I hope to read the review of the Donic Ovtcharov No. 1 blade and the difference between the senso and the non-senso ones. 

It was the new Senso one: https://www.tabletennis11.com/other_eng/donic-ovtcharov-1-senso

I had a chance to test this blade myself last week. A friend got it from TT11. The blade is great craftsmanship (definitely on par with butterfly). It is fantastic blade, 5 players during practice had a chance to hit with it including myself and we all really really liked it. The feeling of the ball on this blade is superior, despite carbon it feel like you are playing with wood on slower shots and then on harder you can feel the carbon engage. It also produces I would say above average sound. Spin was what all the players agreed upon Very Strong, I would say one of the spinnest carbon blades I tried. It felt speed wise similar to ALC blades, but seems like it has more control better spin and the feeling you get is like no other blade... It is a bit expensive in my opinion but if you can get a good deal on it and find one for 140$ I think it is definitely a great blade to try. My friend had Tenergy 80 & xiom vega japan and both seemed to fit this blade.

Mickael wrote: What are the blade size? Anyone?

Ovtcharov is now using n1 senso, you can see it from the last match vs Jorgic Darko. How is this blade compared to a timo boll alc?

These last 2 are produced by DHS for Donic.

chroot wrote: Is it head heavy?

About as much as a HL5.

I tried it. It is essentially the HL5 at a cheaper price with a better handle.

How does the Ovtcharov No. 1 play? Has anybody used it?

kuko61 wrote: Pr1nc wrote: Donic say Dima uses Ovtcharov no.1 senso but who knows, hope we will soon see fresh pictures of his racquet in Pro equipment thread. I make screenshots from last match with Samsonov. Handle its senso type, but not from No.1 blade.

Great job!

I will try and compare them this weekend. It appears to be the same to me. Thin in the middle. There is no made in.... sticker anywhere on the packaging or blade.

Typically the German companies will state made in Germany if the product is. I didn't see anything but will check it out better when I get home. Like I said earlier this looks like a DHS blade. I based that by the color of composite used, the light fraying of the composite material(poor finish compared to Bfly) ,the way the logo is etched on the back of the handle and the double taper of the flare handle (thicker at the rear Width & Height)

I will check out the box when I get home and see if it has a label where it was made.

supposedly he's using this?

Edited by pingpungpeng - 09/27/2018 at 3:04pm

Never tried the Fang Bo but have had a couple Hurricane Long V blades . It seems identical quality and similar appearance. That's why I was thinking DHS or whoever makes the HL5 is making these blades.