Here’s the equipment roundup for the 2013 TOC. This is for the men’s draw (see here for the women’s.)
All images via TOC tournament Website
The most notable change was tournament champion Ramy Ashour coming out using the Prince Airstick 130. It appears he’s gone away from Dunlop and back to an old favorite.
Ramy Ashour
Racket: Prince Airstick 130
Shoes: Asics Seigyo
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Gregory Gaultier
Racket: Dunlop Aerogel 4D Elite
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Nick Matthew
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 130
Shoes: Hi-Tec S701 4SYS
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
James Willstrop
Racket: Prince EXO3 Pro Tour
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 3
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Omar Mosaad
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Photo: See here
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 3
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Tarek Momen
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Pro GTX 140
Shoes: Hi-Tec S700 4SYS
Photo: See here
Shawn Delierre
Racket: Black Knight Omega probably
Shoes: Ektelon NFS Classic
Photo: See here
Adrian Grant
Racket: Harrow Spark
Shoes: Salming Race R1
Photo: See here
Cameron Pilley
Racket: Karakal Tec Gel 120
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Stephen Coppinger
Racket: Mantis Power 110
Shoes: Asics (model unknown)
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Peter Barker
Racket: Wilson Tour BLX
Shoes: Adidas Stabil Optifit
Photo: See here
Nicolas Mueller
Racket: Wilson Tour BLX
Shoes: (unknown)
Photo: See here
Ong Beng Hee
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Progressive
Photo: See here
Campbell Grayson
Racket: Wilson Tour BLX
Shoes: Asics Gel Rocket 6
Photo: See here
Simon Rosner
Racket: Oliver Apex RS 7
Shoes: Asics Gel Squad
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Yasir Ali Butt
Racket: Harrow Spark
Shoes: Asics Gel Rocket 6
Photo: See above with Simon Rosner
Adrian Waller
Racket: Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10
Photo: See here
Hisham Ashour
Racket: Prince Airstick 130
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Photo: See here. Note the two-tone shoes
Todd Harrity
Racket: Harrow Vapor
Shoes: Prince NFS Indoor II
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Tom Richards
Racket: Wilson Tour BLX
Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10
Photo: See above with Todd Harrity
Olli Tuominen
Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Pro GTX 130
Shoes: Victor SH8600
Photo: See here
Gregoire Marche
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
Shoes: Asics (model unknown)
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Laurens Jan Anjema
Racket: Head Xenon 135
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 3
Photo: See here
Karim Darwish
Racket: Head Xenon 135
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 3
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Ryan Cuskelly
Racket: Black Knight Magnum Corona6
Shoes: (unknown)
Photo: See here
Saurav Ghosal
Racket: Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Nike (model unknown)
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Shahier Razik
Racket: Not sure but perhaps Motion Sport Invictus Warrior II. Thanks for the tip, D!
Shoes: Asics Gel 1130V
Photo: See here
Amr Shabana
Racket: Dunlop Ice Custom Elite
Shoes: Hi-Tec S700 4SYS
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Chris Simpson
Racket: Harrow Vibe
Shoes: Prince NFS Indoor II
Photo: See above with Amr Shabana
Joe Lee
Racket: Tecnifibre Suprem Sword
Shoes: Asics Gel Rocket 5
Photo Credit: tocsquash.com
Marlin says
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Isn’t James willstrop using the exo3 pro tour? The exo3 tour is the one with the really weird head shape no?
Pierre says
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Hi Marlin, you’re right, Willstrop’s racket is actually called the Pro Tour. I have updated the post!
D says
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Hmmm could Shahier be using a Motion Sport racquet? All black.. North American based, same head-heavy as the Head Xenon he used to play with? Some of these fringe companies seem kind of interesting.. Eye Rackets, Motion Sport.. they’re just not distributed enough to know how they play.
Pierre says
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Hi D that is a NICE spot, I hadn’t even heard of Motion Sport before. It does look like their “Invictus Warrio II” frame. The stencil on his racket is weird though, looks like the Head stencil with some extra brush strokes. Funny.
D says
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New pics of Shahier at the Cambridge Cup are out, and he’s playing with… Oliver?!
That would explain the weird stencil on his racket. My wild guess is that his Head racket is painted black, and the Head logo was slightly modified to look like an Oliver logo, which is why it neither resembles a Head stencil nor an Oliver stencil. Weird.
Check out these two photos:
http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/2013Photos/cambri86.jpg
http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/2013Photos/cambri38.jpg
Pierre says
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Great catch D, that must be it! I will post about that shortly.
Seb says
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no Grégory Gaultier 🙁 The sad part is that some of the equipment used is not available in the US. I have been trying to get the Karakal Karakal Tec Gel 120 that Cameron Pilley uses, but it is not sold in the US.
BTW, does any one know or has a close up picture of what the tattoo is/says on Gaultier’s right bicep? It appears to be something in Arabic but not sure. It will be interesting to know what it says.
Pierre says
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Oh dear, how could I leave out Gaultier!? I forgot Nick too. I have added them in now.
As for the tattoo I remember hearing him say in an interview (I don’t remember where) that it’s just a cool design. I believe one of the other players drew the design for him and he went out and got it tattooed.
Update: I found the interview. It’s a bit different that what I said.
Pierre says
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By the way you can buy Pilley’s racket from this page: https://www.squashsource.com/karakal-tec-gel-120-squash-racket/
yo says
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Tarek Momen uses Dunlop, IMO. pro gt 140 or something. Contracts for your site, very useful! 🙂
Pierre says
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Thanks! You’re right, it’s the Dunlop GTX 140! I have updated the post.
D says
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Shawn DeLierre plays with the Black Knight Omega racquet these days. He’s also been partial to Prince shoes, so I think those are a different colourway of one of the Prince shoes.. looks like an Ektelon version.
Pierre says
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Thanks D!
I think these are the Ektelons: http://www.squashgalaxy.com/SG/product/60204090.html