 2019:
Spotted
Here’s Nour El Sherbini with these at the 2020 Tournament of Champions:
Photo via @tocsquash →
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex Airshaft 125 NS
Location: 2020 Tournament of Champions
Diva Pink, spotted September 2018:
Image via squashunlimited.ca
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Spotted
Nour El Sherbini at the 2019 TOC:
Photo via tocsquash.com →
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125 NS
Location: 2019 Tournament of Champions
Spotted July 2018:
Image via handballshop.com →
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Spotted
Nicol David was wearing these:
Photo via tocsquash.com →
Racket: Wilson Blade Countervail
Location: 2019 Tournament of Champions
So was Rachel Arnold:
Photo via Steve Cubbins →
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125
Location: 2019 World Championships
And Lily Taylor too:
Photo via Steve Cubbins →
Racket: Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125
Location: 2019 World Championships
Nadine Shahin had these at El Gouna in 2019:
Photo via #elgounasquash →
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125
Location: 2019 El Gouna International
Nada Abbas in HK (2019):
Photo via PSA Challenger Tour →
Racket: Prince Vortex Elite 600
Location: 2019 HKFC International
Even Greg Marche is in on these:
Photo via Nantes Open →
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125
Location: 2019 Nantes Open
Spotted this version in 2017:
Spotted
Rowan Elaraby wears these:
Photo via BlackBallSquash →
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125 NS
Location: 2019 Black Ball Open
Thanks
Thanks to Martin and Lawrence for the tips!
Ian says
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Why are the Gel Blade 6 difficult to get? It’s strange as i’ve never had problems getting the colour i want from their catalogue in my size with before. I contacted Asics directly and they appear totally silent on the issue. Anyone with any insight?
B says
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What’s the verdict on these versus the Fastball? differences, pros and cons?
Rob says
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I own these and forget I’m wearing them!
Very comfortable for my feet and seem very well made for how light they are.
I took up squash to shift some weight as I currently weigh 16 stone and these shoes have taken my load and supported me very well up till now.
They also look very eye catching in the blue and pink too which is a nice bonus!
Never worn the Fastball but I would assume like all Asics they are just as awesome!
Hope this helps!
Julian Prior says
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I have a pair of men’s Gel Blade 6 for sale if anyone’s interested. Had them sent out to Canada from the UK but they don’t fit me. UK size 8.5
D-Man says
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Marwan may have been wearing these at the TOC today.
https://www.squashsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Asics-Gel-Blade-6-Blue.jpg
Julian Prior says
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Are these now discontinued? Finding it really hard to get hold of a pair of Gel Blade 6s to replace my old Gel Blade 5s for badminton. Anyone know where I can hold of these in Canada?
Pierre says
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I think they’re too new to be discontinued but I haven’t seen them in Canada yet though
Julian says
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Thanks Pierre. Even in the markets where they are available (US, UK, France) they appear to have only limited sizes available. I might just have to look for a similar Asics, Yonex or Mizuno shoe.
Rod says
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Try contacting ATRSports (https://atrsports.com/contact-us/), I believe that the owner will special order Asics models for you as long as they are available from Asics Canada.
Ingolf says
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The sizing of the Gel Blade 6 is different from my old Gel Blades as well as the numerous generations of Kayanos I’ve worn: beware they are a bit large in your normal size! Have sent mine back as it wasn’t a pleasure using them and have replaced with the previous Gel Blade generation.
MARTIN says
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Hello Angel,
A Gel Blade 6 model for women exists, with Orchid/Plum/Red color, available in Europe, in France for example:
http://www.asics.com/fr/fr-fr/womens-squash-badminton-shoes/gel-blade-6/p/R753N.html?cgid=AS20212000&dwvar_R753N_color=3633
Pierre says
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Thanks, added that one
Nick says
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Tried a pair on in store. They’ve anchored the tongue to the sole of the shoe, but it doesn’t have much give (the material used isn’t very elastic), and was a little uncomfortable since I have high arches. Too bad because I loved my Gel Blade 5’s.
angel says
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is there a women version of gel blade 6? where can i order / buy?