This table tennis rubber was the non plus ultra in top-class sport for many years. The list of those who have played successfully with the Yasaka Mark V is extremely long. Firstly, the Swedish table tennis legend Stellan Bengtsson should be mentioned. His inimitable success with the Mark V was the world championship title in 1971. Apart from several championship titles and outstanding individual successes of various table tennis players all over the world, it was Jean Philippe Gatien who made Yasaka famous again in 1993 by winning the world championship title with the Yasaka Mark V.
Today, almost 30 years after Bengtsson's success, the Mark V is one of the absolute classics. Despite the tensor rubbers, despite years of research, the Yasaka Mark V still holds its own. Sure, the game has changed and of course this table tennis rubber is no longer classified as extremely fast, explosive and powerful in the area of uncompromising offence as it was in 1970, but it holds its own and is still bought very often.
The spin-friendly top rubber allows this rubber to be used for offensive pinpricks. However, most people use it as an all-rounder for all-round play. The Yasaka Mark V, which is equipped with a medium sponge, can be used to block and counter-attack with great control. Many players appreciate it because of its variability (5 sponge thicknesses) and are increasingly using it on the backhand!
Of course, it has also been further developed. The recommendations from TT-SHOP.DE within the Mark V product family are as follows:
A short test is made in the following video. It is in English, but you can hear that the player is impressed by the balanced, well controllable characteristics of the Yasaka Mark V:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yewGyebPtkA&t=2s
Buy Yasaka Mark V at a favourable price In the Yasaka Mark V rubber package, the Mark V can be purchased with a 20% discount if it is ordered twice.
Experience has shown that many players get along very well with the Yasaka all-round racket economy set. That's why we offer a 25% discount.
Any questions about the Mark V rubber? Please contact us by e-mail or phone. If you are looking for other Yasaka rubbers, you will find them in our table of all Yasaka table tennis rubbers.
