Ma Long & His Equipment

Ma Long is considered the greatest male tennis player of all time. He became the first (and second overall) male player in the world to win every single title in table tennis.

Ma Long, Jan-Ove Waldner, Liu Guoliang, Kong Linghui, and Zhang Jike are five players who have completed all Grand Slams in their careers.

Ma Long Information

• Native name: 马龙
• Nickname: The Dictator, The Dragon
• Nationality: Chinese
• Born: 20 October 1988
• Playing-style: Right-handed, shakehand grip
• Highest Ranking: #1
• Height: 5 ft 9in
• Weight: 159lbs

Ma Long’s playing style

Arguably the best forehand attacker in table tennis history, Ma has a playing style conforming to the modern strategy of close-range third-ball play. At the beginning of his career, his play strategy was primarily forehand-oriented, dominating play with powerful forehand loops, with Ma using his backhand only for controlled returns to set up the forehand. He still plays a forehand-oriented style, but his backhand has become more consistent, stable, and powerful as his career has progressed. Compared to when he was younger, he is much more confident using his backhand to attack and defend.

Chinese teammates have remarked that he is a very tactical player and is always searching for a solution. His serves appear to be conventional pendulum serves but are some of the most visually deceptive in the game, with very subtle differences in spin and service motion. He is very quick on his feet, making it very difficult to get him out of position and allowing him to track down balls and recover from situations that most other players couldn’t. Ma is also the most prominent employer of the chop block on the Chinese National Team, which he uses to cross up his opponents. Though he initially used it when he was out of position or to counter slow loops with heavy sidespin, he now uses it as a tactic in games, adding another weapon he can confuse opponents with.

Ma Long’s Titles

Ma Long Highlights

Ma Long Equipment

Blade: DHS Hurricane Long V

DHS Hurricane Long V (5 Wooden + 2 Arylate-Carbon) OFF++ Table Tennis Blade for Ping Pong Racket, Long(shakehand)-FL

• Number of layers: 5 wood + 2 aryl-carbon
• Weight: 97 grams
• Type: OFF++
• Thickness: 5.9 mm

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Forehand: DHS NEO Hurricane 3

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Backhand: Butterfly Tenergy 05

Butterfly Tenergy 05 Table Tennis Rubber Table Tennis Rubber | 1.7, 1.9, or 2.1 mm | Red or Black | 1 Table Tennis Racket Rubber Sheet | Professional Table Tennis Rubber

• The first in the Tenergy line, with both Spring Sponge and High Tension technologies
• This Butterfly rubber is best-suited for offensive all-round play, both near and far from the table
• Get the most out of your game as a looper with easy power and spin from this Japanese rubber sheet
• Pairs best with Butterfly Timo Boll ALC, Viscaria, Zhang Jike Super ZLC, or other Butterfly blades
• Butterfly Free Chack II table tennis glue recommended when assembling Tenergy table tennis rubbers

$65.00

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See also:

• Fan Zhendong & His Equipment
• Ma Lin & His Equipment
• Wang Hao & His Equipment

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