I Played Vs French Champion Simon Gauzy

Hey what’s going on guys, recently I travelled to the Ochsenhausen Table Tennis Club in Germany to hang out with the 3x French Champion Simon Gauzy!
In this video, I did some training with Simon, he shows me how he does some of his INSANE trickery shots and we take a look at his racket setup, including the new blade he is using, the andro Synteliac VCI!
Enjoy!

[@TableTennisDaily]

Do you use a wood or carbon blade? 🏓

[@TTDFAN144]

I’ve been using an all round wood blade for the 2 years I’ve played so far but I’m going to switch to an Off blade soon. However I’m going to switch to stiga clipper cybershape as you said in your clipper wood review that it is a good blade to switch to from an all round wood blade due to it not being too fast or too slow

[@joelroy9281]

Just got a viscaria with Mark V and MX-P i wanted to get Dignics but everyone at my college told me it would stunt my progress lol

[@dantez446]

about to get my first ever carbon blade, cant wait to play with it

[@alliaumejeremy9656]

OSP Expert CRWi UNI ALL and since 2018 im playing with OSP Expert CRWi UNI ALL++ that got 2 carbon layer i really prefer !

[@No-ub5ju]

i use my nearest sport store carries lol

[@fredriksigeman]

Simon is such a nice guy and amazing player. Great video, Dan.

[@andrewgrant9782]

True, and he's still one of the most entertaining players to watch on the circuit. So good to see that his game is on the up again.

[@chicnroots4339]

Simon has such a beautiful game, it's a pleasure to look at him, and his level is amazing !

[@thehiddentruth22]

Being a world class player is one thing, but being animated and entertaining in playing with non-pros is quite another. Simon definitely knows how to be fun and entertaining.

[@TTDJoe]

He is such a legend, need more content with Gauzy in 2024! 🎉

[@Splatersby]

I so nearly pulled the trigger on buying the VCI just last week, great review

[@TTDFAN144]

This video is great, I can genuinely see big improvements Dan, keep it up!!

[@simonnarramore4850]

Always loved watching Simon. Super nice and so inventive. He looked like he was struggling for pace last couple of years and now we know why! Recently he’s been in very good form and great to see.

[@danielivanov1876]

Great video with amazing player !! Well done ! Please make video for Donic Xtreme cause it's really nice blade !

[@sijuadeadedeji8324]

Very useful tips from Gauzy as always.

[@bryanwells4063]

Adam Bobrow made a video with Simon as well it is my second favorite video from Adam since he just released a match with XU XIN!!!!!

[@diegox.longpips]

Amazing 🎉 such a experience

[@IoMan-hm1yd]

simon has come a long way since he had a table tennis burnout. it's really hard to come back. Well done to him

[@jikatabg]

I really liked the advice Gauzy gave you for the second forehand attack. I have this problem with the second attack when I do my frist attack I usually step back and wait for the ball to come to me and I often miss it. But now that I know why I miss it I will try to fix that mistake in me. Thanks for the great video Dan!

[@felipelima8301]

You should try making a video with Hugo Calderano too

[@lussiew]

Hello! Just a little tip, I think this topic could be interesting for many table tennis players and get a lot of clicks ;-) Steffen Mengel surprisingly won two WTT feeders in a row. His Butterfly contract has expired and he is now playing a custom-made version from Soulspin. A Soulspin blade review with him would be awesome.

[@stephdechatillon6591]

Cool video. Would you make a review of the Donic Dotec ?

[@TTDPocketRocket]

1:44 😂😂😂 the way Dan says it went under the table.

[@edizahmet3266]

😂😂😂

[@djb_15]

Gauzy is an artist! 🇨🇵

[@tonydare7614]

Nice video. Syntelliac sounds like medical condition🤣 Great tips and tricks from Simon. Btw Dan, his name is pronounced Go-zy as in "go"🙃 Blade-wise, still going between the Acoustic inner carbon and the classic all wood. Both are incredible with Tibhar MK, total spin machines.

[@user-yv7pc7ci8h]

Please could you do a review video on the gewo nexxus el pro 53 superselect rubber

[@Kptain]

💯Great video, nice training session, I like it! 🏓👍

[@frederikvater]

Hey, awesome video. I´d love to see how you rank the HAL Hugo Calderano blade from XIOM among the others. :) I know he uses the racket himself, Hugo, so would be interesting to see how it compares.

[@rjmaynar]

I'm using the Hugo HAL with C53 on both sides at the moment and really like the combination. The Synteliac VCI is the other blade I've been experimenting with but am still intending on trying it with C53. At the moment it has skyline TG2 and Hybrid K3. The skyline is a good rubber, but lost its tack pretty quickly, even with frequent cleaning. The K3 I find is relatively similar to the C53, and find these rubbers to be really effective, especially for loopers. I'm still undecided on which blade I like better (I think they're also quite similar), but both are great to hit with. The VCI might actually have slightly better feel, but I'm no Gauzy (or even Dan, tbh) and would also be interested to hear their take. However, at the end of the day they're similar enough to say that the difference is negligible between them and that good player technique combined with either will have great results.

[@patrikponcak4162]

Lebrun's are the real champs🎉 do collab with them please

[@nk12751]

Do you plan to test blade Tibhar Cedric Nuytinck ZC?

[@martinvanrijn1172]

Hello, what is the weigt of the blade were Simon was playing with???

[@Fricer77]

Use C48 for my BH on a DHS Long5 blade with AndroR50 on FH.. can say that the C class rubbers andro have made are extremely nice to play with especially if you find the perfect balance between blade speed and rubber. Gauzy says it seemed slow to him with wood blade, so the 53 being harder with a lower speed blade like what is used in this video makes sense, but my recommendation is max thickness C48 with a higher speed blade like the DHSL5

[@Benny_-pb5lb]

What about the longlivity?

[@Splatersby]

I just started using C48 on my forehand, previously used G1 Fastarc, C48 has felt very secure and easy to use though it feels softer than 48 and I'm still getting my head around the touch for pushes.

[@XYoukaiX]

Sadly TableTennis equipment is getting more and more expensive making it so much harder to just try some different stuff .... I am still using my All Wood blade that I used like 15 years ago already and got a Rasanter R42 and and my BH still using a 4 years old XSoft which isn't made anymore for I think 7+ years so I basically play some kind of "anti" on my backhand sometimes depending on where I hit the ball XD I'd probably need to try some harder stuff but I couldn't even manage the R42 on my BH as I am used to the XSoft (32.5°) for so many years now.

[@blueheart9873]

I agree with the Chinese (or tacky) rubber in BH. It is much more comfortable to block, especially slow and spinny balls. You get slightly less power far from the table but with a carbon blade it is still good

[@neelparikh1812]

Hey fellas I am a developing player and want to get my first customized tt racket and am looking for suggestions for budget friendly and good blade and rubbers, consider my bh game to be more flat play and forehand to be spin oriented. I am short to medium range player and looking for a racket with good control as priority. Thanks!

[@ulrichpetersen6563]

Can you play vs Mattias Falck

[@joshuatam8975]

play vs adam bobrow

[@eeeeyuke]

I need Eleven VR settings that match this.

[@APEXPASSION674]

Just bought the vci with c53 both side honestly just a tat bit faster than my Hugo calderano sal b4 but a little more speed without sacrificing the great touch anyone interested should give it a try you will be amazed by the blade

[@Rayz248]

Simon gauzy still used andro gauzy SL???

[@chebkhaled1985]

The blade is ok but the real question is: C53 can it be compared to k3 or dignics? I'm gonna say I'm expecting it not to be

[@fillmo2840]

I played both and found C53 better than K3

[@KarlZundel]

Alexis Lebrun is the current French champion in men's singles btw, but Simon Gauzy is former champion!😏🤔🏓🏆🇫🇷

[@paulbismuth10]

Once a champion, always one, even when you're a former champion, like a title of president when they are out of office. And you're right Alexis is the current champ.

[@lighto89]

You changed the control rating of Harimoto from 8.5 to 8.0. I wonder why? And where does this make the Ovtcharov ALC sit? Because according to you guys it sits between Harimoto and Viscaria. So 7,75? I am genuinely curious. :)

[@Roccorocco892]

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[@LanceChhuanaRalte]

I once owned VCI Synteliac, the performance perfectly matched my playing style. Good feeling, not too fast which are difficult to handle. But the downside for me is that the handle is thin, thinner than Andro Treiber CI, that's the reason for me to change to another blade

[@energyforever]

I am using this blade. Actually very very good.. powerful while having the control you need in defensive game. I am good enough using C53 in bh though, R53 will do!

[@energyforever]

One downside I would say is the blade itself is heavy, so when you do multiballs, it is tiring!

[@MrReds93]

Funny that the Frenchman Gauzy says "Oh my God" in German after a strong point

[@NMZS]

probably because he's been playing for a German club for the past 10 years

[@idrivearttabletennis]

Interesting that he changed to carbon using the C53. I found the older Andro Gauzy carbon blades (HLCO) with c53 easier to control than the older premium Andro Gauzy SL-OFF all-wood blade (very hard wood). Interestingly enough, I have now gone to using the Stiga Clipper Master all-wood blade with C53 rubber (great speed, spin, and loads of control),

[@paulbismuth10]

Simon remains the last showman/ trickster since Xu Xin left. There are still some creative players like Truls but it's not the same.

[@maitreyupa9119]

The french champion is Alexis Lebrun and the number one is Felix Lebrun.

[@amindiamond5578]

Probably third

[@mgarzonf]

🌎🇪🇨🙂👍

[@Spacevet]

1:58 thats just silly to aim the other way on purpose. Sure its alot of spin but if atleast try to hit the table like you did 1:55.

[@tabletennis1237]

first here

[@pedrodupos6024]

Gauzy l homme qui a un melon énorme

[@theapplepapple9420]

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