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Asics Gel Blade 6

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Asics Gel Blade 6

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.

Versions: Men | Women

Here’s a review from weplayhandball.de:

Asics Gel Blade 6 — Men

Spotted January 2019, “Grand Shark/Light Teal”:

Asics_Gel_Blade_6_Grand_Shark_Light_Teal

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Spotted July 2018:

Asics Gel Blade 6

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Josh Masters was wearing these at the 2019 British Open:

Josh Masters 2019 British Open Day 1

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Spotted these in March 2018 on asics.com. Coralicious, Silver, Dark Grey:

Asics Gel Blade 6

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Another from March 2018. Classic Red, Silver, Cherry Tomato:

Asics Gel Blade 6

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Black, Silver and Glacier Grey:

Asics Gel Blade 6 Men

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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.

Asics Gel Blade 6 Men

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Josh Masters:

Joshua Masters 2019 TOC

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Racket: Unsquashable Tour-Tec Pro
Location: 2019 Tournament of Champions

Here’s one in red, blue and yellow.

AsicsGelBlade6

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Asics Gel Blade 6 — Women

“White / Icy Morning”, spotted January 2019:

Asics_Gel_Blade_6_White_Icy_Morning_Women

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Here’s Nour El Sherbini with these at the 2020 Tournament of Champions:

Nour-El-Sherbini-2020-TOC

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Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex Airshaft 125 NS
Location: 2020 Tournament of Champions

Diva Pink, spotted September 2018:

Asics Gel Blade Diva 6

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Nour El Sherbini at the 2019 TOC:

Nour El Sherbini 2019 TOC

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Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125 NS
Location: 2019 Tournament of Champions

Spotted July 2018:

Asics Gel Blade 6

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Nicol David was wearing these:

Nicol David 2019 TOC

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Racket: Wilson Blade Countervail
Location: 2019 Tournament of Champions

So was Rachel Arnold:

Rachel Arnold 2019 World Champs

Photo via Steve Cubbins →

Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125
Location: 2019 World Championships

And Lily Taylor too:

Lily Taylor 2019 World Champs

Photo via Steve Cubbins →

Racket: Dunlop Hyperfibre+ Revelation 125
Location: 2019 World Championships

Nadine Shahin had these at El Gouna in 2019:

Nadine Shahin

Photo via #elgounasquash →

Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125
Location: 2019 El Gouna International

Nada Abbas in HK (2019):

Nada-Abbas-2019-HK

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Racket: Prince Vortex Elite 600
Location: 2019 HKFC International

Even Greg Marche is in on these:

Greg Marche

Photo via Nantes Open →

Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125
Location: 2019 Nantes Open

Spotted this version in 2017:

Asics Gel Blade 6 Women

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Rowan Elaraby wears these:

Rowan Elaraby 2019 Black Ball

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Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 125 NS
Location: 2019 Black Ball Open

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Thanks to Martin and Lawrence for the tips!

15 responses to “Asics Gel Blade 6”

  1. Sammie

    I play tennis with them !! So light on my feet I love them.

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  2. Ian

    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?

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  3. B

    What’s the verdict on these versus the Fastball? differences, pros and cons?

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    1. Rob

      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!

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  4. Julian Prior

    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

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  5. D-Man

    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

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  6. Julian Prior

    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?

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    1. Pierre

      I think they’re too new to be discontinued but I haven’t seen them in Canada yet though

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      1. Julian

        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.

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      2. Rod

        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.

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  7. Ingolf

    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.

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  8. MARTIN

    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

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    1. Pierre

      Thanks, added that one

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  9. Nick

    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.

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  10. angel

    is there a women version of gel blade 6? where can i order / buy?

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