Donic Waldner OFF World Champion 89

Perfect handle, perfect tempo, delicate and fine touch, awsome control, huge loops with epic sound. This blade definetly hits the standard of the most expensive butterfly blades. And the price is 23% of a Butterfly SZLC blade. Don't get fooled by the speed 9,2 atm, this blade is not that fast, it is nearly the same like waldner senso ultra carbon with wider range of speed from ALL+ to OFF. This is my all time best blade. An offensive blade with fine touch, works well with modern offensive and allround rubbers, has a solid feel when hitting. A vey decent attacking blade with outstanding control. Don't be scared of the head thickness, the handle is very comfortable and slim, you won't notice it. Before that I was found of blades under 6 mm head thickness. UPDATE 2017.MAY! I bought an another for my second blade. Tested rubbers: Baracuda, Baracuda BS, Bluefire M1, M2, M3, MX-P, EL-P, FX-P, MAXXX 500. Despite being stiff ,this blade has a very soft touch, which comes handy when spinning the ball. Nearly every time, I get some compliments, that the sound of my blade is music to the ears, when I am looping. Works really well with hard rubbers, gives them a fine touch, so it is easier to fine brush some opening loops or to recieve serves. MY setup is M1 (FH) and M2 (BH). The blade has an unique dinamic range, so it needs time to get used to. It is better then ALC blades, because it has better touch, more power when needed. It has less throw angle, which is unlucky in some situations, but comes in handy when facing a looper. This blade has far enogh power far from the table, yet it performs well close to the table, when hitting down the line shots. Serves are slow and spinny. J.O. Signed both of my blades! :)

KUNINGAS!!! STILL MY FAVORITE: One of the best original SZLC inner-fiber blades on the market (IMO). Polished GERMAN Craftsmanship. Best feel for me. The blade is well balanced and well made. Super nice blade with great characteristics and very enjoyable to play with and can be as powerful as you want it to be (depending on the rubbers used). For me the blade matches up very well with Tibhar Evolution MX-P Max on both sides (my favorite with a total weight of 195 grams perfect weight for me). Provides excellent ball control if proper technique is used when delivering and receiving the ball. Great blade when opening up and creating a top spin rally. The balance between speed and control is astonishing. The touch and feel of this blade IS LIKE NO OTHER and the ease of BLOCKING is what makes this blade stand out. Great blade for counter attacking the ball with excellent control. Huge sweet spot with epic sound when powering the ball (music to your ears). The flared handle feels very comfortable with or without soft grip tape (I'm using Nittaku Soft Grip Tape the best for a very secure grip). Beautiful blade of immense quality and top-notch craftsmanship. For me the WALDNER WC89 OFF blade performs better than any blade that I've used and the price is very reasonable and well worth it. I like the Spruce, Spruce, Carbon Fleece Zylon, and Kiri combination. The blade gives you the confidence of winning every point. Great offensive blade for modern table tennis. I give it 5 STARS and a 10 because it does what it is supposed to do in every category. SUPER NICE BLADE and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Tabletennis11 website has the best pricing for the Donic Waldner WC89 OFF blade. The other 2 blades in the World Champion 89 Series are also very nice (Persson WC89 OFF+ and the Appelgren WC89 AR+). Give one a try and you won't be disappointed.

Very nice new Donic blade with two outer plies of spruce, one Zylon/Carbon and Kiri. I fitted two MX-P in max. It's a very good looping blade. Compared with the Legend Carbon it has a nice softer touch, is a littlle bit slower and has a bit higher throw. It has less vibrations than the Legend Carbon but you alway feel where and how you hit the ball. I like it more than the Boll ALC because of it's softer touch. But I like more the ST handle of the ALC or the Legend Carbon which is the same. If you like powerful topspins this is my recommendation.

This is a blade of immense quality. I have had top Butterfly blades etc but this is super.

For the price is not bad, not very fast, i liked the short game and block. The feel to do backhand top spin is inexistent and so, not fitted for most people.